THINK!

A total disconnect between the Hindi Heartland and the South India is shocking. The politicians of North and specifically the Cow Belt are so far removed from the India of Gandhi Ji and Pandit Nehru that it does not feel like one country. How many times has Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, Congress President Sonia Gandhi or Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi visited the four southern states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala or Tamil Nadu, in the last 5 years? For that matter, how many times has the opposition leader Lal Krishna Advani or Bhartiya Janata Party President Rajnath Singh visited the four southern states or the 3 Union Territories in South India? To the best of my knowledge, 230 million Indians live in the southern part of India. They speak atleast 4 distinct languages in these 4 southern states. How many people in the so-called Hindi Heartland have any knowledge about any of these 4 languages in South? Even if you accept that Hindi is our national language, it is shameful for any Indian to have absolutely no idea about a whole region that is part of our great civilization. The same is true about Eastern India! We would never have a strong ‘Central Government’ until our political leadership starts expanding their general knowledge about all the states of India. There are 105 districts in the 4 Southern States and 3 Union Territories of India. It would be our privilege to atleast visit all 105 districts in this region and photograph the entire landscape for our future generations. That day is not very far and my viewers would enjoy the journey with me!