My India is bleeding - Why am i silent?

So much has been said and written about the 26/11 attack on India’s commercial lifeline Mumbai. Mumbai - The resilient city… the city which never sleeps… the city full of life. Well its just not Mumbai, it has been so many places: Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Delhi… they have stripped my country of its skin. I had no words to write when I first thought of penning down a blog dedicated to this inhumane activity called Terrorism. I couldn’t do anything when Ahmedabad bled, Bangalore bled and also the rest of the country. And I couldn’t stop crying on seeing the ghastly murderous scenes in Mumbai which were flashed over TV by various channels over and over again.

I just could not figure out the logic behind killing innocent people as these terrorists did. It seems to be the eye for an eye, hand for a hand of the Gabbar Singh ideology, but then why a wrong eye and a wrong hand. Why don’t these so called ‘jihadis’ or even the ‘Hindu extremist groups’ declare a war against the wrongdoer politicians? It would be better if they do so and cleanse out political front. It would be a relief to the common people as well as a decent death to the so called “dutiful” religious groups who want to attain heaven. And if that was the case, I would open heartedly support these terrorists. But why innocent people? What had these people done to deserve such a grotesque death?

Also, would it be improper if the people looked askance at the politicians? Well, in all the attacks, I have never ever heard any politician being killed. Why is it so? Is there an invisible nexus between the politicians and the terrorists? Do these politicians know exactly when and where the next attack would be, so that they stay away from the place? Corruption starts from these so called “People’s servants”. And they are the sole perpetrators of “Terrorism”. We need able government and more so able leaders who can take proper action within minutes of a threat to National security. But what do our “protectors” do? They wait for reports to confirm whether the threats are real and also to gauge the severity of the threats. By the time they think of taking some action, our brethren are no more. And then there are reports confirming our inefficiency to tackle such intense attacks. Why don’t we try to strengthen our internal security, and if not totally eliminate such attacks, at least reduce the casualties to the minimum? With terror attacks becoming rampant all over the country, what India requires at this point of time is strong combat strategies like the ones used by the US. Why do we need US intervention every time we are attacked? Are we weak? Has the US taken over the security issues of all countries? Is the US going to provide us with security cover and investigation every time our security is breached? Why then do we require US intervention? If US can wipe out Iraq due to 1 attack on the Trade center, what do we do for so many attacks on our motherland? Why aren’t our political leaders questioning the integrity of US stand during such crisis situation?

Our country is bleeding in all directions. No one seems to save us. Should we take law into our hands during such situations? I heard people who were surveyed on some news channel during the attacks saying that “Give us some weapons. We are enough to get them out and kill them”. If India has such kind of people who really mean what they say, then why not build up an army on the grounds of LeT? Let them be trained to tackle only terrorists and nothing else. We have been attacked from all sides. They have left no stone unturned to make us bleed. Why is executing a Terrorist like Afzal Guru taking so long? When US can capture and also execute Saddam Husain within a span of 2-3 months, why can’t we get the Don Dawood Ibrahim from Pakistan?

Pakistan has been falsely claiming that it follows peace process and also pledges full co operation to the Indian troops in their fight against terror. But then why is the LeT chief able to make public speeches even when the organization has been banned? Why are they not handing over the 1993 Mumbai blast suspect Dawood? Now there are reports that Pakistan is strengthening its army at the border in wake of suspected retaliation from Indian army. If they are not at all pioneers of terrorism, why are they so intimidated into thinking of an attack in reciprocation? Why are they not co operating? And what is taking India government such a long time to investigate and then think of striking? The training groups at the PoK should be immediately brought to task and targeted at. Why are they not giving concrete assurances of eliminating them? Why is India waiting and for what?

So many questions unanswered. So many people lost their lives. My country lost some of its valiant soldiers. My heart cries every time i remember the blasts. The blasts though in Mumbai, sending a deep shudder through my soul. I don't know what should be my line of action now. I really want to do something against this terrorism, but i dont know what or how to go about it. I just can't see my India bleeding all over. Its such a dreaded condition, we don't even know how many terrorists are roaming all around us and we don't even recognise them. It seems the terrorists were a bunch of smart and cool guys. who would have mistaken them for terrorists. They seemed to be knowing the best of technology and were hi tech. Now technology which was developed for the betterment of humans is turning out to be a curse in disguise.

