Shahrukh at Yale

by Kris Sun Apr 15, 2012 7:00 pm

kinnera wrote:

>>>Is he addressing a predominantly Indian crowd, maybe some student association or something? The talk is peppered with hindi here and there and seems to allude to indian style familial relationships (children vis a vis parents). BTW, I didn't hear the whole thing, so may have missed something.

by Marathadi-Saamiyaar Sun Apr 15, 2012 7:31 pm

whatever... Looks like Yale, Harvard, and other Biggies are also going the way of Dr. MGR, SRM, and Vinayaka Mission in giving awards and "Doctorates" to actors and politicians and rich people.

Considering that this "award" was given to some well known international figures, this is a big come down on the part of Yale.

I have decided NOT to accept any award from Yale and lower my dignity.... Razz

by Kris Sun Apr 15, 2012 11:50 pm

Marathadi-Saamiyaar wrote:whatever... Looks like Yale, Harvard, and other Biggies are also going the way of Dr. MGR, SRM, and Vinayaka Mission in giving awards and "Doctorates" to actors and politicians and rich people.

Considering that this "award" was given to some well known international figures, this is a big come down on the part of Yale.

I have decided NOT to accept any award from Yale and lower my dignity....

>>>>>Ambani has $ ----->his daughter goes to Yale------->She is an SRK fan* and recommends him for the honor.
Do you see Yale saying no?

*There are two possibilities here: Yale does not require critical thinking from its undergrads or she can suspend critical thinking when it comes to Bollywood. I have seen the latter with a guy trained at Caltech and on his way to becoming a prof at Berkeley. Conclusion: indians can compartmentalize like nobody's business. Smile

by charvaka Mon Apr 16, 2012 12:11 am

Kris wrote:Conclusion: indians can compartmentalize like nobody's business.

This is the greatest asset of the Indian civilization. For millennia we have honed this ability thanks to our "live and let live" ethos, where every point of view has an element of essential truth in it. As Indians, we can effortlessly hold simultaneous beliefs in astrology and astrophysics, in karmic determinism and quantum theory, in constitutional socialism and the Ambanis' Antilia. As the world moves towards greater degrees of specialization in every discipline and specialists no longer need to reconcile sweeping philosophical contradictions, this competitive edge in compartmentalization will enable our kind to prosper.

by Kris Mon Apr 16, 2012 12:17 am

charvaka wrote:
Kris wrote:Conclusion: indians can compartmentalize like nobody's business.
This is the greatest asset of the Indian civilization. For millennia we have honed this ability thanks to our "live and let live" ethos, where every point of view has an element of essential truth in it. As Indians, we can effortlessly hold simultaneous beliefs in astrology and astrophysics, in karmic determinism and quantum theory, in constitutional socialism and the Ambanis' Antilia. As the world moves towards greater degrees of specialization in every discipline and specialists no longer need to reconcile sweeping philosophical contradictions, this competitive edge in compartmentalization will enable our kind to prosper.

>>> Long as we keep schizophrenia at bay Smile

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