Topic: Are you a “Son of the Soil”??
“We, the people of India, having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic and to secure to all its citizens: Justice, Equality and Fraternity……………………..”
This is a part of the Preamble of the Constitution of India which is unique and self-explanatory. Taking this into account when you observe the recent issue of “Sons of the Soil” ignited by Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) supremo Raj Thackeray, you will be well aware of how much we follow the sacred statement of the Preamble. When Raj Thackeray, separated from his uncle Bala Saheb Thackeray and laid the foundation of MNS, it looked like some sort of revival and innovation in Maharashtra’s political circle. But when he spearheaded a movement against North Indians in Maharashtra, in general and Mumbai, in particular, it became clear that he is on the path of his veteran uncle.(It must be noted that Bala Saheb Thackeray lead a movement against South Indians in his former years). It could be said that what both parties are suffering from is not just vicious parochialism, but it is a fear of change that is deep-rooted and is self-destructive.
One fear, as was expressed by MNS leader Raj Thackeray, is that the ‘invasion’ of Mumbai by outsiders will affect ‘Marathi’ culture, as if ’Marathi’ culture is weak and easily-dominated. As the Preamble of our Constitution shows, India is a multi-cultural, multi-linguistic and multi-dimensional society. We have Bengali, Punjabi, Rajasthani, Tamil, Marathi and several other cultures working like an individual rose in the preternatural bouquet of Indian culture. In the thirties, one could recognize Parsis, Gujratis and Maharashtrians from the dress they wore. What would Mr. Raj Thackeray say about Maharashtrian ladies of this era wearing Salwar-Kameez or Jeans?? In the 1930’s there was not a single ‘Udupi’ restaurant in Mumbai and few people had heard about ‘idli sambhar’ and ‘masala dosa’. Today, there is hardly any restaurant run by Maharashtrians providing a typical ‘Maharashtrian’ thali.
Presently, Bangalore is flourishing with a vast speed and could be called as Mumbai of the South. If Mumbai is called as the financial capital of India, than surely, we can call Bangalore as the scientific capital or IT capital of the country. Top Multi National Corporations (MNCs) of the country recruit people from various parts of the country including Maharashtra. Should Bangaloreans trigger a movement against non-Kannadigas and throw out people from other states?? The reason for Bangalore’s success has been this incredible flexibility and adaptability to other cultures. This implies for both Mumbai
and Bangalore that major part of their profits are fetched by the people who are not of the same ethnicity to which the state belongs. The only difference is Mumbai has Shiv Sena and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, who are more concerned of “cultural security” and “separatism” than their state’s or country’s growth. Raj Thackeray looked ridiculous when he was critical about Amitabh Bachchan and wanted to know what Bachchan has done for Maharashtra. Raj must have not noticed what Bachchan has done for India as a whole, which is more than what all the Thackerays put together have done for the country.
The Shiv Sena built its base by targeting non-Maharashtrians: South Indians, Gujratis, Muslims and by injecting fear through strategic violence. Raj Thackeray is building his base on the same platform. The politics of fear and hate are easiest recourse for politicians with no other ideology. It is a well known fact that MNS, after its split form Shiv Sena, has not done anything which could provide significant national media attention. In accordance to this, the “Sons of the Soil” issue provided that substantial input fire which MNS needed urgently. This thought of MNS, that “if we can’t compete with (so- called) ‘outsiders’, throw them out in order to save our faces” is an utterly immature and capricious one. If this thought turns into a principle, than there will be no movement of people, no interaction between different communities, thus inviting the death of a Sovereign Socialist Secular country and in turn, the dream of One India One People.
