paturi@harvard.UUCP (Ramamohan Paturi) (03/25/86)
In article <24300100@orstcs.UUCP>, das@orstcs.UUCP (das) writes: > > We did have a student studying here who had a similar background > as your's. My feeling after talking to him (1 year's acquaintance) is > that he did not understand India or it's problems at all, nor did > he understand Indian students and their problems either. The > interesting thing about him was that he used to visit the > Black Cultural Center out here, and when we all got into a > discussion on discrimination and minorities in USA, he was surprisingly > indifferent (????) to the whole affair. Ofcourse he was very active in the > local India Association, and never hesitated to invite non-Indians and talk > to other exotic people about how great India is, and this and that. > To him India was a happy vacation. I find it a bit funny when such people > talk about going back and serving India and being Indian etc, etc. > I did get along with him as a friend but I have found more friendly > people among students from Middle East, and Latin America who have no > connection at all with India, other than knowing the fact that it is > overpopulated. > ----- Perhaps, it may not be appropriate to cite the behavior of a person who can not possibly respond. This can at best help to form or to reinforce prejudices and stereotypes. -Ramamohan paturi@harvard