Beating the Americans
Isn’t it strange how the world latches on to every trend of the Americans, except those that really matter, like a strong work ethic, and their attitude that children must grow by learning on their own. American billionaires like Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Henry Ford, and more recently Bill Gates and Warren Buffet, all have given most of their wealth to public-service foundations or charity. How many Indian billionaires have done that? Please click here to read my middle, which was triggered yesterday after hearing a comment by President Obama on the TV.
Women, Achievers All
The tumultuous passage of the Women’s Reservation Bill in the Rajya Sabha evoked many emotions in us as my mother and I watched it on TV like millions of others. My 87-year-old mother has seen the world transformed around her.