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From: nijhawan@bgsuvax.UUCP (Sandeep Nijhawan)
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Subject: Re: Re: Mountbatten's role in India
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Date: Thu, 20-Feb-86 11:51:55 EST
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> What irks me (and many others) is the blatant jingoism in your postings. 
> Frankly, I couldn't care less whether or not Westerners perceive India as 
> a technological terror. Nor do I lose much sleep over the prospect of a macho
> India wielding awesome Power. I would love to see a higher per capita income 
> though. And as long as we are on the topic of images, I kind of like to think 
> of Indians as intelligent and courteous.


	Yes, but I do lose sleep over the fact that so many fellow-netters
	seem to be curiously lacking in a sense of humour (all those self-
	righteous replies to Sanjaya Kumar's FLAME..). I believe that one
	of the most important ablilities of any people is the ability to laugh
	at yourself.
		
				Sandeep Nijhawan

	The opinions expressed above ARE mine and in no way reflect upon my
	keyboard!