Regionalism- a new religion??

The other day over a cup of coffee, me and my friend had a short but deep conversation on the recent turmoil in the city of dreams - Mumbai.We were astonished by the fact that in the democratic India, the freedom of speech can be misused and can affect the masses to such an extent that the regionalism seems to be a religion.

I really don't know the motive behind Raj Thackeray suddenly emerging as a SAVIOR of Maharashtra , which in itself is so cosmopolitan that its difficult to find who is the son of soil and who is not.

Mumbai,the city which drives the Indian economy has the biggest investors from outside Maharashtra.Ambani,Birla,Godrej,Bajaj to name a few,though are not BhoomiPutras but have been the Shravan kumars who made Mumbai an economic capital.I dont say,Mumbai is Mumbai just because of them, but I would put it as a joint effort of people from many states.

I agree, Mumbai is getting overcrowded and highly populated but instead of finding a mature and "beneficial to all" solution, it was heart breaking to see that the innocent Northies were brutally beaten up and frightened to leave Mumbai and their livelihood.
This arouses few questions. What are they paying for?
Paying for just being an outsider? Pay for executing their fundamental rights? Paying for looking Mumbai as the city of dreams? or Paying for racism which is being introduced as a religion by our politicians?

This is India of 21st century.. We know what to believe in and what to discard.In this global era, when the world is getting local and boundaries are just mere symbols of dividing the nations geographically, we Indians would not let India divide by regionalism\caste\creed and more importantly language!!

Last but not the least I would say Jai amchi Mumbai , Jai Maharashtra, Jai Bihar and Jai Hind!!

Life - A Journey

As my first blog m blogging on something which is simple yet complex .. something which is clear yet cloudy , something which is known yet bizarre. Yes ma dear friends m talking about the eternal enigma - LIFE!!

What life means to you? Have you ever thought of it ? I am pretty sure , each one of you have your own definitions of life and this is the fact,a person creates the meaning of life by himself. And as per the title of my blog, for me, LIFE IS A JOURNEY..and the beautiful thing about life is , it identifies its own path, its own pace, its own direction and last but not the least its own destination.

May I ask you to look back your life as a journey destined at where you are now? May I ask you how many of you are at the place, the position and the world you have ever had dreams of and how many of you are pretty sure to achieve your targeted goal? I am sure, not a single person has that surety.The reason, simple, you cannot predict the path of life ...

Taking myself as a living example ... I have never thought of blogging,sitting in Singapore !! I don't even know what I am doing here...that does not mean my life is aimless, that simply means my life has its own aim.I know someone from you may not agree with this philosophy and may argue that with hard work, sheer determination you can achieve what you want and change the way of life as per your own will ..but don't forget the simple yet realistic dictionary words viz helplessness, circumstances and luck...m sure no one of us have ever been spared by these typical life spell...I am calling it life spell because again you don't have control over your destination.

Life is bizarre enough to make a king into a pauper and vice - a - verse.Life is enigmatic enough to make strangers,the eternal lovers and the lovers to strangers forever.Whenever something good is expected you may be disappointed ..sometimes you are hit with unexpected,unimagined wonderful results.Not all things you can control,not all things you can plan.You cannot bring back the time which is gone.

I always believe its your attitude and optimism which keeps you going in all thick and thins.If you think life is a show of sorrows which has joyous moments as the fillers then trust me you should cherish and enjoy the fillers the most.It gives you the motivation to stay in the show till the end.

My life journey has taken me places.I gained a lot and lost a lot.
Lets see what more is in store for me...

Wait and watch....my journey has not ended yet.....