"Hello"
"Haan bol"
"Baiju, bahut bura hua"
"kya hua, kuch batayegi?"
"80 years ki aged lady ko Indian government ne uske ghar se baahar nikaal dia"
"Theek hai yaar... kuch loan-woan ka lafda hoga"
"Can't we do something for her?"
"Tu rehne de bey... tera dimaag kharaab ho gaya hai"
"How can you be so insensitive, Baiju?"
"Acha yeh bata, kaun se channel pe aa raha hai?"
"India TV"
"Naatak hai sab... let me check the news in detail."
I logged onto the India TV website to read the news in detail. It says - "EIGHY YEAR OLD WOMAN THROWN OUT OF HOUSE"
Hmmm... I said to myself... "It happens only in India" It's the second time that I'm humming this song in a span of 4 days...
I was singing it last weekend after watching Aamir. The Movie as it says in the promos is truly an eye opener... If you haven't seen this movie, don't miss it. I don't think it's playing in the theatre, so go get a pirated DVD or download the movie from internet using some torrent. The story is shot in the slum areas of Mumbai most of them at Muslim dominated areas. Everything is shown just the way it is... we see it all unfold in dark alleys and filthy lanes, in overflowing gutters and smelly godowns, in stifling rooms and over-flowing toilets. Movie is so realistic that we can smell the garbage on the streets and taste the oily chicken curry served at National Hotel...
I love my country... I love India... That's why I am hurt to realize that India has a long way to go...
Evidently we have a democracy that works. Imagine if we had a Hitler instead of Sonia Gandhi, a Bush instead of Manmohan Singh, a Saddam instead of Kalaam or a Mussolini instead of Laloo Prasad. We should be glad that we are blessed. We have the lesser evil. Thank god for his greatness...
We have the freedom to speak. Haan... there are some incidents of goondas silencing people... but overall you are safe inside the four walls of your home. It's better to be safe. We are non-violent people. There are no bullets and missiles flying around and school kids don't carry weapons with them. Once in a while; some accidents do happen... Wo chalta hai!!! During bandh and hadtaal... the ones who stay in their homes face no trouble; especially if you have stocked up your raashan. If the bandh goes too long then... locha hai!!! You don't have rice; then eat bread. If you don't have bread; then drink water. If you don't have water; then... kuch bhi kar ya bhooka marr...
We do have a good government with excellent governance... very cooperative. Visit any of the government departments and you can see the real feel. Government departments ko maaro goli... visit a police station with a petition... Almost anything can be done; provided you know what to do. But everything has its price. The richest in India know that... and today, they are amongst the richest in the world.
India is a rich country and our IT boys are bringing in more bucks... Hmm... more rokdaa... Our space chaps are sending satellites up above the sky so high. Our cricket heroes are bringing us name and fame while our filmi heroes are blogging without any fear of being sued. New generation is singing Vande Maataram. Despite al these lochas and lafdas; we are progressing. Apun logon ka... corruption ranking is getting better. We are no longer the most corrupt country in the world. We are way ahead of Bangladesh, Somalia and Nigeria.
Communal harmony… Hindu; Muslim; Sikh; Issai… sabhi yahan hai bhai bhai… Remember the pledge… “India is my country and all Indians are my brothers and sisters” We definitely do share and care. And as we say, if we live in such a harmonically advanced country then why is there an issue on inter-religion, inter-caste marriages? This is when creed, honor, pride and everything else come into play. Why?
Jo bhi ho... I have decided that as long as I live, my finger will always be there for my country... I mean my vote will always be there...
Our Country is progressing; our democracy is winning... in spite of everything...
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What to say Baiju, you have written it very well. When ever I travel to so called developed world, somewhere this thought comes in--where are we as a country and the response is a mixed feeling. Every time I think about India's progress, I feel proud as well as dampened regarding certain aspects. But all in all, you are right..its a great place and we are pround of being an Indian. Remember the dialogue of Akshay Kumar in Namaste London? You may find some of the info enlightening!
Well,
@roadtoinsight, if you really wanna do something good for your country and people. Do just one thing, be a nice human and also a nice Indian.
1. Don't Cheat others ( or they will say its a bad Indian )
2. Do not loose talk about your own country ( maximum does )
3. Do not over hype your country also.
4. Do your duties properly and be a nice worker and friend and what ever role you play. You will be a Role Model for others :)
5. And yes if your really care about the Indians, first care about Indians in your life. your mother father freinds
@Baiju,
Even you say mera bharat mahan, you don't wanna go there :)
So for Indians Bhaarat is Mahan only when they are out of India.
But yes you are thinking in right direction. You represent young India who thinks good about there country.
All wanna do good for their country, but first think "Not Bad" :D
And that is first step towards your country
Thanks
I simply loved how you have written the whole thing down, it contains the seriousness of the issue but with humour in it. I have always loved India and consider it to be simply the best. I can sit at one corner of any street and love my time by just seeing the world go by. I can not do it anywhere else. I can eat roadside and my immunity system has gone so high that no bacteria can do shit to me. i love the people, so warm hearted and ever ready to help. The political scene is no boubt bad but remember that things are changing, there is a new party created by youths who do intend to bring in change. Good or bad, the whole thing makes India what it is and for me it's the best place in the world.
Well I think our contry produces good humans first which becomes good Indians afterward.
You come to know more value about your country once you really miss them. Same true for your family and friends ( But sometimes not true )
Well "roadtoinsight", I am not asking that go back to India. But yes this truth I heard many people talking crap about India.
I really agree with you what you said in last paragraph.
But this is what I feel here, people think that India is a poor country. We do not have food to eat. Conditions of women are really really bad ( its not truth ).
I say all countries have their own problems, We are not the only nations with problem. We do have some unique things which no else where can be found.
Hi Shailendra,
Is your idea of being a good Indian different then being a good person? if yes, it is one perspective and a different approach. But then it is not limited to and should not be limited towards Indians only. You have picked up a point that India remains in our good books only when we are out of it...well I do not agree. In return, do not ask me to take first flight back to India:). It was not long ago when we could hear people screaming about "brain drain". All of it subsided once NRIs earned dollars and send them home besides projecting our image which was not similar to Red Indians carrying spears and sporting feathered tiaras.
Being Indian, is a feeling of connection, feeling of pride as well as hope for a better future for the nation and somewhere an attempt to participate in the process like any other Indian.
One thing is sure, the topic is sensitive to us and Baiju has got a knack now to make us explode and write on his blog. Were you feeling too ignored on your own blog Baiju? The strategy has worked, people are pouring in comments:)
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