My apologies.....!!!!!!!!!
It is comical to see that the US Virgina assembly provided a public apology more than a 100 years after the American Civil War, for having enslaved black Americans ....I sat there thinking "Is this vote-bank politics" -pardon the extremely desi way of thinking- "or is this a genuine heart felt message" - naah, are you joking - 'guess who is coming for dinner' might very well be a current trend there - "or is it one way of the white americans to mock the blacks - it seems like they are trying to say..ok, now you have had all the opportunities you needed, string of benefits given, yet you fail to make a mark in society..your people still live in urban ghettos, are still daily wage labourers..I guess this is all we can do...thanks for all the music!"
Come to think of it....do we Indians also need to make such public apologies? I mean..think about it..."We higher society Indians apologise for having ill treated the thousands of our brethren years ago...we apologise for having shunned you from all means of success and wealth. Of course, we are trying to make amends by putting you first..include you in all streams of professional lives...in the forefront of all educational opportunities..in the driving seat for political gains." What about the losses you have incurred over the years you say? Oh..alright then, "we will stack our hard earned money in your name through various schemes, hopefully we should atone ourselves of all this evil! We will try to redeem ourselves even more by giving you more funds/scholarships/grants/aids/tax benefits....all in the name of the cruelty and heartlessness our fore fathers demonstrated years ago". You say we have been unjust even after all this??? Oh well, then I guess "we will be the perfect masochists when we include our other minority brethren as well and flog ourselves even more by risking our forthcoming generations' lives....our genetic intelligence should see them safely through the hassles of education, job-seeking, red-tapism...yessir! You can mint as much money as you like and for as many political resolutions and create as many ill-thought motives as you like...for we have sinned..forgive us brothers..we hope to see you achieve the pinnacles of success and glory that India has never seen through the dark ages of casteism, racism, regionalism....oh forgive us brothers for we have sinned!"
Right....now....a few hundred years from this day....will we be seeing a public apology from these brethren of ours for all the drudgery we youngsters and future generations are destined to experience? well, think again...I dont think that is going to happen anywhere ..anytime. The matter of pride to be one of the "downtrodden" is way too deep in our nation now.....I guess tables have turned, we DO have to regret the brutality inflicted by our ancestors on these people..but come on...arent we entering a vicious circle here? In the US, things are different...because they still recognise the powerhold and strengths amongst their own country men....we Indians seem to lack that....we need to introspect and find our strengths and weaknesses....I believe that our ancient social structure was built such that people who were best at some things chose to work in that line...so why regret the "ill treatment". Of course, certain things were unpardonable and I frankly have to admit that all those "upper castes" needed a smack on the heads for having come up with such disgusting, power-show...but havent we moved on? Maybe the American society hasnt done much to improve the lives of the blacks..well, atleast not as much as we have. I do not see any other nation that has been more regretful and shameful about past acts. But hopefully we should be able to draw the line somewhere..see to it that politicos and their honchos dont use this sentiment against us to make a fast buck or two....
It is time we woke up amd smelt the coffee....and I sincerely hope, an apology never comes into Indian mindsets....our actions have already spoken louder than words!
Come to think of it....do we Indians also need to make such public apologies? I mean..think about it..."We higher society Indians apologise for having ill treated the thousands of our brethren years ago...we apologise for having shunned you from all means of success and wealth. Of course, we are trying to make amends by putting you first..include you in all streams of professional lives...in the forefront of all educational opportunities..in the driving seat for political gains." What about the losses you have incurred over the years you say? Oh..alright then, "we will stack our hard earned money in your name through various schemes, hopefully we should atone ourselves of all this evil! We will try to redeem ourselves even more by giving you more funds/scholarships/grants/aids/tax benefits....all in the name of the cruelty and heartlessness our fore fathers demonstrated years ago". You say we have been unjust even after all this??? Oh well, then I guess "we will be the perfect masochists when we include our other minority brethren as well and flog ourselves even more by risking our forthcoming generations' lives....our genetic intelligence should see them safely through the hassles of education, job-seeking, red-tapism...yessir! You can mint as much money as you like and for as many political resolutions and create as many ill-thought motives as you like...for we have sinned..forgive us brothers..we hope to see you achieve the pinnacles of success and glory that India has never seen through the dark ages of casteism, racism, regionalism....oh forgive us brothers for we have sinned!"
Right....now....a few hundred years from this day....will we be seeing a public apology from these brethren of ours for all the drudgery we youngsters and future generations are destined to experience? well, think again...I dont think that is going to happen anywhere ..anytime. The matter of pride to be one of the "downtrodden" is way too deep in our nation now.....I guess tables have turned, we DO have to regret the brutality inflicted by our ancestors on these people..but come on...arent we entering a vicious circle here? In the US, things are different...because they still recognise the powerhold and strengths amongst their own country men....we Indians seem to lack that....we need to introspect and find our strengths and weaknesses....I believe that our ancient social structure was built such that people who were best at some things chose to work in that line...so why regret the "ill treatment". Of course, certain things were unpardonable and I frankly have to admit that all those "upper castes" needed a smack on the heads for having come up with such disgusting, power-show...but havent we moved on? Maybe the American society hasnt done much to improve the lives of the blacks..well, atleast not as much as we have. I do not see any other nation that has been more regretful and shameful about past acts. But hopefully we should be able to draw the line somewhere..see to it that politicos and their honchos dont use this sentiment against us to make a fast buck or two....
It is time we woke up amd smelt the coffee....and I sincerely hope, an apology never comes into Indian mindsets....our actions have already spoken louder than words!
posted by MMmmm at 1:41 AM
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chiming in since a long time.
"our genetic intelligence should see them safely through the hassles of education, job-seeking, red-tapism."
What are you saying by that?!
Have'nt we moved on : well Yes we have moved on in a direction where You have a media and intelligentsia which will want to believe in what You are talking of.
Go to any corner of India and You would know , listen to Gadar and he will tell of that immense justice and honor that the Reddy's and Rao's bestows upon the dalits in Andhra.Move to Uttar Pradesh and Bihar - should I even talk of it , those killing fields.Go to Haryana and Rajasthan - You have the Jats and Rajputs who are still following the centuries old tradition of publicly honouring dalit women who have these whims of self dependence and get delusions of self respect.In Maharashtra You
have Bhootmange and his entire community who would anoint You there Pope.And why forget our own land , Kasarvalli and his movies - the kind of bureaucrat approval they get , how in the begining and even now they have been laying red carpet to facilitate him making movies - and even more the kind of lies his movies perpetrate.
When pride comes before reasoning, it becomes very hard to convince someone (leave alone getting them to apologize) that s/he is in the wrong. And the smarter/shrewder you are, the greater the resistance is to accept your mistakes.
Now, along these lines, what do you suspect would be the fate of the average Indian politician? No points for guessing this one.
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