The Small Voice

Scenes like these were common in Mumbai today. People turned out in large nos. not only at Colaba parade but were organizing such Nukkad (a street corner) memorials across the city. Meanwhile ONE WEEK AFTER the attack, around 8 kg explosives was recovered from the Chhatrapati Shivaji Rail Terminus (CST) in Mumbai today. Millions of commuters like me had a lucky escape. I travel to CST 6 days a week, twice daily, and I am one of the angry common man of India, demanding my right to life. Media has played its role well The common man like me is just plain ANGRY today at all and everything. Meanwhile uncaring of the pain of the common man the politicians were busy trying to see who can gain maximum mileage of this tragedy. I appreciate the media for taking the callous / cynical politicians to task. They (Zee News, NDTV, Aaj Tak etc.) were the only voice of reason (somewhat) in the whole mayhem. “We the people of India…” CAN bring change I believe that if we want to make a

The world is in a BIG mess right now. Terrorists are striking innocents with impunity Political representatives are so drunk with power,stupidity,arrogance that they no longer are representatives of the common man and women Job losses, Salary cuts, irresponsible policies of the central banks are adding to the misery. In short, Anger, Fear and Frustration is all around. All this makes me remember a beautiful poem of Kipling i read in school. I am sure it will be a source of inspiration for my friends. [IF] If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you But make allowance for their doubting too, If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, Or being lied about, don't deal in lies, Or being hated, don't give way to hating, And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise: If you can dream--and not make dreams your master, If you can think--and not make thoughts your aim; If you can meet with T