About Nov 26th

Much as I wanted to avoid writing about the Mumbai attacks, there was no way I could've cast it aside. It was a mind numbing experience. When I think about the incident, I go through a whole gamut of thoughts and feelings-
helpless about what we as people could've done;
scared that if young educated people can go on such a rampage, what does the future hold;
annoyed that we were making it the topic of our "lunch time" discussions but providing no solution;
sad for the sheer torture the people have endured.

Strangely, I'm not angry at the politicians. It's easy for us to stand out of the political arena and point fingers. We accuse the politicians of being corrupt and lax. But aren't we the ones who offer the bribes- don't we try to get around the law. We complain about dirty streets but we are also the ones who litter it. We complain about rising prices but we also find ways not to pay our taxes. We complain about lack of electricity and water but we also leave the tap running and the lights on. . . . . . . . . We really have some cheek accusing our representatives whom we elected, more often than not, for the 'jugaad' that he/she would provide.

No, I'm not at all angry with them. I'm angry instead at people who are looking at others to put the blame on. Scores of anti-muslim anti-pakistan mails are doing the rounds now. I received a forward yesterday about how most of the media in India is under the ownership or control of non-Hindu forces. It was such an obnoxious thing to do- at a time when we need to stand together, we are only spreading the hatred and the vicious circle to which Mumbai fell victim. The person writing the forward added that he isn't communal- well...whoever you are, you are not just communal, but an extremely idle person who had nothing better to do than dig up facts that would only lead on to more such incidents, instead of doing something pro-active about it.

Who do you think is to blame????