Comments on: The Bangalore behavior http://www.landoflime.com/archives/disputes/the-bangalore-behavior/ Haunting Pasts, Uncertain Present, Utopian Futures Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:35:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Gordon http://www.landoflime.com/archives/disputes/the-bangalore-behavior/#comment-168 Gordon Sat, 22 Apr 2006 13:02:16 +0000 http://www.landoflime.com/archives/disputes/the-bangalore-behavior/#comment-168 My friend from Hyderbad sent me this link. It is very funny and, to some extent, shows the intertwined nature of our cultures. Hope you enjoy it. http://www.callcentermovie.com/movie/movie2.html My friend from Hyderbad sent me this link. It is very funny and, to some extent, shows the intertwined nature of our cultures.

Hope you enjoy it.
http://www.callcentermovie.com/movie/movie2.html

]]> By: Mohan http://www.landoflime.com/archives/disputes/the-bangalore-behavior/#comment-148 Mohan Mon, 17 Apr 2006 06:13:09 +0000 http://www.landoflime.com/archives/disputes/the-bangalore-behavior/#comment-148 "Roits or not, yesterday was a day when Bangalore should have stepped back and spent the day in mourning, quietly reflecting on what this man meant to us collectively and coming to terms with death itself." Absolutely. I didn't touch my laptop during the 4-day weekend. I am not even a huge fan of Rajkumar (haven't seen more than 20-25 of his films) or a highly emotional person by nature. But somehow, I just couldn't concentrate on work or any of these modern concerns. Just spent the days with family, talking about when and where we had seen his movies or just generally chatting about "good old days". We weren't even grieving his death, for that matter. On Saturyday we went on a day trip to Nagarahole (where his movie Gandhada Gudi was shot) and had good fun enjoying the beautiful nature. Mohan “Roits or not, yesterday was a day when Bangalore should have stepped back and spent the day in mourning, quietly reflecting on what this man meant to us collectively and coming to terms with death itself.”

Absolutely. I didn’t touch my laptop during the 4-day weekend. I am not even a huge fan of Rajkumar (haven’t seen more than 20-25 of his films) or a highly emotional person by nature. But somehow, I just couldn’t concentrate on work or any of these modern concerns. Just spent the days with family, talking about when and where we had seen his movies or just generally chatting about “good old days”. We weren’t even grieving his death, for that matter. On Saturyday we went on a day trip to Nagarahole (where his movie Gandhada Gudi was shot) and had good fun enjoying the beautiful nature.

Mohan

]]> By: Gordon http://www.landoflime.com/archives/disputes/the-bangalore-behavior/#comment-141 Gordon Fri, 14 Apr 2006 18:40:27 +0000 http://www.landoflime.com/archives/disputes/the-bangalore-behavior/#comment-141 "All we ask is such genuine differences be appreciated." Honestly, I have many associates in Hyderbad and Bangalore and I truly appreciate the culture and the differences. Thank you. Gordon “All we ask is such genuine differences be appreciated.”

Honestly, I have many associates in Hyderbad and Bangalore and I truly appreciate the culture and the differences.

Thank you.

Gordon

]]> By: chandrashines http://www.landoflime.com/archives/disputes/the-bangalore-behavior/#comment-140 chandrashines Fri, 14 Apr 2006 13:27:50 +0000 http://www.landoflime.com/archives/disputes/the-bangalore-behavior/#comment-140 Gordon, appreciate the gracious note and 'lumpens' are ours, wherever they are - Bangalore, San Francisco or Chicago, where I live now. As I said, 'stuff happens' isn't the excuse I want to offer. Roits or not, yesterday was a day when Bangalore should have stepped back and spent the day in mourning, quietly reflecting on what this man meant to us collectively and coming to terms with death itself. Sure we can not imagine LA shutting itself down, if Marlon Brando or even when Reagan died. Rajkumar has a different presence in the life of Bangalore and Karnataka. All we ask is such genuine differences be appreciated. Gordon, appreciate the gracious note and ‘lumpens’ are ours, wherever they are - Bangalore, San Francisco or Chicago, where I live now. As I said, ’stuff happens’ isn’t the excuse I want to offer. Roits or not, yesterday was a day when Bangalore should have stepped back and spent the day in mourning, quietly reflecting on what this man meant to us collectively and coming to terms with death itself. Sure we can not imagine LA shutting itself down, if Marlon Brando or even when Reagan died. Rajkumar has a different presence in the life of Bangalore and Karnataka. All we ask is such genuine differences be appreciated.

]]> By: Gordon http://www.landoflime.com/archives/disputes/the-bangalore-behavior/#comment-139 Gordon Fri, 14 Apr 2006 12:59:36 +0000 http://www.landoflime.com/archives/disputes/the-bangalore-behavior/#comment-139 Hello. I am the author of the "somewhat offensive" article to which you refer. You have summed up the entire issue in this sentence: "But slightly more problematic is a second argument made by many: that the image of the city as a business center is somehow harmed by work stoppage and violence." This was a real impact for me and my employer. Work we were expecting was delayed due to the riots. When the offshore liason first told me the reason why I hadn't received a response from a programmer, I realized that from this point on American business is now bound to Indian culture. Truth is, I wrote the post with a sense of bemusement. It is just a fact of life that in this global economy, seemingly random occurrences like a riot over an actor's death will have a tangible effect on work being produced in Philadelphia. "Our friend should realize the ‘actor’ didn’t ruin his day. Some lumpens did" Please understand, I am well aware of this. p.s. Perhaps in your lifetime you will see a business meeting in San Francisco disrupted by our "lumpens" protesting over some pathetic cause. Hello. I am the author of the “somewhat offensive” article to which you refer.

You have summed up the entire issue in this sentence:

“But slightly more problematic is a second argument made by many: that the image of the city as a business center is somehow harmed by work stoppage and violence.”

This was a real impact for me and my employer. Work we were expecting was delayed due to the riots.

When the offshore liason first told me the reason why I hadn’t received a response from a programmer, I realized that from this point on American business is now bound to Indian culture.

Truth is, I wrote the post with a sense of bemusement. It is just a fact of life that in this global economy, seemingly random occurrences like a riot over an actor’s death will have a tangible effect on work being produced in Philadelphia.

“Our friend should realize the ‘actor’ didn’t ruin his day. Some lumpens did”

Please understand, I am well aware of this.

p.s. Perhaps in your lifetime you will see a business meeting in San Francisco disrupted by our “lumpens” protesting over some pathetic cause.

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