Punjab is the homeland of the Punjabis Gujarat is the homeland of the Gujaratis Maharashtra is the homeland of the Marathis Orissa is the homeland of the Oriyas Karnataka is the homeland of the Kannadigas Andhra PRadesh is the homeland of the Telugus Kerala is the homeland of the Malayalis
RE:Homelands
by usa on Jan 12, 2008 09:49 PM Permalink
Kerala - C/o Gulf Tamilnadu - No Comments Andhra Pradesh - Telangana movement Karnataka - Ask Tamilnadu Bihar,UP - Their weapons are sophisticated than Indian Army's Bengal - No comments. Chinese will listen. Seven sister states - Instant death if you are non-assamese. Punjab - Khalistan Kashmir - Kidding? Rajasthan - They call you "paradesi". Maharastra - Ask Biharis in Mumbai. ...
Due to the intrinsic cultural diversity, each State in India cannot 'productively' govern more than 2 million citizens. India should 'decentralize' 602 districts into States or Cantons as in Switzerland.
RE:Homelands
by on Jan 12, 2008 03:38 PM Permalink
YEs India is the land of Indians. But Punjab is the HOMELAND of the Punjabi people. Gujarat is the HOMELAND of the Gujaratis. Karnataka is the HOMELAND of the Kannadigas. These are the areas where the respective people's civilisations and language flourished.
RE:RE:Homelands
by Dakshin on Jan 12, 2008 03:46 PM Permalink
Identities like what you mention change over a period of time. All the Malayalis were Tamils 1000 years ago. Marathis and Gujaratis were not different back then. Oriyas and Kannnadigas were close to Telugus thousand years ago. These identities are not constant. Let's be proud of being a large nation like India which will command a great respect in the coming times. Identifying with hooligan identities like caste, tribe is narrow minded.
RE:Homelands
by on Jan 12, 2008 03:48 PM Permalink
So if Tamils come into Karnataka and claim 60% of the coastline and 30% of the land area as their own exclusive Tamil territory in addition to Tamil Nadu, that is alright with you?
RE:Homelands
by Dakshin on Jan 12, 2008 03:53 PM Permalink
why will they do that when they are all part of India? Linguistic minorities need to be protected, but that should not lead to chauvinism among linguistic minorities. People have been migrating from one region to another in India since millenia. As they migrate, they adopt the ways of places they migrate to and refine the culture there by contributing their own. This is not something new to India.
RE:Homelands
by on Jan 12, 2008 03:57 PM Permalink
How do you think the Kannadigas will react if 12.6% Tamil minority in Karnataka claims 60% of the coastline and 30% of Karnataka as their exclusive Tamil-only country?
RE:Homelands
by on Jan 12, 2008 04:04 PM Permalink
YOu are not answering the question. How do you think the Kannadigas will react and is it a justifiable claim?
RE:Homelands
by Dakshin on Jan 12, 2008 03:59 PM Permalink
Why will they do that when they are all part of India? Linguistic minorities need to be protected, but that should not lead to chauvinism from linguistic minorities. People have been migrating from one region to another in India since millenia. As they migrate, they adopt the ways of region they migrate to, and refine the culture there by contributing their own. This is not new to India.
RE:Homelands
by on Jan 12, 2008 04:00 PM Permalink
How do you think the Kannadigas will react if 12.6% Tamil minority in Karnataka claims 60% of the coastline and 30% of Karnataka as their exclusive Tamil-only country?
