India has arrived.......?

India has ‘arrived’ the day we can copy programs like 
  
'Monster House'
                      'Junkyard Wars'
                                           'Robot Wars'
                                                            'Planet Mechanics'
                                                                                     'American Inventor'


Instead of 
'Big Brother'
                     'Moment of Truth'
                                                    'RU Smarter....?'
                                                                                 'The Wall'
                                                                                                  'American Idol'
                                                                                                                            'Soap Operas'


Just think about it.
Why do we Indians import and copy (or be inspired by) only such programs?
I think this says a lot about our inherent capabilities.  Apart from being dubbed unimaginative for copying, the bigger malaise which is displayed is our inability at practical self help and our technological shortfalls.
You can find a million people who will queue up for all the latter programs,
but I dare any producer or TV channel to try making the former. You cant find one Indian skilful enough to participate. Those that have the skill are too blue collared for our liking.

WHAT A SHAME. 

There is other proof too.
A few years ago a revered 100 year old American Magazine dealing with popular science and mechanics wound up its Indian edition due to low readership.
In the past, the popular science magazine Science Today, brought out by the Times of India group, as well as Indian editions of foreign science magazines such as the French La Recherche and US Scientific American, folded due to inadequate sales.

A  TV channel called TMG  (Technology Media Group) faced the same fate because tech programs have no viewership in India unless it is about the latest TV's, Cell phones, Music players or cars.

techno_sleuth Friday, October 10, 2008 2 comments  

2 Responses to "India has arrived.......?"

Vinayak responded on October 15, 2012 at 11:25 AM #

I agree with you. This is a sad truth. We get influenced by foreign nonsense, but ignore the good stuff. Also, it really irritates me to see Indians using SMS language on forums, comments etc.

 
Unknown responded on August 6, 2013 at 9:01 PM #

That is true,. the only way for innovation is to read and get maximum exposure.. our country must invest on R&D. instead of buying everything from others. we r buying the defence equipments and wepons from almost all the major countries for huge costs. instead of that why dont govt invest on R&D?

 

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