Athiti Devo Bhava
Funny one. whole thackray family must be burried somewhere in aligad. problem is our bollywood guys also do not have spine. yday only some news channel was showing big b apologizing for something jaya said about thackray family. i am sure jaya would have told true only then why apologize.
these guys have so much money/talent/connections (everything you ask for) that they can easily make a living anywhere else in world. they can start film industry say in Delhi. the way some of industries are doing (moving to Gujrat etc)
They have no spine, really. They chickened out because they had two releases coming!
Mumbai has given name and fame to the Delhi Boy but this 'Delhi boy' has also given a lot to Mumbai.
Is this silly topic raised by any other person also in maharastra or it is a copyright of this particular family only.
In ur day to day life do u ppl (non marathi)feel any discrimination? I don't think so.
Manish, can I publish it on my blog?
No Vandy, barring a few rare exceptions, we don't feel even a faintest pinch. Generally people here believe in - live and let live.
Sure, Alka, if you think it is worthy enough 
ROFL....
i wish the so called tiger would read this...
went home( lko) for Diwali it seems..
Enjoy.
Please read this...without biased mind. Its a request http://maharashtratimes.indiatim...how/
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If you do not understand Marathi please ask someone to translate for you...please!!
These days, I don't have time buddy ... but thanks for your effort.
Jai Maharashtra!
How are you? Long time no see.
Hope you are doing better.
Dear Manish,
Just came across your blog. Enjoyed reading. You can find out more about me at www.nareshagarwal.co.nr My blog is at http://naresh.blogsome.com
This is what I had written to Amitabh Bachchan on this issue (which he had responded to):
The whole article is at http://naresh.blogsome.com/2008/...itabh-bachchan/
Take care,
Naresh
Coming to the politics over your contribution to Maharashtra, here are my thoughts. We all know the whole issue is political and nothing else. Politicians are ready to trade the essential values of our country and constitution just to establish their hold on power. Our anthemma is that our regional and caste identities are stronger than our national identiy. That said, immigration is always a major issue with countries. In our case, with Mumbai and Delhi, its happening within the same country and cannot be termed immigration. Our constitution provides every Indian a right to move, work and settle anywhere in the country. What Mumbaikars need to understand is that however difficult it may seem, the countries that have done exceedingly well in the long run are those that have welcomed immigration - case in point Singapore and the United States. Singapore has done so well, and was able to move from the third world to the first world, was because it welcomed foreign talent from all over - from India, China, and other countries (even though it meant more competition for jobs for the local population). In the long run, it helped in creating more jobs for the local population, and helped increased their skill levels. Mumbai is what it is today because of its assimilation of people from all over and of all kinds. This is the idea of India, of Hinduism, and of democracy. Anybody who doesn’t understand is living in a fool’s world, and is a person who doesn’t believe in his or her own abilities and in God. S/he is just seeking an easy way out and doesn’t want to earn his/her bread.
The big question! Has Amitabh Bachchan done enough for Maharashtra? Has Amitabh Bachchan done enough for any other parts of India..for India as a whole..or for humanity? In his own way, Yes! By being himself, Yes! Did it have a big impact - Yes! Has he done enough in the way other people would have liked - Perhaps No. But 1) why should he? As he himself says, he’s a public figure, not a public official. 2) Why should he be singled out..if he’s not done enough..celebrities as a whole perhaps have not done enough..perhaps a Sachin Tendulkar, a Shah Rukh Khan, perhaps even a Lata Mangeshkar..How much has Madhuri Dikshit, a Marathi/Maharashtrian done for Maharashtra? Should she be doing more? May be/May be not. 3) And why single out celebrities? What about the politicians? How much has Raj Thackrey done for Maharashtra? What about people from other professions? The so called ‘aam-aadmi’ or the ‘common’ man.
Before anybody in Maharashtra gets the right to demand, ‘How much has Amitabh Bachchan done for Maha
Before anybody in Maharashtra gets the right to demand, ‘How much has Amitabh Bachchan done for Maharashtra?’ a question every Maharashtran must be asking is, ‘How much have ‘I’ done for Maharashtra?’ ‘How much have ‘I’ done for India?’ If the aam-aadmi is struggling in his day to day life, so is Amitabh Bachchan, in his own way. That’s because it is the way life is, difficult by its very nature. It doesn’t differentiate between an Amitabh Bachchan, a Raj Thakarey, a Mahatma Gandhi, a Lata Mangeshkar, a Mayawati, or an aam-aadmi in giving his/her share of difficulties. While we don’t have choice over our circumstances or conditions, we do have the choice over how we react to our circumstances. And this is what makes all the difference. This is what made Mohandas into Mahatma Gandhi - not because he was any more privileged than the rest or life was any easier for him.
Regarding the construction of your school in UP…If Maharashtrians feel that that uneducated people from Uttar Pradesh flocking into Maharashtra are doing harm to the State, then the biggest service anyone can do to Maharashtra is by creating conditions in Uttar Pradesh whereby poor people don’t need to leave the state in the first place. A prerequisite is education. Amitabh Bachchan, by starting a school in Uttar Pradesh, has thus, done the biggest service to Maharashtra. If more and more good quality schools are constructed in UP and Bihar, it will do Mumbai and Maharashtra good in the long run. If this doesn’t make sense to a reader, he should try and think why our Central Government, despite our difficult relations with Pakistan, says that a happy and prosperous Pakistan is in the best interests of India.
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