How many lives will have to be put at stake before our politicians wake up? Are we prepared to face terror in our country? If yes, why have we not able to stop the terrorist from claiming innocent lives? Who is to be blamed for their confidence? No body will have answers to this ongoing debate. 36 hours of uncontrollable terrorist attack that claimed the lives of 125 innocent people and injured more than 300 in the financial capital of India still lives in terror. Mumbai, is often said to bounce back after getting hurt brutally but till when will the spirit of mumbaikars be tested? Mumbai is a remarkably resilient city, and has taken repeated serial bomb blasts in its stride. There have been unprecedented attacks in the country several times but seems that we are never going to learn a lesson. America learnt a lesson after 9/11 and never did it leave any untoward incident to touch it. But in India, we wake up only when we get a sudden blow.
After Mohan Chand Sharma’s passing away, it’s now ATS chief Hemant Karkare and Vijay Salaskar one of India’s top encounter specialist who laid down their lives for the country without fearing for his own family. But do we know how to respect our heroes? Amar Singh had the audacity to say that M.C Sharma was killed in a fake encounter. If we really knew the worth of life, we wouldn’t have allowed such atrocious attacks to happen again and again. The sight of the cops who face such terrorists is indeed depressing. They are not given even proper bullet proof jackets to safeguard themselves. A lathi in their hand is all they have, where on the other hand, the terrorists are better equipped with arms and ammunitions. Here, we do not give our cops, proper telecommunication systems and there, the terrorists use satellite phones.
Raj Thackeray talks about Marathi men, employment for marathis but does he come forward when his own Marathi men are in danger? Where is Raj Thackeray and his 'Brave' sena...??? Tell him that 200 NSG commandos from Delhi (all North & south Indians, especially from parts of UP & BIHAR) have been sent to Mumbai to fight the Terrorists...so that he can sleep peacefully. If the present government has nothing to do to ensure safety in the city, how will a common man survive? And if the opposing government uses this as a strategy to point out fingers, then it also has no authority to do so. It’s high time we stop playing hide and seek with ourselves. Only during the time of elections all the politicians come out and face the public. Otherwise they sit mum and watch terror take its course. The uproar of combating terror stays in news only till it is newsworthy. After a few days all is forgotten and life goes back to where it was. Only the affected families lament the loss of their loved ones.
Friday, November 28, 2008
Friday, November 7, 2008
Barack Mubarack !!!
4th November 2008, created history in the United States of America after Barack Obama was elected as the first black president. His victory dominated newspapers and news channels extensively all over the world. Headlines were flooded with American Presidential elections across the globe. Honolulu born, Obama took early lead against his opponent John McCain and left everyone thunderstruck when the curtains were unveiled and results were announced. Joyous Obama gives all the credit of his victory to both, those who voted for him as well as those who didn’t; with a small hope that those who did not vote for him will do it the next time. This shows the self belief and self reliance he has in himself.
Racism has always put the blacks in an undisputed conflict. Blacks and Whites used to be logger heads generations ago. Blacks never got the right kind of treatment they deserved. They worked as slaves for the whites. People like Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King couldn’t tolerate sitting dumb headed in a nation that belonged to all. They decided to fight back against the injustice done towards the blacks due to race. Racial consciousness spread like wild fire.
As we reminisce the prejudices against blacks this win has come as a bundle of surprise for the Americans. With just a population of 30% blacks in America, a white candidate could not make it to the top. Priority was still a black candidate. 47 year old Obama lived a life filled with misery, profound grief and woe. He lost his parents at a tender age and was brought up by his grand mother, whom her adored the most. Unfortunately, she also left for her heavenly abode just a few days before the elections. But Obama is a true fighter and he fought a winning battle. In his speech which said ‘Yes we can’ shows how wonderfully he spoke, expertly delivered and made him one of the best political orator of our generation.
Racism has always put the blacks in an undisputed conflict. Blacks and Whites used to be logger heads generations ago. Blacks never got the right kind of treatment they deserved. They worked as slaves for the whites. People like Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King couldn’t tolerate sitting dumb headed in a nation that belonged to all. They decided to fight back against the injustice done towards the blacks due to race. Racial consciousness spread like wild fire.
As we reminisce the prejudices against blacks this win has come as a bundle of surprise for the Americans. With just a population of 30% blacks in America, a white candidate could not make it to the top. Priority was still a black candidate. 47 year old Obama lived a life filled with misery, profound grief and woe. He lost his parents at a tender age and was brought up by his grand mother, whom her adored the most. Unfortunately, she also left for her heavenly abode just a few days before the elections. But Obama is a true fighter and he fought a winning battle. In his speech which said ‘Yes we can’ shows how wonderfully he spoke, expertly delivered and made him one of the best political orator of our generation.
A Wednesday - Movie Review
We have had many films that have dealt with the subject of terrorism and violence, depicting the hard core feelings of common man. To name a few, there have been movies like Bombay, Mumbai Meri Jaan, Black Friday, Amir and so on. Such films leave the audiences with goose bumps. One such attempt in the recent past is by the move - ‘A Wednesday’. Directed by Neeraj Pandey and produced by Ronnie Screwala the movie revolves around the protagonist, Naseeruddin Shah, a common man who attempts to curb terrorism from head to foot. He is well aware of the fact that the Indian Judicial system will fail to teach the terrorist a lesson. With a mere phone call he succeeds in making the swollen heads weak. Anupam Kher, a retiring Police Commissioner is taken aback to see such a case in the history of his career. Faith is something which Naseeruddin Shah messes around with. Very smartly he wins over the confidence of the terrorist and then plots an encounter with the police forcing the police to shoot them.
It is very important that such movies must be given the right kind of treatment it deserves. The theme doesn’t involve dancing around trees. This is a reminder that Bollywood is not all about item numbers and masala. It has a sensible story to narrate and a meaningful message to be passed on to every “stupid common man” (as Naseeruddin Shah says in the movie). This idea generally strikes most of us after thinking about the unfathomable pain and anguish that thousands of innocent families have to go through after losing their loved ones in an unobtrusive manner. But not much is done once we reach our own den. This movie is worthy of premium quality praises and admirations. A Wednesday is a very proactive movie which describes best human mentality and the change we want.
It is very important that such movies must be given the right kind of treatment it deserves. The theme doesn’t involve dancing around trees. This is a reminder that Bollywood is not all about item numbers and masala. It has a sensible story to narrate and a meaningful message to be passed on to every “stupid common man” (as Naseeruddin Shah says in the movie). This idea generally strikes most of us after thinking about the unfathomable pain and anguish that thousands of innocent families have to go through after losing their loved ones in an unobtrusive manner. But not much is done once we reach our own den. This movie is worthy of premium quality praises and admirations. A Wednesday is a very proactive movie which describes best human mentality and the change we want.
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