My Summary of INDIA Sojourn

My Summary of India Visits 2017

I have roamed across length and Breadth of India this year. From North to South & East to West. It was a coincidence but eye opener. Travelling through India is a pilgrimage and experiential learning in itself.

I ate at Hindu , Muslim , Christian , Sikh and so many other places without showing my ID card. Where you ever asked before serving food anywhere in India?

Worked with south , North , East , west or any other Indian without being questioned about my identity. Did you ever had to show one in India ?

Lived fully and happily on streets, hotels , lodges , homes , inns and Sarays without being asked about my native language by anyone. Even if they came to know , I would get more respect and cooperation as stranger. Have you been ?

Nowhere a taxi driver or auto rickshaw asked my religion or I bothered about his, Never at any religious place I was asked about my caste or Religion. Have you been asked ?

Really , I saw Christian Manager at Hindu Ashram in south India . A Hindu Doctor in Muslim Shrine board in Jammu , a Muslim caretaker of Hindu shrine in kashmir. A Muslim Sufi meditating in Sikh Temple in Delhi . Its just needs an eye to see it. Do you ?

Long Queue of muslim men making flower petals Malas in UP and Tamil Nadu temple and Big Hindu Halwayees in Lucknow and Delhi making Halwa & Pherrni for Muslim Roja breakfast at Jamia Masjids. Want the place names , I can guide you. Haven't you seen it ?

I heard Azaan loud & clear wherever I went , nobody objected to them. Yes nobody stopped temple bells in my vicinity at Sakinaka , Muslim shanty town in evening Aartis. Coexistence is natural. Do you disagree?

I saw Butcher shops functioning properly selling all kind of meat within few kilometer of Ashram at Coimbatore and Hindu Vaishno dhaba in Aukaf complex. Haven't you seen it ?

I saw more muslims eating vegetarian food at Vaishno dhaba in travel to Hosur and more Hindus at Kareems relishing meat items at Noida. Haven't you been there ?

I found Love , Compassion and mutual admiration everywhere till I switched on the great Indian TV news program in evening beaming everything as #breakingNews to find absolutely opposite debate & exceptional cases been broadcast as major news to create rattles. Seems biggest thing breaking isn't news but their heads.

In a country of 1.25 Billion people , if someone cuts nose , its a breaking news and looks like 1.25 billion Indians are without nose that day. Someone scuffles in train and first question from Reporter is to find caste , colour & religious angle to make it #BreakingNews TRP race among News channels has taken a worst toll with few self styled intellectual representatives wasting our prime time News with their stupid arguments and abusive misconduct.

Only place where confusion, intolerance and hatred exists was on 'News Studios with Anchors and Politicians'. Nosier , premeditated and biased anchor-ship , clerical pre-tailored Reportage and like scripted shows to bring other party down.

Except DD , Loksabha & rajya Sabha TV where real intellectuals disgaree but in civilised manner. Intolerance and Hate is by product of TV channels in India if any exists anywhere in India.

If Jinnahs typewriter caused partition of 1947 then I am sure next one will be because of TV channels. Its time a sensible man in India switches off his TV and listen to All India Radio once again for sanity to prevail.