India Vs Pak

Enough has been said about the issue already. I just want to add my two cents to it.

1. Its ENOUGH. We are tired of listening the constant rant about PAKISTAN. Tired of every news column realted to terror attacks having the P- word. Comeon , give us something else. We, the people of India rely on INDIAN govt, not PAKISTANI Goverment. Give us a five point rule, a few definite steps, something that makes us believe that you are doing something deifinite about dealing with terrorisms. Something that is not just a stupid political battle for the chair and not just sitting and waiting on your ass for the world ( aka US) to do something about it.

2. We do not want WAR. We do not hate Paksitanis. We do not want our young soldiers to die just because of your political games. We do not want our much needed money wasted on the war which is not gonna solve anything and will probably lead to an increase in terrorism. Why do you not think of investing a portion of your war funds into buying better security equipments, building better infrastructure, providing better training to the security forces and ofcourse building a better intelligence system. Because its harder than just ranting about Pakistan?

3. Are there any plans to curb the rising fanatical groups in India ? Did you get any cues when the terrorists said that they were avenging the demolition of Babri Masjid etc etc. No, do not pretend or even think that these are not the real issues and the terrorists just wanted to affect our economy.
I was raged at the thought of my city burning, and listening to the sorrows of poor innocent people victimised at the hands of those terrrorists. I was angered. I was desperate. I was hopeless and enraged. I wanted to make all the so called mujahideens stand in one line and put bullets in their chest. And I hadnt even lost a dear one or lost my life long savings or business. It is not difficult to lose yourself to anger or injustice. Its not THAT difficult to become a terrorist.

Please take some steps to follow the secularism that India stands for. The RSS and Vishwa Hindu Parishad which were the obvious culprits in Babri Masjid Demolition have not yet been punished. They still maintain close ties with the second most powerful political party in India. The leaders still issue blasphemous and arsenic statements.
Close on the heels is the Godhra violence. Unabashedly endorsed by the local goverment. Muslim families still struggling to get justice - and seeing the culprits get away with it slowly. The leader Narendra Modi still reigning the government. And yes the Supreme Court has recently said that there is not going to be any CBI enquiry in the Malegaon blast ( Not that it would have helped much, still). WTF. There are enough causes for Indian muslims to be angry. To claim that they are facing injustice. Do not take it too far. Take measures to stop it before the whole of SECULAR India starts burning under the strain of the various fanatic groups. (And no, I do not mean just the Hindu fanatics, I mean EVERY fanatic group) Take strict measures against ANYONE and EVERYONE who tries to take laws in his hands in the name of religion.

And also, I am proud of the way, Indian Muslims have responded. But I have yet to come across a Hindu group saying that Indian Muslims are our brothers/sisters. And that terrroism has no religion. And that lets not target Islam as a religion.

Lets breed some more tolerance in our society. Lets show our children some more videos of Hindu Mulsim Sikh Isai , hum sab hain bhai bhai - videos. Lets make some serials where different communities are friendly and stand united for their own rights. Lets have some more chapters in the school books about harmony and humanity. About the greatness of all religions. About helping the fellow men inspite of their caste/color/creed/religion.

Its not time for war. Its time for solidarity and tolerance. Lets build our Fort strong. Lets guard our country stronger. But lets also inculcate peace inside it. Lets stand united. For there are enemies not just outside, but inside too. Do not let anything divide us. Lets not blame each other and kill each other any more. Amen.

The home I desire

The things I want to have in my home...

Night walks

Gossip and chatter

Fights and laughter

Ludo and card games

Sunday picnics/movie plans

Maggy/pani puri parties with friends

Exchange of dishes with neighbours

A swing

Flower pots

Colorful cushions

A large wall sized mirror

Bean bags

Chatter with cleaning maids

Late night horror movie sittings

And my family ..

Its the place you are at ..

IN or OUT
Sometimes things look much worse from outside.


When you are in and a part of the system, they look much more efficient, clean and most important - honest. You tend to understand and empathise with the inefficiencies and their causes.

Half a day makes a difference.

Terrorism Vs Corruption

While waiting for my turn in a Vodafone centre, I came across an edition of Outlook/ India today which covered the Bihar Flood havoc. Reading the stories of the affected families made me cringe. 25 Lakh people affected . A number which I was aware of. But suddenly few of these numbers had faces now. I knew how many family members they had lost, how many days their children had to go hungry before getting one piece of bread, how many square inches they had got for the whole family in the relief camp. And of course of the governments inability to deal with it.

