Ok, yet another post inspired by happenings related with the Mumbai terror situation. Came across this photo – Photo from AP Photo by Ajit Solanki – Daylife from a rally in Ahmedabad by local Muslims protesting the terrorist attacks in Mumbai. Nice white pigeons being freed as a symbolic peace message. While I admire the [...]
Maybe I’m in a mood where I can’t see any good in politicans, but this is another thing about them that pisses me off. When the mess gets bad, quit and leave it for the person following to clean up the crap. One big change I think the Indian Govt needs is permanent tenures for [...]
I have posted enough for today and I really need to get back to work. No amount of writing is going to repair this devastation in my heart. Yet, as I read this article about Raj Thackeray’s response to the Mumbai terror crisis, I can’t help but write. He would probably understand this as a [...]
I just can’t seem to let go my anxiety about terrorists capable of spewing bullets indiscriminately and running around loose. A part of me has been alert all through this crisis to be reassured that all these guys are out of action. No luck. Not even sure how many they are. How many are they [...]
I don’t deal well with feeling helpless in the face of terror. This recent ordeal with the Mumbai terror attack is not good for my nerves. So much uncertainty, so many unknowns…. The last thing I want to do is the usual – accept that the crisis is over and move on. I can’t there [...]
What do I write? I am stunned. Mumbai is stunned. Statistics are all over the news and on the net, and frankly, I’m incapable of talking numbers in the face of what I am feeling. Mumbai, my beloved city is being bullied. There is no other word for it. A bunch of random outsiders have [...]
So many things to write about, so much to do. I describe myself as a nomad. The life of Nomad is one that is home everywhere. Many things are happening in life, and some synchronicity is leading to insights about myself as a woman. The role of women in Indian society is all crap, as [...]