that i have created,
my four walls,
i'm privately jaded,
as i turn,
round and round,
reflections follow,
at monstrous paces ...
19.2.09
my love
i see,
you and me,
in the winter,
Of golbury …
you mean,
so much to me,
we could live life
tenderly …
we sleep,
and reap dreams,
of our children,
running free …
when I awake,
my dream fades,
you're so serene
oh! I cannot breathe …
you and me,
in the winter,
Of golbury …
you mean,
so much to me,
we could live life
tenderly …
we sleep,
and reap dreams,
of our children,
running free …
when I awake,
my dream fades,
you're so serene
oh! I cannot breathe …
12.2.09
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3.12.08
the good word
It is natural to be outraged by an event like the Mumbai Terror Attack but only to a limit. Delhi loves Mumbai and Mumbai loves Delhi. I don't understand the need to prove it today. People who love Mumbai have and will do so. No one is going to start loving Mumbai afresh because 200 + people died there, irrelevant of the fact whether they died in a posh hotel or a religious sanctuary.
I feel the citizenry of India isn't reacting appropriately because the noise and outrage is a waste of useful energy. If you want a change, why not be the change. A PIL, filed by Society For India Law Firms, has asked for implementation of reforms in the police and administration - that's suggestive change, constructive at that.
The NEED of the hour is 'to be wise'. Don't let the media pull your strings to such an extent. Sieve the information that you recieve from them. Use your discretion. Media is a profitable business and a very opinionated one at that, most of the times. However, it is from this very body that you will get 'the good' information as well.
Thanks to Mr. Prem Shankar Jha, who I just heard on NDTV 24 x 7 in an interview. According to Mr. Jha 'The secy of State (US) did NOT visit India to tell Pakistan to cooperate in the Mumbai Terror Attack Investigation and be transparent in doing so. She would have gone to Pakistan if that was the case. She came to India to tell the government to be patient in our expectations from Pakistan'.
According to Mr. Jha 'The Mumbai Terror Attack has in a way been an effort on the part of terrorist groups to divert attention from the Western Front, which is a problem area for them. This inadvertent political turmoil that India and Pakistan have entangled themselves in, in the week after 26/11, with certain individuals hinting towards a 'required' attack on Pakistan in response to 26/11 - is exactly what terrorist groups had hoped to achieve' and will be doing so if our outrages isn't reigned.
The need of the hour is a) damage control and b) tightening of reigns in order to secure the Indian territory and please waste less time on swapping of political reins from one hand to another, right now isn't the time.
I feel the citizenry of India isn't reacting appropriately because the noise and outrage is a waste of useful energy. If you want a change, why not be the change. A PIL, filed by Society For India Law Firms, has asked for implementation of reforms in the police and administration - that's suggestive change, constructive at that.
The NEED of the hour is 'to be wise'. Don't let the media pull your strings to such an extent. Sieve the information that you recieve from them. Use your discretion. Media is a profitable business and a very opinionated one at that, most of the times. However, it is from this very body that you will get 'the good' information as well.
Thanks to Mr. Prem Shankar Jha, who I just heard on NDTV 24 x 7 in an interview. According to Mr. Jha 'The secy of State (US) did NOT visit India to tell Pakistan to cooperate in the Mumbai Terror Attack Investigation and be transparent in doing so. She would have gone to Pakistan if that was the case. She came to India to tell the government to be patient in our expectations from Pakistan'.
According to Mr. Jha 'The Mumbai Terror Attack has in a way been an effort on the part of terrorist groups to divert attention from the Western Front, which is a problem area for them. This inadvertent political turmoil that India and Pakistan have entangled themselves in, in the week after 26/11, with certain individuals hinting towards a 'required' attack on Pakistan in response to 26/11 - is exactly what terrorist groups had hoped to achieve' and will be doing so if our outrages isn't reigned.
The need of the hour is a) damage control and b) tightening of reigns in order to secure the Indian territory and please waste less time on swapping of political reins from one hand to another, right now isn't the time.
27.11.08
For years now …
I have fought an inner battle … I have told myself innumerable number of times that terrorists cannot be categorized according to religion; that its untrue that more terrorists are borne by one particular religion than others … heck why be coy … I have told myself that all terrorists are NOT Muslim and I have steered myself clear of the belief that ALL Muslims are terrorists …
Today, as the Mumbai, 26th November attack continues for over 14 hours, suddenly my belief in shaken out of my being. Perhaps my parents had always been right in being wary of Muslims everywhere; perhaps their belief has been strengthened by years of such experiences. My father’s words, which I have safely ignored for the past 3 – 4 years are now resounding in my head “the congress is not going to do anything about it in fear of losing their Muslim vote bank”.
I don’t know what to think anymore …
What I do know is that no party (and don’t shoot back at me the lame argument of ‘we chose them’) is capable of bringing about any drastic change in this direction …
…they are sitting snug, fully protected and safety jacket clad, in their plush homes or offices. Over the telephone they give TV interviews saying, the country needs to rise above political issues/differences. The Mumbaikars need to bounce back with the spirit of Mumbai.
Up until the last terrorist attack in my country, I was strongly affected and vehemently condemned them amongst groups of friends. We all did our fair share of ‘this is despicable’ and ‘tut-tut’, condemning the media for the way they covered the attacks, like leeches sucking the blood-like limelight from the attacks in order to achieve nutrition-like money … the greed being paramount in this whole scenario … … …
Now, today on the 27th November 2008, as the hostage scenario continues, I feel no anger, no vehemence, no fear … I feel nothing …
… there is this sense of hopelessness though
Today, as the Mumbai, 26th November attack continues for over 14 hours, suddenly my belief in shaken out of my being. Perhaps my parents had always been right in being wary of Muslims everywhere; perhaps their belief has been strengthened by years of such experiences. My father’s words, which I have safely ignored for the past 3 – 4 years are now resounding in my head “the congress is not going to do anything about it in fear of losing their Muslim vote bank”.
I don’t know what to think anymore …
What I do know is that no party (and don’t shoot back at me the lame argument of ‘we chose them’) is capable of bringing about any drastic change in this direction …
…they are sitting snug, fully protected and safety jacket clad, in their plush homes or offices. Over the telephone they give TV interviews saying, the country needs to rise above political issues/differences. The Mumbaikars need to bounce back with the spirit of Mumbai.
Up until the last terrorist attack in my country, I was strongly affected and vehemently condemned them amongst groups of friends. We all did our fair share of ‘this is despicable’ and ‘tut-tut’, condemning the media for the way they covered the attacks, like leeches sucking the blood-like limelight from the attacks in order to achieve nutrition-like money … the greed being paramount in this whole scenario … … …
Now, today on the 27th November 2008, as the hostage scenario continues, I feel no anger, no vehemence, no fear … I feel nothing …
… there is this sense of hopelessness though
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