first of all congrats col. for hitting the nail on the head. But before i say anything let me introduce myself as son of a kerala palghat father and karnataka mother born and brought up in mumbai in suburb called dahisar which was then asamll village surounded by forests rivers and sea on one side. today the seashore is full of illegal settlers from every part of india and even bangla desh who built huts along the entire seashore under the protection of our former mayor mr. Hareshwar patil from the shivsena. I had the opportunity to see the birth of Shiv sena which started with slogan ' bajao Pungi! hatao Lungi'. One fine morning all my childhood friends suddenly realised i was 'undoo gundoo' and i realised i was not a maharastrain though i spoke excelllent marathi with a trace of an accent. but there was subtle difference. while they all went to the veracular marathi schools my parents put me in the Engish medium convent schools. But I and my family outlived the terror of shiv sena and became part of them and we grew up. worked all over india and presently settled with children in delhi for the last five years. my child hood freinds picked jobs in mumbai in banks and govt institutions while i chose the path of private enterprise i led a adventurous life they led a secure protected life. today I stay in delhi with my children who speak marathi hindi and english and know no tamil or malayam or kannada though speak all the south indian languages.
