Comments on: Slumdog Millionaire – Epilog http://www.sastwingees.org/2009/02/26/slumdog-millionaire-epilog/ Knowledge is Scrumptious Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:13:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sibu http://www.sastwingees.org/2009/02/26/slumdog-millionaire-epilog/comment-page-2/#comment-9874 Sibu Mon, 23 Mar 2009 01:17:24 +0000 http://www.sastwingees.org/?p=1236#comment-9874 Thanks for all the comments. Senthil, As Sukumar stated before - think US has more concerned citizens (relatively) compared to India. Not to say it doesnt exist there... Anyways, on a side note on SDM -> Happened to catch few minutes of an interview with Rasool Pookutty. Was amazed by this guy, maybe because I was totally ignorant about him pre the Oscars. Can see that the guys is an encyclopedia on movies and much more. As mentioned in an earlier post by Sukumar about 'Expert', Rasool's advice to some yougsters was 'concentrate and work hard on the subject for at least 10 years and only then you'll gain expertise'. Very humble guy too -- Got a feeling he truly deserved the award! Thanks for all the comments. Senthil, As Sukumar stated before – think US has more concerned citizens (relatively) compared to India. Not to say it doesnt exist there…

Anyways, on a side note on SDM -> Happened to catch few minutes of an interview with Rasool Pookutty. Was amazed by this guy, maybe because I was totally ignorant about him pre the Oscars. Can see that the guys is an encyclopedia on movies and much more. As mentioned in an earlier post by Sukumar about ‘Expert’, Rasool’s advice to some yougsters was ‘concentrate and work hard on the subject for at least 10 years and only then you’ll gain expertise’. Very humble guy too — Got a feeling he truly deserved the award!

]]> By: senthil http://www.sastwingees.org/2009/02/26/slumdog-millionaire-epilog/comment-page-2/#comment-9852 senthil Sat, 21 Mar 2009 15:59:12 +0000 http://www.sastwingees.org/?p=1236#comment-9852 Today i happened to read the below news.. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090321/ap_on_re_af/af_pope_africa I already commented that the charity of the west is driven by their zeal to convert.. the above link is a best latest example to prove my point.. We cannot compare such charity with our indian way of charity.. both are poles apart.. Today i happened to read the below news..

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090321/ap_on_re_af/af_pope_africa

I already commented that the charity of the west is driven by their zeal to convert.. the above link is a best latest example to prove my point..

We cannot compare such charity with our indian way of charity.. both are poles apart..

]]> By: Sukumar http://www.sastwingees.org/2009/02/26/slumdog-millionaire-epilog/comment-page-2/#comment-9851 Sukumar Sat, 21 Mar 2009 15:01:47 +0000 http://www.sastwingees.org/?p=1236#comment-9851 Sure. You are right, the extreme poverty in the third world will absolutely affect the rest of the world. How it will impact is not clear to me. But i am sure it will. Sure. You are right, the extreme poverty in the third world will absolutely affect the rest of the world. How it will impact is not clear to me. But i am sure it will.

]]> By: Kannan http://www.sastwingees.org/2009/02/26/slumdog-millionaire-epilog/comment-page-2/#comment-9784 Kannan Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:35:33 +0000 http://www.sastwingees.org/?p=1236#comment-9784 Sukumar, Thanks for the kind words. I am not pointing fingers at anyone, at least not yet ..... But if I have to, I will point it at Indians (self included) ..... As you rightly pointed out, we have the added advantage of seeing abject poverty/hunger at close quarters ..... You would think a nation of 200M upwardly-mobile middle-class households can demonstrate their charitable instincts as well as they have come to flex their buying power ..... Regrettably that hasn't happened yet. I don't have any illusions where we as Indians stand ..... But if we are going to change ourselves, I'd rather we not try to emulate any particular nation .... We can become trendsetters in our own right if only we can be more empathetic towards global causes. If the recent global economic events have strengthened one particular conviction, it is that incidents (good or bad) happening in one part of the world have a way of manifesting themselves, sooner or later, on the rest of the world ..... How long do you think it will be before the situations in the third world countries leave their lingering mark on the rest of the world? If my incoherent ramblings (???) have resulted in at least one convert to my cause, maybe there is hope yet for us to leave a better legacy for the generations to come :-) Sukumar,

Thanks for the kind words.

I am not pointing fingers at anyone, at least not yet ….. But if I have to, I will point it at Indians (self included) ….. As you rightly pointed out, we have the added advantage of seeing abject poverty/hunger at close quarters ….. You would think a nation of 200M upwardly-mobile middle-class households can demonstrate their charitable instincts as well as they have come to flex their buying power ….. Regrettably that hasn’t happened yet.

I don’t have any illusions where we as Indians stand ….. But if we are going to change ourselves, I’d rather we not try to emulate any particular nation …. We can become trendsetters in our own right if only we can be more empathetic towards global causes.

If the recent global economic events have strengthened one particular conviction, it is that incidents (good or bad) happening in one part of the world have a way of manifesting themselves, sooner or later, on the rest of the world ….. How long do you think it will be before the situations in the third world countries leave their lingering mark on the rest of the world?

If my incoherent ramblings (???) have resulted in at least one convert to my cause, maybe there is hope yet for us to leave a better legacy for the generations to come :-)

]]> By: Sukumar http://www.sastwingees.org/2009/02/26/slumdog-millionaire-epilog/comment-page-2/#comment-9777 Sukumar Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:56:38 +0000 http://www.sastwingees.org/?p=1236#comment-9777 Kannan, Thanks for explaining. I see your point now. I think USA has a lot of concerned citizens who donate money/time to solve problems that matter to their society. I think that is a powerful thing. Yes, they may need to do more for world poverty/hunger. Before we point fingers, let us look at India. India has at least 200million people who are well off. What would the percentage out of that 200 million contributing to charity? Indians have the additional benefit, if i can call it that, of seeing abject poverty/hunger everywhere they go. Which is better? you make the call. Kannan,
Thanks for explaining. I see your point now. I think USA has a lot of concerned citizens who donate money/time to solve problems that matter to their society. I think that is a powerful thing. Yes, they may need to do more for world poverty/hunger.

Before we point fingers, let us look at India. India has at least 200million people who are well off. What would the percentage out of that 200 million contributing to charity? Indians have the additional benefit, if i can call it that, of seeing abject poverty/hunger everywhere they go.

Which is better? you make the call.

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