Unity in Diversity......Diversity ok, Unity really?

For those who know me well, already know that this is one topic I always wanted to comment about. I have talked about this to almost everybody I know and have even asked many of my fellow blogger to write something about it. But none responded and they all may have their reasons. But now because I have decided to blog, I would like this to be my first real topic that I want to write about. So here it goes:

Unity of Indians has always been praised to whosoever comes to India. People when they visit our country, are astonished to see how people from different religions, languages, color and castes live together at the same place happily ( though I haven't seen that anywhere).

We have history of wars in our country. Every community has fought with other and there are no exceptions in this. What kind of unity are we talking about here.

I think this phrase "Unity in Diversity" (one of the nine Enduring Principles of Community of Christ, an international Christian church.) was given to India, as part of divide and rule policy by Britishers. They first praised the country and then made us fight among ourselves. They already knew, how much people hate each other in this country. They just needed to settle for which they did everything including praising the country as I already mentioned. The only reason the divide and rule worked was because there was never a unity and if anyone thinks that we got our independence because we got united, just see the parts that India as divided into. The phrase was just a lollipop for the Indian child mind people to get the attention. Give the child the lollipop and then kidnap. Boom.

And even though the kidnapped child was rescued, he still likes that lollipop and thus never forgets about phrase in question. You will find people boasting about there unity in the country. Meet a foreigner and when she/he mentions :Unity in Diversity", our minds go to on cloud nine.

Its time to accept, we have never been united. We all used to fight and we are still fighting among each either. Previously, it was done by so called Maharajas and now by people like us.

Kashmir says nation discriminates with us. Everyone north east person who goes to other part of the country is never treated well. Maharashtra doesn't want North Indians. Previously they were against South Indians. South Indians doesn't want North Indians. Biharis are not welcomed anywhere. Democrats want communists to go. Communists want Democrats to go. Hindus, Muslims and Christians are fighting among each other. Even the children are not let alone. What kind of Unity are we talking about.

The whole concept of divided nation exist in our nation, we even call our selves North Indians, South Indians and so on.

Its time to accept the reality. We were never united. Can we be? I am not sure of. So if the next time you here somebody phrasing " Unity in Diversity" for India, kindly understand that either he is making fun of Indians or he doesn't know anything about Indians.

Though I see mentality of youth now changing somewhat, I still see "Unity in India" a far sighted thing.

UNITED WE STAND. LOL

My first post.

Hello all. I hope to find you all in fine spirits. We all have our thoughts. Few keep them with themselves, few let them go. I for once, decided to be among the later. This blog is going to be passage, portal, medium to speak out about whatever I feel should be debated. I would really like to have a contribution from all those who share this feeling of speaking the mind out with me. This blog is never going to be about a particular thing but everything your mind wants to speak out.