Adieu 2008.... Welcome 2009....

Yeah... Thats right. I'm bidding adios to the year '08, a year of mixed emotions. I'm doing this 'coz I think this would be my last post of '08. Yeah, I don't think I'll write something in the remaining three days of this year.


I know there are three whole days left for the year to end. But I, down with cold and fever, don't think I'm gonna post anything now. Simply 'coz I need a break. And to go off the blogosphere without prior notice and without wishing the readers a very happy new year, would be unfair to the selected (read :: few) readers of my blog.


Its not that I don't want to post anything, in fact I'm out of ideas (REALLY !! probably due to bad health) and I just don't want to post anything that I come across. Thats why I'm refraining myself from posting anything.


This year, 2008, will be remembered for quite many things. Be it the great Recession, Sensex touching 22k and falling to the lows of 9500, Barack Obama's win in the US Presidential elections, terror attacks in numerous cities of India (Mumbai, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Delhi, Surat, Malgaon, etc), Indian cricket team taming world champion Australia and England, and many others.

I'll bounce back in the blogosphere in the new year '09 with the new spirit. Till then, goodbye. Take care. Have a great New Year's eve.

Party Hard ! Enjoy every moment of '08 till the clock strikes 12....


Welcome the first ray of '09 !!!!

One Month....

1 month...

My dear Indian Government....

If one month doesn't seem to be enough time, let me tell you that it is also equivalent to

4 weeks
30 days
720 hours
43200 minutes
31104000 seconds....

Now thats a big figure..... Isn't it?

Thats the time that has spent since the Mumbai Mayhem has started. The attack, touted as one of the worst in the world, one of the biggest in India, wasn't carried out only on Mumbai, it was an attack carried out on India as a whole.

I think, you have given enough time to Pakistan to hand over the dreaded terrorists. You have given enough time to Pakistan to curb terrorism in its own boundaries. You have given enough time to Pakistan by providing them with concrete evidences of their involvement in the attacks. You have had enough of 'diplomatic' talks and 'peaceful' tries to avoid a war-like situation.

But if they want a war, we shouldn't back out. We shouldn't remain pressurised from a third country. After all, its a matter of our sovereignity and security. And no third country will come and protect us if we are under such coward acts.

A country that has waged two wars, one when it was attacked by terrorists, and another only on the basis of suspicion, tries to prevent a war on a country which has been a breeding ground for terrorism. A country who is invading other countries in the name of its 'war on terrorism' stops us from doing the same. Bizarre !!! And on the other side, India has still not been able to understand such 'double standards' of the USA.

Well, coming back to Pakistan, we have given enough evidence of its (direct or indirect) involvement in the terrorist acts in India. Even the FBI has confirmed that all the terrorists (nine killed and one arrested in the Mumbai attacks) were Pakistanis. Yet, our 'friendly' neighbours do not agree to this very fact. They make one statement one day, and deny it the very next day. All of them have done it, be it President Asif Ali Zardari or PM Yusuf Raza Gilani or ex-PM Nawaz Sharif (not so 'sharif'). In fact, Pakistan should be renamed as 'U-Turn-istan'.

India should shed its image of a soft country and show it to the world that no more terror attacks will be tolerated। Although, I do not support the idea of war, I do not think that war is the solution to any problem, but I think that if the 'problem' (read :: Pakistan) does not understand, war is the ultimate solution.

All the Pakistani politicians are making statements that provoke war। They say that they are ready for one। My view is that if they are ready, why should we not fulfil their desire? If all they want is a war, why not give them one? After all, its something they wish.

Pakistan deserves to face the consequences for its deeds over the years.

अब याचना नही, रण होगा...
(Ab Yachana nahi, Ran hoga.... )

जीवन विजय के साथ, या फिर मरण होगा ....
(Jeevan Vijay ke saath, ya phir Maran
hoga....)

A Few Beautiful Lines....

Hey folks !

Actually it has been two whole days since the last post. I didn't want to vanish from the blogosphere and I could neither think of anything to write my next post on. So, I decided to go through my childhood collection (I used to collect anything and everything I liked, namely poems, jokes, pics, etc). And while scratching my brain on what to post, I came across these beautiful lines. I don't know who wrote them, but I'm sure you'll like it.

Its a Hindi poem. In fact, its a symbolic poem (प्रतीकात्मक कविता). Pretty short one though, but it touches the heart and moreover, it is relevant with the current situations of India. Here it goes....

राजा चाहे कोई भी हो - रावण हो या राम,
(Raja chahe koi bhi ho - Ravan ho ya Ram,)

जनता तो सीता है,
(Janta to Sita hai,)

रावण
हुआ, तो वन से उठा ली जायेगी,
(Ravan hua, to van se utha li jaayegi,)

राम हुआ, तो अग्नि परीक्षा ली जायेगी...
(Ram hua, to agni pariksha li jaayegi...)


