Tibetans: Just guest or something more…?
To begin with, a story it would be apt enough to struck nail on the head. Once upon a time, there was a traveler. On his way through the vast desert, he halted at a place and erecting a tent with an idea of spending his night there. A camel out there said, “May I stretch my head inside, as it’s too cold out there?” The traveler agreed. After few minutes, the camel said obsequiously it’s too cold out there; can I stretch my legs inside. Again, the traveler agreed. This flow of intermittent requests went on and finally the traveler found himself under the blue sky. In the story, what happened with the traveler seems to be structuring up for Indians in general and Himachalis in particular. Though there is none denying the fact that India has since time immemorial followed the dictum of ‘Athithi Devo Bhava’, meaning – Guest is reverent like God. However, in the changing scenario when our resources are shrinking, more mouths are sprouting to be fed; corruption, red-tapism, w...