RE:Re: Atleast a few NRI's should return.

[Chetna & Umesh Tiwari <chetna.umesh@usa.net>]

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Very nice analysis Mr.Padmanabha Rao!
The best, and perhaps only way India can change itself in the long run is by
having its own resident sons and daughters work for it, the ones who have
their own lives at stake there rather then those who get imported as
consultants to do some favour for our nation.

It is perhaps one of the bad habits of socialism that we as a society have
inherited, which makes us look upwards or elsewhere for someone else to help
solve our problems. Looking all over to learn, and even emulate good things
is not bad, yet not taking responsibility to keep our own house in order,
and seeking some "consultants" with better ideas to come and fix our
problems is really a bad way to look at the problems and trusting too much
the outsiders who may or may not be your best friends!

While living abroad yet still calling themselves Indians, gives NRIs a
unique perspective to see India from outside, their generally better
financial position kicks their generosity instincts and asks them to do some
good for the people "back home", as well as the fact that their successes
abroad usually are achieved through innovation, good education, hard work
and enterpreneurship. All of these inherent qualities give them good ideas
as to how exactly the social and cultural changes can be initiated in India.
>From this point of you, desis abroad are certainly an asset, should be
viewed as such, should even be given dual citizenship in order for them to
freely run
their philonthropy and help their brothern back home.

However, on the other hand, for our people back home to depend upon this
small bunch of foreigners to take care and cleanse their system is a totally
foolish idea. I personally believe you will find very few of these NRIs
really committed to come back, live on the ground without whining and
complaining as to how better they were in their foreign home and work hard
alongside you in order to help realize a system change (fruits of which can
really take generations to realize!). Those who are willing and able to do
that, we in India should welcome them with open arms, those who have good
suggestions, it never hurts to listen to them, and those who care to do
their little bit by supporting a charity or promoting a good cause, never
hurts to praise them.

But, finally, it is up to us (not me at this point, cuz I'm an NRI too for
now) the citizens, the resident ones, the sahibs, the peons, the teachers,
the clerks,the reporters, the mazdoors, the villagers, the citi dewellers,
the jobless, the cynics, the trusting ones, who have to take up the
responsibility to work towards the system change, and not depend upon
returning NRIs.

Umesh Tiwari

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