In today's paper there is a news.. hope you might have read it. It may not be of importance to anyone else, but it struck me. Two youths went for an interview in Hyderabad and were beaten black and blue by locals. Their fault? they are not from the state. Being a mother i can understand the kind of fear those young people's mothers felt after seeing their son come home terrified and injured. Just think, these people had not gone for a private company's interview- it is BHEL.
In this world of privatisation who wants government jobs?As far as i know it is the middle class, especially those with a government employee at home. They may not be very rich. Like us they have a hand to mouth existence. They don't even see their full salary even for a day.. thanks to the price of necessary commodities it just evaporates at the touch of their hand- nothing is left, no saving...It is not that they don't want to save and lead a comfortable life after retirement like the guy in the multinational company's pension plan advertisement. Unfortunately for them everything depends on their pension after retirement . You have to build a house, teach and marry off your kids... everything from the meagre pension amount. That means even in your old age you have no peace of mind.
Their only hope of a better future is their children. They do everything necessary to see to that their children are better educated and get a better job. But where is the job in villages or for that matter in every city? Thank God our development is not proportional.. some areas are highly developed and it brims with money and other places still the same - smelly gutters, roads where you can't even walk, no transportation facility... to say the least not even food, water and electricity. So, these less fortunates have to travel to the big cities for job. As they don't need a visa and passport to travel through India and work, and as it is less costly, they travel- even to far away places for jobs.
But now there are a number of states in India which won't let Indian citizens from other states to their territory. They say whatever their state produces is theirs.They have a right over it. But, just think if all the small cities and villages in India say the same. Who will suffer? Undoubtedly it is the big cities? They do have big big buildings, posh apartments and all the facilities for a better life... but where do they get their food from? who cultivates it/ where do they get their water from? who keeps the city and their house clean?
Don't you remember the pledge we used to take in school everyday, " India is my country. All Indians are my brothers and sisters..."So like you the rest of the people in India too have a right to your state. It doesn't mean you should give away everything to the others. You can also compete... but not the physical way, not through violence... educate yourself, better your abilities, apply for a job.. give your hundred percent.. and then let the better person win...
Those who settle in other states should also learn to respect their culture, move closely with the locals, try to be one among them. It is not good to flaunt your money, force your culture on them, look down upon the locals. poke fun at their customs, looks, language or culture....They are being good to you by letting you work there.. be good to them in return.. that is the least any human being can do for the other...
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