AH, SEPARATISTS...!

Ah, Separatists ... have they not read the story of the bundle of sticks that couldn't be broken when bound together, when one by one, separated, they went c-r-a-c-k, c-r-a-c-k, c-r-a-c-k ?

"Separate states, separate societies, separate families, separate genders, separate all that is together.." seems to be their desperate cry.

God, so much bitter anti-philosophy..

Is it the selfish greed of a handful for engulfing power in smaller groups, or just the creation of a hostile clime, so that none takes another for granted, and every disgruntled man is on his toes ? Why ..? Why do the separatists clamour for lovelessness ? And worse, much worse, dear God, why does the good man stay away from them, uninvolved, indifferent.. so that unopposed, the separatist mounts the ugly roar of his own voice, and thinks he is a victor ?


The Telengana separatists are riding a dangerous tiger... the greedy politician promises the young idealist the world after the Telugu-speaking state is divided into two; after the creation of "Telangana". The young one believes him, takes to the separatist roar, not understanding there is another politician waiting to play other games. Nobody understands mere high-decibel clamour has no bone or muscle..meanwhile the young, that gets disillusioned quickly takes to high drama..pours kerosene upon himself, lights a match. The terrible human fire has engulfed a young son of India, a family has lost a body of loved energy, of an envisioned future of hope and light...


Work for togetherness, O Young One ! Time and the world are yours for the asking... if your region is backward, clamour for its enhancement..educate the uneducated, find and develop industry, teach the farmer better methods of farming, harness the waters of the rivers that flow in your land, enrich thy brown earth, be proud to belong..to belong together, build, reap, go from strength to strength.

Surekha Tenneti Venugopal