Let's Make a Public Uproar for Justice !

Scams, revelations, 'big', 'clean' names getting touched by the taint-brush, India is going through a kind of upheaval-time even as its crops, industry and economy are stabler than many a world nation. While the year-old recession hit powerful nations hard, India's domestic markets kept our economy going and the recession at a minimum level, even attracting, into our markets, much foreign investment..

But we do need to resolve 2 or 3 issues urgently. The best way to do it is through sound parliamentary procedures, but without some constitutional changes our parliamentary system too is getting fragmented- and if the "people's representatives" are the parliament, then who will bring the required constitutional changes ?

So we have to seek other methods- but first, what are the major crises in the country today ?

One- Corruption- at the highest and lowest levels is eating away into society, burning away Indians' faith in governments, in the army, in corporates, in themselves ! With the huge A Raja-2G-Radia scam burning up our skies like some high-power explosives, the time has come when the action of justice has to happen decisively.

Second- why is Afzal Guru's hanging still kept pending ? Why can't his removal as well as Ajmal Kasab's be done expeditiously, for the government to earn credibility, and believability ?

Three- a lot of ugly mail is taking place regarding Ms Sonia Gandhi's and her family's improper involvement in many a financial matter of India; why does she not clarify matters, and put all rising suspicion to rest ?

The Indian media, though often on an overdrive, has indeed shown high involvement in the current scam-revelations and leads. And we need to make use of that media to attain results. (Wasn't the Jessica murder offenders punished by the courts mainly based on the media on-slaught driven by public uproar ?) So we, as an involved public have got to play our roles, and clamour for justice, for punishing offenders, however "poweful" they may be ! Our clamour, anger, uproar, all of it may be channelised through the media by writng to them, blogging, petitioning to them, blogging on their channels etc.

For in today's world- both good and bad are unstoppable; so let us try and halt the bad !

Jai Hind !

Surekha Tenneti Venugopal

COME ON iNDIA, SHOW AN ERRING COUNTRY ITS PLACE, DEMAND CORRECTIVE ACTION !

Within a span of 5 months Doc MMS, Prime Minister of India and the most powerful Barak Obama, US Prez meet again across the table, at the same platform, talking of extremely vital issues as far as India is concerned.

Prez Obama has given the same assurance that he did months ago of persuading Pakistan to bring the 26/11 criminals to book, even as in the meantime, the US aid to Pakistan has conveniently and abundantly gone up.

As a common but intensely patriotic citizen of India, this entire process- of India continually whining to Pakistan that they don’t apprehend Hafeez Sayeed / Lakhvi, Pakistan giving all kinds of convoluted out-of-focus replies without really moving a little finger towards apprehending the India-attack criminals, India complaining to the US, the Us nodding its head wisely saying that they will persuade Pakistan to do the needful…after all this, what happens ? Nothing.

The erstwhile Pakistani ambassador to USA, Maliha Lodhi also has the gall to insinuate that India is levering sympathy using 26/11, and is not talking of “composite issues “.

What composite issues ?

Frankly, is there no other way, India can put the fear of God into a country which, cannot answer for its own accountability, but dares to posture and make big talk ?
Is it a problem with the Congress party at the centre ? Or is it the problem of any party that comes to power in India ? Why is there no will to issue the kind of warning to an erring country that’ll make the countries of the world sit up, and even speak for a strong no-nonsense India ?

Surekha

WHAT IS "OUTRAGEOUS ?"

There is now a fresh mail that is doing the rounds that says "OUTRAGEOUS"- yes, indeed, once more about the hounded artist, MFHussain.

I am not sure how many have read the article, in the TOI of 16/03/10 "Why Should We Shut Up ?" by Gautam Adhikari, an eminent ex-executive editor of TOI, who says, "when an artist of Hussain's calibre is forced to renounce his citizenship, it is time to ask why.."

Also, At the India Today Conclave- as at the 'Indian of the Year' held by both NDTV and CNN/IBN - where assemble the biggest and sharpest talents and brains of India and abroad (they are not any vote-seeking or 'Sonia Gandhi anti-Hindu people' ! ) why did the whole audience en masse, clap and applaud Salman Rushdie and other speakers who sided with MFH of his art-expression and denounced all those who denounced him, driving him out of the country ?

Are they / people like me ( who am myself an artist of some measure, and one who entirely understands the meanderings and imaginations of an artist's mind) are we not respectful- greatly, greatly respectful- of our Gods and Goddesses ?

However, speaking of the new mail , there is a line-

"If MF Hussain draws paintings depicting Hindu Gods and Goddesses in sexual positions (which relations are not borne out by ancient texts at all )...."

