26/11/08 and the aftermath

People are pissed big time... but they keep using the same mundane rhetoric - "politicians should be accountable", "pakistan m*bad"... and then they carry out the LAME practice of lighting candles... while all this should be encouraged, it should be more deep-rooted... Bigger questions need to be asked and bolder statements need to be made...

This government, if it wants to get re-elected needs to outdo itself - in order to win people's confidence it needs to go all out and be as bold as it can... it is off to a good start by getting the home minister Shivraj Patil to resign and getting idiots like RR Patil kicked out. It needs to do more in terms of getting tough with Pakistan and getting tough anti-terror laws in place. I hope it does so in the limited time-frame it has because the alternative - the BJP led NDA getting to power would be a nightmare... their leaders are as corrupt and in addition bigoted, hypocritic and uncivil people.

Bawitdaba

Bawitdaba da Bang-a-dang Diggy Diggy;
Diggy said the Boogy said up, jump the Boogy!

Contradicting myself!

A few blogposts earlier I had written the following self-flattering line - "Also, I am not a big fan of people who are superficially nice to others just to get their work done. In fact, they are the worst of the lot!"

From that day till today, I have been unwaivingly nice to pesky people just to get my work done. I guess it comes naturally when you are in trouble. Also it feels good to do it sometimes, although I am not particularly proud of it. I guess its ok to do it as long as it does not harm anyone else!

Kashmir non-issue

Jammu and Kashmir are burning, however, it is a non-issue for the rest of the country, even the PM himself. Shouldn’t we clear our stand on it ASAP? I know we won’t because we are a soft state and human rights violations are a part of daily routine.

I have heard of tyrannical incumbent governments with a horrible human rights record and I have heard of anti-government rebel organizations treating humans like cattle (no disrespect to cattle). But in India, ordinary citizens make lives of other citizens miserable and the government can only ‘strongly’ condemn it, close its eyes and hope it goes away!

I personally believe Kashmir IS India!

The Indian Mentality

This is the first of my series of blogs that I intend to write consistently everyday.

It makes me sad how Indians abuse the power of money and status against those who do not have it. I think it was Gandhiji who once said that the true worth of a person can be measured by observing how he/she behaves with people less fortunate than him/her. One of the rare instances I agree with Gandhiji.

Some people feel it is their birthright to treat the economically disadvantaged like a low-life whereas some people, including a very very close relative of mine feel it is alright to pour out their life's frustrations on them.

Vice versa, we Indians speciously treat those above us with false humility, which is also not needed.

Growing up in a city, I've only seen class differences which makes people behave the way they do but I'm sure in villages, caste differences also play a major role in deciding who is the suppressor and who is the suppressee... (don't know if there is a word like 'suppressee').

Also, I am not a big fan of people who are superficially nice to others just to get their work done. In fact, they are the worst of the lot!

Its really bothersome to see people having this attitude in the 21st century.