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An Imperfect Life

1st May is called a "Labor Day" or "May Day" which is celebrated throughout INDIA. In some countries the entire week is celebrated as Labor week. This week also coincides with 'Maharashtra Divas' and 'Gujarat Divas' respectively, Maharashtra Day and Gujarat Day because the states of Maharashtra and Gujarat were created on the same week in 1960. I don't know about rest of the world but my family used to get holiday on this day - being a labor & working in Maharashtra we never cared about the day but were happy to get a holiday. But from last couple years I have been celebrating this day truly as a Labor day here in America (without a holiday) after all we are labor here right if this term hurts you then in more polite way lets call it as knowledge workers :) Coincidentally, this year 1st May was a holiday, not because the government of US started giving it and passed the amendment for a holiday but because it was a Saturday on that day. After