Tuesday, January 7, 2020

Leaving For Varanasi Airport; Let Andhra Have Sole Capital In Amravati, No Need For Three Capitals

Leaving For Varanasi Airport; Let Andhra Have Sole Capital In Amravati, No Need For Three Capitals


Having vacated the room in Maa Padmavathi Guest House in Dasashwamedh in Varanasi it was time to leave for Airport. Mr Tanna Lal Prajapati carried my baggage all the way to the auto stand. I could not trace Mr Munna the automan whom i had promised the previous day to take his auto for airport ride. Hailed an auto driven by Mr Babloo who had fractured his leg not that long ago and found it difficult to walk.

Left Kashi Vishwanath at 12.40 pm, going past Varanasi Cantonment, Varanasi Vikas Pradhikaran, Doordarshan Kendra Varanasi. Spate of flyovers came on the way. Reached airport at 1.37. The airport is in an area called Babatpur. Since i had arrived in the airport quite early the screening of the baggage was to be done two hours before flight departure. Met Mr Vamshi who reported to work at Fab Group in Hyderabad which ran hotels across India. He had returned from Pattaya in Thailand where his indulgences primarily centred around deep sea diving. The certificate for the same sport i understand was issued by Australian authorities. The Indian Rupee like other currencies too had found acceptance in Thailand and that was a welcome sign.

Let Amravati Remain Sole Capital of Andhra Pradesh, No Need to Tinker With This Project

We broached over the issue of proposed three Capitals of Andhra Pradesh. The proposed three Capitals, Kurnool, Visakhapatnam and Amravati, mooted by the present Andhra Pradesh Government was ill conceived move given the fact that Amravati comprising Vijaywada and Guntur as the State Capital as decided by the Previous Government with huge investments already made stood to lose. We agreed Amravati as the sole Capital was an issue that should not be tinkered with. With so much resources parked in Amravati by people of the State they faced uncertain future with no possible returns on their investments. The Andhra Government should not derail the projects that the Previous Government laid the foundation for given the huge investments that it entailed and with a wisdom that it was in the interest of residents of the State.

Figuring in discussion with Mr Vamshi was the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and how with no logic this Act came into being. It was time to nip in the bud the CAA and other aforementioned programmes and see to it that no divisive agenda is pursued by the Central Government. For all its persuasive skills and brute mandate the Central Government would be well advised to do away with CAA which was out and out discriminatory and those who have claimed to attain a facile victory. The palpable rush that the Central Government showed in piloting the CAA project and protests that broke out across country illustrated that it was on a losing side with a losing mandate. Also happen to meet Mr Jackie from South Korea a country which had three religions. It was Mr Jackie's first visit to India and he had covered places like Delhi, Jaipur, Agra and Varanasi. I brought to his notice that Mr Mcbride, who was Al Jazeera correspondent in South Korea, was the one we followed. I met Mr Rusunn a monk from Mcleodganj in Himachal Pradesh State.

Meeting Monks From Sri Lanka

Post frisking which was done by Mr Dhav Singh i took a seat only to discover two monks from Sri Lanka who went by the name Rev. Eruwewe Gunasoma and Rev. Sewanagala Chandima. The first name was village name. They had come to attend a convocation in Banaras Hindu University (BHU) that primarily centred on Sanskrit. Both were settled in Colombo with 75 per cent of the population in the country Buddhist. As the display board showed flights to Bengaluru, Mumbai, Chennai, Dehradun, Delhi and Kolkata, we spoke about different political affiliations/colours that Sri Lanka as a nation entailed at different point of time. The issue of a Sanskrit Teacher from Minority Community not able to take classes in BHU too figured in the discussion which primarily showed the inward approach of the said students. Despite being from Minority Section (Muslim) the first and foremost thought was he was a human and we should respect that.

Meeting Ms Lorna And Ms Grace From Wales In UK

i came across Ms Lorna and her daughter Ms Grace from Wales in United Kingdom. This was their first visit to India, having been to places like Delhi, Jaipur, Agra and Varanasi. They were thrilled to be in India and whichever place they visited there were people in multiples as against none that could be sighted for miles if one went to countryside or from London to Wales. Ms Grace's curly hair was something to ruminate over and there were many in India who wanted to click a picture with her. Soon they brought out playing cards and immersed in a discussion that was not audible. They were supposed to take a flight to Delhi which would land at T1. I suggested to them to take a taxi to T3 from where international flights arrive and depart. They were concerned about the weather and anxious about purported fog and whether they would be able to make to their Delhi Departure Lounge in time to catch a flight which was supposed to leave at 4 in the morning. Wishing them safe journey i made it a point to observe that Mr Johnson had returned with affirmative mandate in UK and decks were cleared for Brexit. Ms Lorna had a fancy for being on a seat with Taj Mahal in the backdrop something that high net worth individuals from her country had done in the past. Ms Grace had the aspiration to be a Doctor and i hope she comes out with flying colours in her mission.

Speaking about Margaret Thatcher who was Prime Minister at one point of time, Ms Lorna revealed that she was a child when Thatcher was at the helm. I could not bring out in open the issue of protests that raged Hong Kong now and then and how Hong Kong was once colony of Britain with Mr Chris Patten at the helm. Post these deliberation i boarded Vistara Flight To Delhi.

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