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...making this a great event! As an Indian, however, I was embarrassed by my country's performance at these Olympics; we came home with only one medal. I hope we Indians learned something from it. That most of the celebrities involved in the Olympic-torch relay in New Delhi were not athletes is proof enough of the Indian government's attitude toward sports. There is very little promotion of any sport in India other than cricket, which does not help us win Olympic medals. Just participating in the Games is all that counts for many of us, including the Indian...
...Sometimes it seems that Delhi's taxi drivers have only one suggestion for a visitor: "Want to see a handicrafts emporium?" If you're interested in overpriced trinkets churned out in sweatshops, take your cabby's offer. Inevitably, you'll find yourself in a claustrophobic showroom with someone at your elbow needling you to buy. The cabby, of course, gets a commission for delivering...
...making this a great event! As an Indian, however, I was embarrassed by my country's performance at these Olympics; we came home with only one medal. I hope we Indians learned something from it. That most of the celebrities involved in the Olympic-torch relay in New Delhi were not athletes is proof enough of the Indian government's attitude toward sports. There is very little promotion of any sport in India other than cricket, which does not help us win Olympic medals. Just participating in the Games is all that counts for many of us, including the Indian...
...recruits. At the same time, as multinationals like Accenture and IBM poach midlevel executives, some observers are worried that fast-rising wages could erode India's competitiveness--and price the country out of the outsourcing business, which has fueled most of the country's IT growth. --By Aravind Adiga/New Delhi...
...making a great event! As an Indian, I was embarrassed, however, by my country's performance at these Olympics, since we came home with only one medal. I hope we Indians learned something from it. That most of the celebrities involved in the Olympic torch relay in New Delhi were not athletes was proof enough of the Indian government's attitude toward sports. There is very little promotion of any sport in India other than cricket, which does not help us win Olympic medals. Just participating in the Games is all that counts for many of us, including the Indian...