Are NRIs running down India?

["Ram Narayanan" <ramn@adelphia.net>]

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 Dr. Vishwapati Trivedi wrote:

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> Every NRI thinks of the motherland and on the dinner table tries to run
down
> India.
>

That's NOT true.

May I be permitted to say what I do for India as an Indian-American?

I am devoting my full time 7 days a week, 14-16 hours a day, to
promote and deepen US-India friendship and cooperation. My
website - an On-line Resource for Indian-Americans
and Friends of India" is a labor of love for which I am not paid a
single cent nor am I looking for or expecting any payment or  reward
whatsoever for what I do. My wife (who,BTW, is a WASP) in a sense
subsidizes my time spent on this non-profit
project as she works and pays the family bills.

Apart from keeping the website up-to-date - it's updated at least
thrice a week - I receive about 200 e-mails per day on matters
relating to US-India relations, most of which
receive a response from me individually.  In addition, I moderate
an E-Forum on US-India-Relations  that has become
a major enterprise in itself.That's the extent of load I carry!
(If I were being paid, that would add up to a minimum of
USD 200, 000 per year!!!).

Please visit the  "Lobby for India" section of the
IndiaTogether website http://www.indiatogether.org/us/lobby.htm
and tell me if you would still
like to make unfounded charges against us?.

Ram Narayanan

----- Original Message -----
From: Vish Trivedi <dr_vtrivedi@hotmail.com>
To: <debate@indiapolicy.org>
Sent: Monday, July 24, 2000 9:33 AM


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> I read Mr. Sabhloks letter explaining his dillemma whether to join the IAS
> or not.
> I am an IAS Officer with a 24 year standing. I did MSc from London School
of
> Economics before I joined the IAS and I was a student of Amartya Sen and
> quite an OK student, but I joined the IAS.
> I am very happy today and have achieved everything that I wanted.
> My kids are moderately modern and grounded to the motherland. One way you
> can serve your motherland in the long run is to bring up patriotic kids.
> Every NRI thinks of the motherland and on the dinner table tries to run
down
> India. Why dont you come and do hands down service, perhaps it is not so
> practical but find another way of helping and bringing improvements in the
> system. We in the IAS try all the time, but face major hurdles and
sometimes
> give up or are forced to give up, but we keep trying nonetheless.
> Shoot if you have any questions.
> Dr. Vishwapati Trivedi
> e mail   Dr_Vtrivedi@hotmail.com
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