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Outsiders have no idea of what this all means to Indians. Even a poor, hungry kid could dream for a Math Olympiad, can’t she? In the same way, even a poor hungry nation can participate in a scientific mission, can’t we? We launched a peace project – not a bomb. We didn’t go around fighting a poor country citing the presence of fake WMDs. We didn’t build a vessel to conquer unsuspecting third worlders. We launched a mission to help humanity and the advancement of science. More importantly, we launched it with our money. We didn’t ask for your money nor help. Who are you to patronise us this way?
These journalists are like the rich bullies who enter a poor man’s house and mock at the books kept by the poor man – “You poor people can’t afford to eat rich food and you can afford to buy more books?”
Read more at: http://www.firstpost.com/india/why-western-criticism-of-indias-mars-mission-is-blatant-racism-1224419.html?utm_source=editorpick&utm_medium=story
These journalists are like the rich bullies who enter a poor man’s house and mock at the books kept by the poor man – “You poor people can’t afford to eat rich food and you can afford to buy more books?”
Read more at: http://www.firstpost.com/india/why-western-criticism-of-indias-mars-mission-is-blatant-racism-1224419.html?utm_source=editorpick&utm_medium=story
Rishi- Posts : 5129
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I have a standard answer for this for any A#hole who dares to ask me. "The US is in 14.5 trillion # in debt with a $1 trillion in deficit and 40 million with no insurance and millions in poverty and thousands homeless. Why is it spending 100s of billions on weapons and billions more on Space and Research? if he can answer me then I can give my answer."Rishi wrote:Outsiders have no idea of what this all means to Indians. Even a poor, hungry kid could dream for a Math Olympiad, can’t she? In the same way, even a poor hungry nation can participate in a scientific mission, can’t we? We launched a peace project – not a bomb. We didn’t go around fighting a poor country citing the presence of fake WMDs. We didn’t build a vessel to conquer unsuspecting third worlders. We launched a mission to help humanity and the advancement of science. More importantly, we launched it with our money. We didn’t ask for your money nor help. Who are you to patronise us this way?
These journalists are like the rich bullies who enter a poor man’s house and mock at the books kept by the poor man – “You poor people can’t afford to eat rich food and you can afford to buy more books?”
Read more at: http://www.firstpost.com/india/why-western-criticism-of-indias-mars-mission-is-blatant-racism-1224419.html?utm_source=editorpick&utm_medium=story
Marathadi-Saamiyaar- Posts : 17675
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>>>That is a valid criticism and a valid response would be we can't afford to stop science till we solve this problem. The author Vishwanathan on the other hand resorts to cheap sarcasm and comes across as someone with a chip on his shoulder. As one of the letters points out, the critiques in this case may be stupid and condescending but racism is a cheap shot from the author. The one question that sticks out in my mind is why is he dignifying these critiques altogether by responding , with this shoddy article.Marathadi-Saamiyaar wrote:I have a standard answer for this for any A#hole who dares to ask me. "The US is in 14.5 trillion # in debt with a $1 trillion in deficit and 40 million with no insurance and millions in poverty and thousands homeless. Why is it spending 100s of billions on weapons and billions more on Space and Research? if he can answer me then I can give my answer."Rishi wrote:Outsiders have no idea of what this all means to Indians. Even a poor, hungry kid could dream for a Math Olympiad, can’t she? In the same way, even a poor hungry nation can participate in a scientific mission, can’t we? We launched a peace project – not a bomb. We didn’t go around fighting a poor country citing the presence of fake WMDs. We didn’t build a vessel to conquer unsuspecting third worlders. We launched a mission to help humanity and the advancement of science. More importantly, we launched it with our money. We didn’t ask for your money nor help. Who are you to patronise us this way?
These journalists are like the rich bullies who enter a poor man’s house and mock at the books kept by the poor man – “You poor people can’t afford to eat rich food and you can afford to buy more books?”