राजा चाहे कोई भी हो - कौरव हो या पांडव,
(Raja chahe koi bhi ho - Kaurav ho ya Pandav,)

जनता तो द्रौपदी है,
(Janta to Draupadi hai,)

कौरव हुए, तो चीर हरण के काम आएगी,
(Kaurav hue, to cheer haran ke
kaam aayegi,)

पांडव हुए, तो जुएँ में दांव पर लगा दी जायेगी...
(Pandav hue, to jue mein daanv par laga di jaayegi...)


राजा चाहे कोई भी हो - हिंदू हो या मुसलमान,
(Raja chahe koi bhi ho - Hindu ho ya Musalmaan,)

जनता तो लाश है,
(Janta to laash hai,)

हिंदू हुए, तो जला दी जायेगी,
(Hindu hue, to jalaa di jaayegi,)

मुसलमान हुए, तो दफना दी जायेगी...
(Musalmaan hue, to dafna di jaayegi...)

Well written..... Isn't it? The person who has created it has said so much in very few words. Hats off !!!

This one deserves a few comments.....

PEACE !!!

World War III on the cards???

Of late, I have been commenting much on the Indian politics. But let me remind you I'm not a political critic, neither I'm affiliated to any political party. But I'm just expressing my views in the wake of the terror attacks. And this post is the next one in the series.

I have tentatively titled this post 'World War III on the cards???' because of the present situations. In case, India wages a war against Pakistan, there can be polarisation of powers in the world leading to another World War. And in case of a World War, the nuke option can not be ruled out. But thats a distant thought. I don't think that would happen, 'coz India (the government and the politicians) is too slow to take decisions like this. After all, it has to maintain its 'Won't-Attack-First' image.

Indian politics and the people in power in India have a big problem for not taking the right decisions at right time. The decisions which should have been taken long time ago, they are still thinking of it.

Is the current terrorist attack in Mumbai is not enough for giving them the evidence who have done this with what intentions? There are so many terrorist camp are running in PoK (Pakistan occupied Kashmir) where they can easily target the terrorist. If Pakistan is not taking any action against those terrorists served by Pakistan in some manner, providing them space for camps, helping them in protection and training and vice-versa, India has to take action against those terrorist no matter who support them only for the reason that they are making us Indians suffer. Why the hell should we suffer because of a few mental retards (read :: terrorists) who kill innocents in the name of 'Jehad'?

Islam does not preach violence. Nor does it preach killing innocents for the sake of your own selfish propaganda. And a few people (like Mr A R Antulay) should keep their mouth shut. Just raising some communal issue at such a critical time. When the whole of India stands united against terrorism, a Union Minister creates divides between the Hindus and the Muslims by giving a senseless and baseless statement. Please Mr Antulay.... Please spare India.... Just don't start your votebank politics at such a time.

Time and again, I have mentioned in my blog, that its time to take some stringent action on this issue. The Government of India has proposed some tough anti-terror laws and a federal investigation agency. But this only will not help our cause. We have to make sure that the neighbouring country (read :: Pakistan) does something concrete against the terrorist organisations that have flourished in its horizons in the past few years. If Pakistan does not entertain us, India must be ready to cross the LoC and take appropriate action in order to protect itself from such incidents in future.

Although I understand what an attack is. I understand that a war is not good for any country, but this is not what we have started. We are simply replying them in the same manner they opt to. They started all this. And we are just answering them in their own way.

Well..... Its a great drama. Yeah.... all this is nothing else but drama. India has all the evidences of Pakistan's (direct or indirect) involvement in terror attacks in India. India has provided the same to Pakistan. But, on the other side, Pakistan does not entertain the 'concrete' evidences. Pakistan offers to send the ISI chief to India just after the Mumbai attacks. And the day after the announcement, it takes a full U-Turn from the statement and cancels the visit. Wow !!! The President Asif Ali Zardari and the PM Gilani make one statement one day and come tomorrow, they will take a complete U-Turn. A great drama has unfolded. India can not do anything to the guilty (of course, Pakistan) even with the evidence, and Pakistan still behaves like there's no involvement of any Pakistani, defying all the evidences. GREAT !!!

I just wanna ask a few simple questions to the Pakistani authorities (Zardari/Gilani/ISI/whatever....)

• If Kasab (the terrorist caught) isn't a Pakistani national, then why have you cordoned off the Faridkot village which India claims to be Kasab's village?
• Why don't you let the Kasab family (according to India's claims) in that village to meet anybody?
• The Pakistani media (namely, the newspaper Dawn and the TV channel Geo TV) have already confirmed the nationality of Kasab. Why have you imposed a case against the Geo TV for allegedly 'damaging Pakistan's image'?
• Is broadcasting the truth 'damaging Pakistan's image'?

