26/11: The Day Mumbai Stood Still...!!!

On 26th November, 2008 an international terrorist group send 10 terrorists to India's biggest City and commercial capital, Mumbai..
Their mission was to kill and kill indiscriminately..

They split into groups and went to the most popular locations in the city..
The first was Leopold Cafe, a tourist spot..
The cafe was bombed followed by endless firing till everyone was dead..

VST, a railway station was their second target..
The duo fired mercilessly at innocents.. Ajmal Kasab was one of them.. Parents were killed before their children.. Husbands before their wives..
There was blood all around and cries of helplessness..
The policemen deployed by Railway Security there had no option than to run away considering the fact that their only weapons were obsolete rifles and pistols, which were in no comparison with the terrorists' assault rifles...

The Trident Oberoi, which is among the best hotels in the country was not spared too..
The Taj Palace & tower was soon followed up with..
They began killing anybody in their sight..
Nariman Point, a Jewish centre was their next destination..
Innocent people were killed on the name of God.. To attain salvation.. To die as a martyr and not as a common man..

10 armed men took over the entire city in a few minutes..
The terror continued for about 3 days..
This incident shook the entire world..
170 were killed and over 300 injured in this attack..
This was not an attack on India or Mumbai.. This was an attack on humanity..

Could this have been averted.?
India had Intelligence reports of an attack of this scale in advance, but they did not bother to alert any security agency..
No additional security was deployed at Airports or Railway terminals..


Is our police force well trained to handle these kind of attacks..?
Is the weaponry enough against assault rifles and AK47's..?
Are the politicians too self-obsessed that they don't care for the common man..?
When will public be given enough security.?
When will the agencies get over the "chalta hai yaar" attitude.?



Its 2011.. Three years since the attack.. And our terrorist guest still enjoys a life of luxury..
Does the Indian custom of "atithi devo bhava"(the guest is god) being followed in case of a National criminal too.?
16 crore INR has been spent on him so far..
Will he ever be hanged.?
Will the victims get justice.?
Is India waiting for another incident to happen.?

Many questions to be answered..


The pain remains deep in every Indian's heart.. Thoughts and prayers to all those who lost a loved one..

The Indian Democracy..!!!

Democracy is the form of government in which people are governed by their own elected representatives..
It is a government of the people, for the people and by the people.. In this system, it is the people who are supreme.. They control the government..

Democracy depends on the following conditions: co-existence of ideas and of parties; right to free discussion..

Speaking of the world's largest democracy, INDIA..
Our democracy is a government by and for the "rich and influential"..
This group which comprises of businessmen and politicians make up for less than 5% of India's population..
They make rules.. Amend them.. Abolish them.. And no one dares to question them, afraid of the consequences..


The representatives elected by the people, who were supposed to act as a bridge between social thought and political decision, remain busy fighting among themselves..
They are only interested in coming to power.. A path to extreme corruption..
In this form of government, where people are considered to be the supreme authority, one-fourth of the population goes to bed empty stomach.. Millions are below the poverty line..

Our democracy has given us 6 Fundamental Rights:

• Right to equality
• Right to freedom of speech and expression
• Right against exploitation
• Right to freedom of religion and freedom to reside in any part of India
• Cultural and educational rights
• Right to constitutional remedies for enforcement of Fundamental Rights

Now, coming to reality..

Equality is something that is completely lost.. Discrimination on basis of caste and religion..

You cannot speak against anything wrong that you've seen or heard.. And in case you do, be prepared to face the consequences(which might include filing of false law-suits against you, black-mailing or in extreme cases killing)..

The poor are always victims of exploitation(physical or mental) by the rich..

Educational rights exist only on books.. Education is only for those who can afford it contrary to the policy of "education for all"..

These Rights apply only to those who can influence the government..

Justice isn't delivered to the common man.. But bails are granted to those who are involved in frauds amounting to 8000 crore INR..

Now, speaking about the conditions of democracy..

Ideas never co-exist between any two political parties..

Discussion would be an obsolete word in the Parliament, which should soon be replaced by shouting and abusing(and also beating)..

Indian Democracy is a myth..!!!!

Love..!!

Love is an emotion of strong affection and attachment..
It can be towards your parents, relatives, friends or partner..


Love or pyaar(in Hindi), refers to a variety of different feelings, states, ranging from pleasure to interpersonal attraction.. It may also refer to the passionate desire and intimacy of romantic love..
According to me, love cannot be defined, it can only be expressed..
Love is the language of actions..


Every religious scripture has a mention of 'love'..
Love towards mankind.. Love for everything in the world..
Love has its references in Greek mythology(Aphrodite, the Goddess of love)..
But do we follow these principles.? I'm afraid, we don't.!


Unfortunately, our film industry has misinterpreted 'love'..
The films we watch show love as a mere attraction between opposite sex(or now, the same sex)..
Passionate kisses, love making has become the only way of showing affection..
It introduced a concept of 'Love at first sight'..
And the crowd followed it..
Earlier, it was the trust and understanding which was the foundation of a relationship..
Honestly speaking, today's love is filmy.. Inspired by romantic flicks..
Sometimes, it also gets impractical and humorous..


Love in the 21st century has become 'accessible'..
If you are looking for a partner(not the relationship material, though), join a social networking website.. Send friend requests to anyone.. And when they accept the request, start flirting..
And to make things worse, there are 'Love finder' websites, which guarantees you a girl friend/boy friend in 3 months or your money will be refunded..
Well.. The youth is so desperate to have a partner and these websites do exactly what's required- provide a medium..
Today's love is tainted..!!
Hence, the word 'break up' came into existence..


If you've read Romeo-Juliet or the Indian Heer-Ranjha, it is evident that there is no reference to a temporary 'break up' and then a 'patch up'..
That was true love, the purity of which is unmatched..

Love is something that happens by itself..
You don't have to force it upon someone..
And if you break up, its only because the partner was not compatible with you..


Every relationship starts with being 'just friends' and then things just happen regardless of the consequences.. Eventually, if the two are compatible it turns out to be a happy ending.. And if they are not, 'love' is blamed for..
Love is pure.. The people involved may not be..


Sadly, 'Love' was wrongly understood by the mortals..
Love is more than just affection..
I don't say that its magical and musical like you've seen in many movies, but its definitely an amazing feeling when you have that special person in your life and you are sure that he/she will never leave you..