As the drama has unfolded in front of millions glued to their TV sets, like a terrible reality show, the media houses have covered all conceivable aspect of the story. From live relay of the actual encounters, to human interest aspect, to the Pakistan angle, the politics of it, the loss of lives of security [...]
Archive for November, 2008
Mumbai Blasts: Some Unanswered Questions
Posted: November 30, 2008 in india, mumbai blasts Nov 2008Tags: mumbai blasts
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Five year term is just TOO long! The Recall Option!
Posted: November 30, 2008 in india, mumbai blasts Nov 2008, politicsTags: india, mumbai blasts, politics
Why do these politicians not worry about the people, after they get elected? Why do they think about their constituents only during election times? And in between, they behave irresponsibly, and do what they jolly well please. The reason for this is that once elected, these MPs or MLAs are quite untouchable. They could commit [...]
Political accountability? Everyone goes scotfree!
Posted: November 30, 2008 in india, mumbai blasts Nov 2008, politicsTags: india, mumbai blasts, politics
This time around, the anger is huge. All and sundry have expressed their frustrations against the politicians. Politicians who have sat on the need for a federal agency against terror, politicians who took their own bloody time to act even as the dastardly act was happening at multiple locations in Mumbai, politicians who repeat the [...]
The character of the men of Taj
Posted: November 30, 2008 in mumbai blasts Nov 2008, Taj Mahal HotelTags: mumbai blasts, Taj, Tata
I have always wondered about what it takes to be a soldier. To go to war to protect your country knowing very clearly that you could die. I am sure it takes a certain character to be that way. Ultimately I accepted for myself that a certain small percentage of citizens who opt to be [...]
An explosion of self expression!
Posted: November 30, 2008 in india, mumbai blasts Nov 2008Tags: mumbai blasts, web 2.0
Yes, we live in a Web 2.0 world. A world where you blog, where you put your Facebook updates, where you let the world at large know what you feel. But till date, we had only trivial things to share. The Mumbai terrorism attacks have generated so much anger amongst Mumbaikars, amongst Indians all over [...]
What an emotional rollercoaster for Saurav Ganguly.Coming out to bat for the very last time for India, with the whole ground giving a standing ovation, the Australian team giving him an ovation, his head struggling to remove the gravity of the occasion out and focus on the game, and the next ball…Luckily for him, a [...]
