1st may 2011,thats merely yesterday,in the favourite newspaper of mine that is Times of India,in the very shortest column of the newspaper on the 3rd page of it,it was mentioned that people from different part of the country have decided to carry out rally in their respective cities or places in support of anti-corruption.
As any other typical Indian I thought it would not be that successful but at the end of the day I was shameful on myself for the event being that grand success.
In the so called silicon city Banglore,many of the social welfare organisations joined their hands together for this mega event.They were successful in finding the true nation's power that is student power and the one who took initiative among them were made as leaders.
These leaders insiped other young blood in the city by moving on to different hostels and were successful in gathering about 100 odd students.
The rally started with just 100 odd of us from Shankarapuram and it moved towards Gandhi Bazar through a few places of Basavanagudi.On the way there were a lot of slogans called such as down,down corruption.A paper strip of inspiring quotes such as "Arise India - Erase corruption",and many more.
It was suprising to see many of the people on the streets joining the rally just knowing it was for some noble cause and without even knowing who was leading it and were even encouraging other people to join.The rally consisted of people of different ages varying from 10 to 60.
It was amazing to see that,none among the crowd were bothered to care for their hands,legs and dresses as the hot melted wax was flowing down.Where in,it is heard that most Indians work for applause but by their inactive(not so interested to stand and pose) reaction to the media,it proved that all the people out there were working for a cause and not for applause.
As all the good events come to an end,even this one ended with an inspirational song:ham honge kam ya,ham honge kam ya,ek din. One among the crowd suggested national anthem but but the idea was discarded as it must not be sung after sunset.
Then we placed the candle in the circle and got dispersed after an announcement from the head which heard to me as there will be another rally held on coming saturday thats 6th of this month at Bal Bhavan in kabbana park.
After the event each one thanked each other for making the event a very grand success.
I was very delighted and also felt that I was lucky enough to have participated in this event.
Good day ahead.
Your well wisher,
Amar.N.Patil.
Monday, May 2, 2011
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Be Kinder Than You Need To Be
Dear Readers,
It was my Aunt's birthday last last weekend (approxiamately 15 days ago).We were all looking forward to celebrate her 40th in a special way.Part of the day's plan was to have an all-family lunch.It was a beautiful winter day with warm sunshine so we decided to go to a restaurant where we could sit outside.
We booked a long table for all of us out in the courtyard of the restaurant.There was the usual excitement and confusion on who was ordering what,some wanted to share meals,while others wanted to customise their orders.It was great fun for being part of it.
As we all joked with each other and shared stories and anecdotes,all of a sudden we heard shouting.There was a young woman along with her brother standing near our table having an argument with the waiter.
We ignored this and carried on with our family bonding.The woman's voice however got louder and louder till we could not converse with each other anymore.
Then at the moment many thinkings were sprinting through my mind.Such as,what the hell the woman needed exactly,is she really in some problem or was she trying to make her presence among the crowd as most the women do.
We had no choice but to be subjected to this volatile altercation.
Woman : I want a table in the sun.
Waiter : Mam we are sorry we have other tables outside but we don't have table in the sun.
Woman : I had made a booking for outside and I want that table(pointing to the table we
were sitting on).
Waiter : Mam they had also made a booking and were before you so that table is not
available.Mam please choose any other table you like.
Woman : No I am moving from here till you give me a table in the sun.This is very bad
service.
Waiter : Mam we are (very) sorry.
Woman : I don't want an apology,I just want a sunny table.
You know.....I can sue you.You have ruined my day!!!
And so the argument continued.There were other tables around with families and friends.All of them were looking uncomfortable.The woman and her brother were shouting so loud that everyone had stopped talking.
About half an hour later she and her family stormed out,after writing a long complaint on the feedback form of the restaraunt.
*****READY FOR BATTLE.ALWAYS ARMED FOR AN ATTACK,WE ARE SO READY TO FIGHT,TO SUE,TO SHOUT AND RAISE OUR VOICES,TO THREATEN,TO COMPLAIN TO HIGHER AUTHORITIES.WE FORGET ABOUT OTHERS AROUND US BECAUSE IN THE END WE BELIEVE THAT WE ARE MOST IMPORTANT.THE FAMOUS WORDS WE HEAR SO OFTEN AND PERHAPS HAVE SPOKEN OURSELVES,Do you know who I am??? AS OUR EGOS GROW BIGGER OUR HEARTS SHRINK SMALLER.BUT AS SOMEONE ONCE SAID,'Its good to be important,but its important to be nice'.*****
Sometimes when things don't go our way our anger and frustration is thrust upon those whom we consider to be subservient.Our family members-friends,waiters,household staff,salespeople at shops,teachers --people who believe will take our hot words without retaliation and often have no option to express their point of view.
