a letter to the PM

The recent gruesome incident of mutilation of Indian soldiers dead bodies by Pakistan army shows how brazen they are about their heinous act and how meekly we are going to let it go once the issue cools down. Even right now the reactions are of “rethinking about bilateral relations and peace talks”

As a citizen of this country I feel they are encouraged to commit such acts only because of the inaction on the part of our government. Pakistan denying their involvement in this incident is another blow to the government. This is the similar reaction as denying Ajmal Amir Kasab being a citizen of Pakistan but this is a clear violation of the LOC and ceasefire agreement and it needs no more evidence. Violation is a very subtle journalistic word used here and it sugarcoats what we actually want to say. They have literally and metaphorically crossed the line and they are testing the patience of us Indians and we are letting them because apparently we have a lot of it to spare to them.

We need action and by action we don’t mean condemning or strongly protesting it. I think we have already done enough of condemning and protesting. This is now the question of national pride and honor; to show the whole world how serious we are about our military. Such mild reaction portrays that the government cares very less about the brave men who guard our borders, the real heroes of this nation. It’s time to actually do something; something more than verbal wars. No other country would tolerate escalating ceasefire violations year by year facilitating the entry of infiltrators in the country. The country knows that the armed forces are bound by the ministry orders ,which is why, the sentiment of letting the army do their job freely, is aroused in the citizens.

We are a nation of freedom fighters, a nation of valiant brave fighters who would be so deeply hurt right now seeing this coward face of India. Agreed, there is a lot of difference between the situation now and the situation then. It is indeed an entirely different issue, it does involve a lot of diplomatic factors, international pressure too; but is our country really that weak that it cannot voice its anger on the international platform and take serious action on this? The Prime Minister has not even spoken to the citizens to give us an assurance that something serious will be done about it.

Why does our country have to be so law abiding and so full of virtue and principles when the neighboring country clearly disregards all of that and brazenly comes and kills our soldiers so brutally. The fact that it has the guts to commit such an act of inhumanity shows it has no fear about us and they know we are going to react like rabbits to this lion attack. Why do we need good relations with a country like this? In the reaction of such an incident at least India should have suspended all kinds of bilateral relations with Pakistan with immediate effect. We only say we protest but do nothing to mark that protest. That is indeed an insult to the word “protest” in itself.

I am a young mind and I believe in revolution because I see that my government is so passive about everything. We need action and we need it now. It’s time to swim in the current instead of flapping our arms.

India awaits active response

Thanking you

And again!

Once again the time has come for Mumbai-ites to moan, stare in sorrow, look into each others eyes and find the same emotion of helplessness and despair, to turn on the radio and listen to radio-jockeys trying to incite people against the order, to turn on the television and repetitively see the same video clips over and over. Tired of going through this whole process, every person surviving in this city, which according to the past records is on its way to become the terror hub, has stopped thinking what's next. Because honestly we all know what's next right? A mind numbing follow up of every accused caught and held for trial and convicted and appeals to a higher court then another higher court and till then our attention is diverted to something else altogether. If at all the convicts are sentenced to death or life, honestly there is no emotion in our hearts. We move on with life, trying to jostle with our personal problems and leave the city to heal on its own. This has happened and will always happen in our case. We are so tired of blaming anyone and of reminding the order of their responsibilities that the news of a bomb blast manages to engage a person for a mere 45 minutes. Then there are people, who should literally feel ashamed of themselves for thanking god that they, their friends and family are safe. Sheesh! Apart from this there are people who run to help and genuinely save the victims' lives by rushing them for medical care. Well, if you couldn't be there to help out there, just pray for their well being instead of feeling relieved for your survival.

no common sense, no commonwealth

many of us discussed about Kalmadi, the whole "how much our politicians are corrupted" topic was brought out, there was silence for a while and now again an upsurge. This time, it's a national shame. athletes are withdrawing from CWG, the president of CWG has issued a warning to our CWG committee. i am feeling the heat, down here in mumbai. the newspapers are telling me all these things. is it really that serious? or is media playing with our minds all over again? most of all the answer to the former question will be yes. This time around I myself think, like all other indians, "enough is enough" but just for a few seconds, after that i am back to my daily chores, caring less about what's happening up there. we say we want to do something about it but we need a leader, we always wait for a leader but never want to evoke the leader within us. It is time for a revolution. we have had enough already. we might not have a solution in hand because a 100 minds thinking together is better than 1 mind slogging for it. It's the "youth" (as we are popularly addressed) who can do something about it. do you really think so? do you think making a community on facebook will help? will the youth come out on the roads and protest? will all of us stay united with a common interest and cause? can all these questions be answered without an action plan? asking questions is easy, finding answers to them is what we must do. i might be able to form a group in my classroom, a group whose blood boils when i talk about national shame but what about when the blood stops boiling, when it has cooled down? It is so easy to read "gandhiji brought relief to the people in Champaran through satyagraha." but when you come to think of it, it must not have been easy for him to convince people to free themselves from the shackles of the British govt. We Indians are so tolerant about each and everything that now it has reached the level of indifference. All that I'm saying is not new to any of us, is it? But isn't it really the time to think?