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| Feb 05, 2008 10:12 am |
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re: Politics its a GAME |
Shalaka Paradkar
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"I want all those coming to mumbai to speak only in Marathi so that the culture of Maharashtra is Marathi like how Chennai's is Tamil or Bengalooru's is Kannadiga inspite of outsiders. This does not stop any city from being cosmopolitan."
As an experiment start with yourself -- speak only in Marathi to all your clients, vendors, neighbours and fellow Ryzers at mixers. Let them learn Marathi from you, so they can talk to you in Marathi. Do tell them they are in Maharashtra, hence you will not speak any other language.
"I will not tolerate arrogance from outsiders in my land as I do not tolerate any outsider's arrogance inside my house."
Please give examples of arrogance by outsiders. I guess it was very arrogant that of the 106 people who died for Samyukta Maharashtra, 21 were not Marathi-speaking. How arrogant of these people to assume that Maharashtra needed their lives.
"I will stand by those politicians who stand only by marathis in truest sense and show results. Be it sena, congress, MNS or NCP."
Politicians only stand for themselves. Please tell which politician from Maharashtra has managed to make all Maharashtrians happy. For people from the Konkan, the people in Marathwada are more dangerous than Biharis and UP-ites. Vidarbha wants to move away from Maharashtra. Khandesh does not even register on most Marathi people's radar, though our president comes from Khandesh. That's the ground reality.
"I believe that Marathis are affluent and self content in their own right. That is why we need not go to Bihar to earn a living."
Not just Marathis, but no one will go to Bihar in its present condition to earn a living. Moving out of your state to lead your life does not mean you were poor or dissatisfied. It's called being ambitious, adventurous and wanting more than to be a frog in the well. The moderator of this network is also someone who has moved out of Maharashtra. There are plenty of Maharashtrians in the Gulf, in the USA and UK -- and not all are in white collar professions. Would you justify them being beaten by local populations for taking away jobs?
"I believe that Marathis must stop thinking that our cities and state is running because of outsiders. Learn to use and discard outsiders."
How do you use and discard outsiders? Please explain. The outsiders are pretty much discarded anyways. Take a look at how they are prepared to live in to make a living here. The fact is city and state are running because of "outsiders". How many hospitals, schools, colleges, malls and residential buildings are being built by Maharashtrians?
"I want all Marathis to unite above religion, caste, dialect or sect on the basis of one language and learn to rule others and not be ruled by them."
Sure that can happen -- if you ask me, Maharashtra is one of the richest states in the country because we welcome all. Within Maharashtrians themselves, the divisions of caste and region are too deep. Whenever I meet any Marathi person, I am first quizzed about my caste. In today's day and age, this is illiterate and offensive. How many Kobras and Deshasthas would marry into Dalit families?
"I want Marathi politicians, bureaucrats, police and public servants to stop selling Maharashtra for money."
Good luck with that one. We have some of the most corrupt customs, BMC officials, police and netas. Most of our police stations are staffed by Maharashtrians -- I happen to know many of them personally, and have witnessed their fantastic growth from living in chawls to owners of four or more flats (all after being posted on airport duty). Marathi entrepreneurship at its best!
"I want Marathi people to shed the face of being 'nice people' and stop others from walking all over us."
The way things are going in Mumbai, many people will stop thinking of Marathi people as nice people anyway. Anyways, what is wrong with being seen as nice people? I would rather be known for our niceness than for being lawless bullies.
Just yesterday, I interviewed a billionaire Arab businessman in the UAE who had spent his childhood in Bombay. He asked me if I was Maharashtrian and I said yes. Then he recited ye re ye re pausa for me! Then he said that Maharashtrians are one of the nicest and most straightforward communities he has met, and he really enjoyed growing up in Mumbai. Someone else mentioned Raj Thackeray ane the current violence in Mumbai, and he replied there are lunatic elements in every society. I dread the day when Raj Thackeray is seen as being representative of Maharashtrians.
Cheers,
Shalaka
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