Dis new object I have taken up is preventing me from spending even some time writing stuff bout da happenings these days - although there is real much to write...sometimes even in da while travelling, so many things cross my mind n i decide dat yeah...this thing gotcha be blogged...but aft reaching office, finishin da morning chores...mails, 'fe'mails (grin)...etc...once i get on with da work, der is little time left for my precious little blog...da time i get is when da energy is exhausted...
Here is anotha day in office today...now people otha than those who are close to me in Bangalore will be wondering how come this 'dood' is blogging on a Saturday morning...has he taken the laptop home and he has no work at all?? nope peepul...hear me...its a compensatory day to be spent in office by evryone...reasons was da day which was given off last week - April 13th...da day Bangalore was in total turmoil...
Rajkumar...i really dont think i can even pronounce his full name corectly (this is for people who dont know his full name- please refer TOI dated April 13-page 1)...apparently being in Bangalore dat day gave all of da northies, westies and easties a great 'chance' to almost witness a day where evrythin was closed...a day where 'violence' was the word...a day when a peaceful burial was avoided, and instead mayhem and chaos took control...
The day was showcased in the news bulletins as when anti-social elements took over the stage and shook the foundation of stability and peace in Bangalore. The day was very correctly given as an off by the Karnataka CM (howeva a lot to refute on this from my side), officially a 'bandh' to pay respects to Rajkumar...howeva this does not find any agreement from my side, and I guess it is the same from all da other people who faced a similar situation that day.
Hundreds of people gathered in the streets of various areas in Bangalore - da so-called 'fans' of Rajkumar...what followed wasnt a silent walk for Rajkumar's moksha...but a savage battle among police and the anti-social youth, in which even police lost some men, along with several others injured...da violence shown on da television was heavy, and people dint dare to even step out of their houses. I had to sacrifice my planned trip to Goa along with da bus money which cudnt be refunded. In the evenings, non-Bangloreans in huge numbers wandered in da streets, flooding even a small shop in sight (coz all others were closed)...papi pet ka sawaal tha...I cud hear murmurs and curses all around...
Wat I concluded...
Did Rajkumar eventually get a decent burial, and a proper shraddhhanjali, from all who, in reality believed in da guy's worth, and thought highly of him? I hardly know anything about him, but can infer that he might have been a virtuous and a humble person when he lived...i even read recently dat of all da movies he did, der wasnt a single obscene or vulgar scene, not in any song too. But was respect received with grace, or lost in the wilderness? In a day filled with fire, chaos, anger, commotion, even his own family couldnt pay proper respects to him. Da rest neednt be explained...
Above all, I rightfully concluded that Bangalore has just got a cover of professionals who shield it from the inhuman anti-social elements around, among whom the thinking still runs in low grade. What must have the thousands of clients of the IT companies in Bangalore, from the US and other countries abroad, thought about 13th April? A day given off due to da death of an actor, which 'could' cause unprecedented chaos in society? What possible explanations could they have got from the people here? In reality, Bangalore has to rise in much more terms than just being a IT hub...practical knowledge remains astray... Da murmurs and curses of people all over India who find their jobs here werent all unjustified...a bandh in case of thousands of people depending on food from hotels or shops isnt exactly da correct idea... Also, can we call the city advanced in terms of security and other issues when da police werent prepared to handle what happened that day inspite of having faced a similar situation before? Once again reality speaks...if Bangalore has to progress, it has to rise beyond a lot of this and more...
Think about it people...!
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absolutely agree with u regarding the "if we have to grow" part...However, this is not restricted to South India alone.. "mob mentality" is a "standard feature' of the country If you please.
The feeling of security and the knowledge that the chances of getting caught are far less in a mob make ppl who r otherwise not-so-violent resort to stone-pelting and blah blah...
Something needs to be done desperately to change this mentality [though i cant for the life of me figure out what]. I recently read that among the major aspects which distinguish a "developed" country from others are
# Respect for the law among general public
# Sense of responsibility for public property among general public
# Less corruption
Unless all or atleast some of these are cultivated here, wel.... i dont evn want to think of the consequences..
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