Time will heal all injuries. This attack will be long forgotten. It will just remain as another memory and also as a general knowledge item for students. but those people who lost their lives and those soldiers who turned martyrs will always be remembered by their families. I really hope that some miracle takes place and the blot of terrorism is wiped out from the face of this world. I really pray so. and really hope that i get a chance to do something against this terrorism which is haunting my India, so that it will not bleed again...

To someone I adore the most!!!

I dedicate this song to the person I adore the most. I do not have to name this person here; people close to me will definitely know who it is…

Movie : Yaarana
Singer : Kishore Kumar
Lyricist : Anjaan

Tere jaisa yaar kahan, Kahan aisa yaarana
Yaad karegi duniya, Tera mera afsana
Tere jaisa yaar kahan, Kahan aisa yaarana
Yaad karegi duniya, Tera mera afsana

Meri zindagi sawaari, Mujhko gale lagake
Baitha diya falak pe, Mujhe khaat se uthake

Meri zindagi sawaari, Mujhko gale lagake
Baitha diya falak pe, Mujhe khaat se oothake
Yaara teri yaari ko, Maine to khuda mana
Yaad karegi duniya, Tera mera afsana

Mere dil ki ye dua hai, Kabhi door tu na jaaye
Tere bina ho jeena, Wo din kabhi na aaye

Mere dil ki ye dua hai, Kabhi door tu na jaaye
Tere bina ho jeena, Wo din kabhi na aaye
Tere sang jeena yahan, Tere sang mar jaana
Yaad karegi duniya, Tera mera afsana

Tere jaisa yaar kahan, Kahan aisa yaarana
Yaad karegi duniya, Tera mera afsana



Well, thanks Friend. I owe a lot to you. You are one of the nicest things that have happened to me. Life would be so different without you being there. I dint know the meaning of Friendship until I bumped into you. You showed me all the dedication and commitment one shows his friends. I know you will not read this post as reading is not your habit and I will not make it a point to specifically tell you to go through my blog entry coz that will mean devaluation of my feelings. Sometimes if you come across my blog, just drop me a comment here so that I will know you came to my blog once…

Well I have been so rude at times to you, I jus can’t imagine being so rude to anyone else… I have shared my secrets with you; I can’t imagine sharing them with anyone else. You have been so protective towards me; I can’t imagine anyone being more protective. You know my thoughts so well; you know how I will be reacting to situations. You know my strengths, you know my weak links. Life to me before meeting you was not different, you dint change things for me. You just made me feel more confident about myself than how I was before… You made me look at things differently.

I was a person who could easily get worked up; you taught me to be patient. I was a person who could lose faith easily; you taught me the power of patient faith. I was a person who could see the flaws and criticize first; you taught me to first see the virtues and then the flaws. It’s you who has taught me the meaning of sacrifice for a friend, I dint know any… It’s you who has been my motivating factor always and only you who could pull me out of trying times. It’s you who can scold me to any extent without me taking it the harsh way… and it’s just you whom I could contact for any reason whatsoever. I wonder whether all that you have taught me, would have been taught by anybody else.

There are so many things I would write about you, but then I feel those things would deserve a better place in my mind then over here in this blog. This blog is just to tell you that you held and will always hold a very special place in my heart. Somehow I find myself so dependent on your friendship now that I wonder whether I will be able to make such a close friend ever again. And if death does us apart sometimes someday, I promise to be your friend till eternity…Wherever we go wherever we stay; we will always share the same affection we shared years ago. You will always be the “someone I adore the most”.

The Sourav phenomenon!

