Thursday, March 18, 2010

ARE INDIANS DYING?

Friends,

I want to share with you what happened just a few minutes back...

Our dhobi came to my house to give our pressed clothes.While going away, she began to speak something that i couldn't get.Again she started repeating it in a particular slang language & its gist is...
"Some particular region people are coming to this place,working hard ,earning 'lots' of money, buying properties like buildings, lands & therefore lands rates are increasing here and we, the people of this place are unable to buy anything.So ,those people should not be allowed to come here."

I was clueless at her talking like this.I wanted to explain to her that her perception is incorrect.
But again as i was very busy with my house-work,I let it go.But even if i take the risk & task of explaining to her, ruining my work,I know she wouldn't understand it.

Why would she have to understand it in the first place?She is not literate like our politicians. When our so-called intellectual brains & politicians in our country are favoring separation of states or asking people of other states to get out of their states, (separation of Telengana from AndhraPradesh & MNS in Maharastra threatening U.P., Bihar & other states people....etc)
why should this poor lady have to understand???
I let her go thinking it was "dhobitics" just like politics.

One more thing i would like to share...
The other day, i was going through some blogs & i happened to see a blog of some 37 yr old lady lawyer of Mumbai in which she writes about some tips to remember while in Mumbai & its like this.....
  • if u are belonging to U.P or Bihar, be prepared to face criticism etc.
  • if u r someone from south be prepared to be referred to as 'black' & laughed at ur slang hindi...
  • She says that she don't even want to explain what a Madras person is like?
DAMN SHE!!!What does she want to say???

I am not from Madras or U.P or Bihar but i have felt very angry at what she wrote?
Is it sensible of her to write all this considering her age, education & knowledge???

COME ON???
Is the concept of ONENESS & UNITY dying in us???
Are we not INDIANS ???
Have forgot the lessons we learned as a child..."Unity in Diversity"????
Do we better prefer to be associated with regionalism???
Do we remember that we are Indians only when we watch cricket????

Is the word "INDIAN" fading away & is it going to die soon????
Anybody,Please answer me.

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