ITS NOT WORTH IT...

Date -- 15th August 2010
Place -- Times Square, New York City


Its a Sunday, so Times Square is not as crowded as it would be on any regular weekday... Most of the people roaming there are tourists or people who have to work on that weekend... 


Its India's Independence day... A few Indians are roaming and checking out the place... They are visiting NY from India and are enjoying the place when a street side violin player asks them to stop... He says -- Today is your Independence Day right, this is my tribute... And he plays the Indian National Anthem on his violin... 


I am not kidding, he plays Jana Gana Mana perfectly on his Violin... The Indian family stands upright in respect for the national anthem, that too played by a non-Indian, on India's Independence day... It is a matter of such pride... 


Once the anthem was done, they are about to leave when one lady in the group of Indians asks her husband -- "Please can you give me a dollar, we should tip him a dollar"... The husband's reply -- "Its not worth it" 


And he just walks away... The lady does not know what to do, she just follows him... 


I can not imagine the look on the face of the artist, but I can say for sure that he will never play India's national anthem ever again...  I am at a loss of words...