Ayn Rand in India

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Apparently Ayn Ran's books are becoming popular in the Indian subcontinent. How will this effect India?

http://india.nydailynews.com/newsarticle/4fc6549fc110c05879000000/india-s-unlikely-romance-with-novelist-ayn-rand

I have said bad things about Ayn Rand in this site before in the past but I still think there could be a positive side to this. Ayn Rand was proudly anti-racist and her writings could cool down Indian caste warfare.

I am sure Rand's books will influence India about as much as they have influenced the United States.

ruveyn

Very interesting, I noticed this myself. I love it, personally.

"Asia" and "individualism" are two words that aren't often used together.

Wasn't there an article a month ago about Hitler beng popular as a business guru in India, about how all aspiring businessmen pick up Mein Kampf to learn how to compete?

Well the same was true for Hitler's literature as well.

When I saw the topic title, I was imagining Miss Rand actually going to India and getting all spiritual, like the Beatles did.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FtVPvr2LVw[/youtube]

Oh my goodness golly gosh. Who is Babu John Galt?

ruveyn

We may have the makings of a brilliant parody.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NR2fSz_YpM4[/youtube]

It would seem to be the opposite

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/06/2 ... ee-itself#

As in the USA, it is primarily the upper-caste Indians who see in Miss Rand a justification for their power and socio-economic superiority, and the rejection of charity and altruism, in a country where 465 million people live on less than $1.25 per day.

In the USA, Miss Rand presently serves as a rallying cry for class warfare. It is the same in India.

Who is Babu Galt?

ruveyn

This is Babu Galt: