House arrest

"North East people's Exodus from Bangalore"..... is what was flashed in the news for the whole of last week...People from all over the NE were seen fleeing from Bangalore...reason..? Apparently, some Muslims threatened people from NE to leave Bangalore....If not, they would be attacked after Ramzan...

And the result of this... ???

Confusion, fear, anxiety......and my HOUSE ARREST....

Since I hailed from the North Eastern state of Tripura, I was advised by my friends, colleagues and parents not to leave the house for at least 2 to 3 days after Eid...What?? Impossible?? I despise being at home and that too, for 2-3 days? I will go mad...

But my manager had called me and my team mate and asked us to "work from home" for as long as a week keeping the current situation in mind...Wow, that is nice but not being able to go out was objectionable... Though working from home can be fun (as I mentioned in my previous post), it can get very boring if you are not able to go out....this was same as a HOUSE ARREST...grrrr...

At just the end of 2 days, I gave up and returned to work the 3rd day...

I'm glad it was over...I'm glad the situation has improved and the rumors have sufficed....I know not much about what was the real cause of this situation but all I want to ask is -Are Indians so lame as to be influenced by caste, creed and place of birth? And it's your country. You can chose where to live and not run away when someone chases you.... You should be able to stand upright and say "This is my country and it's my right to live wherever I want to...."

Tripura.. A sneak Peek..

I remember when I first came to Bangalore in 2004, people used to ask me "where are you from"?? When I replied "Tripura", 8 out of 10 people would ask me "where is it"?? and I had a tough time explaining....Even now, I come across people who ask me where it is, what's its speciality? What is it famous for? etc etc...

So, this is dedicated to all those people...

Tripura is a state in the Northeast India, and one of the Seven Sister States. Tripura is surrounded by Bangladesh on the north, south, and west. The Indian states of Assam and Mizoram lie to its east. The state capital is Agartala. A landlocked state, Tripura's geography is characterized by several north-south hill ranges with intervening valleys, and plain in the western part of the state.

Scheduled tribes are about 30% of the population in which Kokborok-speaking Tripuri people form the major tribe; Bengali people form the ethno-linguistic majority of the population. The mainstream Indian cultural elements led by Bengali culture coexists along with tribal traditional practices. (As ta ken from Wikipedia). If you search for Tripura in Wikipedia, you will actually see my picture (wearing the traditional dress) on the right hand side corner near the end of the page.. I'm famous you see.. :P

Some of the famous personalities of Tripura are listed below:

The famous music composer RD Burman, son of SD Burman who was also a renowned composer.

 Somdev DevVerman, professional Indian Tennis Player.

Sourabhee Debbarma, Indian Idol 5 winner 

                                                               
And then of course, ME.. hee hee hee... :) I'm also one among the famous personalities.. :)