India is a great country. But is it by economy or by living standards or just by your heart.
The funny thing is people speak superfluously about being an Indian and that they are proud of India. But I have time and again asked those the simple three word “WHY”.
We Indians do sure changed something in last 50 years. That is the word of Democracy. Indian democracy is for the people, of the people, by the people and full of people.
I came here on 23rd July and the first sign of Indianess what I saw was when I was at the baggage claims in Mumbai airport. I saw the Paan spits near every corner and pillar. All public restrooms smell and overflow. Everyone was quite nonchalant about it and that is not great about being indain. Its quite funny that we dont change. We adapt. Yes that for sure is a great indian trait. Believe me it is the best about “Being Indian”. After that I went to Delhi, the story was not different. Patna was altogether great , all in the direction of being a third world country.
IT sure has changed something in india and that is a glittering life with a high cost of living and yet in midst of pollution and population at its zenith. This was apparent in Patna and Chennai both. Me and my friend avneesh tried to look for a pool joint to have some time pass. I love pool both billiards and swimming pool. Beer and Pool is all I did in USA.
Ok, where was I!
Me and my friend went out in Patna. Every place was full of cars, cycles, tricycles and ofcourse people. I was amazed to see this crazy life and honking at each other. We were at a crossroads and my friend honked at someone. There was this guy who was about to cross and he honked. This guy still went on and gave a look of pure contempt mixed with a self satisfying smile.
People's attitude is what a country's state reflect. And here was a ripe and ready example of callousness of indians and indian economy.
I was lucky the other day when I had a close shave with getting hit by a motorbike. Two lanes roads and people drive crazy in bangalore. The only thing which works in these cities is their horns. Aren't we have become more like animals then. There is no respect and no love for each other but horns do work on roads.
One and half years and lots of things have changed. Prices have gone sky-high. Traffic is well, you can move at least, snail's pace though. IT was a revered job back then and now its just another job with mounting credit on your wallet which is already too thin. The tuition fees for professional degrees are so much that you can pay them off in at least five years of job which is for sure hard for a average student. Yes job condition and availability has increased but the number of people coming out to get them has risen exponentially too.
And Indian IT industry is going to lose its cost advantage to US of A. The average salary in Usa is $60k and with a comfortable life with going out quite less will cost you 1200 a month and that makes a saving of 2400 a month. That's like 11 lakhs a year. Now thats just double of what a average IT engineer would save in india. But by the time you come back the prices of everything would have gone much higher. That puts you in that "One extra bedroom" paradox. The funny thing is even this is decreasing at an alarming rate. This is because living cost is increasing and IT engineers in big cities will demand more or the ones who cant demand will live a really disheveled life. This gap of outsourcing to india for USA corporates is going to close by 2015 and god knows what will happen to millions of IT engineers then. I am scared too. I am not a great software engineer because I am fun loving and mostly love to read fiction books.
Heyy, India is not that bad. Trust me I love india and that is for three things. My family, food and damn I love to admit but indians girls are so damn cute.