The incident at restaurant was a lesson for me.
A LESSON HOW NOT TO BE.
So the Title goes,"BE KINDER THAN YOU NEED TO BE".
Wish you had a happy reading,
Amar.N.Patil.
It was my Aunt's birthday last last weekend (approxiamately 15 days ago).We were all looking forward to celebrate her 40th in a special way.Part of the day's plan was to have an all-family lunch.It was a beautiful winter day with warm sunshine so we decided to go to a restaurant where we could sit outside.
We booked a long table for all of us out in the courtyard of the restaurant.There was the usual excitement and confusion on who was ordering what,some wanted to share meals,while others wanted to customise their orders.It was great fun for being part of it.
As we all joked with each other and shared stories and anecdotes,all of a sudden we heard shouting.There was a young woman along with her brother standing near our table having an argument with the waiter.
We ignored this and carried on with our family bonding.The woman's voice however got louder and louder till we could not converse with each other anymore.
Then at the moment many thinkings were sprinting through my mind.Such as,what the hell the woman needed exactly,is she really in some problem or was she trying to make her presence among the crowd as most the women do.
We had no choice but to be subjected to this volatile altercation.
Woman : I want a table in the sun.
Waiter : Mam we are sorry we have other tables outside but we don't have table in the sun.
Woman : I had made a booking for outside and I want that table(pointing to the table we
were sitting on).
Waiter : Mam they had also made a booking and were before you so that table is not
available.Mam please choose any other table you like.
Woman : No I am moving from here till you give me a table in the sun.This is very bad
service.
Waiter : Mam we are (very) sorry.
Woman : I don't want an apology,I just want a sunny table.
You know.....I can sue you.You have ruined my day!!!
And so the argument continued.There were other tables around with families and friends.All of them were looking uncomfortable.The woman and her brother were shouting so loud that everyone had stopped talking.
About half an hour later she and her family stormed out,after writing a long complaint on the feedback form of the restaraunt.
*****READY FOR BATTLE.ALWAYS ARMED FOR AN ATTACK,WE ARE SO READY TO FIGHT,TO SUE,TO SHOUT AND RAISE OUR VOICES,TO THREATEN,TO COMPLAIN TO HIGHER AUTHORITIES.WE FORGET ABOUT OTHERS AROUND US BECAUSE IN THE END WE BELIEVE THAT WE ARE MOST IMPORTANT.THE FAMOUS WORDS WE HEAR SO OFTEN AND PERHAPS HAVE SPOKEN OURSELVES,Do you know who I am??? AS OUR EGOS GROW BIGGER OUR HEARTS SHRINK SMALLER.BUT AS SOMEONE ONCE SAID,'Its good to be important,but its important to be nice'.*****
Sometimes when things don't go our way our anger and frustration is thrust upon those whom we consider to be subservient.Our family members-friends,waiters,household staff,salespeople at shops,teachers --people who believe will take our hot words without retaliation and often have no option to express their point of view.
The incident at restaurant was a lesson for me.
A LESSON HOW NOT TO BE.
So the Title goes,"BE KINDER THAN YOU NEED TO BE".
Wish you had a happy reading,
Amar.N.Patil.
Thursday, December 9, 2010
" I DID NOT MEET A SINGLE INDIAN "
The cell phone beeped just when I was about to sleep.All of my family members are against me in this regard,of sending and receiving messages.I, too,by nature dont like it so much,but,now,I use it as it is free fully. Well,I started somewhere and going,nowwhere.I opened the message.It read as follows:
BEST MESSAGE OF MILLENIUM
An American visited India and went back.There he met an Indian friend who asked " HOW WAS MY COUNTRY ? ".
American:its a great country with solid ancient history and immensly rich with natural resources.
Indian proudly asked,"how did you find Indians?"
American:Indians,who Indians?I didnt find or meet a single Indian there.
Indian:what nonsense?
American:yeah,it is nonsense itself.
In Kashmir,I met a Kashmiri.
In Punjab,an Punjabi,
In Bihar,a Bihari,
In Maharashtra,a Marathi,
In Rajasthan,a Marwadi,
In Bengal,a Bengali,
In Tamil Nadu,a Tamilian
also I met
a Muslim
a Hindu
a Jain
a Buddhist
a Sikh and many more but I did not meet a single Indian.
Think how serious the joke is?The day would not be far off when indeed we would become a collection of states as some regional and anti-national politicians want it.
FIGHT BACK,always say I AM AN INDIAN.
The message continued with the request of render of forward it to as many people as possible. Yet it was not a normal message to just forward and leave it like that. It put something to think about. Every single word in that messard was depicting something. The provinces,the religions, the ethnicity and the rare comic saying " I Did Not Find Or Meet A Single Indian", all were significant. Yes, it contained something that all of the Indians have to think. It reminds us of something dangerous of which we are on the verge of experiencing in near future.
