tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35192084.post6246271332577461025..comments2023-11-21T06:27:22.166-08:00Comments on Rediscovering Chennai: Defending IndiaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35192084.post-21774802170895373842013-12-12T01:42:40.422-08:002013-12-12T01:42:40.422-08:00Thank you for your information.
Restaurants in A...Thank you for your information.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.masalastreet.com/chennai/anna-nagar-shanthi-colony/door-delivery-restaurants" rel="nofollow">Restaurants in Anna Nagar Chennai</a>Nathiyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10154748320573303199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35192084.post-90675223396210515722011-12-06T07:37:32.850-08:002011-12-06T07:37:32.850-08:00Hello,
I happened to go through your blog a coupl...Hello,<br /><br />I happened to go through your blog a couple of days back and was impressed. Let me get straight to the point. We have a forum at http://www.chennaichatter.com exclusively for Chennai-ites where we discuss various issues pertaining to Chennai and the nation. I think it would be great if you join us and take part in the debates. It would add a whole new class to the discussions.<br /><br />Have a great day!<br />Thomson.Thomsonhttp://www.chennaichatter.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35192084.post-84117462024942047562011-04-04T23:58:00.656-07:002011-04-04T23:58:00.656-07:00hey, just saw this since I recently moved to Chenn...hey, just saw this since I recently moved to Chennai.<br /><br />From your posts, it really feels like you have had a cushy life, with a luxurious one waiting for you when you got back to India. <br /><br /><br />Most 'returnees' don't have those benefits and were probably middle or lower middle class to begin with, and then experienced comfort and luxury for the first time in the US. They then come back to idnia and are now upper middle-class (economically) so probably don't know where to go to have a good time or get things done..<br /><br />just my 2 cents.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35192084.post-28275004410300410962009-11-25T09:52:04.645-08:002009-11-25T09:52:04.645-08:00Just happened to stumble upon your blog, I read th...Just happened to stumble upon your blog, I read the latest post and continued to the rest of the posts. You are right in defending India, but also depends on what kind of an exotic life you enjoy, living a very comfortable life. You must be very rich, but this is not the case with people who go to the US earn a decent salary and come back to continue living their middle class life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35192084.post-2258743732786352892009-11-09T19:04:34.713-08:002009-11-09T19:04:34.713-08:00Folks -
Well...speaking of crime... yes I would sa...Folks -<br />Well...speaking of crime... yes I would say Chennai has more crime than say most cities in the developing/developed world, except cities in Africa maybe...<br />This goes for most cities in India, not just Chennai - btw.<br />I am sure vast majority of people on this blog who see that there is more than 'filth and grime' live in cozy homes/apartments with a 'watchman', get to work in a car most likely airconditioned...working in airconditioned offices, living a insulated, sanitized middle/upper class life. <br />Would love to hear how many of these folks travel by a local bus, have been in a property dispute with a 'local', or a business issue with someone 'politically connected'.... What do you think the most common form of property or business dispute resolution mechanism is ... ?<br />When was the last time you got treated in a government hospital ?<br />Just because you live local doesn't mean you can wear the 'holier than thou' shirt... you are just as insulated as anyone outside of India. Pretending to be local but living in a cleaned with Dettol bubble...laying claim to - "trying to do the best we can to make India better" ...!!!<br />Sending in a sporadic check to the local charity/orphanage/social organization doesn't count...you can pretty much be anywhere in the world and do that...<br />When was the last time anyone on this blog tried to clean their local public toilet or even pick up a piece of trash on the road.<br />And the reference to 'hypocrisy'... pot calling kettle black ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35192084.post-84420443963531263982009-10-24T19:02:23.186-07:002009-10-24T19:02:23.186-07:00If you don't live in India, you're not in ...If you don't live in India, you're not in touch with the country. And you're definitely not helping... . . . . . . . <br />Agree to this.Haddockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11573906991666088642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35192084.post-79125838735828259322009-10-08T04:48:31.621-07:002009-10-08T04:48:31.621-07:00Wow!
