Wednesday, March 17, 2010

I felt proud to be a Marathi speaking male

On March 9 2010, Ms. Najma Heptullah spoke in Rajya Sabha on the subject of Women's Reservation Bill.

She observed that world over women's movement was led by women but in India it was led by men.



Three- Phule, Ambedkar, Karve- of the four names she, a Muslim non-Marathi speaking woman, mentions were Marathi speaking males!

All three were borne when the British empire showed no signs of decline. And yet they showed no sign of inferiority using their native language to accomplish what they did.

Most Governors-General and Viceroys of India will be forgotten- if not already forgot- soon but this trinity will last in public memory for next many hundred years.

Their Marathi did not feel any threat from any other language or its speakers.

I take pride in speaking their language.
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2 comments:

  1. mannabMarch 17, 2010 at 1:15 PM

    Dear Aniruddha,
    If to be a Marathi speaking male is a thing of proud, then why not start writing a full blog in Marathi also? Many a times, I feel your blogs should also in Marathi.

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  2. Aniruddha G. KulkarniMarch 17, 2010 at 1:35 PM

    Thanks Mangesh.

    But as always I take a rain check!

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