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Salman- Childhood friend

         This is the 1st post from one of my friends - SALMAN. Click here - SALMAN JANJIRKAR to follow him on twitter. Salman is my childhood friend. He came in our school in 7th std. I remember his specks. It was so stylish. I used to wear it. He was smart and friendly. We became good friends very soon. We also had a fight once. Salman, I hope you remember the fight. ;-) It was so historical fight. Everyone remembers it even today. But that fight was just a catalyst in our relationship. After that we became very nice friends. He is one of my regular comment giver on my blogs. He appreciate me when I over-perform and criticize me when I under-perform. He is a friend of call-me-any-time type. I know about him that he is always there with me whenever I'll need him. Thank you Salman for being so supportive. He is the one who have sent me the post as soon as I sent him the message to send. So, let's read what he have written.

FOREWORD BY SALMAN :

           As all of u know what a great blogger Veeru is, I got a msg from him to speak out on a topic of my interest n he wud publish it in his blog... i am grateful to him for giving me this wonderful opportunity to express myself out loud.. So here i was thinking about what to write.. my childhood, school days, college days or days of pain and misery then I got a flash of inspiration as my father was ARGUING with my mom as to why not send my younger brother to study in India n d foremost reason he gave was the current social condition of India and all the BIAS going on over there..
 So here I am going to try and address some issues that really have been nagging me for the past 2-3 years---The current fabric of Indian Society.

IS THIS THE INDIA WE USED TO DREAM AND READ ABOUT??? SURELY NOT!!!!!!!!!

         Our great country was found (established more likely) on a basement strengthened by the principles of Equality, Liberty, and Freedom! It was meant to serve as a beacon of hope for many of the impoverished, enslaved and disillusioned countries of the 20th century under the Britannic Empire...
                  
             So let’s ask ourselves a question today. Have we fulfilled the Vision of our founding fathers?? Have we acted in a way so as to justify the sacrifices made by numerous of our countrymen?? Have we done enough so as to pay and negate the Blood price payed by many of the great Martyrs of the Great Freedom Struggle???
                 
             The answer as per me (n really really disappointingly) is a big NO!!
              
             We have not even got close to fulfilling the Great Indian Dream…. The Dream where each n every citizen shall be equal—equal  irrespective of their religion, social status, financial capacity, their JAAT n all that shit going on currently has just been what it was meant to be --- A Dream!!
                
             Who are we to blame??  The politicians ? ? The elders who follow outdated traditions blindly n vigorously??? NO!! WE the Educated Class The Intelligentsia  are Responsible for the  sorry state of our Country… we who know what is necessary to sustain the Great Indian Dream, to make sure that d sacrifices of our forefathers are not wasted away are truly and sadly responsible for this sad plight of our great Motherland…
                
             It is not so in great past of history that today people have forgotten that different people from different strata of society fought TOGETHER, Shoulder to Shoulder to make it possible for us to live in this so called FREEDOM!! People have forgotten that a Hindu fought side by side with a Muslim or a Jain or a Sikh or the numerous n diversified religions scattered all over India… then why is it that 2day the same Hindu or Muslim Or Sikh or whatever find it difficult  to  breathe in d presences of a fellow Indian Brother of a different religion?? Why is it so that a man has to trim down his beard so as to avoid the suspicious glares of others?? Or apply his turban in such a manner so as not to look too DIFFERENT than d common attire?? And I do not speak this of a particular minority but for every 1 yes even the majority…Is this the INDIA of Our Dreams????? Is this what it all comes down to???
                
            Haven’t we been taught that ALL Indians r our brothers n sisters (refer to d Indian Pledge)? Why is it today that one needs to prove his loyalty at each and every step of his life?? Why can’t I be a devout Muslim as well as a loyal Indian at the same time? Are they such different identities that can’t coexist? Why has our mindset become so narrow that even a helping hand offered by some OTHER CASTE PERSON looks like an attempt at our life? Have we become so blind to see that none can exist without the other?
                
             Why is it that we r divided at each n every juncture on the basis of Caste, Religion, Region even?? Didn’t a BHAIYYA ever fight for Maharashtra or A Marathi in UP Or Bihar???? It is Because Of US EDUCATED PPL ignorant of these facts that the political parties are able to divide us…it is our duty to wake up from this deep slumber that v all r in, to fight again using all our means not necessarily violence but through education, through propagation of our thoughts through enlightenment of our minds first n then of others from these so called social bonds to realize the principle son which our country is supposed to be standing on…
                
             So let us make an oath to fight for the betterment of our country where we view each citizen as a fellow brother or sister {hey don’t include your bf’s n gf’s in the brother/sister segment } and not as of my religion or from my state… where everyone shall be able to follow his/her religion with peace of mind without any nagging fear of any backlash… let all of us be tolerant of each other but foremost let all of us be tolerant of Ourselves!! This is going to be a long healing process- no doubt about that... but 1 which shall truly release our potential in this world as a super power and truly as a shining beacon of hope n prosperity for the other downtrodden….. It surely is the time of India to rise… it’s the Era Of Indian Renaissance... so let us Make this Come true... Because it’s in Our hands that we can either fulfill this Great Indian Dream or be the Pallbearers of its tomb...  Be the teacher who enlightens n empowers rather than b the Undertakers due to our Ignorance…..
                 
              So let us be BROTHERS IN ARMS together Not Against Each Other! Let us weave a new fabric—not of a society but a FAMILY... THE GREAT INDIAN FAMILY!!!
UNITY IN DIVERSITY--Let Us Justify This Motto Which Shall Finally Describe The True Awakened India!
                
             Signing off…
 
SALMAN-Proud to be a Muslim—Yet More Proud To be an Indian Muslim!!
 
And Thank You Abhilash For This Opportunity To Speak Out...