sage Posted August 27, 2015 Posted August 27, 2015 I will be updating it with interesting information and thoughts.
sage Posted August 27, 2015 Author Posted August 27, 2015 First point of interest: Why are we Indians so proud of foreign CEOs? These people have ditched our country for their own personal interests. If anyone should be proud of them, it should be the Americans, since they have left our country. It looks like we will do whatever it takes to overcome our strong inferiority complexes via tribalism. In fact, we should be embarrassed by the brain drain.
sage Posted August 27, 2015 Author Posted August 27, 2015 Did you know - Gandhi's wedding present to a young Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip in 1947 was a cloth bearing the words 'Jai Hind', which translates to 'Victory to India'. Some real passive aggressive stuff!
zen Posted August 27, 2015 Posted August 27, 2015 First point of interest: Why are we Indians so proud of foreign CEOs? These people have ditched our country for their own personal interests. If anyone should be proud of them' date=' it should be the Americans, since they have left our country. It looks like we will do whatever it takes to overcome our strong inferiority complexes via tribalism. In fact, we should be embarrassed by the brain drain.[/quote'] One of the reasons is that many Indians see the West as an opportunity to become successful. These CEO of Indian origin demonstrate to many in India that Indians (even though now probably foreign nationals) can be successful in that kind of an environment too. Also it is hard to be successful in foreign environment esp. for those in non-technical field. So if someone achieves that it is even more remarkable. As for the brain drain, it only showcases that Ind does not provide the right opportunities, and thus the general idea of going to the West as an opportunity to succeed. The point would be to make Ind attractive to Indians.
maniac Posted August 27, 2015 Posted August 27, 2015 One of the reasons is that many Indians see the West as an opportunity to become successful. These CEO of Indian origin demonstrate to many in India that Indians (even though now probably foreign nationals) can be successful in that kind of an environment too. Also it is hard to be successful in foreign environment esp. for those in non-technical field. So if someone achieves that it is even more remarkable. As for the brain drain, it only showcases that Ind does not provide the right opportunities, and thus the general idea of going to the West as an opportunity to succeed. The point would be to make Ind attractive to Indians. While I kinda agree with Sage when he says there is no reason for Indians to be proud of an Indian origin guy becoming a CEO of some of the biggest companies in the world,the last part is pretty spot on
maniac Posted August 27, 2015 Posted August 27, 2015 I heard this from a Chris Rock Standup when he said there are some filthy rich black athletes but the ones that are cutting them the hefty pay-cheques,are wealthy white folks.......that is the difference between being rich and being wealthy. It is the similar situation with the most successful Indian executives....while the CEO of Microsoft or Google might be brilliant indivuiduals, true leaders with great work ethic they are still "employees" and not innovators. please don't go back to Aryabhatta coming up with 0 or Chanakya writing the first thesis on governance and economics or Kamasutra :giggle: The only path breaking companies Indian's have started are no it is not BOSE (which was obviously founded by a guys of Indian origin and being proud of him are equivalent of being proud of Satya or Sunder) but hold your breath the 5 hour Energy drink and Hotmail lol TCS,WIPRO etc etc are just services not products Am I missing anything?
Kalia_Test Posted August 27, 2015 Posted August 27, 2015 I heard this from a Chris Rock Standup when he said there are some filthy rich black athletes but the ones that are cutting them the hefty pay-cheques,are wealthy white folks.......that is the difference between being rich and being wealthy. It is the similar situation with the most successful Indian executives....while the CEO of Microsoft or Google might be brilliant indivuiduals, true leaders with great work ethic they are still "employees" and not innovators. please don't go back to Aryabhatta coming up with 0 or Chanakya writing the first thesis on governance and economics or Kamasutra :giggle: The only path breaking companies Indian's have started are no it is not BOSE (which was obviously founded by a guys of Indian origin and being proud of him are equivalent of being proud of Satya or Sunder) but hold your breath the 5 hour Energy drink and Hotmail lol TCS,WIPRO etc etc are just services not products Am I missing anything? NO. You are SPOT ON as far as IT is concerned. Neither Nadella nor Sundar Picchai CREATED anything. All these Nadellas and co ( in fact all Indians that are working in US companies in US) are people that benefitted from US innovation. They are just glorified laborers that have bigger salaries ( in USD ) but if they were in India, they would be just average folks leading average lives. Indians should take lead in INNOVATION and create new path-breaking companies themselves. India should not be proud of some born-Indian getting good salaries sitting in US ( like Nadella and co. ).
