Showing posts with label mumbai. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mumbai. Show all posts

Monday, February 1, 2010

Nationalization of Bombay..err,sorry mumbai

Shiv Sena says, "Mumbai is for Maharashtrians".
MNS says, "Mumbai is for Marathi Manoos".
RSS says, "Mumbai is for all Indians".
Rahul Gandhi says, "Mumbai was saved by NSG commandos belonging to Bihar and UP when 26/11 took place".
Hello whats going on?
I say Bombay is for the whole world. Please come and enrich it, but don't spoil it.
Aren't we living in age of globalization which we supports open heartedly by taking all those outsourced jobs. Then why this hypocrisy within India?
They say today Earth is a single village. Friedman says World is Flat. Then why are we digging the land of Bombay? More than half of foreign people coming to India land here. Its India's face, why create a island out of it?
They say people from north india are taking up top jobs meant for local guys. Common there is something called meritocracy apart from democracy. All high class jobs required the best available talent irrespective of geography.
They say small sector jobs of local industries should be for local people because one need local skills such as language to do it. I agree. But if someone from other part of the world is able to get it then doesn't it show that the outside person has embraced the local culture about which local people should feel proud of.
All this is so petty. Do we require it? NO. Then why is it happening? There is something called Indian politics. HELL.

P.S. I am ready to replace 'Bombay' with 'Mumbai' anywhere above without any condition :) Afterall Whats in a name?

Monday, September 28, 2009

Whats in a name?

Shakespeare said.."Whats in a name?" Naam mei kya rakha hai? Ask Raj Thackery. He will tell you how does it matter to call 'Bombay' 'Mumbai. Ask Karan Johar who has apologised to the former for using word 'Bombay' instead of 'Mumbai' in his latest flick 'Wake up Sid'. For Karan Johar its business, For Raj it is his party agenda. I dont know what it is for people. Moreover, there is nothing for people most of the time. Some agree and some don't and life goes on. I guess its high time we all have to be careful while uttering this word else we might invite trouble. Looks like there is lot in a Name Mr. Sahakespeare. People find meaning in your name and not in what you do, what you think or Whats your Rashee ( Sorry Ashutosh Gowarikar).
I fail to understand what have we got after changing 'Bombay' to 'Mumbai' or 'Madras' to 'Chennai'? Soon someone (most probably a politician) will say we will call our country Hindustan.
Half of the country will agree, half won't. Media will debate. News channel will air it on their 24 hrs shop. People with free phone will SMS news channel polls and it would be a nice receipe for elections. Absolute Hypocrisy!