'Raj'niti - Correct or Wrong ?

Ever since Raj Thackeray has uttered those famous words, it has become a compulsory practice of Raj-bashing by every other leader, newspaper, magazine and TV. Is this criticism warranted ? I don't think so. First of all, whatever Raj said was highly misinterpreted. What the MNS chief said in Marathi was totally twisted and played out as some people wanted. So, what exactly did Raj say ? Raj just said that if Big B can have such love for his motherland why cant this small man, Raj have the same ? But the words were taken out of context, they were twisted and given a whole new meaning. It was made out that Thackeray attacked Bachchan when that was never the case. Similarly, when he said that, when migrants come into this great Nation, they should respect the culture and not do dadagiri, the media took it totally out of context and then of course, the rioting started. The worst case of irresponsible reporting was to be seen on the bouquet of Hindi news channels [Bhaiyya channels] . I will come to that later, in a forthcoming article. But, there is no doubt that Raj's words were misinterpreted and misrepresented.

Coming to the second point, whatever Raj said was in the minds of Marathi people for quite a long time. It was this simmering discontent {to qoute a reader's words} which boiled on to the streets. The bhaiyyas long seen as innocuous are not so at all. They have come in hordes to Mumbai and they group themselves up and then do dadagiri. I have experienced this so many times. In Mumbai trains, they make groups of taporis, mavalis and then torture the law abiding Marathi citizens. Another facet of their one-upmanship can be seen in the fact that they refuse to speak in Marathi and in our own state we have to speak in Hindi and not in our mother-tongue. I know what some people will say, that Hindi is the rashtra-bhasha and so on.....Well, my answer to that is, "if Hindi is your rashtra-bhasha then Marathi is my Maha rashtra-bhasha !"

But what is happening is quite bad. North Indians are coming in hordes to this state and changing the demographics of this land. And they have a purpose to do that. They want to make this a mini-North India. But until there is a Marathi manus alive, this won't happen !

Rise Maharashtra !

I know, the question on your mind would be 'why Rise Maharashtra' ? Well, because, it's high time Maharashtra wakes up and rises to face the threat from opportunists, invaders[posing as migrants] and traitors. For a long time, we have kept quiet, facing all the insults and humiliations from the outsiders.
You know, Maharashtra is special. It is different from all other states of India. To qoute Sudheendra Kulkarni, every Indian state, except one, is nomenclatured according to the historical/regional name [eg. Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Karnataka, etc.] , ethnicity [eg. Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Bengal] or geographical references [eg. Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh] but only Maharashtra is the state which doesn't adhere to this nomenclature. Everything is in the name, Maharashtra is a greater nation, it has always been a nation, unlike other states which have been regional entities. Maharashtra is the only nation which is neither a part of northern culture nor a part of southern culture. You may argue about Gujarat and Bengal, but both these states have heavy north Indian influence, which is not the case with Maharashtra. Indeed, historically too, Maharashtra and the Marathi populace has been different from the rest of South Asia. We'll come to that later in another article.
Maharashtra is the only state which was created after protests and agitation in which 105 people attained martyrdom. And these people were killed by the Indian state under the order of the Gujju, Morarji Desai, who didn't want to part away from the golden cow, Mumbai. Still, his hordes have remained in this beautiful city of ours, thinking it is their own. Why does the Marathi populace have more ownership on Mumbai ? Why are Maharashtrians different from others ? Why has the Marathi culture been suppresed in Mumbai and what is the way out of it ? We will come to these disturbing questions, for sure. Everyone's comments, oppositions and suggestions are welcome......

About Myself

Thanks, for visiting my blog. I am Shahaji Kulkarni, a Marathi Gaud Saraswat Brahmin [GSB] residing in Mumbai. I am originally from Goa, however my father came to Aamchi Mumbai. My ajoba and aaji are still in the village. I am a computer engineer, working in the IT sector for a MNC. I like gaming and music. I love outdoor activities like trekking and paragliding. I am a proud Maharashtrian and I am not afraid to admit it. I feel pained to see my brethren being ridiculed and looked down by outsiders. I am a staunch Marathi nationalist. I love Marathi theatre. I have also acted in a few ekankikas.