False Glory....

"Desis are rocking on globocorps' boards"

Quite a glorious headline, but somehow, I was unmoved by it. Offlate, the Times has carried several articles about how well Indians are doing abroad, often glorifying them to the extent where it seems as though these people were actually heroes of sorts. Don't get me wrong, I think achievements by these individuals are commendable, but how does piggy-backing on their success help our country in any way??? Agreed, these people may serve as great mentors, but then unless our country eliminates problems which exist at the grassroot, glorifying ourselves as a developing nation based on an individual's success just seems lame.

I see this as a growing trend, where we seem to take the success of an NRI and attribute that to signs of a country on its way to becoming a super-power. We couldn't be more wrong. These people are who they are today not because they come from India, but because they worked hard and they worked hard in a place where they felt their success would be rewarded. Instead of basking in someone else's glory, its high time we try to see why people like them were more successful elsehwere and not their own country.

India has a lot of potential, we seem to have the highest number of educated people, but despite that, the people on the top are ones who are in complete contrast to this statistic. Most politicians are uneducated and most certainly have a criminal record. For a nation to grow it is imperative to have someone on top who is not only sympathetic to his people but is also foresighted, creative and has a thirst for a holistic success, not his individual upliftment. Sadly, most politicians today work more for themselves than their people, and unless this changes, all we can do is falsely glorify ourselves as a nation.

I really hope our country can see what's really happening and make ammends before its too late.