We invented the zero. May be that is why we are the back office of the world - every time someone dials a '0' to talk to a customer service representative instead of having to listen to the voice menu, they end up talking to someone from India.
We gave the world the concept of 'non-violence' - Ahimsa. May be that is why we are hoarding weapons like a six year old would colored pencils. We may not ever use them, but we would sure like to have a few.
We taught the world the art of love-making - the Kamasutra. May be that is why we have one of the largest and one of the fastest growing populations in the world.
We gave the world the very manual of political science - the Arthashastra. May be that is why our politicians keep quibbling over ginned up issues.
We invented the free email - Hotmail after all was an Indian's brain-child. May be that is why the bulk of the spam in the world originates from India.
We were the Golden Sparrow - the richest country in the world. May be that is why we are having a hard time getting almost one third of our population out of poverty.
We invented the zero. The very concept of nothing. May be that is why we will be the greatest country in the world.
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