Comments on: Indians That Are Too Cool For School http://www.the-nri.com/index.php/2011/11/indians-that-are-too-cool-for-school/ news views and comment for the Indian community abroad. Wed, 22 May 2013 07:50:02 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Khadija http://www.the-nri.com/index.php/2011/11/indians-that-are-too-cool-for-school/comment-page-1/#comment-23191 Khadija Fri, 19 Apr 2013 05:52:26 +0000 http://www.the-nri.com/?p=9624#comment-23191 I've never lived in India, but I spent about a year-and-a-half in Delhi recently, and I was appalled by the speech of the young English-speaking people there. And their general attitude. Quite terrible. I’ve never lived in India, but I spent about a year-and-a-half in Delhi recently, and I was appalled by the speech of the young English-speaking people there. And their general attitude. Quite terrible.

]]> By: ajit http://www.the-nri.com/index.php/2011/11/indians-that-are-too-cool-for-school/comment-page-1/#comment-9425 ajit Tue, 24 Jan 2012 06:58:26 +0000 http://www.the-nri.com/?p=9624#comment-9425 i feel that this whole article is spot on , not only in india but in every country , especially more economically developed countries . Me i myself am 17 and i experience this life almost everyday. i feel that this whole article is spot on , not only in india but in every country , especially more economically developed countries . Me i myself am 17 and i experience this life almost everyday.

]]> By: Rajendra Raikwar http://www.the-nri.com/index.php/2011/11/indians-that-are-too-cool-for-school/comment-page-1/#comment-8122 Rajendra Raikwar Thu, 08 Dec 2011 08:59:22 +0000 http://www.the-nri.com/?p=9624#comment-8122 nice one nice one

]]> By: Jaai http://www.the-nri.com/index.php/2011/11/indians-that-are-too-cool-for-school/comment-page-1/#comment-7819 Jaai Wed, 30 Nov 2011 07:20:26 +0000 http://www.the-nri.com/?p=9624#comment-7819 I grudgingly accept that it is true. There really is no hope for most of the SoBo teens, for instance. I grudgingly accept that it is true. There really is no hope for most of the SoBo teens, for instance.

]]> By: gaurav http://www.the-nri.com/index.php/2011/11/indians-that-are-too-cool-for-school/comment-page-1/#comment-7814 gaurav Wed, 30 Nov 2011 04:44:16 +0000 http://www.the-nri.com/?p=9624#comment-7814 Your take on the current generation of cool dude and divas is interesting. But this problem is the same in other parts of Asia Pacific where you could replace everything Indian in your article with Chinese or Thai or Malay or Philipino and the problem (if you call it so). Your take on the current generation of cool dude and divas is interesting. But this problem is the same in other parts of Asia Pacific where you could replace everything Indian in your article with Chinese or Thai or Malay or Philipino and the problem (if you call it so).

]]> By: SJC http://www.the-nri.com/index.php/2011/11/indians-that-are-too-cool-for-school/comment-page-1/#comment-7806 SJC Tue, 29 Nov 2011 21:58:02 +0000 http://www.the-nri.com/?p=9624#comment-7806 the tyranny of globalised, vacuous cool... the ppl you describe seem to be trying too hard, a bit too desperate, and undergoing some sort of identity crisis. but then western culture doesnt exactly promote indian (or indeed non western) culture in a positive light so thats not much of a surprise. i would have thought there was enough in indian films (not mainstream bollywood, but alternative indian cinema, both present, and the new indian cinema of the 50s/60s) and indian music that could/should be reevaluated as cool. there must be pockets of india that arent as full of self hatred as you write, no? the tyranny of globalised, vacuous cool…

the ppl you describe seem to be trying too hard, a bit too desperate, and undergoing some sort of identity crisis. but then western culture doesnt exactly promote indian (or indeed non western) culture in a positive light so thats not much of a surprise.

i would have thought there was enough in indian films (not mainstream bollywood, but alternative indian cinema, both present, and the new indian cinema of the 50s/60s) and indian music that could/should be reevaluated as cool. there must be pockets of india that arent as full of self hatred as you write, no?

]]> By: Jayanth Tadinada http://www.the-nri.com/index.php/2011/11/indians-that-are-too-cool-for-school/comment-page-1/#comment-7785 Jayanth Tadinada Tue, 29 Nov 2011 10:29:52 +0000 http://www.the-nri.com/?p=9624#comment-7785 Unenlightened people, urban or rural are equally useless and by sheer numbers, the rural boys will beat the urban ones :P Unenlightened people, urban or rural are equally useless and by sheer numbers, the rural boys will beat the urban ones :P

]]> By: sush http://www.the-nri.com/index.php/2011/11/indians-that-are-too-cool-for-school/comment-page-1/#comment-7746 sush Mon, 28 Nov 2011 11:24:28 +0000 http://www.the-nri.com/?p=9624#comment-7746 An absolute awakened voice which unfortunately is seldom understood by the "cool" people. Simple living and high thinking is a concept difficult to digest when someone is exposed to the luxuries and ultra modern concepts that are so distracting. An absolute awakened voice which unfortunately is seldom understood by the “cool” people. Simple living and high thinking is a concept difficult to digest when someone is exposed to the luxuries and ultra modern concepts that are so distracting.

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