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		<title>By: Loknath</title>
		<link>http://www.deeshaa.org/2009/03/26/the-paucity-of-names/comment-page-1/#comment-146355</link>
		<dc:creator>Loknath</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2009 09:22:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Identity crisis in Juntaa sometimes runs do deep that there is no plausible explantion to this. The recent Bandra Worli sea link i again named after Rajiv Gandhi. Why didnt RSS or Shiv Sainiks revolt against this. In fact who proposes these names at the first place. Jawahar Rojgar Rojana, JNNURM, JNU, JIPMER, RGIT, IGI..This bridge could have been titled simply as Bandra sealink..with apologies to the people of Mumbai who slogged all these decades sans the bridge.

Pandit or Bandit.. This story can be believed. Pls. spread the links. Looks like Nehru was in some way hand in glove with Jinnah to.

http://www.partitionofindia.com/_disk1/00000317.htm</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Identity crisis in Juntaa sometimes runs do deep that there is no plausible explantion to this. The recent Bandra Worli sea link i again named after Rajiv Gandhi. Why didnt RSS or Shiv Sainiks revolt against this. In fact who proposes these names at the first place. Jawahar Rojgar Rojana, JNNURM, JNU, JIPMER, RGIT, IGI..This bridge could have been titled simply as Bandra sealink..with apologies to the people of Mumbai who slogged all these decades sans the bridge.</p>
<p>Pandit or Bandit.. This story can be believed. Pls. spread the links. Looks like Nehru was in some way hand in glove with Jinnah to.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.partitionofindia.com/_disk1/00000317.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.partitionofindia.com/_disk1/00000317.htm</a></p>
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		<title>By: sandook</title>
		<link>http://www.deeshaa.org/2009/03/26/the-paucity-of-names/comment-page-1/#comment-139740</link>
		<dc:creator>sandook</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:32:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Atanu has nailed it perfectly. Nehru was a leftie who permanently scarred the Indian political scene by creating an inefficient economic system. The role of the state should have been far smaller. Nehru&#039;s hobnobbed with communist countries which did not have much to offer India except wrong models to base our economy upon.

Nehru might have had some redeeming features but Indira Gandhi, a cynical person, had none. Her policies took hope away from people like me who could not stand bank nationalization and empty slogans like &#039;Garibi Hatao&#039;.

This family&#039;s policies have been responsible for hurting a couple of generations of the poor in India. Read India Unbound by Gurcharan Das for a idea about how Indira Gandhi felt about profit/business. I wish Nehru had learned in England what Lee Kuan Yew actually did.

I recently visited Shimla - where I had spent my childhood - after a gap of decades. We Indians have ruined what the British left us. The Ridge had a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in those days.  One each of Indira Gandhi and another Himachal politician have been added.  I was almost nauseous.  A short walk took me past the Indira Gandhi Medical College.  Is there no end?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Atanu has nailed it perfectly. Nehru was a leftie who permanently scarred the Indian political scene by creating an inefficient economic system. The role of the state should have been far smaller. Nehru&#8217;s hobnobbed with communist countries which did not have much to offer India except wrong models to base our economy upon.</p>
<p>Nehru might have had some redeeming features but Indira Gandhi, a cynical person, had none. Her policies took hope away from people like me who could not stand bank nationalization and empty slogans like &#8216;Garibi Hatao&#8217;.</p>
<p>This family&#8217;s policies have been responsible for hurting a couple of generations of the poor in India. Read India Unbound by Gurcharan Das for a idea about how Indira Gandhi felt about profit/business. I wish Nehru had learned in England what Lee Kuan Yew actually did.</p>
<p>I recently visited Shimla &#8211; where I had spent my childhood &#8211; after a gap of decades. We Indians have ruined what the British left us. The Ridge had a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in those days.  One each of Indira Gandhi and another Himachal politician have been added.  I was almost nauseous.  A short walk took me past the Indira Gandhi Medical College.  Is there no end?</p>
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		<title>By: harjeet.undefined</title>
		<link>http://www.deeshaa.org/2009/03/26/the-paucity-of-names/comment-page-1/#comment-139649</link>
		<dc:creator>harjeet.undefined</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 06:11:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@atanu

thanks for acknowledging the factual errors (though u did acknowledge them only partially...but then I wont get into nitpicking now)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@atanu</p>
<p>thanks for acknowledging the factual errors (though u did acknowledge them only partially&#8230;but then I wont get into nitpicking now)</p>
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		<title>By: harjeet.undefined</title>
		<link>http://www.deeshaa.org/2009/03/26/the-paucity-of-names/comment-page-1/#comment-139648</link>
		<dc:creator>harjeet.undefined</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 06:09:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;Facts are facts and will not disappear on account of your likes&quot;