If we get the answers to these questions, the case would be clear. Isn't it?

I had watched a movie a while ago, 'A Wednesday' where the protagonist Naseeruddin Shah, a 'stupid' common man plans to kill four dreaded terrorists who have been held in different cases and were simply waiting for there case to be taken by the government. This 'stupid common man' did a series of acts, throwing light at the loopholes, and finally compelling the police to hand over the four terrorists to him. And then, in the climax, he blows them up, simplifying the task. Well.... I know it was a movie, but it can be a reality too. If the terrorists can find loopholes in the security system, why can't a 'stupid common man' do the same to protect himself and his own motherland? If one '(A) Wednesday' can do some good to this country, I wish there were some more 'Wednesdays' and that too in reality....

I believe if they have started this 'war', we must not stay out of it and let them see what India can do with those who think life is a game. Let us give them a fitting reply that it is not a game... and if you think it is a game, YOUR GAME ENDS NOW...!!!

Politicians Beware !

"Oh ! Stop it now. Enough is enough."


This is what I want to tell the politicians of India.

All the politicians in India are, i think, suffering from 'Foot-in-Mouth' disease. And Mr Politician, be ware. India isn't sleeping now. Just take good care of your words, or else there can be another shoe-hitting incident in India too.

What do you politicians think of yourselves? Do you believe you are our God? Or do you think you are the 'Kings'?

If you think so, its the time to wake up ! You guys are neither our 'God' nor 'Kings', you are just our representatives, or should I say 'sevaks'. And you guys have to learn to think a million times before you utter a word.

I have been watching the politicians for quite some time now. There have been certain cases where the politicians have crossed the limits. Let me cite you some examples....

• Mr Shivraj Patil (ex-Home Minister, India) :
This guy had enough time to change clothes when Delhi was being bombed. Mr Patil, one of the weakest Home Minister this country has ever had, changed his clothes three times at the time of a terror attack in Delhi. Thank God, he has finally stepped down (yeah.... finally, after so much criticism). He was still not kicked out only because of his loyalty to the Gandhi family.


• Mr R R Patil (ex-Home Minister and ex-Deputy Chief Minister, Maharashtra) : Another head that rolled after the attacks in Mumbai. In his own words, "Mumbai ek bahut bada sheher hai. Aise ek-adh haadse to hote hi rahenge.". A dialogue picked up from DDLJ. It was this 'dialogue', due to which he was compelled to resign. Well, Mr Patil, nobody will accept the fact that it was just a 'chota mota haadsa'.


• Mr Vilasrao Deshmukh (ex-Chief Minister, Maharashtra) : Mr Deshmukh was a man who became a CM twice but could never complete his tenure. He was much criticised for his 'Terror Tourism', his visit to the terror-struck Taj with film director Ram Gopal Varma, possibly for a film plot with actor son Riteish (do hell with the way he spells his name). And due to this reason he had to quit.


• Mr Amar Singh (MP, Samajwadi Party) : This guy is another mad politician. A master of vote-bank politics. He raised questions on a patriot Inspector Mohan Chandra Sharma. He visits the terror suspects homes and calls them 'children'. WOW ! And showing his double standards, offers to help the slain inspector's family, which they declined to accept.


• Mr V S Achutanandan (Chief Minister, Kerala) : This veteran communist leader, after the Mumbai attack, visited martyr Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan's home. Major Unnikrishnan's father turned him down. He later remarked "If it wasn't Major Sandeep's house, even a dog wouldn't like to visit this house." Just one question Mr Achutanandan, "Is this how you treat your martyrs?"


• Mr Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi (MP, Bhartiya Janata Party) : A part-time film script writer, Mr Naqvi, made a comment on the people demanding their security peacefully by lighting candles and staging peace marchs. His "ladies with powder and lipstick" remark was enough to bring a storm in the tea cup. The BJP, later stated it as Naqvi's personal comment.


• Mr Abdul Rehman Antulay (Minorities Affairs Minister, India) : The last to join the bandwagon, Mr Antulay had doubts over ATS Chief Hemant Karkare's death. In his own words, “He (Karkare) was also making an independent investigation. (in which) he found that there were non-Muslims who were terrorists. Whether he was just a victim of terror or something (else), I don’t know.” Well, this is something a veteran leader like you should not do Mr Antulay. All you are doing is creating communal divides. The case he was investigating is a different matter and the terror attack is altogether different one. Please don't mix them up and confuse the people.

These were just a few examples. Its time to give these politicians a fitting reply. Wake Up India !!! And have your say.... Show them that ultimately the voter is the 'King'....