‘Maharashtra is for Maharashtrians’ – 1970’s Balasaheb Thackeray Campaign
‘When in Maharashtra, act like Maharashtrians’ – 2008 Maharashtra Navnirman Sena(Raj Thackeray)
Like Uncle Like Nephew?
It all started in somewhere in 1967 with fiery speeches - that moved masses(or did it discombobulate), ‘son of soil’ admonishments and sparks of violence against the South Indians – who were slowly creeping in to middle class strata snatching away jobs from the ‘sons of the soil’.
Fast forward history pages and you shall find – Anti region turn to anti-religion and anti-Pakistan(including digging up Cricket pitches and the Bombay riots),Anti-actors and Anti-Bollywood (Dilip Kumar for the uncle and Big B for the nephew) and finally giving way to Anti-North Indian which now probably has culminated in to Anti Samajwadi Party!
All this – ofcourse- can be disguised as Nirman. Nirman which pirouettes itself around the hinge called Politics – of deception, mockery, clannish penchant and insatiable desire for power.
The root of unemployment of the Marathi youths shall not be extirpated by ousting the clans who in a larger picture form one face of India. Nirman has to assume a larger and a social meaning. Fiery speeches which are directed towards discombobulative effect shall need to assume a progressive nature towards shaping tomorrow’s Maharashtrians. There are lessons to be learnt from the neighboring state of Gujarat (not from the politics or the politicians there but from the scale of development it has assumed). Castles cannot be built by blistering speeches – neither can Mumbai turn in to a Shanghai by ousting progress.
A close friend of mine reiterated something Charles Schultz had penned for Snoopy –
‘Yesterday I was a dog. Today I'm a dog. Tomorrow I'll probably still be a dog. Sigh! There's so little hope for advancement.’
9 comments:
A wonderful post to give a real idea of the prevailing condition in mumbai with all the hype that is created around the city.
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when whole world is talking aboutcollaborative leadership and innovation at international level ...here we are fighting within India !! but then thats the way world moves ...everybody fight for their own causes ... what is your cause?
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ur gonna need Z class security...RT's flunkies r gonna follow u to S.
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Wow!
test comment you bugger
"(not from the politics or the politicians there but from the ... )" is debatable !! yup... mr. nirman has made my life hell... couldnot get a cab from office to home (worli) -- because of same :(
wonder whom to blame...the system for not being abke to provide enough opportuniies or the people for allowing the politicians to sow the seeds of regionalism!!! probbaly it's the inefficiency within oneself which makes us take such steps...
It's been a long time since I logged on but reading your blog made me realise how much I can miss in such a short while.
Hmm, I echo the Z+ security bit and Dips comment as well and Ritesh's as well. Was stuck in traffic for mre than 3 hrs and had to pass through glass carpeted roads and flag carrying volunteers.
Marathi manoos. My suggestion - pack up industrialists, pack up stock exchange folks. And why are S.Indians not targetted? Because they are not as brash and in your face kinds? if you are insecure, don;t cure your insecurity. eliminate those who hold up a mirror.
Lots more to write but unlike you I am too lazy.
today's Mumbai Mirror has quotes from Kolis - this is our land if you outsiders - includes maharashtrians from pune, indore and latur (and of course the Tahckerays) cannot live peacefully in our Mumbai we do not want you here. :)
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