Ye Bharat desh hai mera

The different colors, peerless culture and tradition of the people, music of age old instruments, are the traits which defines the beauty of entire region. For last two Quarters, I am on move exploring many parts of Country including town to metros. I have used many means of transport,faced many challenges and had great enjoyment and experience. My journey includes standing in sitting class general boggy of railway for 6 hoursand traveling 2500 Kms in 2 hours by sky route. I have been to Ernakulum(Cochin) to Gudgaon (Haryana). Met many people. Had conversation with Locals, Drivers, Priests and Agents.

I got opportunity to visit Meenakshi Temple. The temple forms the heart and lifeline of the 2500 year old city of Madurai The temple is a significant symbol for the Tamil people, and has been mentioned since antiquity in Tamil literature.From Madurai I went to Rameshwaram. Rameshwaram is an island that is located in the Ramanathapuram District of Tamilnadu, southern state of India .This is a one among the holiest places in India which is considered as equivalant as to Kasi, the famous holy place in North India.It represents the southernmost of the 12 Jyotirlingams of India.Though it is called as Kasiof south but minus HINDI.

Bangalore itself is surrounded by many sightseeing places. That includes Ooty – Queenof Hill station. Ooty is deep within the Nilgiri hills, also known as The Blue Mountains.It is unknown whether this name comes from the blue smoky haze given off by the eucalyputus treesthat cover the area, or because of the kurunji flower, which blooms every twelve years giving the slopes a bluish tinge.The Bheemeshwari Fishing Camp is located on the banks of river Cauvery, home to the ‘Mahseer’ - the largest tropical sporting fish known. The resort follows eco-tourism, and practices ‘catch-and-release’.

I stayed almost 1.5 years in City of Nizam. Hyderabad has developed into one of the major hubs for the IT industry in India which has earnedit the additional sobriquet "Cyberabad". Hyderabadi cuisine is a blend of traditional South Indian,Mughal and Persian cuisine. Hyderabadi Biryani is an iconic dish of the region. Hyderabad is known as the city of pearls, lakes and, lately, for its IT companies Historically, Hyderabad has been the city where distinct cultural and linguistic traditions of North India and South India meet. Telugu and Urdu are the principal languages spoken in the city.

Moving towardswest, I reach to Maharashtra. The word Maharashtra comes from Sanskrit words Maha meaning Great and Rashtra meaning Nation, thus rendering the name Maharashtra (Great Nation). But some political party is presenting it as other way round Of course why not ,after all Great Nation is in Sanskrit and not in Marathi. State consist of cities like Mumbai: Financial hub ofIndia, Pune, Nasik. There are several religious places that includes Sirdi, Triambekeshwar(Nasik) andBheemashankar(Pune). State has its own charm with Marathi being the first language.

Ujjain is an ancient city of Malwa region in central India, on the eastern bank of the Kshipra river and a part of the state ofMadhya Pradesh. City is full of temples with Mahakal Temple as biggest attraction.

Moving further towards north will bring capital of India- Delhi, known locally as Dilli and by the official name National Capital Territory of Delhi. It is is the largest metropolis by area. Owing to the migration of people from across the country, Delhi has grown to be a multicultural, cosmopolitan metropolis. Its rapid development and urbanisation, coupled with the relatively high average income of its population, has transformed Delhi into a majorcultural,political, and commercial centre of India

Last but not least lets reach to east. Kolkata is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Kolkata is the cultural capital of India and the commercial capital of Eastern India, located on the east bank of the Hoogly River . Kolkata has long been known for its literary, artistic and revolutionary heritage. As the former capital of India, Kolkata was the birthplace of modern Indian literary and artistic thought. Kolkatans tend to have a special appreciation for art and literature; its tradition of welcoming new talent has made it a City of Furious Creative Energy.

Though India is rich in culture and heritage and many more areas are yet to be explored, still I have gained mixed experiences from places I traveled. In south of India where Hindi is rudimentary language, Ihave seen people trying to help you either by using English as means of communication or using raped Hindi/English depending on person. Whether its Cochin or Madurai or Rameshwaram or Hyderabad, locals try to communicate with you in language you are comfortable and thus make your day peaceful.

At Pune, I with my friend went to fort of Shivaji which is approx 30Kms from way we took help of locals in exploring the place. Though some political party are against hindi but locals where too good to help us by communicating the path in hindi. The things make life easier and day full of njoyment.But I really feel difficulty at place which is 6 hrs from my home town. Yes Kolkata, I got a feeling of alienin this place where I came without translator. A real lifeexample, I asked a lady (who is having ID of India’s largest IT firm) aboutaddress in English and she replied sweetly in Bengali and didn’t stop even seeing BLANK expression on my face. I am afraid, she must be running MATLAB code in “C” compiler. Most disappointing part was, she was pointing to wrong direction but I was confidence about direction as I washaving highest IQ and directionsense in 100 mtrs of radius.

Then I asked to shop keeper in hindi but got same reply in pure bangla. Finaly I found a gentleman in tuxedo flaunting his Blackberry and I asked the address, gently to that gentleman in English but again got same answer in Bengali. I agree Bengali is ranked as sweetest language but adding extra sweet do give burning sensation to throat.

Finally I boarded BUS (whose engine sound was giving warning messages and same was attested by shaking body) and asked conductor the same address by replacing “a” with “o” and lil bit of twisting of tongue to please the ears of conductor and to my surprise he replied “aath taka (Rs 8) “ as I am selfproclaimed intelligent and my trick works. So moral is, you cant njoy “City of Joy” without any Roy with you. Being metropolitan city for more than 2 decades, one should now have to change the mentality (from local to global). Don’t use English or hindi in your literature, just please britishers (videshi) but use the same to help common man. Do remember, we the citizen of Bharat are “Adhinayak” of this country and we the youth are “Bharat bhagya vidhata”

Seeing the economy. Resource and nature of politics, the city would had been Shanghai of India. The only reason for being nominated as metro was port. There is city like Hyderabad and Pune , which are having attributes and are ready to inherit the title of Metro.

I am not against any place, people or region. I have respect for every entity of my country but I want to make people understand that though we have many culture, religion and language but still in order to stay united we should have primary string that may include language. We don’t need any “Idea” to stay/roam in our own country. The things which we need are honesty, heart and harmony. Practice 3H and say proudly : “Sare Jahan se achcha Hindostaan Hamara”.

"Jahan Dal Dal pe sone ki chidian karti hai basera.. ye bharat desh hai mera"