This attitude of hating others is nothing new or isolated behaviour to Marathis - can tell you from personal experience. I did my graduation from a University in Maharashtra - yes, i wasn't good enough to get a seat in my home state - half the students in our college were from different states (literally Jammu to Kerala); the other half reserved for Marathis. The pass percentages were in 75 to 80% among other states' students and 40 to 45% among Marathis. It is another matter that preferencially liberal awarding of marks in practical exams (by local professors to local students) also couldnt do much to increase their pass percentages. The locals were always rude to outsiders. Am not talking about Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Aurangabad, Nashik, etc. - its a remote town which benefitted a lot economically, by the other state students coming in to study at different professional colleges and still they were always treated like unwanted outsiders. Raj Thakeray is the peoples' leader and only expressing their views. This is not a publicity stunt or something, it is in their blood to blame others for their inefficiencies.
It is the same Maharashtra that gave us leaders like Tilak, Gokhale and Ambedkar but lost its direction now.
RE:Inefficiency and blaming others ....
by Micheal with Cycle on Feb 23, 2008 01:08 AM Permalink
Is there a Indian here or we still arguing about MARATHIS OR NORTHIES?? Raj Thackeray can divide, is there any Indian who can unite???
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by Ashish Kanekar on Feb 23, 2008 12:57 AM Permalink
Hey Praveen -
Why go to a remote town in Maharashtra - all you brilliant magnificent non-Maharashtrians do try to build your own incredible home states to be the shining lights of this galaxy not just this world. Please please let maharashtrians wallow in their inefficiency and unintelligence. Please do us this favor.
For the record I graduated from College of Engineering - Pune and I never saw anything like what you have claimed about magnificently intelligent out of state students.
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by Praveen Choudhary on Feb 23, 2008 01:01 AM Permalink
Ashish, accept it or cry about it, but what i said here is a fact.
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by on Feb 23, 2008 04:33 AM Permalink
Praveen
Though born in Mumbai I had done my schooling in Gujarat and graduated from Fergusson College, Pune.
I never faced what you talk about because I took the trouble to learn the local language and mingle with them and their "til-gul ghya, gode-gode bola" ways.
My experience is diametrically opposite yours but today I oppose The Thakerays for their wrongly directed tirade that engulfs the Nation with their extremist ways and exclusionist politics ... that only lumpen vandals fall prey to.
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by Ashish Kanekar on Feb 23, 2008 01:10 AM Permalink
What you said was the equivalent of "taking bullsh*t and making an art out of it".
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by Praveen Choudhary on Feb 23, 2008 01:22 AM Permalink
Rahul, even I have quite a few Marathi friends and could even speak the language fluently. Its not the induviduals, but am talking about the social thinking thats pretty bad.
Yes, I was not a bright enough student to study in "collages" (or was it colleges) like VIT, COEP, PICT, etc. but I went to a college IN Maharashtra where most Marathi students were studying based on (linguistic) reservation.
RE:Inefficiency and blaming others ....
by Praveen Choudhary on Feb 23, 2008 01:26 AM Permalink
By the way Rahul, I am glad I got my professional education but i really consider those years as the worst phase of my life and going to study there as the worst decision yet.
RE:Inefficiency and blaming others ....
by Attatar Yena on Feb 23, 2008 02:53 AM Permalink
Choudhry, You probably studied in a private college and got your admission through donation. Why dont you mention that ?? you are a lousy fellow.Probably studied in Tuljapur or Tasgaon ( that is really remote area) where mostly lousy rejects from other states come to study after paying huge donation. Private college students like you should better keep their mouth shut instead of speaking about merit and efficiency..
