Comments on: The World’s Most Innovative Companies

By: Vaidehi

Vaidehi — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 08:33:00 +0000

India will tide over famine by gorging on cricket stumps, bats and scores in tandem with greedily ogling at filmi nautanki on TV.

Who was he who coined the word ” useful idiots ” ?

By: lurker

lurker — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 08:00:35 +0000

Come Folks, India is Great. We have the worlds largest group of corrupt and useless bureaucracy. How can we not be great.

Arjun Singh is should be a world leader. He must be immediately awarded World Ratna.

By: Vaidehi

Vaidehi — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 06:11:24 +0000

I forgot to add the colourfast garments I washed were all made in China.

Also, there is more solidarity among the Chinese. Certain hindus who live in/visit China categorically state it is far better than India. Take post harvest technology of fruits, herbs and vegetables for instance…China is far better than India. Today, India imports toovar dal from Myanmar.

Pearl Buck’s novels would bring clarity to certain xenophobically jingoistic Indians.

By: pankaj

pankaj — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:49:24 +0000

This list makes me remember only one english proverb regarding indian “innovation”. “The one eyed is the king in the land of blind”,i dont have much to say.have we made any products that has made a mark as far as brand name is concerned,even small nations like taiwan,south korea has world renowned brands build on true innovation.

By: jayant-manik

jayant-manik — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 17:31:07 +0000

Sorry Guys, but this effing list (like almost all other “lists”) is generated by the US media. I have been travelling to both countries since atleast 1978 (India since 1950!). There is no doubt in my mind that China has outstripped India in ALL fields – especially those that count. China today is 90% literate(!) as apposed to India’s 40%!
Get off your collective effing butts and make things happen – positively.
Meantime don’t gloat when you’ve got your data ass-faced..
Cheers.

By: Vaidehi

Vaidehi — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 05:31:09 +0000

The following by Amit Sengupta is worth a read before “gloating “.

http://www.hardnewsmedia.com/2006/11/651

By: Vaidehi

Vaidehi — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 05:20:23 +0000

Precisely. You used the right word “..gloating “. I once bought some garments ( less expensive than Indian made) coloured ones like royal blue, emerald green, red..None of them bled. Even when washed along with other clothes. Whereas the most expensive Indian sarees and dresses bleed and continue to bleed with every successive wash.

As a consumer, I would prefer the former.I read even in the manufacturing of glass bangles Chinese have come up with better methods. India harangues big about ” human rights”. What about young children employed in the making of firecrackers ? Somebody wrote in a Tamil magazine once , that bursting of firecrakers during Diwali was introduced by Babur

About the violation of human rights of children in our schools and elsewhere , I suffer from a paucity of words. Wishing for the good of entire world with its flora and fauna is laudable . Not blustering sanctimoniously ….” india is no 1….”

By: Sundar

Sundar — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 18:20:30 +0000

Your analysis based on population is somewhat skewed. Getting an entry itself provides some more confidence. There is lot more innovation happening in India that are not published, unlike US where most companies shout from the roof and get attention.

It will change for better in the next five years.

You have nicely summarised in the last line.