Clarke Posted August 27, 2015 Posted August 27, 2015 Pichai is no glorified laborer, just look at the damn army of products he's managed jolly well at google. There's no harm in admiring these super achievers though, can act as a role model for youth in India or elsewhere. One guy I really really look up to is Raghuram Rajan, he is the baap of all in the financial world which frankly has its own complexities and contributes to the country in the most meaningful ways.
sage Posted August 27, 2015 Author Posted August 27, 2015 THEORY Do you know that the word "greatest" originates from old English Test Cricket where most matches were rained out due to wet weather but every now and again it would not rain and just be overcast and a match could finally be played. Commentators called this rare occasion of cricket in England a "Grey Test" and in time it evolved to "greatest" to signify something good. Thank you!
Gollum Posted August 27, 2015 Posted August 27, 2015 THEORY Do you know that the word "greatest" originates from old English Test Cricket where most matches were rained out due to wet weather but every now and again it would not rain and just be overcast and a match could finally be played. Commentators called this rare occasion of cricket in England a "Grey Test" and in time it evolved to "greatest" to signify something good. Thank you! Wow !!!!
Gollum Posted August 27, 2015 Posted August 27, 2015 There are more possible moves in a chess game than there are atoms in the observable universe.
sage Posted August 27, 2015 Author Posted August 27, 2015 Thank you Gollum! That's a great fact to ponder over.
maniac Posted August 27, 2015 Posted August 27, 2015 Once a glorious man who is genetically from the South but has a name that sounds like he is from the North and brought up in the West came to the East and achieved an incredible feat that left the world stunned in silence
Gollum Posted August 27, 2015 Posted August 27, 2015 Once a glorious man who is genetically from the South but has a name that sounds like he is from the North and brought up in the West came to the East and achieved an incredible feat that left the world stunned in silence Trolling level 10000000000 :hatsoff:
maniac Posted August 27, 2015 Posted August 27, 2015 Once another glorious man as tall as a Giraffe,mane like an Arabian Horse often considered the Elephant in the room by haters went to the house of his given profession and made the inventors of his current profession his *****
Gollum Posted August 27, 2015 Posted August 27, 2015 Huh? Rohit Sharma, 264 in Eden Gardens. Maniac is a huge Rohit Sharma supporter, beware of him. :winky: Also an Ishant Sharma fan, basically a fan of all Sharmas in cricket.
Kalia_Test Posted August 27, 2015 Posted August 27, 2015 Once a glorious man who is genetically from the South but has a name that sounds like he is from the North and brought up in the West came to the East and achieved an incredible feat that left the world stunned in silence Once a man , South of Vindhyas, the irresistible peaks that threatened to subdue the mighty Himalayas but agreed to the conditions of Supreme monk Agastya traversed along the mighty river Godavari upstream to find his Karma Bhoomi. His 'Naamakarana' was done by just an air-breathing ascetic of 1000 years age born and brought up in the North in Gangotri glacier. Devotees came calling from East and the ever-obliging supremely talented man just gave in to the cries and went there to give a demonstration of personification of Divinehood. :two_thumbs_up:
suraj Posted August 27, 2015 Posted August 27, 2015 Thread is getting derailed; I liked the intent that Sage started this thread with- if others want to contribute let it be in the same vein; we have many other threads for humor posts
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