Wednesday, 23 January 2013

Is this the India we dream about?

We as Indians, everyone knows are varied like the spectrum of visible light. But in the end we are Indians. The point is that even though this is easy to write and think about or maybe even imagine for other countries, the reality is that even after more than 60 years of Independence, this feeling of oneness has not completely sunken into our minds. I doubt if it ever will. I can see it in my daily life where the unskilled labour force is being increasing occupied by odishans, the interactions with them is comparable to that which would be given to a foreigner. Or be in our prejudices; bengalis are machlis, punjabis are dumb singhs, keralites are mallus, tamilians are pandis, etc..
I would like ask how can we tell we are patriotic and proud Indians when we don't even love and respect one another, when we don't have the patience to accept our fellow countrymen??
Is this what our leaders dreamt of?

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