The vastness of it all leaves me wishing - if only there were not a bunch of inefficient, money hungry officials in power. If only the culprits were given such a punishment, that in future any official would think thousands of times before putting monetary benefit over his job. But knowing Indian politics and our judiciary system, that is definitely not gonna happen. The media has already moved beyond. The officials will probably have to give some testimonials to some bloody commitees, and they will then go for a trip to switzerland (from the money that they have made out of it ) to cool down. Leaving the 25 lakhs people struggling for a lifetime to build what they have lost. And well, sometimes not even a life time is enough. 25 Lakh people.

And I could not help but compare that number to the number of people who have been affected by terrorism in our country. Are the numbers even close? No, do not get me wrong -I am all for the fight against terrorism - in spirit if not in action. But what about corruption? What about the people who had sworn to serve the people, now killing the people- through their greed and inefficiency. They are not even fighting for any cause, any jihad. They are doing that perhaps just for a bigger car, a bigger house or a foreign trip. After the Delhi incident, new laws are being brought in for the terrorists. People from everywhere are writing editorial columns about terrorism. How about a couple of laws for corruption ? For not doing your work ? How about few of the top bureaucrats speaking against the system ? But then corruption perhaps does not make that good a story as terrorism. And well, it definitely does not help India become better friends with U.S.

So what if the number was 25 Lakhs !!

Some me-analysis .. :P

People often crave to get back to their childhood. I dont. Not that I dont look back and muse at the all the kiddishness and innocence. But if I had to chose between childhood and this phase of my life, I would chose this one. :). That is because I like being independednt. Infact I have a strange kind of NEED to be independedent. I have to be financially independent. As well as, I have to have the independece of planning my evenings. (The lack of the second kind of independence is what made me hate my job :P. )

My friend says he pities my to-be-husband. I say LOL. :P

Where the land is without fear

There are so many things one takes for granted. The list is long. Some obvious -parents, home, friends, family. Some not so obvious - rains, water, nature. And freedom. Few days back, I saw a dream. In the dream, I was in a land ruled by a female religious fanatic. And I had been chosen for a human sacrifice. There were three other people along with me. All three of us had to try and convince the ruler as to why we should not be sacrificed. The more we tried to convince her, somehow or the other, the more we got into trouble. Every now and then we were trying to make strategies to run out of the place, but since there were so many spies around, we could not do anything. Each passing day, I had to see brutal killings, all the while waiting for the same fate to behold any time. lol. This sounds like so much drama. :P. It shld have been a part of the spicy boredom post. But anyways, I actually woke up from the dream gasping for breath.

And suddenly it hit me, how much it mattered to live in a free country. To be able to do small and big things everyday without any fear. To actually be able to take ones own decisions about ones life. Perhaps this is what our forefathers had fought for - For a land which was without fear. Ofcourse the system is corrupt, the politicians dont do their work, there is poverty and illness and everything. But still, there is freedom, much cherished and valued. And perhaps taken for granted. :) . I guess the dream made me value my country a lil bit more ( Not that I din value it before). I hope that the only way India ever goes is, is forward. And I hope that I am able to contribute my share in it.

F.R.I.E.N.D

I love drama. You love comedy. I am dreamy. You are realistic. I am workaholic. You are workophobic. I am superficial. You are deep. I search meaning. You search joy. I listen. You speak. I am self involved. You are evolved. I love night outs. You hate my night outs. I think adventure first. You think safety first. I love mush. You love games. I am easy to please. You are not easy to please. I lose in ludo. You win in ludo. I like waking you up from your sleep whenever I want, even if u are tired. You do not like waking me up when I am sleeping. I am not straight forward. You are the most straighforward person I have met. I love gossip. You love gossip. I think less. You think more. I like gol gappa. U like gol gappa. I worry about money. You never worry. I always favor u. You always contradict me. :P ..

For all the many differences and contradictions, and the some similarities we share - here is wishing the list continues to grow :).

And when you get married, and have kids. And when they start learning to draw, and when they would not be happy with what they would have drawn, I would show them the pic below and say - Oh but baby, u draw much better than what your dad drew when he was 26. :P
( Oh yeah, i disclosed your age too:P)

And here is wishing you a Happy Friendship day for all the days of your life . :)