Who do you think a geek is? That introvert in the corner of the party or that comic book collector who goes to Star Trek conventions? The professor holed up in her laboratory or the software guy hunched over his keyboard churning out code?
“…To me, at least, geekiness is all about passion. It’s about choosing science and technology or another intellectual pursuit,” says Angela Saini.
(This story appears in the 06 May, 2011 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)
Most of these books written about India- I don't know if there is an intended audience for these books ? Sure, this is not written for people in India because there is nothing new in this book. I guess a reader of everyday newspaper knows about what is written in this book (I hope the book is not intended to people who don't read news paper). I don't even understand why someone took the pain of publishing this in India. Yes, it might appeal to countries like US and UK, who is trying to understand more about the developing nation called "India". Somehow I see more and more books about this "outsourcing country". I wouldn't be surprised if a book comes out called "10 days success guide to India" or "Decode India in 10 days". Well, it feels like the author is trying to persuade us to think India is a geek nation or not ? I am confused here. To conclude, I will say it looks like an "outsiders" attempt to decode another dimension of this nation. At least from "inside" it feels like that.
on May 15, 2011