Monday, March 3, 2008

Mumbai Belongs To India

In this world we are surrounded by a lot of complexities. Philosophy has its way and we have ours. The one complex thing tagging my mind is “why people who should be born dumb are never born dumb”?! This question has immense relevance in today’s scenario. India is a country were a variety of characters co-exist. The statement of Mr.Raj Thackray that Mumbai is for Mumbaikars is thouroughly unjustified. There are facts that have to be re-established in the Indian sub-continent today:

1)There is no such place in India called the Republic of Mumbai. Mumbai will remain a proud part of our country,{India- in case we forget}.

2)There should be no room for a civil war in India however hard anybody tries.

3)Partially or wholly seditious statements providing an incitement to violence must be condemned.

Caste wars, water wars, what next? An identity war? This is ridiculous . Aren’t we ever going to aim at achieving our targets at 2020? If we are to, then these statements are not going to do us any good. The constitution clearly states that any Indian can have freedom of movement within this glorious country. When Ambedkar and other visionaries did not have a problem I really don’t know why such statements even crop up.

Thus what people like Mr. Raj Thackray forget is that since 1991 India has become a part of the gobalized world. As Seneca the philosopher once said “I belong to the world” : this should be our motive. So knock knock!! India is an ominous part of the globalized society and Mumbai is for Mumbaikars said so and so. What a Neanderthal statement to make. Wake up.. its 2008 or rather we leave people like him asleep.



Author-Sandy

2 comments:

Koushik aarveeve said...

Kudos to sandy for taking up such a nice topic..and thanx to sano 4 publishing it:))
"Indian's lack unity among themselves..and that's the most saddest part".. But i wonder where that sudden sense of bonding for r country comes all of a sudden while Indian's winning a cricket match...
if v stand united there, we should show r affection for r country in all endeavours.

Unknown said...

Nice article once again Sandy!