It all now reminds of an age, when India was just an independent country and Pandit Nehru was reluctant to "break" the nation on the linguistic basis. He feared that the 'DIVIDE AND RULE' policy of British has already caused a severe amount of damage and breaking of the nation. It may in turn, add much more damage and this is what we are experiencing,the in-fights among the states, interstate disputes and communal riots- all have the equal effect when there is a threat to the peace and stability of the nation. And, above all these, the powerful people, politicians, have a major role in dividing the country. What seems interesting to me is, even though many politicians who have higher power, having been as the members of ruling party, do not do such acts or use their status. Whatever damage has been caused, is due to there petty people, who do errands for very subtle gains.
Many of you might have watched the movie CHAK DE INDIA! The movie is mainly about the ex-hockey player, Mir Ranjan Negi. Whatever is shown in the movie really happened in the life of this great hockey player. If you have watched this, you might have appreciated the part of the movie when The Coach asks the players of The Team to introduce themselves. They simply mention that they are from a province or region. The Coach sends all of them back first and then he mentions that they are playing for India not their provinces. But save one, a player introduces herself as Vidya Sharma from India,at the first attempt itself. The coach selects her as the captain of the team.
This must be the way we have to think. It is in us, the people who want the unity of nation. We can remember the ruckus Tsunami caused in the coastal India and how the whole country responded to it. Everyone collected money and other basic goods and sent them wholeheartedly to the people in need. This must be followed everyday, it should be inculcated in the blood of every citizen, such feelings should not arouse only during the calamities.
Atleast we shall pledge now that we will become true Indians, not confined to our provinces or religion. I pledge and what about you?
BEST MESSAGE OF MILLENIUM
An American visited India and went back.There he met an Indian friend who asked " HOW WAS MY COUNTRY ? ".
American:its a great country with solid ancient history and immensly rich with natural resources.
Indian proudly asked,"how did you find Indians?"
American:Indians,who Indians?I didnt find or meet a single Indian there.
Indian:what nonsense?
American:yeah,it is nonsense itself.
In Kashmir,I met a Kashmiri.
In Punjab,an Punjabi,
In Bihar,a Bihari,
In Maharashtra,a Marathi,
In Rajasthan,a Marwadi,
In Bengal,a Bengali,
In Tamil Nadu,a Tamilian
also I met
a Muslim
a Hindu
a Jain
a Buddhist
a Sikh and many more but I did not meet a single Indian.
Think how serious the joke is?The day would not be far off when indeed we would become a collection of states as some regional and anti-national politicians want it.
FIGHT BACK,always say I AM AN INDIAN.
The message continued with the request of render of forward it to as many people as possible. Yet it was not a normal message to just forward and leave it like that. It put something to think about. Every single word in that messard was depicting something. The provinces,the religions, the ethnicity and the rare comic saying " I Did Not Find Or Meet A Single Indian", all were significant. Yes, it contained something that all of the Indians have to think. It reminds us of something dangerous of which we are on the verge of experiencing in near future.
It all now reminds of an age, when India was just an independent country and Pandit Nehru was reluctant to "break" the nation on the linguistic basis. He feared that the 'DIVIDE AND RULE' policy of British has already caused a severe amount of damage and breaking of the nation. It may in turn, add much more damage and this is what we are experiencing,the in-fights among the states, interstate disputes and communal riots- all have the equal effect when there is a threat to the peace and stability of the nation. And, above all these, the powerful people, politicians, have a major role in dividing the country. What seems interesting to me is, even though many politicians who have higher power, having been as the members of ruling party, do not do such acts or use their status. Whatever damage has been caused, is due to there petty people, who do errands for very subtle gains.
Many of you might have watched the movie CHAK DE INDIA! The movie is mainly about the ex-hockey player, Mir Ranjan Negi. Whatever is shown in the movie really happened in the life of this great hockey player. If you have watched this, you might have appreciated the part of the movie when The Coach asks the players of The Team to introduce themselves. They simply mention that they are from a province or region. The Coach sends all of them back first and then he mentions that they are playing for India not their provinces. But save one, a player introduces herself as Vidya Sharma from India,at the first attempt itself. The coach selects her as the captain of the team.
This must be the way we have to think. It is in us, the people who want the unity of nation. We can remember the ruckus Tsunami caused in the coastal India and how the whole country responded to it. Everyone collected money and other basic goods and sent them wholeheartedly to the people in need. This must be followed everyday, it should be inculcated in the blood of every citizen, such feelings should not arouse only during the calamities.
Atleast we shall pledge now that we will become true Indians, not confined to our provinces or religion. I pledge and what about you?
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