Thursday, August 05, 2004

Yuva thoughts – Identity crisis ???

In the next 10 years Pune will also become as cosmopolitan as Mumbai, then Kolhapur, then Aurangabad and the cycle will go on. People will come all over from India and try to settle here for better opportunities and prospects. There will be no jobs for the localites; we will lose our culture and our own identity. Can't we have uniform development?Will we also become like US with no own culture at all? This was the thought that our Parla friend brought to the table today.

Has Bangalore and Hyderabad lost their identity, culture or got a new one?

Counter thoughts:
Isn’t being cosmopolite good, and help in development?
Atleast the movement is happening within India and the money and talent stays within the homeland.
Can a country/state be developed, maintain its identity and have a lot of opportunities for all?
Are non-localites imposing things on the local government e.g.: Why is the electricity bill only in Marathi, Why not in the national language (valid point)

What is my identity? Thatz what came to my mind?
Am a Maharashtrian was the answer (ofcourse Guju is my mother tongue and religion) but am a Puneri and follow the Pune culture too along with the guju culture.
So even if Non-Regional people migrate, they do adapt to the regional culture and language and carry it forward. This is how India is and will continue to be. There is unity in diversity.

The identity and the culture would remain but the souls might change was the answer.
“Hindustan Zindabad”

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