If the dejected and defected theory of Shiv Sena and MNS of “Maharashtra only for Maharashtrians” is accepted then we will be destroying the very concept of India and leave a great country floundering. Not extrapolating and exaggerating the situation, but if MNS succeeds in its objectives than we would soon come to know about Maharashtrians been thrown out of North India to work and reside in their so-called parent state disturbing the political and strategic situation of the country and last but not the least affecting the Unity and Secularity of India as a whole. The complete issue of “Sons of the Soil” raises one basic question:
“Is this the passing phenomenon or will it alter the demographics of the State and the Financial Capital???”
“We, the people of India, having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic and to secure to all its citizens: Justice, Equality and Fraternity……………………..”
This is a part of the Preamble of the Constitution of India which is unique and self-explanatory. Taking this into account when you observe the recent issue of “Sons of the Soil” ignited by Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) supremo Raj Thackeray, you will be well aware of how much we follow the sacred statement of the Preamble. When Raj Thackeray, separated from his uncle Bala Saheb Thackeray and laid the foundation of MNS, it looked like some sort of revival and innovation in Maharashtra’s political circle. But when he spearheaded a movement against North Indians in Maharashtra, in general and Mumbai, in particular, it became clear that he is on the path of his veteran uncle.(It must be noted that Bala Saheb Thackeray lead a movement against South Indians in his former years). It could be said that what both parties are suffering from is not just vicious parochialism, but it is a fear of change that is deep-rooted and is self-destructive.
One fear, as was expressed by MNS leader Raj Thackeray, is that the ‘invasion’ of Mumbai by outsiders will affect ‘Marathi’ culture, as if ’Marathi’ culture is weak and easily-dominated. As the Preamble of our Constitution shows, India is a multi-cultural, multi-linguistic and multi-dimensional society. We have Bengali, Punjabi, Rajasthani, Tamil, Marathi and several other cultures working like an individual rose in the preternatural bouquet of Indian culture. In the thirties, one could recognize Parsis, Gujratis and Maharashtrians from the dress they wore. What would Mr. Raj Thackeray say about Maharashtrian ladies of this era wearing Salwar-Kameez or Jeans?? In the 1930’s there was not a single ‘Udupi’ restaurant in Mumbai and few people had heard about ‘idli sambhar’ and ‘masala dosa’. Today, there is hardly any restaurant run by Maharashtrians providing a typical ‘Maharashtrian’ thali.
Presently, Bangalore is flourishing with a vast speed and could be called as Mumbai of the South. If Mumbai is called as the financial capital of India, than surely, we can call Bangalore as the scientific capital or IT capital of the country. Top Multi National Corporations (MNCs) of the country recruit people from various parts of the country including Maharashtra. Should Bangaloreans trigger a movement against non-Kannadigas and throw out people from other states?? The reason for Bangalore’s success has been this incredible flexibility and adaptability to other cultures. This implies for both Mumbai
and Bangalore that major part of their profits are fetched by the people who are not of the same ethnicity to which the state belongs. The only difference is Mumbai has Shiv Sena and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, who are more concerned of “cultural security” and “separatism” than their state’s or country’s growth. Raj Thackeray looked ridiculous when he was critical about Amitabh Bachchan and wanted to know what Bachchan has done for Maharashtra. Raj must have not noticed what Bachchan has done for India as a whole, which is more than what all the Thackerays put together have done for the country.
The Shiv Sena built its base by targeting non-Maharashtrians: South Indians, Gujratis, Muslims and by injecting fear through strategic violence. Raj Thackeray is building his base on the same platform. The politics of fear and hate are easiest recourse for politicians with no other ideology. It is a well known fact that MNS, after its split form Shiv Sena, has not done anything which could provide significant national media attention. In accordance to this, the “Sons of the Soil” issue provided that substantial input fire which MNS needed urgently. This thought of MNS, that “if we can’t compete with (so- called) ‘outsiders’, throw them out in order to save our faces” is an utterly immature and capricious one. If this thought turns into a principle, than there will be no movement of people, no interaction between different communities, thus inviting the death of a Sovereign Socialist Secular country and in turn, the dream of One India One People.
