Hi All
Trust all is well. As you read this blog, I am 27 now. 21st Sep 2009 caused that to happen. Like the theory of half glass full or empty, one could say I have lost 1 more year of my life span or else I could say I had one more year of healthy and cheerful life. I would like to go with the later.
I was thinking of writing a blog on my bday talking about 27 most memorable moments of my life, but then thought it would be giving out too much personal information and boring people with it. Haha.
Just yesterday I was visiting my hometown for Dusehra (I can never get how to spell it.. every SMS I get from frens has a different spelling.. this is my version). As I went around meeting my relatives on one of the biggest festivals in India, there is something very strange which I noticed and would like to share with you all.
Having stayed in Mumbai over last year, it is common to see armed Policemen around you almost always, let alone festival times. Going to a CST or Churchgate station makes you feel like a VIP with Z- grade security . Soo when I went around meeting my friends and relatives in Jalgaon (my hometown) yesterday, I realized that there was not a single policeman to be seen anywhere. I went to the biggest temple and main street with lot of crowd, but I couldn’t see much of police security.
This incidence brings two things in mind
1. The obvious factor of blaming local authorities for not taking care of security
2. Are people in such small towns are in harmony and don’t require the police protection to give them comfort of living?
The first option is obvious and well debated. However the second one is interesting. Is it only big cities and people living there who need that assurance of having security around? Small towns at least in states like Maharashtra and Gujarat, are they all in harmony with fact of difficult religions and cultures being in same city?
Your thoughts..
Keep Smiling always
1 comment:
happy 27th!
its the same after 20..23 or 27 whats the big deal??
anyway good point..metros like delhi mumbai etc are the prime targets for terrorist attacks because obviously they have a larger population and a higher development rate. small things which would normally go unnoticed in smaller towns and interiors of india are a part of the daily headlines if they occur in metros.
people sit up and take notice. whereas issues of smaller towns usually go unnoticed or un reported and if reported fizz out easily
take last years eg; dhule had curfew imposed for about several weeks.how many of us remember?
there's the difference.
and while living in small towns has its benefits in a so called relaxed environment it has its own drawbacks. don't get me started on the load shedding and water problems of jalgaon. :)
p.s. its Dasara, Dussehra or vijayadashmi. :)
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