Dark Part of IT Progress in India.

By : Javed A. Khan May. 16



The dark part of IT progress in India. By : Javed A. Khan



One techy Named Raajeev in his statement says "Thanks, for making it happen here, I am making good as being a techy" . and so on makes several interesting comments. Before commenting on his views, some background information. I have a little over 5 years of experience in the computer industry. Of this, three years were in a Core IT Sectores and two years in the production in the KSA. I currently work in Riyadh Almarai Company.



Raajeev says the computer industry has given our youth "pride and dignity." Has it? These are individual traits and it is hard to make such a sweeping statement about thousands of people. However, one counter argument can blow away the Raajeev’s claims. A typical call centre job requires its employees to work graveyard hours when the rest of the world is sleeping. Any doctor or website can explain the problems that a person faces when his/her circadian rhythm is disrupted. Problems such as bipolar disorder, cardiovascular problems, and perhaps even cancer, are some of the possible side effects.


Yet the call centre industry continues to extol the virtues of working in such jobs. What make so proud about your job which make you afraid of sunlight , forcing you to have brunch and pills. What can be dignifying about a job which requires our youngsters to take on a false name and speak with a false accent? Isn’t our sense of identity our most important asset? Secondly, there are various kinds of jobs in the computer industry. They include customer support, back office operations, product sustenance, research and product development. By and large, most jobs are concentrated in the first three areas. Product sustenance involves supporting products that are no longer the latest in their field. Companies in the U.S. and other countries send such jobs to India since they would prefer to have their employees in the "mother country" design and develop new technologies. Not exactly "cutting-edge" work.



Several companies in the service sector, including some of the largest in the field, keep hundreds of their employees "on the bench," sometimes for months, waiting for new projects. Is this an effective use of their talent? Is this enhancing their pride or dignity? There are exceptions, of course. But mostly every other one is the same while we think every another one is a rabbit out from magician’s Hat. Aping the Western way of life is certainly nothing to crow about. In developed countries, people value their way of life, their history, culture and heritage. Using the latest buzz words or wearing the latest fashions is not a merit. A developed or developing country doesn’t means you have to mimic a western culture like wearing gray shades , having baked food with lots of cheesy things and throwing all your hard earned money at the end of the week.



I am not telling or protesting anything about living a life with full throttle but it should be genuine one. It is true that the IT industry has provided jobs for thousands of people. However it has brought its share of problems. Real estate prices in Bangalore are among the highest in India. People who don’t work in the IT industry have little hope of living in their own home.


Bangalore’s pollution and traffic problems have worsened, partly due to the rich insisting on driving cars, all alone, to work.. For all their faults, several public sector industries in Bangalore provide bus service to their employees, thus preventing thousands of motor cycles and cars from taking to the road. Another example is Mumbai and Pune where every second guy is a techy nowadays who thinks he must be recognized reputedly everywhere.. and there is nothing bad about that also . but who is surviving because of us ? The common people who is paying 60 bucks for a coffee just because we made it a standard. Surely I am doing the same thing. Definitely I have no rights to say on behalf of anybody or anybody to me why I am buying anything worth a rupee for five bucks just because I don’t wanted to keep the change. We have the liberty to live our lives it’s a free country but we should take into the consideration that not everybody out there is a techy and not everybody wanted to pay as much as you can. It is important to see both sides of the picture. Glitzy product launches and slick PowerPoint presentations should not distort our views , its our responsibly to make this country developed . developed for everybody.


Don’t let the people crawling behind.

Happy Growing… Yours Javed A. Khan