&quot;you dont change the course of history by turning the faces of portraits to the wall&quot;

PT. JAWAHAR LAL NEHRU</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;Facts are facts and will not disappear on account of your likes&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;you dont change the course of history by turning the faces of portraits to the wall&#8221;</p>
<p>PT. JAWAHAR LAL NEHRU</p>
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		<title>By: garib_ram</title>
		<link>http://www.deeshaa.org/2009/03/26/the-paucity-of-names/comment-page-1/#comment-139586</link>
		<dc:creator>garib_ram</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2009 06:52:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>T: I never disputed the larger point. My point is that objectivity should not be sacrificed even while attacking the opponents. 

As far as nitpicking about degrees is concerned, it was started by the blogger, not me. I do not care for what degrees they hold. Even if Rahul had graduated from Harvard, it would not add any sheen to his stature. Similarly, even if his great grand father were not a graduate of Trinity College, he would still be counted among scholars (notwithstanding his many spectacular failures in real life).

Only those people care for degrees who have nothing else to show for their accomplishments. Only Atanu can tell why he decided to make degrees of Nehru-Gandhi-s an issue.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>T: I never disputed the larger point. My point is that objectivity should not be sacrificed even while attacking the opponents. </p>
<p>As far as nitpicking about degrees is concerned, it was started by the blogger, not me. I do not care for what degrees they hold. Even if Rahul had graduated from Harvard, it would not add any sheen to his stature. Similarly, even if his great grand father were not a graduate of Trinity College, he would still be counted among scholars (notwithstanding his many spectacular failures in real life).</p>
<p>Only those people care for degrees who have nothing else to show for their accomplishments. Only Atanu can tell why he decided to make degrees of Nehru-Gandhi-s an issue.</p>
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		<title>By: t</title>
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		<dc:creator>t</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2009 06:21:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Garib and harjeet nitpicking about degrees miss the larger point here. Why is the congress misusing public money to profit the &quot;dynasties&quot;? garib_ram himself stated that both families have a lot to answer for india&#039;s ills. And since they have misruled the country, many people share Atanu&#039;s hatred for these family. garib_ram needs to distinguish between paranoia and the harsh truth.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Garib and harjeet nitpicking about degrees miss the larger point here. Why is the congress misusing public money to profit the &#8220;dynasties&#8221;? garib_ram himself stated that both families have a lot to answer for india&#8217;s ills. And since they have misruled the country, many people share Atanu&#8217;s hatred for these family. garib_ram needs to distinguish between paranoia and the harsh truth.</p>
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		<title>By: garib_ram</title>
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		<dc:creator>garib_ram</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2009 22:50:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@harjeet:

Yes. Nehru was a graduate from Trinity college. Anyone with basic familiarity with Indian history knows that he practiced law as a barrister before entering into politics. You need a law degree to enter the profession.

Even Rahul Gandhi is a graduate. He did not complete his studies at Harvard. But he managed to get a B.A. degree from Rollins College in Florida.

Nehru-Gandhi family has a lot to answer for India&#039;s ills. But Atanu&#039;s hatred for the family borders on paranoia. So much so that he is not averse to using concocted facts to attack the family.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@harjeet:</p>
<p>Yes. Nehru was a graduate from Trinity college. Anyone with basic familiarity with Indian history knows that he practiced law as a barrister before entering into politics. You need a law degree to enter the profession.</p>
<p>Even Rahul Gandhi is a graduate. He did not complete his studies at Harvard. But he managed to get a B.A. degree from Rollins College in Florida.</p>
<p>Nehru-Gandhi family has a lot to answer for India&#8217;s ills. But Atanu&#8217;s hatred for the family borders on paranoia. So much so that he is not averse to using concocted facts to attack the family.</p>
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		<title>By: harjeet.undefined</title>
		<link>http://www.deeshaa.org/2009/03/26/the-paucity-of-names/comment-page-1/#comment-139515</link>
		<dc:creator>harjeet.undefined</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2009 00:11:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@Sid

