Punjab, The first mention of the Sanskrit equivalent of Punjab, occurs in the great epic, The Mahabharata, As the 'Pancha-nada' 'country of five rivers’. 
The most sought out area in time of history of HINDUSTAN. Let it be Alexander, Mughals, British or Indian and Pakistan government in 1947. Gifted with the green lush fields, gardens, fertile land, animals and one of the most dynamic community. As names say, Punjab, Land of five rivers and saints. Out of 16 rivers in united INDIA (before 1947), Punjab have the honour of having six rivers. The Nile, only rivers has been ensuring Egypt's past, present and future, just a one river and here in this small part of the world we have 6 big rivers, Isn't it a gift of god to this land?
People of this place, what should I say? Everybody know what being Punjabi means? The people full of exuberance, joie de vivre, bravery, and strength. People, who know how to enjoy life, care free, fun loving, Musicians, dancers, Gourmets and as much as adjectives one can think.Because of strategy location and war history of this area, People of this field have set them selves in a set behavior, which is also known as the spirit of Punjab. They are aggressive, go getter and colorful. Don’t plan much for future but belief in enjoying presently.
This state too had or have her quota of good and wrong time, 1980’s was the time when instead of water blood was flowing in the rivers of Punjab. That was black era of “Militancy”, I would call it a political fiasco but by the 1990’s Punjab was free of militancy and again came back to the old tune of 1970’s “green revolution”. Once again peace and harmony resorts on this land. Militancy had good and bad effect on the demography of Punjab but masses wishes to move forward and wants to catch the bus of liberalization.
“ Blind race for materialistic growth will leads to no where instead leads one to ditch of moral & ethical degradation “ and that’s what happened in last 15 years in Punjab.
The curse of the land “ DRUGS ADDICTION.”
See how things have changed because of this devil
Kids who use to play daring games are now playing with puffs of heroin and cocaine .
Herds and herds of youngsters used to attend Indian Army recruitment camps are now herding to insert injections in their bodies.
The food for which Punjabi’s are world famous is replaced by what?
“73.5% of Punjab’s youth is addicted to drugs.”The yearly consumption of alcohol in Punjab is touching 29 Crore bottles making it one of the highest per capita consumers of alcohol in the world! .A multi million drug nexus operating under the noses of the Border Security Force, The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, The Narcotics Control Bureau and the Intelligence Bureau, leaving them as a mere viewer to Punjab’s erosion.
As per “United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime” Punjab is world largest transit point of opium and at the same time India have the highest share in consumption of opium too, and major pie of this charts obviously comes from Punjab.
Now the question is why? What happened in last decade that Punjabi youth embraced drugs? And why still the government is not raising the alarm ?
I am reading UN’s world drug report and I have some personal experience of the ill effects of drug addiction. I will share my views on why part of the question in next post but believe me drug addiction in Punjab is like ticking bomb which is about to explode. I see it as a fight between drugs addiction and Punjabi spirit of life and as a Punjabi, I want Punjab to win this war as we won against Militancy but this time enemy is much stronger and invisible. TCR PUNJAB.
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