tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13655418.post6950943308824734999..comments2008-01-22T04:40:18.275-08:00Nikhilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06815132070495609748noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13655418.post-55956844297363316772008-01-22T04:40:00.000-08:002008-01-22T04:40:00.000-08:00..its interesting this talk..its also interesting that a lot of people have talked this talk for many years now..<BR/>the cynic in me says..it wont make a difference, the optimist in me says..at least some one is giving food for thought...charity/aid/ neo-imperialism..how many sides are there to that coin I wonder..Morpheushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13420959413200550202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13655418.post-25743434741595928442008-01-19T23:56:00.000-08:002008-01-19T23:56:00.000-08:00Yup.. And thats why initiatives like Grameen Bank in Bangladesh are commendable. They come closer to alleviating poverty than any charity.Nikhilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06815132070495609748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13655418.post-11890163427785681162008-01-15T22:52:00.000-08:002008-01-15T22:52:00.000-08:00I liked the way he termed charity as a form of guilt therapy, for that is exactly what it is. Great talk. And it is no surprise that exactly the same argument can be extended to India and its poor.Sailesh Ganeshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10434654034135974696noreply@blogger.com