Commercialization of Primary Residential Areas.(Contd)

Continuing on the illegal Commercialization of Primary Residential Areas - In 29th Cross Street, Kalakshetra Colony, Besant Nagar, the Fisheries Department has opened an outlet to sell Fish and have threatened to open a Fish eatery.

The local TNHB flat residents opposed to the Upmarket type of Fish Market but the Government has done sweet nothing. The residents sent a RTI to the Housing Board Department, as king them for what purpose that the vacant area (Originally belongs to the TNHB residents for recreational activities) had been given to the Fisheries Dept. The reply received was astounding. The Fisheries Department was given the place for an Institute to train people on packing of Sea food and not for a shop to sell Fish nor for an eatery to be opened.

This TNHB group of residents are mostly Vegetarians and some of them settled in these apartments some 30 to 35 years ago.

Most of them are Brahmins, who have been performing 'Tharpana' every Ammavasya day and also on other religious occasions when it is warranted. This has been going on in one of the car sheds for over 30 odd years. It goes on even now.

The Government states that there should be no Caste barrier. Why are the Brahmins hard hit below their belts? To my knowledge they do not protest or wield a stick if the situation is out of control. They just keep away from unnecessary trouble. But today the lower strata of Society is envious of Brahmins. Why? They have nothing great in them except being born as a Brahmin. They have the same blood groups of human beings and are no different from those who are called lower caste by the Government today. Wonder why is there a Forward Class/Backward Class/Scheduled Caste/Scheduled tribe etc when it comes to the educational system?

I am disappointed that a Fish Market needs to function without any License in a Primary Residential Area. One Government Department is cheating another.

Result: Many many years of peaceful living has been infiltrated by non believers. I am only reminded of a saying of one of the elders in my family telling me கெடுவான் கேடு நினைப்பான்.

India or Bharat became Independent with full knowledge of various castes and tribes. One should respect each others religious beliefs and not crush the same. I think most of us have come a long way and we are more ammenable to the requirements of the Society and except for a handful of uneducaed goons, by far people do live in a more amicable manner.

All the 55 years of my life I have spent maximum in Social Work and have helped to educate a Cobbler's family of 4 boys. The first boy studied Engineering and is working in a Multi National. The second boy completed his MBA and is now in a temporary job and likely to be made permanent very soon. The third boy who was not good in his studies did show a flair for repairing Mobile phones and I managed to get him trained for Cell Phone repairing in a Govt. Institution in Nungambakkam and today he owns a Cell phone repair shop close to his home. The 4th boy has just entered college in the field of Arts and Sciences. This family believes in Christianity but they also respect other religions.

None of the above mentioned children have forgotten their antecedents and do not hesitate to sit with their father to do the job of a cobbler at any point of time.

More in my next blog on my social work activities.