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Respecting local culture
by Ramanath Babu on Feb 12, 2008 05:42 PM

Now the maharashtrians have come up with the explanation that their fight is not against any particular community, but against those who show no resepect to Marathi culture. May I ask the maharashtrians settled outside their state, whether they are not celebrating all their festivals. In Delhi, where I stay, Maharashitrains celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi with lot of enthusiasm, so are Keralites when Onam comes, and it is Tamilians turn when Pongal arrives. Kannadiga celebrates udugi, Biharis celbrates chaat puja so on and so forth. Maharashtrians have Maratha schools, Keralites have Kerala Schools, Tamils have Tamil school and they send their children to these schools as far as possible. If the same yard stick applies everywhere, the migrant population should nether celebrate their own festivals, nor start schools or build temples/church for their community. This applies to Maharashtrians also. Are they doing that? I feel those who live in glasshouse, should not throw stone on others.

Babu

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