On the occasion of the 79th Indian Independence Day, the Reddit user questioned the celebration of the Indian “brain outfit”. The user asks why we celebrate people who run global society of Indian origin.
“Many Indians are proud of the global achievements of people like Sundar Pichai (Google), Satya Nadella (Microsoft), Arvind Krishna (IBM), Ajay Banga (World Bank), Leena Nair (Chanel) or ArvIND Srinivasan (Perplexity AI).
However, the user claims that most are no longer Indian citizens. It holds American or British passports and their work strengthens these countries, not India.
India has hundreds of medical faculties and thousands of graduates, but no Indian citizen won the Nobel Prize in Medicine. Har Gobind Koran, who often claimed India, was an American citizen, says the user.
India has only CV Raman in physics and Rabindranath Tagore in literature. However, both achievements were almost a century ago. According to the user, this raises a deeper question of why so many educated Indians leave in large numbers.
The Reddit user believes that it is natural that the Indians feel proud to see the famous names celebrated abroad. The reason is Indian colonial hangover.
“We often confuse the“ Indian origin ”with a“ Indian citizen ”. They can share roots, but their loyalty and posts are associated with countries they now call home, ”says the post.
“Should we criticize these individuals? No. Their choice is personal and often pragmatic. But should we undoubtedly celebrate our success as” Success of India “? Did India leave the only choice?” The user adds.
The user gives an example of ArvinD Srinivasan from confusion. Iit Madras born in Chennai lives in California. He even said he had not yet received an American green card.
The post ends with a sarcastic remark of patriotism: “Happy 79. Independence Day for our IIT and AIIMS graduates – have you already booked a flight to Britain or the US?”
The reaction of social media
Many social media users responded to the post. One of them believes “India does not have a culture of merit”, while another thinks “only about 2% of the Indians live abroad, which means that 98% is still here, yet we remain incompetent.”
“Because people are troubled by everyday struggles such as lack of water, electricity, bribery to make trivial things in the offices. As soon as you land in foreign countries, as you mentioned, these things disappear and life becomes easy,” wrote a user who lived in the US in the last 40 years.
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