Madras-aa Chennai-aa? Demo"CRAZY"??!
So, I heard how "the plan of the Chennai Corporation to rename 50 roads, which are now named after foreigners, has been put on hold. The civic body had planned to rename the roads after Tamil scholars and other significant contributors to the language".
- Source: http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Chennai/article1131409.ece
Prompted me to voice (read lash) out in disgust.. what a total waste of time :(.. cha, why can't they just let things go, it's all part of the many, many historical events that shape Madras (yes, Madras, not Chennai) and the way it is now.. the worst part is the lack of identity that will soon follow deliberate change such as this! I'm just amazed to think how our taxes and resources are being squandered away with moronic "false patriotism" -they are creative in that they think up different ways to do absolutely worthless stuff like renaming roads and streets that the city-dwellers have come to associate themselves with.. S-A-D.
I second folks who feel like we need to give more credit to our heritage and the people that were instrumental in contributing to the same.. however, that's not the issue here. I do believe that all of us speak for at least the majority of people from home, when we express our anger and frustration with the way things are PRIORITIZED at the administrative level.
This is the "Ulaga Tamil Semozhi Maanadu" fiasco all over again. I personally talked to a huge number of people in TN (from different backgrounds and social circumstances) who were mystified by the lengths to which such exorbitant amounts of fiscal and human resources were poured into that effort. Instead of wisely allocating funds and labor into solving our major economic and social issues, they choose- time and time again- to waste the nation's and the peoples' time, money, health and wealth.
Yes, "foreigners" came, they saw, they plundered (if you know what I'm saying). But when the people-elected-government acts independently of the nation, and does not serve the people's best interests, then it gets to be an utter failure as a democracy. There are more immediately vital issues and concerns that need, desperately, to be addressed. Situations like those depicted in "Peepli Live" are happening everyday, and the administrative powers that be, that are supposed to help those in need, are constantly turning a blind eye.
This is certainly NOT a debate about who's "in power". Regardless of who it may be, we have the foremost priority to reach out to those that suffer, and to lend a helping hand to do as much as we can, in a positive manner. Do you really believe that this is the best we can do as a nation, as a people, as a community, and as a person - a friend?
Gains should always, always outweigh the losses. "தனி ஒருவனுக்கு உணவு இல்லையனில் ஜகத்தினை அழித்திடுவோம்", there's a reason why Bharathi was called a "mahaakavi". Everyone here wants a better Madras/Chennai, a better India, a happier and healthier nation. Let's make it happen!
This is the "Ulaga Tamil Semozhi Maanadu" fiasco all over again. I personally talked to a huge number of people in TN (from different backgrounds and social circumstances) who were mystified by the lengths to which such exorbitant amounts of fiscal and human resources were poured into that effort. Instead of wisely allocating funds and labor into solving our major economic and social issues, they choose- time and time again- to waste the nation's and the peoples' time, money, health and wealth.
Yes, "foreigners" came, they saw, they plundered (if you know what I'm saying). But when the people-elected-government acts independently of the nation, and does not serve the people's best interests, then it gets to be an utter failure as a democracy. There are more immediately vital issues and concerns that need, desperately, to be addressed. Situations like those depicted in "Peepli Live" are happening everyday, and the administrative powers that be, that are supposed to help those in need, are constantly turning a blind eye.
This is certainly NOT a debate about who's "in power". Regardless of who it may be, we have the foremost priority to reach out to those that suffer, and to lend a helping hand to do as much as we can, in a positive manner. Do you really believe that this is the best we can do as a nation, as a people, as a community, and as a person - a friend?
Gains should always, always outweigh the losses. "தனி ஒருவனுக்கு உணவு இல்லையனில் ஜகத்தினை அழித்திடுவோம்", there's a reason why Bharathi was called a "mahaakavi". Everyone here wants a better Madras/Chennai, a better India, a happier and healthier nation. Let's make it happen!
posted by Hope @ 23:15
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