Bharat and Bastards

Dedicated to the martyrs of 26/11 who were brave (stupid) enough to lay their lives for the nation. Jai Maharashtra. Jai Bihar. Jai Tamil Nadu.....Jai HIND.

I can't help but wonder about the magnanimity of this nation. It forever forgives. And we continue to err. We continue making bridges and flyovers with grade-2 materials, burn women, erect statues, donate to Gods with a thousand arms and ignore beggar children with none. And also issue a fatwa  against our own national song. All in all, an issue out of no issue. Or is it? I'm dumbfounded. I want to hit people who have come out with this outrageous decision and others who have comfortably accepted it. Fuck you all. What's next? Asking Muslim soldiers to stop saying Jai Hind? Or issuing another fatwa, this time against the National Anthem. No no, maybe pelting stones at A.R.Rahman for singing Ma Tujhe Salam when he should've been offering his namaz. Do Muslim nations consider it blasphemous to sing songs of praise for their nation? And how the hell is Advani defending Vajpayee from within the Lok Sabha. Shouldn't he be behind bars? I mean he's been accused a lot many times before. For a thousand different crimes! But shouldn't we be beating him to death now that the Liberhan Commission Report (after a friggin' 48 extensions) is out on the table?  Now it's not something new to have a criminal contesting for elections, but him/her being a top-notch politician contesting for Prime Minister-ship?? Beats me.

I'm irritated and furious. I can't write when MNS goes ahead with his gundagiri in Maharashtra Assembly. I can't write when educated people at work walk up to me and tell me why are you North Indians imposing Hindi on us South Indians? Well yes you son of a bitch, the next time you go onsite, introduce yourself to Americans as 'Hey! I'm a south indian!' But that wouldn't matter you know. 'Cuz you'll still be the same old desi who's there to rob them of their jobs. And they don't give a shit whether the desi is from south or north. They just know you're a filthy Indian that smells of coconut and curry and that's all there is to it.

I hated Chennai when I first moved in. And then I fell in love with the place. But you know what, it doesn't work. Cuz you are mature enough to understand, give people space and accept them. But people in turn don't accept you. Cuz all their lives they've been taught NOT to talk to North Indians and oppose Hindi. Did you know that the TN Govt celebrates an anti-Hindi day on 26th January? And I always thought it was OUR Republic Day. The North and South divide will forever remain cuz idiots like Mr.X at work are omnipresent. Chennai shakes my belief that with love and patience you can conquer hearts and stay united. Chuck the philosophy honey, every now and then, there will come a dickhead who will be a tamil/bihari/malayali/marathi first and then and Indian.

The biggest jerk was Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel who took the onus on himself to dissolve the princely states and help India unite. I feel sorry for you man. You were such an idiot to actually think about this nation. The people don't give a damn. Fuck, the janta is gullible enough to allow themselves to be misled. You don't have to be educated to be wise. Hell, my late grandmother with no formal education knew whatever happened in Godhra was wrong. Whatever happens in the North East India in the name of AFSPA is wrong. And yet, this Hindu manager guy from dad's office stationed in Gujarat claims that Modi was right??

Vey very angry. Want to getaway. But shying away from problems will never fix them. And once again, after what seems like ages, the question stares me in my face Will India Survive?

PS: had a debate with Mr.X.  Skinned him :D 

Pps: Much love to V for the discussion on India last night :) India will forever remain the most prized..both as a nation and as a topic for discussion :)