Oye Wo Dekh "Chinky"!!

The last time I went on a stroll with my friends to our favourite market we were on our usual inspection work and hitting on some street food on our way. Then one of my friends exclaims “Oye wo dekh Chinky!!” and I was feeling so embarrassed the moment he said that and no wonder he was so loud the girl heard it and gave us a “another bastard” look! That is when I turned on to my “friend” and advised him to not to use this racist term giving him some gyaan on where this term originated from.

Well, there are many people who think that all the people with Mongoloid features are called "Chinkies" and without even cross checking, start using the term. It is believed the word "Chinky" was originated in the west with reference to the Chinese people and was later deemed offensive as it was considered a racist term. However, the term became famous in India as the people with little knowledge consider North east people as those who belong to China. It is due to people like them the educated masses too started using the term thinking it is a collective name for the people with Mongoloid features. And why not, when a South Indian is called Madrasi, or a person from UP a bhaiya.. we always look for short names for people of a particular state or community. But what they fail to understand is in case of using the term “Chinky” a person is being questioned about his/her Indian-ness.

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The north eastern states have always been ignored not only by the government but also by the citizens of the country due to which there has been negligible development over there and people from these areas come down to country’s capital only to see themselves being humiliated and considered as an alien. And we call Australians racists even when such things in India are no different. And we curse Thackerays when they are pro Marathis, why do we forget this when we treat north easterners or in fact people from other states the same way?

On the other hand, I have found the people from the north east too unfriendly, maybe that’s because they already have heard negative things about Delhi that they prefer to stay away. One thing that they are ignoring is the fact that this will further create more differences between the people instead of solving the problem. On my recent visit to Mc Leodganj, the residence of Dalai Lama, I was surprised to see the Inhospitality the Indians get at the hands of Tibetans. People from all over the country and world come there to get to know the Tibetan Culture and they just don’t care. In fact even more surprising was that the foreigners were more cordial.

And to the question “Kya farak padta hai yaar(How does it matter)?” I would like to ask how would you react when a person is still called a “Sharnaarthi” even after 60 years of India’s independence, even though he has never seen Pakistan. Man, you are still a “Sharnaarthi”. Many of my friends would consider this post as an impression of “my soft spot for the people with mongoloid features”, but tell you what its more than that.

A sort of joke comes to my mind as I conclude.

American: You Bloody Indian!
Indian: Why are you "white" people always racist? Saala "Angrez"!!

Who is more dangerous to India’s future- Uneducated Rural or Literate Urban?

I start by defining the 2 terms.

Ed-u-cat-ed
1. Having under gone education.
2. Characterized by or displaying qualities of culture and learning.

Lit-er-ate
1. Able to read and write.

Literacy simply means to be able to read and write. Education, on the other hand, means to acquire knowledge to enhance one's ability to reason and make sound judgment.

Scenario 1
A group of a thousand farmers rush to Delhi to protest against the Central government's Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) resulting to a lot of traffic congestion throughout the city. They protested at Jantar Mantar for its proximity to the Indian Parliament. The media came out with headlines like “Capital's heart vandalised” and "Sugar cane farmers lay siege to Delhi as prices fall". This was because these farmers “broke electric poles, flower pots, roads signs, dustbins and even defecating and urinating inside Jantar Mantar as if it were an open toilet”.



Scenario 2
More than a 5000 odd MBA aspirants appearing in a major entrance exam in a college in a village. These guys are parking their vehicles anywhere they get a space both on and off the road, not a bit worried even if there vehicle would make it a trouble for the others to pass through the same road. The guard (an uneducated rural) there has been tired explaining these “literate” people to park their cars at a parking lot a few metres away from the centre as it might cause trouble for their fellow aspirants as well as the village people. But why would a literate urban person listen to this poor uneducated guard? The story does not end here. On way back, these literate people did every possible thing to annoy the poor villagers. They bought the eating stuff and threw the left overs on the roads. In order to overtake the large trucks, these literates made 4-5 lanes on a 2 lane road, making it impossible for the traffic from opposite side to come and leading to congestion. As if this was not enough, they even honked for the time the traffic was not moving.

So, what do you guys make out from this? The farmers were the uneducated lot who came to the capital to raise their issue, being an uncivilized lot they “vandalised” the city. But, the scars of such an incident can be erased within a day or two, for they will be back to where they belong to and do what they are good at- farming.

The literate MBA aspirants on the other hand are going to be the future managers of some MNC in a couple of years from now and they are here to stay, continuing their vandalism throughout the life. This is not just a one day experience. I am not saying that what those farmers did was acceptable. What I am saying that what we guys have been doing is even worse!

Even if this is not enough, one can experience the same in his/her daily life, be it when you are purchasing some ticket (movie or metro or bus) and there are some smart people posing themselves as VIPs ignore the line.The worst thing is that the ones in the line are the real losers. Or when you get on or off the bus or a metro, you can easily relate the same uncivilised manner which we guys experienced when the farmers came to the city.


So, does that conclude that the urban and rural both stand at same stage as far as being uncivilized is concerned? NO. We are far lower than them. The reason being, that we are the future of the country and we can’t just ignore the things as we have been doing right now. The person who has been littering around all over India blames the country for it being filthy, and the same person drops the waste in dustbins when he/she goes to a richer nation. In India, while the person who is civilised enough to look for a dustbin to throw the waste becomes a piece of joke for others. Why such step motherly treatment towards your own country?

And we say, that the “uncivilized”, “uneducated” farmers “vandalised” the city, as if “literate” people are the only ones licensed to “vandalise” the city. Please guys, don’t be just be literate. Become educated.