Sanskrit.

[Guest guest]

> But what I'm wondering is whether you can provide support (references) for

> the above statements regarding its validity in the field of info

> technology and India as producing the highest number of software writers.

 

Regarding India's programmers.

 

That's well known fact. If a person reads regularly computer-related

magazines, he knows about this. I'm not sure about their qualification,

whether they are really top guys in programming, but two years ago Bill

Gates visited India with the purpose of investigating man resourses. It is

doubtful that any real programmer will work for Microsoft, but anyway.

 

> Sincerely,

> bhakta Bill Duke

 

Haribol,

Jayagovardhana d

[Guest guest]

Dear Sergei Prabhu (and Jayagovardhana d),

 

Please accept my humble obeisances.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

 

Thank you for your (Sergei Prabhu) note with statisics on Indian bodied

workers in the computer industry etc.

 

If I can with all humility, please allow me to make a statement or two.

First let me say that I do not have any reason to doubt the authenticity of

your figures.

But what I want to do is point out the little bit that I know regarding how

things (such as statistics) are accepted as authoritative.

Srila Prabhupada in his writings gives us many examples of what constitutes

authority (in making statements etc.). For us followers of Srila Prabhupada

the Acaryas and the Vedic scriptures are our authority. So when Srila

Prabhupada makes a statement he supports the statement by giving references

from the previous saints, acaryas and particular Vedic verses.

 

So I hope I am simply instructing how statements are supported.

 

So my question is "where do the figures you have listed come from?"

 

Practically speaking this same system is used in science.

I did not complete a masters of science but I did study a couple years for

that graduate degree. And it actually was helpful in showing me how science

works -- even though it was all very mundane and mechanistic in its

approach.

So I learned how scientific journals are a significant part of science's

body of authority.

Journals such as "Science", "The Journal of the American Medical

Association [? or Academy?]", "Nature", etc. are accepted as authorities

because over the years they have been accepted as publishing accurate

information.

So I hope I am helping. If not, please forgive me.

 

Your servant,

bhakta Bill Duke

Nashville, TN USA

 

PS -- I'm cc-ing this to Jayagovardhana das. He sent a letter saying one

familar with computer magazines becomes aware of this. So this idea of

things [knowledge etc.] becoming so well known that no support is necessary

may be a point. And he also mentioned magazines of that field as a

(un-named) reference. No problem.

 

Hare Krishna!

 

 

>

> Dear Prabhu Bill,

> please accept my respectful obeisances.

> All glories to Srila Prabhupada and all other Vaisnavas!

> All glories to Sri Sri Gaura-Nitai and Sri Sri Radha-Govinda!

>

> > But what I'm wondering is whether you can provide support (references)

for

> > the above statements regarding its validity in the field of info

> > technology and India as producing the highest number of software

writers.

>

> This will be the answer:

>

> * 12% of Scientists in America are Indians.

> * 36% of NASA employees are Indians.

> * 34% of MICROSOFT employees are Indians

> * 28% of IBM employees are Indians

> * 17% of INTEL employees are Indians

> * 13% of XEROX employees are Indians

>

> Your most unworthy servant,

> Sergei.

> Hare Krsna.