Adieus to the Cricketer I always admired and will admire the most. Dada aka Bengal Tiger aka Maharaja aka Sourav Ganguly for me is a symbol epitomizing endless struggle and resilience. Today I will dedicate this post of mine to this person whom I have never met in my life or stand a chance of meeting. Cricket, I started understanding this game when I was in my 7th standard at the NGHS. My brother introduced me to the cricketing world. I was a newbie then and had little knowledge of what Cricket was. I used to sit with him and be glued to the TV dumbstruck. Calculating averages, predicting scores… Oh my God I wonder whether I was a psycho at that time… Sachin Tendulkar was supposed to be the God and then immediately came Sourav… I became a die hard fan of this guy.

There have been lots of comparison between Sourav and Sachin and I don’t intend to do so as doing it will only belittle their individual performances. Both of them are gr8 players, but I will speak only about Sourav, me being a fan of him. There are many speculations in the media about this stylish lefthander and I will try to do justice to my words while writing about him. I can’t substantiate all the criticism pertaining to him or his personal life nor can I prove anything in favor of him. I would only like to put my thoughts across while saying adieu to the Cricketer I appreciate the most.

Right from my school days I never missed a single match in which India played. I remember we hardly used to even have food. Just be sitting in from of the idiot box. We didn’t have a cable connection at that time and the only source was the Doordarshan. The match interspersed with the advertisements was something we really loved to watch. We got lot of scolding from our parents for so called “wasting our time” in front of the TV that too for a Cricket match. But we bore all the odds and watched every single India match possible.

I always saw Sourav as a tough-to-break guy, Always surrounded by controversial environs. So much is said about him, yet he stands tall amidst all the muck. Sometimes he was accused for not getting the water bottles, sometimes written off for having problems with the coach. This Bengal Tiger stood the test of time and finally emerged as a winner. The events which happened latest in his career would have been devastating for any other player since the most successful captain in Indian history was not given his dues. Agreed that there are lots of youngsters in the game now and agreed that he made a few mistakes, but how can he be treated the way he was treated later in his life? The same thing happened to Sachin, but the man is getting all support to be back into the game even when he is termed “not fit” physically sometimes.

Sourav has always been given the step motherly treatment. This person I remember used to support his team members at all costs. Harbhajan Singh, Yuvraj Singh would be examples. The point I am trying to make is that he is no doubt a great player and deserves to be treated that way. He should have resigned a bit earlier considering the fact that he was not the selectors’ favorite. But he is a fighter and must have had full faith in himself. Anyways I don’t want to get into the intricacies of the selection procedure and the treatment meted out to any player.

Sourav will always be remembered in as the most successful captain India ever had and also as a fighter. Just as a Phoenix resurrects from its ashes, so will Sourav also do. But the only difference will be that he will no longer resurrect in the cricketing world as a batsman in Team India. He will no doubt do well in all his endeavors. This is only to wish him an eventful retirement period. But you never know when this person will be back with a bang… mite not be cricket… mite be something else. Till then and even afterwords, his fans will always have a special place for him in their hearts.

Tears rolling down my cheek...

Its been 2 months tht i last posted a new entry into my blog... Well, hav been so busy lately that i hardly get time for myself... and now you will ask me what is this topic that i'm gonna write about... It says "Tears rolling down my cheek..."

Well friends, Its nothing bad that has happened and still tears are flowing down my eyes rolling over my cheeks ans disappearing. Its jus one of those hectic days for me wen i feel so tired and exhausted, not able to concentrate on anything... Sriman has gone to answer his MS exams and his mom also has been travelling lately... that put the responsibility of the house on me!!!

and since i have never been entrusted with this responsibility earlier in my life, its becoming hectic for me and tiring tooo... Running around since morning and then breaking my head in office i feel i hav no energy left... and the result??? Tears rolling down my cheeks...

well friends it has always happened to me, wenever i feel exhausted, i tend to become too emotional and then cry for no reason at all... and it is happening today, tears jus flowing down my cheeks... Isnt it surprising?but now i hav curtailed them...
Mite be my mind is developed tht way... when i feel loss of positive energy, tears roll down, cleaning away all the negative energy and making me replenished as before...

I hav already started feeling the difference now... jus tht a small headache is now showing its presence in my head i guess a bit of sleep will do the trick... i wonder whatever i hav wriatten here is worth reading... some rubbish... but then this blog is jus for me to put my thots down... whatever i feel, whenever i feel...