tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19163975.post113062462924395465..comments2007-07-02T23:21:11.632-07:00Vikram Aggarwalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11194563536107656485noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19163975.post-77519125462685187952007-07-02T23:21:00.000-07:002007-07-02T23:21:00.000-07:00Hi<BR/>I am working in Bangalore Mirror, tabloid belonging to Time of india group. We have a section called blog talk. I found your blog interesting and wanted to know if i could feature your blog in the section. Please mail me your permission at nt.balanarayan at gmail.comBalanarayanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09531921381492993593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19163975.post-5770103920522499912007-07-02T18:51:00.000-07:002007-07-02T18:51:00.000-07:00(Great to see you here again, Beena. You've become a regular here)<BR/><BR/>Yeah, I remember accompanying my father when he had to make a 'trunk' call, when we were living in small cities. All because telecom was then a state monopoly.<BR/><BR/> Luckily, we're not in that position anymore. Luckily, we don't have to pray to the gods of the telephone company to have a line installed.<BR/><BR/> But in things where it is best for the Government to provide the service -- public goods like roads, and education -- the government still does a terrible job in many places. We should hold the government accountable, and demand more transparency of public fund spending. If there is no money to be spent on good roads, we should push for more transparency, so we can see _where_ the money is being spent.Vikramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11194563536107656485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19163975.post-4307302324465527172007-07-02T12:31:00.000-07:002007-07-02T12:31:00.000-07:00u said it right. think of India, in 1980s.I remember my uncle saying they had to wait in the post office to make a call. if you want to make STD calls, u had to wait for hours togetehr till its bookd. from that stage India has emerged with her power. but think of India, when politicians are more interested in making their pokets fatter, and not to improve India, the Indian villages which is the Soul of our country.<BR/>we are poor.. (not comparitive).. adn we will reamin poor if politics doesnt change... though Technology will improveBeenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07841867640336871549noreply@blogger.com