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sometimes i wonder, whether time makes us heal or does it make us forget. Three weeks are over, and the fourth begins
The road to justice has yet to be sighted

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The Facebook forwards are dying out. So are the SMS’s. Most people have either moved on with their lives, or decided to act.  And, in the third week it is pleasently surprised to see how many people have actually decided to donate time and energy to ‘do something’.
whether that ’something’ is ‘good’ or ‘bad’ is [...]

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this was supposed to be a longish post, till my dad pointed out that “Indian Intelligence” is an oxymoron. It is used for finding out who, in politics, sleeps with whom.
There are rumours that India has Intelligence Agencies. Their existence is possibly an Accounting Head, to show cash outflows. It is like other fictional [...]

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A friend called me up after this post. “not fair” he said. “Pimps are honest – they tell you what they do and how much they charge”. So i apologise to all the pimps who may be offended by that post. I didn’t mean to insult you.
Now I might as well be democratic. piss [...]

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And it happened again. Except with a difference. This time there were armed gun men spraying in addition to bombs.
My brother was getting home from Chembur. He had gone for a colleague’s wedding. And, he got late. and later. and even later. We turned on the news – mom usually does. and she froze. [...]

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Putra – child ; shoka – grief.
My paternal grandmother had 7 children. 3 survive. The remaining 4 died between the ages of 3 months and 2 years. She accepted it as Karma. But, despite that she couldn’t help grieving, every so often I would find her with tears in her eyes. And one day [...]

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“The rest of India will feel what Assam has been feeling about Bangladesh. If something isn’t done, it won’t be long before Assam is overcome by Bangladesh” said my friend ,who is from Assam. She said there were parts of Assam in which people say this in a very matter of fact way.
This is [...]

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17 months & one week ago :

The trial begins …… I dont’ want to see a ritual sacrifice where the judiciary gives the public a sacrificial bali ka bakra……. I would like to see due process leading to justice being done. the victims deserve at least that…. And, we as citizens deserve at [...]

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In the aftermath of the Mumbai Blasts there has been extensive coverage across all media. Most of it contradictory. Some of it ironical and reflecting the state of politics in India, where votes matter more than people
A day after the Uttar Pradesh police chief said raids were being conducted at hideouts of the Students Islamic [...]

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When the first set of Bombay Blasts happened back in 1993 – i was away in another land. Worried sick about my family and friends back home. Yesterday the second set of blasts rocked Mumbai. The crowds on the road were phenomenal. Human traffic trying to get home by the sheer dint of homing [...]

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