That what I could say, after reading it.
For...Wow!<br />That what I could say, after reading it.<br /><br />For a foreigner who live in India, It would take sometimes to like India.<br /><br />But once you get hooked of living in India, you are addicted to enjoy living in India.<br /><br />Coniconihttp://coniyb.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35192084.post-45172582075478210152009-09-21T03:05:45.873-07:002009-09-21T03:05:45.873-07:00@ Anonymous - Crime?? Is that what gets to you? Ar...<b><br />@ Anonymous - Crime?? Is that what gets to you? Are you saying Chennai has more crime than other cities in the world? I find that hard to believe. <br />And I don't get that you don't miss Chennai because you have enough filth and grime? There's much more to Chennai than filth and grime. There's warmth, caring and beautiful people and if you haven't found that, you've missed the essence of Chennai. <br /><br />@Kavitha - :) Thanks<br /><br />@Venkateshb26 - I agree. Constructive criticism is very different from the constant gripes and complaints about the dirt, pollution, filth and grime. God!! Don't judge a book by its cover. There's so much more to Chennai than what you see on the roads!<br /></b>Arundathihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09581276218386317347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35192084.post-57817962254179259092009-09-06T02:30:21.680-07:002009-09-06T02:30:21.680-07:00Well Said ... we Indians have our own way of livin...Well Said ... we Indians have our own way of living .. we dont want someone who ditched India for better life abroad telling or commenting ... and at the same time we should not ignore the constructive criticism ..Venkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16558649279801634561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35192084.post-50824070044605371562009-09-05T14:16:22.991-07:002009-09-05T14:16:22.991-07:00hey....rant more ...its ur blog and i loved ur pos...hey....rant more ...its ur blog and i loved ur post...u almost snatched my words.I have no sympathies for people who run away and complain.<br /><br />Long live India!<br />KavithaKavithahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16092648530198952457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35192084.post-75145785087163067942009-08-29T18:52:23.349-07:002009-08-29T18:52:23.349-07:00I am a desi who has been living in New Jersey for ...I am a desi who has been living in New Jersey for quite a while now. We don't miss India much, coz we have enough desi's and ample filth and grime around here as well (by US standards..I mean).<br />Currently on a visit to chennai, I am no complainer and take to Chennai just like any other Chennaite living here.<br />But one issue that I find galling and seems to get worse with every visit seems to be crime - both petty and big. Personally for me - if there is something that would make me think twice before moving back here it is the "crime" factor and the pretty high chances of being at the receiving end of such crime. It's not the corruption, dirt, filth, anything goes attitude, poverty ..... it is the widespread prevalence of crime and abundance of criminal elements or criminal motives in everyday life here..... just my 2 cents.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35192084.post-88204788504077463622009-06-24T05:54:50.431-07:002009-06-24T05:54:50.431-07:00Preethi - Thank you :) And thanks for stopping by!...<b><br />Preethi - Thank you :) And thanks for stopping by!<br /></b>Arundathihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09581276218386317347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35192084.post-7975010013518211812009-06-22T13:55:40.133-07:002009-06-22T13:55:40.133-07:00First time here.. very well said!!First time here.. very well said!!Preethihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10943344283863649487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35192084.post-30013899201418000912009-06-12T23:22:04.268-07:002009-06-12T23:22:04.268-07:00Aparna - I guess the grass is always greener... Th...<b><br />Aparna - I guess the grass is always greener... Thanks for stopping by!<br /></b>Arundathihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09581276218386317347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35192084.post-52141867608371133352009-06-07T23:02:23.287-07:002009-06-07T23:02:23.287-07:00Very, very late here, in my usual style.
