Comments on: India: More than just call centres http://blogs.reuters.com/indiamasala/2012/05/28/india-more-than-just-call-centres/ Bollywood and culture in an emerging India Thu, 07 Feb 2013 17:40:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: 2educated http://blogs.reuters.com/indiamasala/2012/05/28/india-more-than-just-call-centres/comment-page-1/#comment-4214 2educated Thu, 07 Jun 2012 00:55:01 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/indiamasala/?p=2187#comment-4214 Do not be concerned that Westerners or foreigners have a narrow view of multi-faceted India simply because there is a cliched film plot involving call centers. Westerners are well-educated, and I wonder if you could find anywhere those more likely to celebrate, champion, and congratulate you than "Western foreigners". Far from having a narrow, cliched viewpoint of India ourselves, we have considerable resources which daily present India in all of her complex glory. There is a multitude of information, reportage, film, literature, programs to satisfy anyone who takes the trouble to investigate. I just finished reading 5 books on India...new, current portraits of contemporary India from respected reporters, etc. They were on the shelves of our local library, which means-they are everywhere available. Do not denigrate our powers of perception and understanding, rather, if you would accuse us, let it be for our 'blind-spot', that is our willingness to overlook many ugly things to appreciate the beautiful. Do not be concerned that Westerners or foreigners have a narrow view of multi-faceted India simply because there is a cliched film plot involving call centers. Westerners are well-educated, and I wonder if you could find anywhere those more likely to celebrate, champion, and congratulate you than “Western foreigners”. Far from having a narrow, cliched viewpoint of India ourselves, we have considerable resources which daily present India in all of her complex glory. There is a multitude of information, reportage, film, literature, programs to satisfy anyone who takes the trouble to investigate. I just finished reading 5 books on India…new, current portraits of contemporary India from respected reporters, etc. They were on the shelves of our local library, which means-they are everywhere available. Do not denigrate our powers of perception and understanding, rather, if you would accuse us, let it be for our ‘blind-spot’, that is our willingness to overlook many ugly things to appreciate the beautiful.

]]> By: mahatva http://blogs.reuters.com/indiamasala/2012/05/28/india-more-than-just-call-centres/comment-page-1/#comment-4106 mahatva Wed, 30 May 2012 06:43:01 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/indiamasala/?p=2187#comment-4106 So this means that we detest the very idea which foriegn directors potray about Indian existence as a third world country. Well isnt it a western propoganda to project something which is "backend" (Sales) work , as for them its "abusive" and requires "night shifts" and only Indian people will do it as for brits, they are highly evolved. I think the point here is the reach n who is target audience for movies like these? Not Indians Ofcourse, I presume. May be its Foriegn people who want to watch rather peep into other country's culture, sitting on their couch on a sunday evening, and create an opinion about that country. So this means that we detest the very idea which foriegn
directors potray about Indian existence as a third world
country. Well isnt it a western propoganda to project
something which is “backend” (Sales) work , as for them its “abusive” and requires
“night shifts” and only Indian people will do it as for brits, they are highly evolved.
I think the point here is the reach n who is target audience for movies like
these? Not Indians Ofcourse, I presume. May be its
Foriegn people who want to watch rather peep into other country’s culture,
sitting on their couch on a sunday evening, and create an opinion about that country.

]]> By: maGiK http://blogs.reuters.com/indiamasala/2012/05/28/india-more-than-just-call-centres/comment-page-1/#comment-4102 maGiK Tue, 29 May 2012 02:00:54 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/indiamasala/?p=2187#comment-4102 The old India is not just about holy men. Nor is the new India simply about outsourcing. Well, shall we then say the land is all about a 27-storey, privately owned 'billion dollar Antilla in Mumbai'? (Wait, haven't the astrologers cleared the signal for the owner to move in to the world's most expensive home yet?) The old India is not just about holy men. Nor is the new India simply about outsourcing.

Well, shall we then say the land is all about a 27-storey, privately owned ‘billion dollar Antilla in Mumbai’? (Wait, haven’t the astrologers cleared the signal for the owner to move in to the world’s most expensive home yet?)

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