Its been a long time since this page has been active, the reason being my lost zeal. Somehow, by some God-Awful miracle its getting back. So this is just a warm-up exercise. ;)
We all have been whining about the progress this marvelous country of ours has made. True, to a point, given the fact we don't have to wait for hours to make a call (Yes, its true. One had to place a request in the Post Office), goods and services are available easily and it is easier to get a girl ( :D ).
I was once asked to make a list of the inventions by us , the mighty Indians in the last two decades . My first reaction was , " Thats easy, I can do this" . On second thoughts, the reaction changed to "Shit!".
Of course you can name a few, but can you really call then 'Inventions' ? There lies a fine difference between Innovation and Invention.
The prime accused- JUGAAD. For my alien ( No pun intended) readers, the Hindi term roughly translates as "overcoming harsh constraints by improvising an effective solution using limited resources". We call it the art of creative improvisation.
One one hand, Jugaad that has helped us save shitloads of money and resources, it has also hampered our originality in the name of creativity. Jugaad uses any means, legal or illegal, to get a job done. However, bribery and manipulation must not be confused with genuine creativity.
This is all I can come up with right now. If you think you are smarter, why don't you post your views ?
On a lighter note, I'm putting up some pictures i recently received. Totally Worth A View!!
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