I am not sure who the author of the mail is, but all that he / she needs to do to find out that "ancient texts' (and Hindu culture-symbols) indeed bear out Hindu Gods and Goddesses in sexual positions, is to merely browse the internet which has actual reproductions of the same.

But leaving aside an artist's freedom to imagine, his art-expression, and above all his foolishness to think society won't be able to perceive his art as he thinks of it, I wish to ask Hindu society- what is 'outrageous" ?

Yesterday, we were shown on television, a 'sadhu-baba' getting upon a helplessly prostrate woman on the ground, thumping her with his feet, and uttering mantras-- is that not outrageous ?

We were also shown another Hindu 'Godman'- on another occasion- stepping upon small babies- one by one, thumping them with his feet,uttering mantras, even as the infants screamed--- (my 10-year-old grandson watching that screamed too, and ran to me hiding his face in my lap, ...)is that not outrageous ?

Again, Various 'Godmen' constantly being exposed for their unstoppable sexual indescretions, zeal and escapades-- is that not outrageous ?
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Time and again the VHP, the Sena-thugs, the so-called Ram-sainiks and the lot have attacked women brutally- pulling them by the hair, beating them, kicking them, horribly abusing them - is that not outageous ?

While the country reels with hungry millions, a woman politican is honoured by her cohorts with a 5-crore-rupee-garland of Thousand -rupee notes.. is that not outrageous ?

A young girl is left alone in a house with male servants, by parents who go partying in the night, only to find, on their return, the girl murdered-------- is that not outrageous ?

A professor is beaten up and klled by so-called 'student-representatives'...is that not outrageous ?

Why do Indians / Hindus not make any hue and cry about those ?

Will someone tell me, What really is outrageous ?
Surekha

WHERE ARE YOU, DOC ?

Where Are You, Doc ?

Where, does anyone know, is Doc MMS ?

States in India are burning with one or other problems, police and teacher-student atrocities raging, parties like MNS and Shiv Sena make their own rules bullying any number of Indians, Pakistan gloats that India after all the big "no talking" declarations is afterall coming to the talking floor, streets of Lahore openly declare Jehad on India, and say a 2nd 3rd, and more Bombays (of 26/11) will be unleashed.... As for social consciousness, a Telugu filmstar- NTR's grandson- is reported to be offered and given a dowry of-- hold your breath- Rs 500 crores, where dowry is supposedly illegal.

Where amidst all this mayhem is the respectable Doc MMS, Prime Minister of India ? I know this question may bring much criticism of the good man, but honestly, i wonder if he is lying low, preparing Mr Rahul Gandhi for the top post. With Ms SG too silent, BJP not yet resolved its various issues, the Third Front dessimated, India really has touched rock-bottom in leadership issues.. And no marks for guessing, the Chinese are watching too....slyly ?!

Surekha

AH, SEPARATISTS...!

Ah, Separatists ... have they not read the story of the bundle of sticks that couldn't be broken when bound together, when one by one, separated, they went c-r-a-c-k, c-r-a-c-k, c-r-a-c-k ?

"Separate states, separate societies, separate families, separate genders, separate all that is together.." seems to be their desperate cry.

God, so much bitter anti-philosophy..

Is it the selfish greed of a handful for engulfing power in smaller groups, or just the creation of a hostile clime, so that none takes another for granted, and every disgruntled man is on his toes ? Why ..? Why do the separatists clamour for lovelessness ? And worse, much worse, dear God, why does the good man stay away from them, uninvolved, indifferent.. so that unopposed, the separatist mounts the ugly roar of his own voice, and thinks he is a victor ?


The Telengana separatists are riding a dangerous tiger... the greedy politician promises the young idealist the world after the Telugu-speaking state is divided into two; after the creation of "Telangana". The young one believes him, takes to the separatist roar, not understanding there is another politician waiting to play other games. Nobody understands mere high-decibel clamour has no bone or muscle..meanwhile the young, that gets disillusioned quickly takes to high drama..pours kerosene upon himself, lights a match. The terrible human fire has engulfed a young son of India, a family has lost a body of loved energy, of an envisioned future of hope and light...


Work for togetherness, O Young One ! Time and the world are yours for the asking... if your region is backward, clamour for its enhancement..educate the uneducated, find and develop industry, teach the farmer better methods of farming, harness the waters of the rivers that flow in your land, enrich thy brown earth, be proud to belong..to belong together, build, reap, go from strength to strength.

Surekha Tenneti Venugopal