Comments on I think ... (Tarun Chandel's thoughts): My view Vs Myopic View

@ TarunAnother angle to the pointMaharashtrians ar...

2008-04-06T19:02:00.000+05:30

@ Tarun

Another angle to the point
Maharashtrians are not cooperative:
Well, usually we find not adapting to the marathi culture, ( we = outsiders) and coupled with alien language we curse the localites. The localites having already a friend circle over here are usually do not lack friends and hence are not open to friendship from outsiders..
With Politics playing a part they curse us and we return the feeling of hatred..

But I remember an Israeli lady once said to me. "people are people ... just as there are big fishes in ocean an small ones too you just can't generalise!" So while it is true that some marathi's are non cooperative in nature it is also true that the same thing can be said about the immigrants...

''Mumbai is a city made by migrants (outsiders!!)....

2007-07-23T16:52:00.000+05:30

''Mumbai is a city made by migrants (outsiders!!).''

hahaha!!Can one tell me why isnt a Mumbai formed in North,South,Gujjuland, Parsiland etc?

@threadstarter
Nice post.Marathis will mingle and accept those very easily who can speak their language. I appreciate ur views.

Maharashtra is a lovely place and I really like it...

2006-12-27T11:22:00.000+05:30

Maharashtra is a lovely place and I really like it. But the whole point was not just to tell others that I like this place but to impress upon the fact that we should be ready to adapt new things. We should be open to other cultures and rise above the pity differences.

Sahi hai bidu..!! thats the beauty of mumbai... ev...

2006-12-26T23:53:00.000+05:30

Sahi hai bidu..!!
thats the beauty of mumbai...
everybody is welcomed here..(Sum recent Anti-Bhaiyya statements not withstanding)
U have various factions built up.. but u work with ppl from all places..
nice to see u like this place man..

... we will start understanding that our destinies...

2006-12-05T12:32:00.000+05:30

... we will start understanding that our destinies as human race are interlinked.

The sooner we all understand that, the better the life will be. Our attitude determines our destiny and if our destinies are interlinked then we better change our attitude to be adaptive. If you open up yourself to the world you give yourself a chance to experience the cultural enrichment and immense learning & growth which you can't even think of when you stay closed and refuse to change.

What is this going on my blog? One anonymous is ap...

2006-12-05T12:06:00.000+05:30

What is this going on my blog?
One anonymous is appreciating other anonymous ...

Wow, who is this guy, writes really well.

2006-12-05T12:04:00.000+05:30

Wow, who is this guy, writes really well.

Applauds for the above!!

2006-12-05T10:37:00.000+05:30

Applauds
for the above!!

I think you met people who are either new to Mumba...

2006-12-04T17:08:00.000+05:30

I think you met people who are either new to Mumbai or came for a tour. Such people are entitled to make comments from outsiders point of view and it is alright. A guy coming from Maniupur would find Mumbai very crowded and it is ok.

Every city in world was made because people from hinterland or villages migrated to it. So in a way everybody is an outsider to the city. It take a generation or 2 before city makes you its own or the other way around. Cities usually have thier unique culture which has its own identity somtime very separate from native region also. I dont think that Mumbai gives you any taste of Maratahi culture. No way. Drive 100 miles outside Mumbai to get a taste of marathi culture.

Mumbai is a city made by migrants (outsiders!!). Parsis,Gujjus, Punjabis, Southies, you have them all. Cities usallly prosper because its denizens had migrated to it for a purpose, which was to earn more money, to have a certian lifestyle...you can say material gains. They dont get shackled by set norms and traditions in hinterland and in that respect all of them share a common goal which is to succeed professionally. They are ready to compromise and question and coexist with others. All of them understand it and thats why cities are usually more tolerant. It is because cities are made of people who are more tolerant. But they can also be very impersonal and leave you alone since migrants had broken free of thier social network when thay moved out of villages. But then you can never ever disconnect from your identify which you had formed for many years liviing in towns/villages/region etc where you spent your childhood and youth. It stays with you even as you form another identity in City. But as they say, birds of feathers flock together. You still search people who came from same background as yours, you still want to have food which you are used to, you still want to speak in language which you consider as your own. So you see Southies living together. you will see parsi collonies and you will see gujju markets in Mumbai. ...you know what, same thing happen when people migrate to other countries.

So crux is even when you are very tolerant and migrate and move around, you still crave for somthings which you identify as "your own". It could be being punjabi while living in Mumbai, or being Indian when you migrate to New york. World might be turning into a small village but only in terms of communication and reach. (there is a nice theory about it which won noble prized recently). We are still very different people with multiple identiies in varied social groups and that perhaps will never change. What will change is that we will become more tolerant since migrants are more tolerants and we will start understanding that our destinies as human race are interlinked. Some sage thousand of years back could see this and thats why he proclaimed "vashudhev Katumbkam...Entire earth is one big family".