An American visited India and went back to America where he met his Indian friend who asked him, “How did u find my Country?”
The American said it is a great country with solid ancient history and immensely rich with natural resources.
The Indian friend then asked, “How u found Indians?”
”Indians? Who Indians? I didn't find or met a single Indian there in India.”
What? Who else could u meet in India then?
The American said, “In Kashmir I met a Kashmiri, In Punjab a Punjabi, In Bihar, Maharastra, Rajasthan, Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala I saw Bihari, Marathi, Marwadi, Bengali, Tamilian and Malayali…”
”… Then I met A Hindu, A Muslim, A Christian, A Jain, A Buddhist, but not a single Indian did I meet.”
The day would not be far off when indeed we would become a collection of nation states if the present situation continues. It lays with us the people to stop this trend. Let us not encourage parties that put forth regional interest ahead of the nation’s interest. Discourage regional parties. Let us not allow them to divert us!
:-) Point Noted.
ReplyDeleteThe individualistic identity based on religion caste region do exist but at least in front of a foreigner we do present a united face (hypocrisy though). The present attack on indians in Australia is an example, where whole india is appearing to be united
ReplyDeleteTruly makes the reader pause and reflect on what it really means to be “Indian.” Excellent writing with a meaningful social message—well done.
ReplyDeleteThank you.
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