CURRY BASHING : Local Term ( Aussie ) for the hate-attacks on Indians . As i write this blog post , my brothers and sisters in Australia are going ' down under ' the ignominy of being the victims in horrendous racially-motivated attacks . In what seems to me like a ' Us-vs-Them ' conflict stemming from the xenophobic attitude among some of the Aussies who feel threatened by the overwhelming influence young skilled Indian Graduates are having on their economy , enough has been said by the Aussie Politicians about these incidents not being racially motivated but ‘opportunistic’ crimes against Indians who are primarily seen as a ‘soft & weak’ target . For a potent government , issuing such statements which strictly brands a section of the people as ‘ soft and weak ‘ is deplorable .
Yesterday in one of the newspapers I read that Aussie kids as young as 10-12 yrs of age have been reported to have called Indian adults by derogatory terms on the streets and other public places . The point I am trying to bring out here is that such incidents will become rampant in the future if these young kids are not sensitized to ‘racial equality’ in due course of time . I personally have no idea whether it is just Australia or that such events do occur in other countries and are going unnoticed . While some amount of distress on the part of the native population towards the foreigners is understandable , incidents of this kind wherein innocent Indians are stabbed brutally with a screwdriver are simply unacceptable . I pray for the welfare of the entire Indian student communtiy Down Under which is reeling under a cloud of fear and uncertainty right now and also hope that the Indian government and the youth take a strong stand on this event .
