Hi Rajeev, I was hoping more from you, that you would transcend the common and unite all Bharateeyas! The history of Bharatvarsha goes back to the days of Ramayana and Mahabharata and every region of this great land of ours is charming. My Bharatvarsha also includes regions of Pak and BD, which was sadly partitioned for wrong reasons. Although I come from the southern part, I have a bias towards North India. I am perfectly at home in UP, Haryana or Punjab and love the company of Bihari workers in Delhi. I find more simplicity among people so-called BIMARU states. When I travel along Ganga or Yamuna, I get emotionally charged because the basis of our Sanatana Dharma was laid here. The land of Rama and Krishna, where Krishna played as a child are in North India. As a Hindu I love the land where Krishna gave us BhagavadGeeta. Northerners may be rustic, but have complementary qualities. According to Swami Shivananda (a Tamil brahmin by birth) Northerners have more reverence to learned people and saints. He attributed the prosperity of Punjabis and Gujaratis to their generosity, especially to saints. India's other icons Buddha, Ashoka, Guru Govinnd - are from Bihar! NB
