While many are in celebrations,
my mind is dented badly with wounded thoughts. Sounds a pathos line beginning
in the blog that claims to give little fun in reading? Yes friends, I tried my
best to get over it, however, the current developments are immensely painful.
The new states formation (Andhra
& Telangana) has put me in a state of dented thoughts, when I rewind all
the things I did since the time I was young. The streets I roamed, the number
plates on the bikes and cars I drove, the cell phone tariffs, the malls and
theatres and many other belonged to Andhra Pradesh as a whole. Our proud, historic and nostalgic places etc. all have few interesting stories to share in my life on personal note. Today, these stories have taken an ugly turn and this makes me more hurt as I should refer that “When it was Andhra Pradesh”.
It’s so very weird to think about
few things in life that are going to be like, telling the stories to my kid
that Hyderabad and other part of Telugu were once called Andhra Pradesh and we
are currently living in Telangana.
Come to think of it, I should
send my kid to another state during his vacations to meet his grandparents. The
thought is not just weird, but is saddening too. Now, this is even more
agonizing to know that the next bike or car I buy should bear the number plates
starting with TS – Telangana.
This could be one of the terrible
encounters for someone who believes being united was always good and especially
for those who have lived in Hyderabad while it was the state capital of
Andhra Pradesh.
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The times I spent nearby Tank
Bund, RTC “X” Roads areas, the moments I had and the stories I cherish have all
toppled so badly that all have become the memories of the Telangana land. On
this note, I am never against the Telangana folks or their interests, but I
have my firm footing and against on state separation.
At this juncture, as a common
man, I have a simple formula that I grew up with which was, “Together we grow”.
But this state separation bemuses me as I fail to understand how someone can
grow strong by forming a new state.
Just that someone says, we get
new projects, grants and industries etc. I do not accept it, because we all
know how honest our netas are and their urge for money. On the flip side, the
new states formation also worries on my child life, as there are plenty of new
challenges that are going to arise and for no reason the young little kids are
going to experience. Simple, Rome is not built in a day. May be any of the development initiatives started will need some time to stabilize, sustain and succeed, which in few cases might happen when my kid is old enough to experience worldly challenges. I would not be too surprised some much needed areas like better quality education, jobs and good infrastructure will still have its own challenges even my son retires.
Truly, I feel ashamed for living in this country and worried for my
son as this is not something they have to experience. With these insipid
projects, progress, down trodden development or facilities can I expect my son
to be a potential man for handling future challenges? I really doubt.
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