tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13541065.post5593229070136374755..comments2024-02-10T15:28:39.642+05:30Comments on Echoes of the Grey Hills: Jai Ho democracyVasant Prabhuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12345995688262661077noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13541065.post-82764848627127347222009-04-02T12:43:00.000+05:302009-04-02T12:43:00.000+05:30Enjoy your summaries, Vaz, esp. the imagery evoked...Enjoy your summaries, Vaz, esp. the imagery evoked by that:<BR/>~~~~~<BR/>The Election commission in its act appears to be a harried shepherd trying to reign in wayward sheep’s scurrying in all possible directions with its guidelines & diktats.<BR/>~~~~~<BR/><BR/>Nandan, our Gemini friend, has this to say about India and China: (from <A HREF="http://shastrix.blogspot.com/2006/05/junkshuns-in-bangalore.html" REL="nofollow">"JunkShuns" in Bangalore</A>)<BR/>~~~~~<BR/>In China, a bunch of guys get in a room and decide to build a 16-lane highway from Shanghai to Beijing, and it's going to happen.<BR/><BR/>There's no way that will happen in India. It's too chaotic and <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0374105839" REL="nofollow">argumentative</A>. But what's going to happen is these 200 planes will be ordered, they won't land. They'll be circling. Everybody will get [very angry]. Finally, there will be such public outcry that the airports will get built. It's a different model. But it's a model.<BR/>~~~~~రామ ShastriXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02346962668892418943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13541065.post-33911276202018047922009-03-31T10:00:00.000+05:302009-03-31T10:00:00.000+05:30Jai Ho Democracy! Amidst all the confusion, India ...Jai Ho Democracy! Amidst all the confusion, India still works. :)Nonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13892851938328826870noreply@blogger.com