Read more at: http://www.firstpost.com/india/why-western-criticism-of-indias-mars-mission-is-blatant-racism-1224419.html?utm_source=editorpick&utm_medium=story
Kris- Posts : 5460
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this reminds me of something from wali's biography of chandra. one of his colleagues jokingly asked another who had just returned from an academic visit to pakistan, why he was poisoning the pakistanis' minds. chandra turned to him and asked him, "you mean relativity is good enough for you and me, but not the pakistanis"?, the implication being his colleague was indulging in a bit of soft racism.
this apparently happened during a lunchtime conversation.
this apparently happened during a lunchtime conversation.
MaxEntropy_Man- Posts : 14702
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Are you a follower of Shezada?MaxEntropy_Man wrote:this reminds me of something from wali's biography of chandra. one of his colleagues jokingly asked another who had just returned from an academic visit to pakistan, why he was poisoning the pakistanis' minds. chandra turned to him and asked him, "you mean relativity is good enough for you and me, but not the pakistanis"?, the implication being his colleague was indulging in a bit of soft racism.
this apparently happened during a lunchtime conversation.
Marathadi-Saamiyaar- Posts : 17675
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who is shezada? this is an anecdote from chandra's biography by kameshwar wali.
MaxEntropy_Man- Posts : 14702
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===> You should also read the book about Chandra written by his nieces and nephews on the occasion of his 100th birth annivesary. The man may not have been be a racist but he was certainly an elitist. Whenever his poor and diffident relatives came to see him when he was in Chennai, the man simply refused to meet them. He did not even have the decency and courtesy to come down to the living room and say few kind words to them. Apparently, he looked down on them because they were poor and uneducated.MaxEntropy_Man wrote:who is shezada? this is an anecdote from chandra's biography by kameshwar wali.
It is easy to feel charitable towards people who are far away and do not threaten you economically, physically and psychologically.
Human beings are complicated.
Rishi- Posts : 5129
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i don't think i have seen this. can you provide a reference? thanks in advance.Rishi wrote:
===> You should also read the book about Chandra written by his nieces and nephews on the occasion of his 100th birth annivesary.
no question about that.Rishi wrote:Human beings are complicated.
i wish someone would find the time to write a biography of e.c. george sudarshan, another public intellectual who has long fascinated me.
MaxEntropy_Man- Posts : 14702
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Shehzada is our Prince - Rahul Baba - the eminent scientist and expert who compared dalits plight to escape velocity from Jupiter (or was it Mars?).Marathadi-Saamiyaar wrote:Are you a follower of Shezada?MaxEntropy_Man wrote:this reminds me of something from wali's biography of chandra. one of his colleagues jokingly asked another who had just returned from an academic visit to pakistan, why he was poisoning the pakistanis' minds. chandra turned to him and asked him, "you mean relativity is good enough for you and me, but not the pakistanis"?, the implication being his colleague was indulging in a bit of soft racism.
this apparently happened during a lunchtime conversation.
Marathadi-Saamiyaar- Posts : 17675
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>>>> http://www.amazon.com/S-Chandrasekhar-Man-Of-Science/dp/9350290294MaxEntropy_Man wrote:i don't think i have seen this. can you provide a reference? thanks in advance.Rishi wrote:
===> You should also read the book about Chandra written by his nieces and nephews on the occasion of his 100th birth annivesary.no question about that.Rishi wrote:Human beings are complicated.
i wish someone would find the time to write a biography of e.c. george sudarshan, another public intellectual who has long fascinated me.
Also in this book, his nephew Ramanth reminisces about Chandra asking what book he was reading. Ramanath was doing M.Sc Physics at MCC at that time i.e late 1960s. He replied to Chandra that he was reading a textbook on quantum Physics. The scientist went on to teach him how to read a text book. I wish someone had taught me that when I was young.
Rishi- Posts : 5129
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>>>> The stiff about Chandra and his diffident relatives.
http://books.google.com/books?id=DiEB7J1rX2IC&pg=PT218&dq=s.+chandrasekhar++a+man+of+science&hl=en&sa=X&ei=30CEUuinA_W34APe0YCoCA&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=diffident%20relatives&f=false
http://books.google.com/books?id=DiEB7J1rX2IC&pg=PT218&dq=s.+chandrasekhar++a+man+of+science&hl=en&sa=X&ei=30CEUuinA_W34APe0YCoCA&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=diffident%20relatives&f=false
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