If the dejected and defected theory of Shiv Sena and MNS of “Maharashtra only for Maharashtrians” is accepted then we will be destroying the very concept of India and leave a great country floundering. Not extrapolating and exaggerating the situation, but if MNS succeeds in its objectives than we would soon come to know about Maharashtrians been thrown out of North India to work and reside in their so-called parent state disturbing the political and strategic situation of the country and last but not the least affecting the Unity and Secularity of India as a whole. The complete issue of “Sons of the Soil” raises one basic question:
“Is this the passing phenomenon or will it alter the demographics of the State and the Financial Capital???”
5 comments:
firstly kudos for ur effort Amey.....simply flawless writing this tym...u r impuving by leaps n bounds... ;)
Raj's endeavr is crtnly a passing phenomenn dude coz intrdependncy is all dat mattrs in todays wrld... major dissapointmnts wr :
1. Passive reactns of d govrnmnt on d whole issu...
2. Media faild to create an generl outluk towards d issue in d public evn aftr givin so much covrage to d issu...
3.The main motiv wz solvd....Raj rose from nowhr to bcm d king of tinseltwn ....gettin media attentn is a child's play thz days
4. this seemingly childish n immature statement wz nt bannd....whras magazines are evn sensord for slang words thez days...
N add 2 dat d latest statemnt by sr. Thakeray.... boss d country is in wrong hands for sure...
Hello Amey,
First of all I would like to congratulate you for successfully writing another artical.(Its a habit of urs now!),and I hope you ll make it to the zenith here too..
Now comming on to the artical.
As it was a political popaganda,so there was a lesser margin of innovativeness of the content.
->You used the Preamble beautifully(At least I told you something gud)
->You were sarcastic too,when u made the pt. of Maharashrian ladies,and Lidlee Sambhar.
->This activity shows the immaturity of the MNS n Shiv Sena(now) to do politics in such a turnout,remember a similar satement was made By Delhi Cheif Minister Sheela Dixit but they did the patch work well.
->And finally I would like to mention a pt. that u didnt cover the exact perspective of Raj Thackeray i.e. the immigrant population eats out the oppotunities of the Localides but his way of protest is completely unacceptable.
Anyways,do continue to write.
Remember, "A PEN IS MIGHTIER THAN SWORD,AND YOU TODAYS GLADIATOR"
All the best...
hi Amey,
Pleasure to add up a comment.
ur writing is suerly brilliant n clear thaughts abound it , the reason i specialy liked ur article was the openess of ur thaughts, this will lead for a gr8 n honest destiny....
keep ur writing spirits high n as pr as "Son of the soils" are concerned I wld say, let thm play this game coz Indians are nt a weak race to get distracted by such an immature n cowardly act we stand tall coz we stand united JAI HIND..
hey, buddyy!!!
Congratulations for yet another fantastic article beforehand. I feel really challenging for oneself to find any mistakes except the opint that:
Somewhere your article seems to be constituted of different resources. There is a weak link in between them, and so anyone trying to find out only mistakes of your article could have noticed that, and that's certainly my work. As far as other points are concerned, you are as good as your last articles were, but this time you've surely got a leap ahead of the last article, and that's a positive sign>>
At last, I will say, keep on improving and let that finest come out from you for which I am most eagarly waiting....
Great DonE!!!!!
I appreciate your guts man!!
But you know what, there are always two sides of a coin. The problem is not with the migration of people..it is the overcrowding of a small city with unemployed, uneducated, uncivilized people..Look at Mumbai, its overpopulated, there is a shortage of land, employment(especially for the poor), water, medication..name it n there is a shortage.
Its not only because of the north Indians but also people coming from the rest of the states who cant make ends meet here and hence resort to criminal activities..why do think Mumbai is no more the safest city??
It is becoming difficult for the common man to live in Mumbai..the root cause: Population explosion.
After all this, dont you think there should be some measure to keep migration to Mumbai, under control?
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