There are 2 kinds of Indians in corporate America: spelling-bee Indians, and the kind that, if business were literally war, would be South African mercenaries doing “nation-building”. The ratio of the 2 subspecies often tells you everything you need to know about a business.
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The South African analogy hits uncomfortably close. You don’t want to dig too deep into the historic roots of South African military talent . You don’t want to dig too deep into the historic roots of Indian management talent. In both cases you may not like the answers you find.
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It can be. Short for Swaminathan. South Indian names traditionally are just 1 name, with father’s name or village name prefixed as initials if necessary for paperwork. The pattern is changing to western style first/last though and Swamy or Swaminathan is usu cast as a last name
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*whistles and strolls away nonchalantly, accidentally dropping a Glock*
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