
Thought for the day: Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen. Winston Churchill Just a few days back, I was wondering what the US-based(crazed?) NRIs must be feeling like, now that the dollar’s slumped to an all-time low, and, most of the goodies which people used to look forward to, from anyone returning from the US of A, are now available in India. Of course, the fact remains that not much is really ‘Made in US’ now- most of it comes from China, Thailand, India, Bangladesh, et al. I do remember, some years back, how things like a pack of Gillette razor blades, a pair of Levis/Wrangler jeans, a remote-operated car and what not! So, I had a big smile on my face while reading this article in last week’s Weekend, written by C Rajghatta. Some of the particularly enjoyable extracts: “- The tidings about the demise of the NRI cachet and the rise of the RNI(Resident Non Indian) legend was brought recently to America, the largest ha...