Living in a diverse society, such as Tamilnadu

 When you have to mingle with people of very varied backgrounds, the only way to achieve the best situation is to remember that people have greatly-diverse journeys to reach where they are, in the form of previous generations' situations and what they went through in finding home where they live at present. It could be a vastly diverse society or one where there are some substantial majorities, and a mix of many small minority groups. You have to respect that each of these groups have very sweet and sometimes sour memories in their histories. So, at any moment in the social interaction and maybe social struggle for maintaining a livelihood or maintaining a status in society, it is always crucial to think of the journey that the other person has made and how fruitful life will be for them when they are able to do well in society. Sometimes, they might even become much more successful, but always remember that their achievement flows from the journey their previous generations had made, and as a result, it will be of great learning to just observe and understand the story of success. And eventually, every journey, no matter whether it has been made physically, or in the form of lived experience, will offer a reward in terms of learning, maturity, wisdom, all of which are passed on to the next generations. So, to experience a situation where some other community is doing very well, the most important thing is to learn how their journey had made them capable of success, and to make sure that one's journey of learning and progress continues, by overcoming the uncertainties that might arise in the minds. Uncertainty is always a way to discover new ideas and new inspiration. It is New and it will do great good in opening minds to newer thoughts.

Elections in France

sarkozy has won the elections in france.i found out only yesterday that he is of hungarian and greek origin.if looking for similarities ,it can only be found in tamilnadu.i dont know if any other state in india has had a person whose origins are outside as the chief minister.
sarko has brought the right wing back to power,he is expected to take france closer to the u.s.immigrants will feel a little less welcome.they wont have a feeling of belonging.as long as their rights are not trampled,it is probably better that they dont turn into french citizens.they should focus on the economic part as long as it goes well and should look to go back to their countries.indians in the gulf dont have any options of settling there.the rules in the gulf are different with religious images not being allowed inside.but,things should have changed a lot since the 80s and 90s.i dont know if any church or temple exists in public,probably not.
i feel the sarkozy method is practical compared to the apologetic nature of the british approach.immigrants should live according to the cultural ethos of the host country.
questions of rights arising from colonialism will suggest otherwise,but i dont know if that argument has been made.the question of religious symbols in clothing is another tricky issue.
other than schooling,they wont make much of an issue.i think students should be allowed to dress as they wish,but a teacher with a veil does not look practicable though i saw a teacher on bbc who teaches with the veil.