Here is an email sent by Dean IIT Madras- This is "New INDIA"!!!Dear Friends,
Here is a personal experience, as well as a moment of national pride, which I want to share with you. Hope you find it worth the time you put in reading it :
"In the middle of 1965 India-Pakistan war, US govt - then a close friend of Pakistan - threatened India with stopping food-aid (remember "PL-480"?). For a food deficient India this threat was serious and humiliating. So much so that in the middle of war, Prime Minister (Late) Lal Bahadur Shastri went to Ram Leela Grounds in Delhi and appealed to each Indian to observe one-meal-fast every week to answer the American threat. As a school boy, I joined those millions who responded to Shastri ji's call. I continued the fast even when the war was over and India became self sufficient in food. Hurt deep by the national humiliation suffered at the hands of the US govt, I had vowed to stop my weekly fast only when India starts giving aid to USA.
It took just 40 years. Last week THE day arrived. When Indian ambassador in Washington DC handed over a cheque of US$ 50 million to the US govt, two plane loads of food, medical aid and other relief materials were waiting to fly to the USA. Time to break the fast? With no bad feeling about the USA, and good wishes for the Katrina and Rita victims, this humble Indian feels proud of the distance India has covered in 40 years. Let's celebrate a New India!"
- Vijay Kranti
Dean - IIT Madras
6 comments:
that was a very heartening story..
Thanks for stopping by, Kuffir.
So you are censoring the comments too. Well, why am I not surprised.
I am proud to be of Indian origin and I do not need such fake morale boosters. But if you are catering to the audience that is so insecure about their Indian identity ...you are welcome to such garbage. I feel sorry for all of you.
Thanks for stopping by, Tara.
I received this email from someone and I posted it, assuming it is correct.
It seems that this post has bothered you a lot and you have researched enouigh onit...seems you have a lot of time in hand.
My only request is - BE COURTEOUS as it speaks about you.
Take Care,
Anshul
There is no one by the name of Vijay Kranti at IIT-M. An IItian friend of mine checked. I got this message in my e-mail box and wondered whether such a comment from a highly respected government institution which boasts of talented students who come to the US would make such a comment.
--Gaurav from Reno Nevada.
Agree with you, Gaurav.
Now, I'm pretty sure that this email seems to be a chain of pranks from someone and was not originally from the Dean, IIT.
Appreciate your comments, Gaurav.
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