India Divided.

Shortly after celebrating 60 years of Independence from the British, I thought of writing this frustration in my mind out. It needed a trigger. Today, just a few minutes ago, when I glanced through Rediff.com's message boards, it spewed out by itself. I had promised myself several times that I won't read those ghastly posts by some mentally disordered people who calls themselves also "Indians"!. I am horrified at the sheer insult on the Indian values, the attacking our constitution in disguise, by these goblets of racist venom. But, the curiosity to know the state of affairs in the dark minds of Indian society, gets me again to these venomous posts.

India divided: Her weaknesses becoming stronger?

Almost every news item, from national/international politics, Cinema and art, ends up in an exchange of mad and cowardly ideas of racial/regional attacks in these forums. If you closely look at it, you can see people taking up most of their time to attack Muslims and the Left parties. And there are examples from the other side also. It is clear that majority of the affluent Indians are on the far right side, taking extreme stands against fellow citizens and ideologies. While the Left deserves strong criticism against their double standards and hypocrisies, is it to be done in a mentally deranged manner? I can point out instances of the same kind from the Left also : intolerant, violent and unilateral arguments. But the one, that being showcased in the message boards in Internet, and in cites such as orkut, is highly detrimental to the overall development of India.

Another divide that is strongly visible is the North-South divide. This is more evident in discussions on art and cinema. People go to any extent in fighting each other, and shows their real 'color' and 'culture'. What I understand is that the schools, the books, the parents and every other factor around a growing child in India is still contaminated with the racial venom. And we, condemn the whites for their racial discrimination.

How far we'll go?

How far we can go?