The Lost Chapter

India Unbound

Our country is so varied...varied in terms of thought,culture and heritage...you could find a different culture just a few 100 miles from you....everywhere you go hospitality comes by default, provided you look respectable!! i had been to this place called Anaigundi on the banks of the river cauvery in the state of Karnantaka, where i found the most simple and down-to-earth people i've have ever seen... i even got the most fortunate chance to meet the rajah of village who is the direct decendent and heir to the throne of the Krishna Deva Raya dynasty... i learnt a lot about that small village in my 4 day stay by employing myself in little adventures in and around the village....every bit of the legend spun around in various layers around the 4 walls of the village intrigued me....the single thing i realised about this place is that, it's well being was largely looked into by its own people... now something caught my thought here!!! Isn't that strange.... we love our country and we sing the National Anthem with our chest high up.... we dont even think to say we are proud of our motherland and yet we hesitate to involve and indulge directly in its well being.... how many Indians would prefer thinking about their own family and feel secure about their own circle of people... perhaps that is the difference between our country and many others... we grieved deeply over the WTC tragedy and what of the Godhra fire tragedy.... we seemed to be locked away in our urban shells cut off from all ills of the society that dont concern us!!! we find so many aspiring for Engg., Architecture, MBBS but do we find any going towards politics... i see 3 main rigid systems in this society -
one of the politicians who do good and earn good!!
two of the general public with its own matrix around it, and
three of activists who either use peaceful or extreme means to get their message across - who are largely termed a manace to the society by the above 2 groups, which leaves the activists no choice but find their own solution for an ideal society..
Did u know u have every say in all the bills passed by the govt.... do you even know of any being passed!! The only shame is that if villagers can find a system that can run things at their micro level, we being citybred find more comfort in our cussions than to set the system right in our own level.... Don't you think it about time we get serious begin make changes before it is too late!!!

posted by Siddharth Krish @ 7:07 AM