Theos-Talk Archives (August 2005 Message tt00077)

--- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, ramadoss@g... wrote:
> 
> --- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, MKR<ramadoss@g...> wrote:
> > At 10:37 PM 08/10/05 +0000, netemara888 wrote:
> > >Are you saying the railroad was the key for Britain to
> take raw
> > >materials out of India for their use? It is not clear.
> >
> > Yes.
> >
> > >I think that would have happened regardless to
> Independence
> because
> > >other islands and nations that have been colonialized and
> freed or
> > >not freed did not fare nearly as well as India. In fact
> most went
> > >down the tubes precipitiously, take Cuba and Haiti for
> example
> > >(although Cuba was not colonized per se). I think India
> would have
> > >prospered regardless. And when they began to prosper they
> would
> > >have sought Independence later if not sooner.
> >
> > The infra structure of India is quite different than that
> of Cuba
> or Haiti.
> >
> > >I agree India is and will become an Asian power of the
> future.
> I've
> > >been there twice and I have studied their education, and
> value of
> > >same. It did not hurt that many Indians have an
> upper-class
> British
> > >education.
> >
> > My observations are based on several decades of first hand
> experience of
> > living in India. Anyone will vouch for the fact that the
> rapidity
> of
> > progress is phenomenal only after Independence.
> >
> > mkr
> 
> Let's not get carried away my friend. I saw lots of people
> living
> right ON the railroad tracks when I was there.
> 
> Netemara
> 
> 
> I live in the United States in one of the largest cities. In
> spite of being the richest country in the world, I have seen
> many homeless living under the highway underpass. So the
> homeless by themselves does not say anything about the
> standard of living of the rest of the population.
> 
> Years ago, in Chennai, the local government built apartments
> to house homeless and homeless were very happy to get the
> apartment. After getting the apartments, most did not move
> into them and live comfortably. They rented the apartments
> and continued to live on road side or slums and used the
> money earned for drugs and liquor. The slum dwellers were
> quite happy with the situation. They did not complain about
> the slums!
> 
> mkr

You know I thought the exact same thing that incredibly the people 
seemed content to wash their hair and cook in plain view of people 
passing by on trains. 

We have homeless, I am not stupid nor blind. People who need 
resources have to migrate to large cities. But there IS a difference 
in India because the people whe are homeless, in New Delhi anyway 
were damn everywhere. I mean we were getting out of the truck to get 
into the station and men were sleeping rolled up in between the cars 
in the parking lot! 

Not to mention on the tracks. We had to walk over people as they 
were just everywhere you looked. That I've not seen in the States. I 
mean they are here but not everywhere you walk...that is the 
difference. But the Indians seemed happy. I did not want to say that 
because it might sound racist but that is what I too noticed. Why?

Netemara