Topic started by Sridhar Subramanian (@ 203.197.61.73) on Tue Jul 10 09:32:38 .
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How advanced is chennai when compared to bangalore and hyderabad in the field of IT.Does chennai issuing the highest number of H 1 visas in the whole world an indicator of it's progress.Are TN politicians not media saavy as krishna and naidu ? Can cheenai be the hub of IT revolution in india.I would like people in this field to post their comments.Can chennai be india's silicon valley ?

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• From: Srini (@ 203.117.167.130) on: Wed Jul 11 23:22:56
  
  Sridhar:
  
  My answers are:
  
  >>Does chennai issuing the highest number of H 1 visas in the whole world an indicator of it's progress<<
  No. This is no measure. As it is H1 is no indication. And added to that the location of US consulate happens to be in Chennai catering to may be the whole of South India.
  >>Are TN politicians not media saavy as krishna and naidu ?<<
  No. However, Karunanidhi aided by some well-versed politicians like Murasoli Maran and other professionals did try to stand up; Sadly since he is gone along with his team, you can forget any new chances. FYKI, TN govt. was the first to come out with a "Policy Paper" on BioTechnology.
  >>Can cheenai be the hub of IT revolution in india<<
  No. Chennai is still not cosmopolitan enough. One of the important aspects of a truly cosmopolitan city (in India) is that the ligua franca changes to a language other than the native language of the given state. E.g. Englsih/Hindi is the professionals' lingua franca in Hyderabad (which anyway has a Urdu/Hindi orientation due to its deccan past), Bangalore and Mumbai. In TamilNadu, a bright software person from Orissa or Bengal can no doubt get a job with no discrimination if he is talented. But, out of office life could be strenuous for want of Tamil understanding. For becoming any 'hub' it's not the total quantity of professional that matters. It's the commensurate 'quality' that matters too. And any region, city, state, country has statistical limitations in not being able to produce quality in bulk. So, hubs are meant to attract the 'best' from everywhere. Like Silicon Valley of US. As of today, the 'best' brains would prefer to head to Bangalore for its Weather and Cosmopolitanism. Hyderbad which in my opinion is more cosmopolitan than even Bangalore is mercilessly hot during Summers and there's a palpable lack of new age trendiness that goes with Bangalore. Chennai can aspire to soon dislodge Hyd. but it will take years to overtake Bangalore.
  
  But, all said and done, Chennai which is the capital of one of the most socially-equitable states in India, can produce the 'quality' too in bulk numbers and hence may not depend much on the equivalent 'best' brains of other states. I am including 'quality' entrepreneurs too. If this gets ensured, Chennai can indeed overtake any other city. It has all other ingredients in advanced stages of incubation. So, it is better hatched.
  
  
  
• From: Srini (@ 203.117.167.130) on: Wed Jul 11 23:24:27
  
  >>No. However, Karunanidhi . . . .<<
  Please read as " Yes. . . However. . .
  
  
• From: sri (@ 202.142.94.229) on: Sun Jul 15 05:01:52
  
  Tamil is the most widely used web language in india. thats enough. in bangalore 70% of it people are tamils thats enough i think. tidel 2 and 3 are planned to be launched soon.
  
  
• From: arun kumar raja (@ ) on: Wed Mar 26 08:27:35
  
  >>Does chennai issuing the highest number of H 1 visas in the whole world an indicator of it's progress<<
  No. This is no measure. As it is H1 is no indication. And added to that the location of US consulate happens to be in Chennai catering to may be the whole of South India.
  >>Are TN politicians not media saavy as krishna and naidu ?<<
  No. However, Karunanidhi aided by some well-versed politicians like Murasoli Maran and other professionals did try to stand up; Sadly since he is gone along with his team, you can forget any new chances. FYKI, TN govt. was the first to come out with a "Policy Paper" on BioTechnology.
  >>Can cheenai be the hub of IT revolution in india<<
  No. Chennai is still not cosmopolitan enough. One of the important aspects of a truly cosmopolitan city (in India) is that the ligua franca changes to a language other than the native language of the given state. E.g. Englsih/Hindi is the professionals' lingua franca in Hyderabad (which anyway has a Urdu/Hindi orientation due to its deccan past), Bangalore and Mumbai. In TamilNadu, a bright software person from Orissa or Bengal can no doubt get a job with no discrimination if he is talented. But, out of office life could be strenuous for want of Tamil understanding. For becoming any 'hub' it's not the total quantity of professional that matters. It's the commensurate 'quality' that matters too. And any region, city, state, country has statistical limitations in not being able to produce quality in bulk. So, hubs are meant to attract the 'best' from everywhere. Like Silicon Valley of US. As of today, the 'best' brains would prefer to head to Bangalore for its Weather and Cosmopolitanism. Hyderbad which in my opinion is more cosmopolitan than even Bangalore is mercilessly hot during Summers and there's a palpable lack of new age trendiness that goes with Bangalore. Chennai can aspire to soon dislodge Hyd. but it will take years to overtake Bangalore.
  
