Interesting article that definitely makes one think and ponder. I do believe that parts of the article especially the first section does make sense but overall I think the author’s theory does have a number of holes in it. Firstly, there are a number of Indians who do give back to the society but it is not publicized. Just as everywhere else, there are a number of philanthropists and their contributions that we do hear about such as Azim Premji, Narayan Murthy, Tatas, etc and an even larger number that work behind the scenes such as Sachin Tendulkar. Secondly, I agree with the author that we as Indians are a Hobbesian society, but as stated by the very same theorist, Thomas Hobbes, this is for humans in general and not a society in particular. It does not seem to happen in economically well-off societies such as the United States and Western Europe as much as compared to economically impoverished societies such as India, but it does happen everywhere. The current economic crises is a perfect example of the Hobbesian nature of the banks, mortgage lenders, securitization firms, brokers, Madoffs, insurance companies like AIG and SEC officials that exist in the United States. Having said this, religion does not seem to play a big role as the author seems to be suggesting. Other societies such as those in Pakistan and Bangladesh show very similar traits such as shown by us here in India, however dissimilar we want to be from them. However, those societies predominately follow Islam. Same goes for many countries in the African continent and other parts of Asia whether they follow Christianity, Islam, Bhuddhism or Hinduism. .... contd