Vande Mataram
I have always loved India. From
their religion, cricket, beautiful women, vegetarian food to the few wonderful
Indians who are my friends. For those of you who have being there, you would
understand that incredible ‘mystic’ feeling I get when I am in India.
The amazing colours, markets,
temples, and all kinds of people make India really unique.
The over 6,000-year culture of its
people and its rich history makes India different from any other country in the
world.
The transgender bright saree clad
prostitutes, the cabbie who drove me all day around Mumbai for 400 rupees, the
other who I kept my luggage safely with in his cab while I shopped in Chennai,
numerous workshops in Mumbai and Delhi, Piyush Pandey and Sonal Dabraal the
O&M creative stalwarts, the fantastic British Airways marketing team and
the shopping experiences are what makes India memorable to me.
But that is only scratching the
surface.
India our neighbour, just 22 miles
from Sri Lanka by sea is a country I have admired even before I visited.
Hinduism, the culture, and the history of India have always captured my
imagination. Always wishing my ancestry would be originating from North India
even if it were 3,000 years ago, as a Sri Lankan, my heart glowed with pride.
As I grew older actually
experiencing ‘incredible’ India has been incredible. So cliché but true.
Sri Lanka and India are the best of
neighbours. We admire the Indians for their work ethic, creativity,
intelligence and above all their loyalty to their country and friends.
Vande Mataram.
My connection to India.
Most of all I believe that our two
cultures are a tight link with many practises shared, norms followed. We always
have common denominators.
Why over the passed few decades
both governments don’t work to strengthen this relationship but rather grow
more apart is my loss. Is it your too?
Vande Mataram.
I have to go now. The England –
South Africa test at the Oval. Today’s the last day. England has to bat out the
day with six wickets in hand.
Gutted. But it’s my choice to watch
or not.
When governments have to make
decisions for millions of people, do they consider the choice of the people?
When I die, I want to die
knowing I will be reincarnated as an Indian. Born to a rich Indian family of
course.
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