The Indentity Politics

Now a days 'Identity Politics' has become a very important issue. Many people think that it is useless, but nobody wants to examine the reason behind the rise of Identity Politics. The core issue of identity is now seen as national pride versus regional (linguistic) identity. To understand it we should analyze the situation rightly.

Everything goes back to history. Regional (linguistic) Identity is a universal issue. It not bound to India alone. In India, when somebody talks about Regional Identity, he is called as a traitor. People say that he is creating a problem for Unity of the country. However, they do not understand that protecting our language does not mean hatred towards other languages. The Indian media (Hindi & English) is to be blamed for the false image of the Marathi cause. When somebody talks about Tamil, he protecting his culture but when somebody talks about Marathi, he is dividing the country.

Others are more possessive about Mumbai than the Marathi people themselves. They forget that we had to sacrifice 105 lives for gaining the state of Maharashtra with Mumbai as its capital city. The blood of 105 martyrs (Hutatma) lies in the soil of Mumbai which we cannot forget. I would compare their martyrdom with that of those who died in Jalianwalabaug Massacre. The only difference I see in it is that the ones who died in Jalianwalabaug were killed by foreigners but those who died in Mumbai, died at the hands of Our Own People. The irony of the situation is that, those who died at Hutatama Chowk are not even remembered by the Marathi people for whom the laid down their lives.

At the end I have just a few questions.

Why were peaceful demonstrators shot upon?

Why did the Indian government object to the formation of united Maharashtra with Mumbai as its capital city?

Why do we have to fight for our rights again and again?

Why is it so that we have to think a hundred times before making Marathi compulsory in Maharashtra? Isn't this the same state, which was found on the basis of the Marathi language?

Then why can't we protect our language in our own state?

Why is it so hard to accept Marathi, when you live in Maharashtra from years?

Why is it that, people who live in Maharashtra for more than 20 years can't speak in Marathi?

Please don't right any thing offensive.
This is just a discussion point.