Comments on: Red or Green?

By: Cyberhillbilly

Cyberhillbilly — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:48:00 +0000

Great post. I used some of your quotes on a post of my own about this blog. Combs' home is in Appalachia and I write quite a bit about the mountains here. (We used to get called Hillbillies as a derogatory term, so I've adapted it as part of my handle... so I love your use of the word Desi. Folks should be proud of who they are and where they're from and I applaud you guys for your spirit. Enuff soapbox...)

If you get a chance to check it out I'd love to hear some comments. Particularly about my closing question: Does the success of this company have something to do with their Indian corporate, and thus Anglo/British heritage?

By: Salil Maniktahla

Salil Maniktahla — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 22:20:38 +0000

Did y’all see the shout-out on Salon this generated?

By: Kurma

Kurma — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 09:02:46 +0000

I enjoyed spending some time reading the tractorbynet forum where people where talking about various mechanical issues with their tractors and lots of folks posted helpful comments. Thanks for the link, Siddhartha. Always nice to see a commmunity where people help each other out with technical issues.

Like Siddhartha noted, it's interesting to see the farmers happily take up Mahindra while software types are getting hate.

By: runnerwallah

runnerwallah — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 08:41:25 +0000

Manish Vij wrote an interesting comment about them here

By: Kurma

Kurma — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 07:23:30 +0000

Try the American pronunciation. It's cool. Ma-HIN-druh.

Isn't that the Indian pronunciation as well? Maybe a longer draa at the end intead of the druh, that's all.

By: chitrana

chitrana — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 04:14:41 +0000

Only thing left to conquer is the baby stroller market.

tractorbynet.com has an entire forum dedicated to posts about Mahindra tractors populated by some very englightened members.

Quote: Originally Posted by bill177 I just wish that Mahindra was American owned and American manufactured No you don't. The products would be twice the price and half the quality.
Tell that to the American workers that are a part of Mahindra. Even in foreign owned and controlled companies there are a fair amount of American workers and in other foreign owned companies there is a fair share of half quality products. A company's country of origin is no way to judge it's products. There are some fine tractors built by Americans as well as overseas.

By: coach diesel

coach diesel — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 23:06:19 +0000

Desishiksa, not trying to pry but I’m in VA too. How far are you from Richmond?

By: Amrita

Amrita — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 21:34:49 +0000

Sorry, I meant stellaR. Pity John Deere took over wobbly landscaping mower production for emerald waves of golf courses.– there is no substitute for an old Bolens.

By: Amrita

Amrita — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 21:17:29 +0000

Stellat, Siddharta! This half-city half-sticks macaca wants to add that the manhole covers in NYC indicate that they were made in 24-Parganas, but have not seen any similar in any county seat up the valley. Will keep an eye out for red tractors upstate from now on.

By: Sahej

Sahej — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 19:01:22 +0000

Great perspective

You know, that other comment I made on the haldi thread, I actually thought it was a great article, and I wonder that my comment was taken as sarcastic or a criticism