I did not argue about the bigger point of this article

But now that u raise it....what credibility does that bigger point have ...if the person making that uses blatant lies and falsehoods to show a person or family in poor light

would u like to believe the &quot;bigger points&quot; of such a person

sure please do debate whether, it correct to name things after national leaders, but what is the need to indulge in cheap/false accusations without an iota of truth in them</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Sid</p>
<p>I did not argue about the bigger point of this article</p>
<p>But now that u raise it&#8230;.what credibility does that bigger point have &#8230;if the person making that uses blatant lies and falsehoods to show a person or family in poor light</p>
<p>would u like to believe the &#8220;bigger points&#8221; of such a person</p>
<p>sure please do debate whether, it correct to name things after national leaders, but what is the need to indulge in cheap/false accusations without an iota of truth in them</p>
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		<title>By: Sid</title>
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		<dc:creator>Sid</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:53:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@harjeet.undefined

You can have your last name as Gandhi / Nehru instead of undefined.  I, for one don&#039;t want everything in my country named after Nehru / Gandhi.  The bigger point of this post is that we should not name everything after Nehru / Gandhi - its sick, embarrassing and cultish - typical 3rd world characteristics.  F*ck Nehru - Gandhi nonsense.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@harjeet.undefined</p>
<p>You can have your last name as Gandhi / Nehru instead of undefined.  I, for one don&#8217;t want everything in my country named after Nehru / Gandhi.  The bigger point of this post is that we should not name everything after Nehru / Gandhi &#8211; its sick, embarrassing and cultish &#8211; typical 3rd world characteristics.  F*ck Nehru &#8211; Gandhi nonsense.</p>
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		<title>By: harjeet.undefined</title>
		<link>http://www.deeshaa.org/2009/03/26/the-paucity-of-names/comment-page-1/#comment-139475</link>
		<dc:creator>harjeet.undefined</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 20:13:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>now please dont come up with an argument that even trinity college is part of this world wide conspiracy to make Nehru ia respected world leader</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>now please dont come up with an argument that even trinity college is part of this world wide conspiracy to make Nehru ia respected world leader</p>
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		<title>By: harjeet.undefined</title>
		<link>http://www.deeshaa.org/2009/03/26/the-paucity-of-names/comment-page-1/#comment-139474</link>
		<dc:creator>harjeet.undefined</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 20:11:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>the below mentioned quote i the blog is nothing but total falsehood
   &quot;What astonishes me most is when educational institutions are named after the family which does not have a single graduate degree among the whole lot of them. Not that they could not afford to go to college. No, they all attended colleges and attempted to get degrees but failed to get one.&quot;

Pt Nehru got his graduate degree in Law from Trinity college, Cambridge. Below fiven is the link to their website where Nehru is listed as an alumni having completed his Law degree there...

http://www.trin.cam.ac.uk/index.php?pageid=23

better to check facts before posting on ur blog...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>the below mentioned quote i the blog is nothing but total falsehood<br />
   &#8220;What astonishes me most is when educational institutions are named after the family which does not have a single graduate degree among the whole lot of them. Not that they could not afford to go to college. No, they all attended colleges and attempted to get degrees but failed to get one.&#8221;</p>
<p>Pt Nehru got his graduate degree in Law from Trinity college, Cambridge. Below fiven is the link to their website where Nehru is listed as an alumni having completed his Law degree there&#8230;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.trin.cam.ac.uk/index.php?pageid=23" rel="nofollow">http://www.trin.cam.ac.uk/index.php?pageid=23</a></p>
<p>better to check facts before posting on ur blog&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: sundaraz</title>
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		<dc:creator>sundaraz</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:02:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>On a state level in TN, everything is the dravidian party luminaries..Periyar, Anna, M.G.R; As if no significant Tamilian existed before that. Jayalalitha had transportation (JJ Transportation), college and parks named after her. We even had a lesson about her in the Tamil syllabus between 1994-1996. Karunanidhi changed all that after he came to power. But I&#039;m sure he&#039;ll have a dozen named after him when he&#039;s gone.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On a state level in TN, everything is the dravidian party luminaries..Periyar, Anna, M.G.R; As if no significant Tamilian existed before that. Jayalalitha had transportation (JJ Transportation), college and parks named after her. We even had a lesson about her in the Tamil syllabus between 1994-1996. Karunanidhi changed all that after he came to power. But I&#8217;m sure he&#8217;ll have a dozen named after him when he&#8217;s gone.</p>
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