Kannadiga vs Non-kannadiga

Recently there was a small tussel in one of the buses. A person asked the driver to stop the kannada song that was being played. The person who opposed has supposedly told that he does'nt care for Kannada and does not want to learn kannada. This has created an uproar among my friends. My views on this.

I like it

R and G are 2 friends of mine...who had raised their opinions earlier...I do not want to post it without their permission.

What is referred here...music...but why is this an issue today? This was happening in our cab also...why dint anybody complain then? Because....is it that more than "kannada abhimana", the "non-kannadiga virodha" has increased now....good...i like it..

I agree and disagree with some points of R....because personally I listen to all language songs...that does not mean that everybody else shud do this...also let me know one thing...there are 10 guys who want rainbow fm (which is not only a kannada channel)...but 2 want radio city...the 2 will win...any reason for this....because for them it is just a mindset that rainbow fm is a kannada channel...isnt this wrong? On the lighter side....Somehow R has great affection for hodi maga song ;-)...every chance given... she wants to take the song for a ride...good...i like it...

But the larger picture( as R pointed) of this issue is "kannada saitha ide"....how many kannadigas have contributed to this process of death and how many non kanndigas have contributed to this ?...within a small grp...there are people who don’t watch a kannada movie by paying money in theater just because it is a kannada movie....no other damn reason....now u may question...does seeing movie help the cause of kannada? The reply from me wud be...does "not listening to kannada music in cab" cause death of kannada?...the argument cud extend to kannada books\paper etc etc...is G ready to hit me now!??? ;-))

But I disagree with R on another aspect....as G has mentioned...its not about not listening to the song...the way he\she has put it across is more important...there has to be some tolerance level....he\she may have had a hectic day at work or a bad day at home...but to show his frustration on a song and the language in that manner is an extreme scenario...if one cannot respect the language of the region( mind u....we are states formed on the basis of language...thanks to sardar patel)...it is logical for people like us to get upset...isnt it stupid to make statements like i dont like kannada and kannadigas etc...he\she deserves a mouth bashing...the basic thing is to learn to respect...then take it further....

these extremes are a problem now...one grp has a moto..."hate kannada...dont respect kannada and kannadigas"...the other extreme grp is having a moto..."hate non kannadigas...everybody shud learn kannada and speak kannada else they shud be thrown out of karnataka"....we need a school of thot which is inbetween these two....i know that it is easier said than done...some of us (atleast me for sure) move from one extreme to another...mostly because of lack of support/unity and because of the fear of insulting somebody...it is difficult to take a stance....and this confusion is sometimes really interesting....i like it...

but why this sudden extremism now...bcos of the keeda planted by the govt of karnataka in the minds of kannadigas that kannadigas are being illtreated by others...they have managed to successfully divide us...finally they wont help either of the grps...for example....our cm demanded a reservation for kannadigas in IT sector....but what are they doing in the public sector industries(like hal, bhel, isro) which r based in blore...they have a stake in it in some way...let them provide reservation there first and then come to IT.....their aim is not to provide reservvation...but to break us and cover up their inefficiency...good political game....and good bakra citizens like me...i like it...

i ahve the book "Tamas" written by bhimsham sahni...it is a jnanpeeth award winning book...it talks about how muslims, sikhs and hindus who lived together for hundreds of years went on to kill each other during partition....amazing corruption of thots by a few extreme thinkers of either side....read this book...u will conclude that indian mentality has not changed a bit from 1947 to 2005....atleast we are consistent :))...i like it...

but the bomb of pro kannada and anti kannada fight is ticking...these incidents (ibm, oracle and now this) are drops of water filling the vessel....its only a matter of time for this dangerous bomb to explode...when it does...i am waiting to c if it causes real damage or will it be tuss pataki....but one thing for sure...it is an emotional issue and cud be very powerful....the wait is interesting...i like it...

for the time being we have a new topic to discuss in the free time (including cab)...good...i like it...