  But, all said and done, Chennai which is the capital of one of the most socially-equitable states in India, can produce the 'quality' too in bulk numbers and hence may not depend much on the equivalent 'best' brains of other states. I am including 'quality' entrepreneurs too. If this gets ensured, Chennai can indeed overtake any other city. It has all other ingredients in advanced stages of incubation. So, it is better hatched.
  
  
• From: sandeep (@ ip-210-185-9-218.internet.co.nz) on: Mon Apr 12 07:23:23
  
  Finally kerala will overtake both chennai and bangalore.......hahaha.......
  
  
• From: ram (@ cache82.156ce.maxonline.com.sg) on: Wed Apr 21 10:24:04 EDT 2004
  
  hahah south indians brothers fighting among themselves, north indian indo aryan ass^olse will then enjoy the picture, and it"ll be very easy for them to bring us down the soil.
  
  fight more, ... go ahead idiots. Whther Tamil,Malayalam,Kannada,Telugu,Tulu, we are all dravidians, the natives of the holy land, y are we giving ways for the indo-aryan to find a loop hole to hop in?
  
  Can"t u all wake up ass^oles ? fuking indian will never ever reform, look at the chinese, can u see a hokkein fighting against a teochew, a hakkah fighting against a cantonese? NO and never will such a thing happen in their case, thats y the chinese are still prosperous wherever they go, wheras we indians are trying to find fault among ourselve .
  
  Where and when can we reform?
  
  
• From: Lenin (@ cache8.156ce.maxonline.com.sg) on: Fri Apr 23 08:22:39 EDT 2004
  
  IN TamilNadu People are suffering of drinking water shortage.
  In CHENNAI Regardless of HINDU , MUSLIM , CHRISTIAN
  
  Regardless of Vaniyar, Brahmin , Soothran, chettiyar, Nadar ,....
  
  Everyone is dieing to get drinking Water ?
  
  Women and thousands of Sisters are suffering to get Good Drinking Water
  
  - Worst Transport System
  
  - Worst Pollution
  
  - Chennai with Bulit in " COOVAM "
  
  - MASS PRODUCTION OF Mosquitos
  
  - Crimes(esp outer chennai) , Prostitution
  
  - Unexpected Power Cuts.
  
  - Bulking Population (No Control)
  
  - AIDS infected Increasing
  
  - Worst Service in all Govt. Offices
  
  
  With ALL these Problems Still WE People fight over caste , religion?
  
  Still you want to hold your Identity as Brahmin or Soothran.
  
  WHY ?? CANT YOU SELECT A GOOD PERSON TO SOLVE ALL THESE , CANT YOU VOTE FOR SUCH A Person ?
  
  THINK !
  
  COMMUNISM UNITES ALL PEOPLE BY GREAT CONCEPT
  
  SPREAD COMMUNISM AND SELECT COMMUNIST IN POWER !
  
  GET UNITED BY THIS WONDERFUL CONCEPT !
  
  "Thani oruvanukku unavillai endral jegathinai Azhithiduvom"
  
  
  
• From: S (@ h66-59-174-253.gtconnect.net) on: Fri Apr 23 18:32:19 EDT 2004
  
  Thani oruvanukku unavillai endral jegathinai Azhithiduvom"
  
  Now that is a typical communist mentality, let us kill all so everyone will have their needs met, because we want have anyone asking for anything!!!
  
  
• From: Lenin (@ cache8.156ce.maxonline.com.sg) on: Sat Apr 24 00:55:38 EDT 2004
  
  Hello S
  
  It is not Kill everyone ,The Inner meaning Poet "Bharathi" pointing out is rebel and protest for a one single hungry man in society,
  
  Not being selfish,you alone eating "sambar" and "ghee" and sleep and enjoy without caring of hunger people.
  (Nokku mattum Yellam Ketacha Pothuma ?)
  
  Remember the Song in Unnal Mudiyum Thambi -
  
  "Akkam Pakkam Paruda Chinna Rasa ..
  
  Samiyidam Pesuthu Pullla ..vayil enna manthirama .. Manasu enna enthirama... "
  
  
• From: Star (@ dial0-040.dialin.uic.edu) on: Sat Apr 24 01:32:21 EDT 2004
  
  "Now that is a typical communist mentality, let us kill all so everyone will have their needs met, because we want have anyone asking for anything!!!"
  
  Agreed! Communists are shameless con-artists.
  
  
• From: Lenin (@ cache8.156ce.maxonline.com.sg) on: Sat Apr 24 06:27:21 EDT 2004
  
  ya
  Communists -Marxist Leninist , Naxalites are Killing all Corrupt adminstrative people and corrupt police in Andhra .
  
  This Killings should be blessing for poor people and sufferings people.
  
  
  These things cannot be understood by these brahmin culprits like "star"
  
  Because he is enjoying american life style in US
  
  

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