NRI Mindset!

It is so strange that when people are in India, they don’t care for a lot of things! They don’t participate in many good causes regularly. They go about their life as normal as can be and wouldn’t even want to hear about these things. They say that they are busy! But, surprisingly, when they move out of the country, everybody is interested in things going on in India, they want to participate in everything, and they start forums and debates to support or go against every cause, every problem and every organization in India.


I have never understood this stand of an Indian. They donate to eye banks, they sit outside in some other country and send SMS to support some girl raped in India. They support all the religious groups back in India in all their endeavors. They send old clothes to some natural calamity like the floods or earthquakes in India. Not that this is wrong, it is a very noble cause, but why is it that to arouse your consciousness, you need to step out of your country? Doesn’t it come naturally to you when you stay in India?

One argument would definitely be that we earn in Dollars or Euros or Yens and so are able to donate. Agreed. But then that is just monetary help. What about all the support by word of mouth or by rallies and campaigns? Why don’t you do that on a daily basis when staying in India? Why do people come out to help only when calamities strike?

Take the case of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks. For the first time perhaps in the history of India, common man came out on to the streets with a genuine cause of changing the political scenario, raising voice against terrorism. Not even Movie makers take time to make movies about these terror attacks. They would rather make a movie for the US audience about 9/11. Irony of life, indeed! You can’t wake up the conscience of an Indian in India, but want to show that you care to the US people? Why? Would any American even care to know whether you support them in their troubles? For them, you will remain an immigrant forever, even if you are a citizen. Some food to your thoughts guys!