After his first visit to India my thesis advisor visited India (in late 70s), he observed that Indians seem to be genuinly happy and contended. I disagreed with him, but now I feel he was more on the mark.
She referred a book in the beginning and after reading word ‘Pakistani cab driver’ I realised that the writer is definitely a RSS ideology follower and lo she is quoting her own book without intimating that it her own book!
So I request you to please quote the name and country of origin of your research guide and what area they visited in India. It is far more diverse country. Otherwise you are giving result of same 11 rug leader test result!
loved this Pallavi. I agree. Time to revise these so called parameters and hyped happiness markers. Maybe we should begin with defining the momentary/ situational nature of happiness versus the nature of joy..that one needs to dig deep for.
And Brahmins are the best story creator in the world. As I reread stories that people believe true and follow rituals around them I understand their power over numbers. It overpower others intelligence and they happily act like idiot and feel proud on it too!
It is because Indians are shown less happy people than Pakistani people (period).
A mystic once said “Choose your enemy wisely otherwise you are going to become just like them.” And we are just like them!
There is still a lot of time available and we can choose Canada or New Zealand or Saudi Arabia or Finland and our enemy.
At least you are using your own name and through backdoor spreading same propaganda against Pakistan, but the harm is already done to Image of Indians. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlMVRzXCvvE
A must watch video for people like you. If only 10% is happy in a country and you can see the happiness of child playing in filth but avoid helping their parents, grand parents and other elders aged more than 18 looking at their poor state of education, health services and poor sanitary conditions in which they are living then what to say about you?
After his first visit to India my thesis advisor visited India (in late 70s), he observed that Indians seem to be genuinly happy and contended. I disagreed with him, but now I feel he was more on the mark.
She referred a book in the beginning and after reading word ‘Pakistani cab driver’ I realised that the writer is definitely a RSS ideology follower and lo she is quoting her own book without intimating that it her own book!
So I request you to please quote the name and country of origin of your research guide and what area they visited in India. It is far more diverse country. Otherwise you are giving result of same 11 rug leader test result!
loved this Pallavi. I agree. Time to revise these so called parameters and hyped happiness markers. Maybe we should begin with defining the momentary/ situational nature of happiness versus the nature of joy..that one needs to dig deep for.
Time to revise our way to interact with people around the globe too. https://youtu.be/_n7bdlrIdyY?si=zE-e7pRGueZMME3O
Agreed, Pallavi. I never was one for these convenient indices that reduce human stories to sterile numbers. Here's something from my newsletter, on the subject: https://open.substack.com/pub/p4life/p/stories-appeal-to-humans-much-more?r=4a5ki&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
And Brahmins are the best story creator in the world. As I reread stories that people believe true and follow rituals around them I understand their power over numbers. It overpower others intelligence and they happily act like idiot and feel proud on it too!
Thank you for this Pallavi. Great column. We needed something like this to puncture the "happiness bubbles and their indices!
It is because Indians are shown less happy people than Pakistani people (period).
A mystic once said “Choose your enemy wisely otherwise you are going to become just like them.” And we are just like them!
There is still a lot of time available and we can choose Canada or New Zealand or Saudi Arabia or Finland and our enemy.
At least you are using your own name and through backdoor spreading same propaganda against Pakistan, but the harm is already done to Image of Indians. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlMVRzXCvvE
A must watch video for people like you. If only 10% is happy in a country and you can see the happiness of child playing in filth but avoid helping their parents, grand parents and other elders aged more than 18 looking at their poor state of education, health services and poor sanitary conditions in which they are living then what to say about you?
https://youtu.be/Q4jSp8l172s?si=ybrijGxM2aVR_3Ag