Another o...Very, very late here, in my usual style.<br />Another of your posts which strikes a very similar chord in me. I keep encountering this with friends and family. If they complain so much, I can't understand why they feel the compulsion to keep coming back!!!<br /><br />I spent half of my life outside India (not in the U.S. though) and I find it difficult to believe that there was nothing to complain about wherever these "dissers" live.Aparna Balasubramanianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02989967318453941084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35192084.post-75869412654175898772009-05-08T20:07:00.000-07:002009-05-08T20:07:00.000-07:00Workhard - I guess even one makes a difference.<B>Workhard - I guess even one makes a difference.<br /></B>Arundathihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09581276218386317347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35192084.post-26800238440117913942009-05-07T11:59:00.000-07:002009-05-07T11:59:00.000-07:00Most of them dont.. but there are just a handfulMost of them dont.. but there are just a handfulworkhardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02139837491287164337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35192084.post-62707349039187812432009-04-29T23:20:00.000-07:002009-04-29T23:20:00.000-07:00Workhard - I'm not sure if they come back with the...<B>Workhard - I'm not sure if they come back with the sole intention of helping the country - but I think just knowledgeable and working people coming back will help the country in the long run.<br /></B>Arundathihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09581276218386317347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35192084.post-46064330384455134132009-04-29T10:27:00.000-07:002009-04-29T10:27:00.000-07:00In a way its kinda true.... there are some people ...In a way its kinda true.... there are some people who have genuinely come back to help the country but i hate the people who sit there and cry foul<br /><br /><br /><A HREF="http://www.haiku.com" REL="nofollow"> Haiku </A>workhardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02139837491287164337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35192084.post-45418278018918362662009-03-25T11:44:00.000-07:002009-03-25T11:44:00.000-07:00Bee - yup, very much here - but looking for inspir...<B><BR/>Bee - yup, very much here - but looking for inspiration to write! :-)<BR/></B>Arundathihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09581276218386317347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35192084.post-26312716961699212962009-03-25T09:45:00.000-07:002009-03-25T09:45:00.000-07:00knock knock. where is arundhati? still in chennai?...knock knock. where is arundhati? still in chennai?beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18128812845273224940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35192084.post-8053003673111809312009-03-14T08:57:00.000-07:002009-03-14T08:57:00.000-07:00SJ - Well, maybe they complained before they left ...<B><BR/>SJ - Well, maybe they complained before they left too - sometimes, that helps people change India for the better. <BR/></B>Arundathihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09581276218386317347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35192084.post-41272352135606389842009-03-14T08:15:00.000-07:002009-03-14T08:15:00.000-07:00This is so true..26yrs they live in India, 2 years...This is so true..26yrs they live in India, 2 years in the US and suddenly india is a big garbage bin! So dumb!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35192084.post-6676096743685345172009-03-08T08:49:00.000-07:002009-03-08T08:49:00.000-07:00Anonymous - Yes like I said in my earlier comment,...<B><BR/>Anonymous - Yes like I said in my earlier comment, we should definitely learn from each other. Hypocrisy exists in all societies. I just hope all our complaining does some good for society.<BR/></B>Arundathihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09581276218386317347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35192084.post-51761002334553903662009-03-06T11:43:00.000-08:002009-03-06T11:43:00.000-08:00Hi Arundati,I feel compelled to comment. I love In...Hi Arundati,<BR/><BR/>I feel compelled to comment. I love India as much as you do. There is nothing wrong in acknowleding the things that we can do better. Obviously solving poverty or the Indo-Pak crisis is beyond our means. But expecting the most basic thing - cleanliness is not too much to ask of our fellow Indians. Population density does contibute a little to the lack of cleanliness, but mostly it is the attitude...<BR/><BR/>You see a lot more hypocricy among Indians living in the US as to how bad the American culture is, and how hard working and brilliant Indians are. I am sure it is the same ignorant people who make degrading remarks when visiting India.<BR/><BR/>Rational people acknowlege that there is greatness and flaws in every society, and we have to learn from each other.<BR/><BR/>I guess it is your blog and you have the right to rant...but just my two cents!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com