Welcome 2006
I welcomed the New Year as it has happened for previous years. Cool, away from crowd, in confines of walled rooms. Difference was that I was informed that Jan 01, 2006 arrived one second late, making 2005 a longer year. May be this one second made some difference to the society as a whole.
Why I felt so was, when I opened the television and switched from latest music videos to watch some news channel. The main bulletin heading in all channels was “Swagat 2006” or “Welcome 2006”. And the news summary shown had these lines –
• 6 person burnt alive in Raghopur (Bihar)
• 1 mother and her 5 children burnt alive
• 2 females found badly bruised and wounded lying nude in Punjabi Bagh area in Delhi
• Females suspected to have been raped
• Mumbai Model rape: accused sent to judicial custody
And later in detail report on New Delhi wounded females found news, it was also mentioned that apparently one rape occurred in Narela area of north west Delhi when People were waiting for new year or were in ecstasy of new Year arrival.
I’m not raising any questions here anymore. Time is there to find out the root causes of issues/problems and then work tediously towards resolutions. I feel we have spent a huge time in raising questions about society behavior and patterns and not worked on finding the issues or even if issues found were left vacant without any resolutions being found or if found not implemented or if implemented left in limbo and not taken care of.
I am feeling kind of ashamed in saying 3 words, Happy New Year, somehow as it feels too ironical and hypocrite to blurt these words. Does it look like really a Happy Year with this bizarre start with gruesome realities being opened? I’m already waiting for better, vibrant headlines for Jan 01, 2007.
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true.. i see news articles about rape every other day in the news papers.. i have no idea where the issue should be tackled or how, but from what i've experienced, it's the mindset of the people that has got to be changed..
some people actually feel that it's morally ok to rape girls who are skimpily dressed!! and the movies, i just can't go into that right now.. be it hindi or tamil or whatever; it makes me think that the movie industry is run by some uneducated motherf***ers.. they portray sexual harassment to be something "cool".. specifically i watched this tamil movie called "manmadhan" by the incredibly untalented/dubiously talented tamil actor simbu.. that was goddamn awful.. i couldnt take a girl with me to the cinema and watch that.. and i can imagine the kind of crowd that thinks the movie was good..
keep posting man.. cheers!!
Aditya I quite agree with you...Life some times does treatus harshly..it has been very unforunate that some people had to begin their New Year with some cruel and disturbing things happening in their lives or in the lives of their loved ones...
..however we should not forget that ..happiness and sorrow are like the two sides of the coin.....while they were some who were moaning on this eventful day..there were many other who were happy as the New Year ushered in with new hope and joy.......
so let's try seeing the good things in LIFE and also make a generous prayer that the year 2007 may bring in joy , peace and hope to the whole of mankind..!
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