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    Which Bandh Was It: Bharat, India Or Hindustan ?

    I am not sure of the facts, but I don't think there would be any other country on this planet which has more than one name, let alone three. Now due to this multi naming convention of a country brings about a problem or two when somebody tries to attach the country with something. Just like yesterday's 'Bharat Bandh'. Why not an 'India Bandh' or 'Hindustan Bandh' ? or for that matter why not all three at the same time ?

    Before going into the details of last bandh was of what, it would be good if we can do some analysis on our triplet naming convention. On micro level, I feel all three names represent a set of different populace of our country respectively.

    Bharat :- Representing the set of poor chaps which many financial bodies (including our arm chair advisery body - The Planning Commision) believe are not earning more than Rs 20/- per day and agony of these chaps in fact prompted all opposition parties to orchestrate this massive nation wide band. Roughly you can say the mamooli type fellas this particular name represents.

    India :- Represents the chaps of the middle class or to say - a notch below the upper middle class. In short guys like me, who blog around all nonsense and folks like you having enough time in hand to read those nonsense. These are the same entities who believe malls and multiplexes are the second best thing happening to man kind after the invention of Balaji Telefilms. We get annoyed and vouch against Gandhi Jayanti as a shear nonsense - not because one day's national productivity is going for a toss but because it is a dry day. A considerable chunk it represents.

    Hindustan :- While Muslims (they have a different set of demands) doesn't seems to appreciate this jargon, the other side group do adore it more than their life. Folks from the camps of BJP, RSS, VHP are the ones and many similar like minded geniuses are the blocks this name represents. As per them it was Hindustan from the time those two terrestrial elements collided somewhere in the sky to give birth to our solar system. The king 'Bharat' of the Mahabharat fame can take a back seat and shouldn't shout or claim his name is the name of our country.

    When there is so much of diversity in the name of our country itself, it is bound to bring in some confusion when there is a Bandh called for it. So this bandh was for whom? The Bharat vasies, the Indians or the Hindustanies? I am not sure of the other two species but it definitely hit the Indians the wrong way in terms of some unwanted discomfort. I had to drive down some 10 odd kilometers to my office without knowing what might be the official take on this whole strike. No sooner I was comfortable at my desk I got a mail from our HR head of complying with what L.K. Advani wants on that particular day and we were advised to take our ass out of the office premises sooner than later. Not to mention I had to drive back the same distance to my home and had a boring day all through without any cricket, Wimbledon or FIFA world cup match. That's certainly is disturbing. Isn't it?

    Keeping aside the name of the Bandh or the minor suffering I had to go through, I do have my own set of perception for this particular event. Even if I am a sufferer, I still support this bandh, as truly being pointed out by few leaders that the bandh is all about the issues affecting all sections of the society, more so the Bharat Vasies (Aam- Aadmi). To gain something substantial, the history is a good proof that innocents had to bear some brunt. If this bandh is a matter of inconvenience to all those daily wage labourers as pointed by leaders of the ruling party then I don't think it is at all any convenient for the same labourer when he had to cough out Rs 90/- for per K.g Tur daal on daily basis. Don't believe then ask the chap in discussion, what he feels is more inconvenient - the bandh or this daily extra coughing.

    What we would achieve by this bandh, or if the food prices are going to get down the ladder after this, is a different discussion which might need few economists of Lord. Meghnad Desai's caliber to discuss. But for we lesser educated Indians it is all about having an off day with a possibility of having to turn up in the office over the weekend. I am not blaming the netas for this bandh call either. It is their fundamental right and I am also not questioning on their full time profession of worrying for the Aam-Aadmi. But to throw a bandh on all sorry faces by virtue of force as shown in few video clips is certainly not going to help much. The whole idea behind this bandh is well appreciated across all quarters and there are many who voluntarily joined the protest. Much more than anything it is a wake up call for few arrogant brats in our Finance as well as Agriculture ministry.

    Heck what? I am at the bottom of the blog but still couldn't manage to find out why it is only a 'Bharat Bandh'. Perhaps I need a 'India Bandh' or 'Hindustan Bandh' next time around to figureout the difference.

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    1. Which century King Bharata took seat of india

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