So Who I Am?
This is a tricky question to answer as I’m not always entirely sure who I am from one moment to the next. In fact, all I'm certain of is that I'm not quite the same person as I was when I first arrived ton this page all those months ago. This page tries to depict various aspects of my person, and to define in part my composition.
How I think of myself
Sweet
Innocent
Honest
How my friends think of me
Stubborn (in a good way)
Opinionated
Obsessed with my ha
How I really am
Loyal
dedicated
borderline obsessive (and not just about my hair)
Occupation
I graduated in 2004-05 and am now actively looking for work.
I am a volunteer System Admin (IT) for Vriti the Internet Hosted Solution.
I work on various Free Software projects in my spare time.
Degrees
B.C.A Bachelor In Computer Application from CCS University Meerut.
Movie genre
Anime, fantasy
Book genre
Fantasy, Classics, Anyone
Games
Super Nintendo
Chrono Trigger
Nintendo 64
Mario Tennis
Gamecube
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Playstation 2
SSX 3
Wii
Wii Tennis
PC
Tyrian 2000
Text-based
Nethack
Did I enjoy being a student
No. I disliked many things about being an undergraduate student. Getting rid of lectures and replacing them with well-written explanatory texts and optional Socratic seminar style group help sessions would have probably been sufficient to make me like being a student.
What do I want out of life
Some distinction, some responsibility, decent quality of living, good friends, stable income, some time to myself for hobbies, to stay up-to-date with computer-related technology, to encourage freedom in various guises (Free Software).
Freedom
I am an advocate of personal space and various personal freedoms. When you live in a large family for a while, you very quickly develop a taste for freedom in all its forms.
Favorite snacks
Salty
Kettle-cooked barbecue potato chips
Sweet
Dark chocolate bars
My Philosophy
My social views are conservative, my politics are moderate, and my approach to English spelling and grammar is quite liberal.
I've lived and studied in various locations in India, so I know what I'm talking about, most of the time anyway.
Despite appearances, I'm not some kind of activist. I may write about controversial issues like Pak-Indian relations and the suppression of democracy in India, but I don’t protest in the streets and I most certainly don’t want to lead the next revolution. India can’t be changed overnight and it certainly can’t be changed by a few blogger writing away in the back-rooms. So I’m not even going to try to change it, only to write about it.
As anybody who reads my blog regularly will know, I have a number of pet hates, including commercialism, cultural imperialism, and the insidious way that loose western values appear to have crept into Asian society; a situation that I could go on about about for days, but which you probably don't want to hear about right now.
Other than this, I’m a fully-fledged member of Generation X and cynic living in a world that swings between unbelievable naivety and utter paranoia. If it is a fashion then I don’t want to follow it, and if it is a trend then you can be sure that it won’t represent me.
Oh, and before you ask, I'm not Indian-American, or any other kind of America for that matter.
Why am I blogging?
There are two reasons why I am blogging, the first of these is that I have actually lived in India, and I don't mean Pakistan or Nepal. I mean the real heart and body of India - Incredible India.
I have seen things that most people never get to see, and experience events from a perspective that most people do not realize exists. Naturally, I feel a need to tell people about it.
The other reason that I am blogging, the main one as things stand, is because I occasionally feel incredibly exasperated at the ignorance that is allowed to exist in the world, and by the actions of several groups who seems to be going to concerted effort to maintain this ignorance.
These groups being:
Politicians with a vested interest in ensuring that current events and historical
accounts are recorded only in a way that is favorable to their cause.
Media agencies that care less about informing the public of both sides of an
argument, than they do about reinforcing people's views on the side that most
suits the agency.
Media bosses who care less about providing an fair account of the news than
they do about making money.
As such, I am strongly of the opinion that too much important information is being controlled by people who shouldn’t be trusted to hand out complementary perfume samples, let alone direct public opinion.
For this reason, I decided to try and provide a source of India news that is not widely covered by the “big media”, and to cover events from the angles that they conveniently forget exist.
I also feel compelled to doing this in English, a language that is accessible to much of the world.
Out of this, the blog that is Angry Indian Blogger was born.
After Thoughts
There are some things that simply need a voice that is not waiving a charity collection envelope at you while it is speaking, or that need a counter voice to give the other side of the story in a world awash with propaganda written by the prominent Indian media and the dominating American news corporations. This is what this blog is for.
I am not specifically attacking or defending India and I am not writing without knowledge of Indian history, culture or politics. If I don’t include something it doesn’t mean that I am not aware of it, only that I haven’t felt the need to include it.
I will gladly debate the issues, but don't feel obliged to post mean minded comments if you don't agree with what I say and aren't willing to listen.
Lastly, I’m not politically backed, I’m not getting paid for this blog and you don’t have to read what I am writing if you don’t like it.
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