Well said Shailendar...but how many years it's gonna take us to come of this colonial effect. Why these boys don't dare to stand up...even Jats...once they show them their real selves no one could misbehave or attack. It's human nature....everyone walks over a door mat.
There is another aspect to retaliate in self defence!
Most of the students here are not for gaining a better degree but Australian Residency. Even, if you beat somebody in self defence, it would take months and years to get one's name cleared!
Most of the students come to Australia for studies are from middle or lower middle class families. So, it is easy to imagine the hardship one experiences to muster the required funds. More over, there are lots of hopes and aspirations attached to the student visa.
Sid is absolutely right in blaming the Indian government for not able to create opportunities for the young generation. That is how is the correlation between the current happenings and the blame on Congress government who ruled the country for almost 60 years.
So most appropriate action is to certain precautions.
What precautions?
Okay, i will tell you about the background of recent two incidents.
I have mentioned in another thread also that the guy who attacked this south Indian student with screw driver was part of a night drink party with this Indian group and living in the neighborhood. Why to invite the trouble makes?
The latest case happened at a place where there are hundreds of bars and night club. No sane person would dare to go on that street around midnight.
You can witness violence on every weekend in spite of the heavy police patrolling. It is also true that many of these students work in those bars and restaurants. But this can be avoided if one doesn't try to mingle with the drunk crowd.
Moreover, such things happen even in India but doesn't get that kind of reaction. Rohtak is a small place and I read every single day there are incidents of violence, chain snatching, beating looting etc. It was yesterday only , a father son duo was attacked with knives for not agreeing to give "hafta"
I have observed one thing in this whole drama that Indian Media is highly irresponsible. They just created unnecessary terror in the minds of the parents whose son or daughter is here. No responsible journalist tried to come and get the first hand information. It is really sad!
I have read absolute rubbish fed by the irresponsible individuals. A friend shown me the report in Danik Jagran sent by some one who hail from Karnal and is on student visa. He lives with his wife and young son. I will qoute him about safety of his son at school, " Jab tak hamaara beta school se waapas nahi aa jaata hamaari saans atki rehti hai" Anyone living in Melbourne would agree with me that it is not true at all.This kind of reports are fed to media which is totally rubbish!
Dear Jatlanders, I agree that even if there is a single incident of violence against any Indiana is condemnable but situation is not as bad as projected in the Indian media! This is nothing in comparison with what happened recently in Mumbai.
Therefor my advise to each one of you is to take a Chill Pill and relax! If don't have one than borrow from Bhai Sumit dahiya !
Cheers!