The occasional light expression

One of Prof. Sadagopan’s columns in i.t. magazine titled ‘As I see IT’ is very interesting from a trending perspective. Every issue, the article lists important trends in the tech economy, such as — number of mobile subscribers, graduating tech student salaries, the presence of Indian tech companies in top 10 lists of ‘something notable’, recent IT acquisitions, and the like.

However, whenever I get a chance to read through SS’s latest pot pourri of statistics (and I labor under the questionable assumption that the tech economy is an indicator of India’s overall success), I ask myself the question ‘Am I a natural pessimist about India or a cautious optimist’. After reading the article I find two conflicting voices in my head – one says that India is unquestionably headed in a better direction, and another feels that all these lists of achievements mean something only to the elevated and temporarily-sedated -with-retail-therapy middle classes and not the ‘great unwashed masses’ as a philosopher once called them.

That being said, India turns 60 on August 15 this year and despite being a cautious optimist, i feel quite happy to be part of this moment in spacetime. : -)

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