Modern day Punjab could be summed up by the song of band karmaasa.I know the name isn't very promising but its worth a try.The lads have done a fantastic job highlighting the shortcomings of our society and is a welcome change from the 'average' punjabi singer feeding nonsense to the public.With lines like ''mittran nu shauk hathyaran da or'' rambo rambo u are dealing with commandos'',what are these people trying to portray????What type of commandos are we,as we fail to clear even the basic military drills,,,we don't fulfill the physical standards to join army or the police!!!Its all true,u can search on the net and know yourself.
It used to be said that songs are a reflection of the society and it was true to a level with people like gurdas mann singing songs reflecting the mood of the public.But now,even as the debt of punjab keeps on escalating with every passing year and the tax collection goes down spirally thanks to the bad policies of the govt. we,the people of punjab seems to be in some sort of false hope.Hope that even after using drugs like a normal food item we are somehow superior,that we can never go down.The reality is something else.The reality is that today punjab is being run by the labour from UP and Bihar.The same group of people whom we consider 'bhaiyyas' are making rapid progress on the account of their hard work and commitment.And where has the famed punjabi farmer gone??????U go to any farm and u will see bhaiyyas doing all the work.
I am deeply hurt on seeing this systematic deterioration of a state that was once the model of excellence,that used to form 10 percent of indian army,,,,people who were known for their hard work and honesty(remember the sardar truck driver in old hindi movies).The fact is that money has made us blind and callous.We no longer strive for excellence,our youth is drowning in the sea of drugs,,,,we are getting corrupt day by day.................our society is so much divided by the formation of new deras that i would need a new wikipedia page to categorize them.So why behave that we are superior,,,why have that false punjabi pride,,,,,why look at the achievements of the past when we have no strength to repeat those feats???????
It used to be said that songs are a reflection of the society and it was true to a level with people like gurdas mann singing songs reflecting the mood of the public.But now,even as the debt of punjab keeps on escalating with every passing year and the tax collection goes down spirally thanks to the bad policies of the govt. we,the people of punjab seems to be in some sort of false hope.Hope that even after using drugs like a normal food item we are somehow superior,that we can never go down.The reality is something else.The reality is that today punjab is being run by the labour from UP and Bihar.The same group of people whom we consider 'bhaiyyas' are making rapid progress on the account of their hard work and commitment.And where has the famed punjabi farmer gone??????U go to any farm and u will see bhaiyyas doing all the work.
I am deeply hurt on seeing this systematic deterioration of a state that was once the model of excellence,that used to form 10 percent of indian army,,,,people who were known for their hard work and honesty(remember the sardar truck driver in old hindi movies).The fact is that money has made us blind and callous.We no longer strive for excellence,our youth is drowning in the sea of drugs,,,,we are getting corrupt day by day.................our society is so much divided by the formation of new deras that i would need a new wikipedia page to categorize them.So why behave that we are superior,,,why have that false punjabi pride,,,,,why look at the achievements of the past when we have no strength to repeat those feats???????
nice!
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