Mumbai meri Jaan....

I will not say any hallo or bye in this blog as we have been attacked by the terrorists. Humans have evolved from days of barbaric activities but even god will be ashamed of his/her creation ( if there is any god !! ) after watching what his/her so called " most intelligent " creation has done . yes , i am talking about the recent terrorist attack in mumbai , info about ( rather "expert" info about same, readers can get from anywhere ) , ranging from 24/7 news channels ( i wish they should not have news to broadcast 24/7 ) , internet , newspaper , your human network.

So, we had exam on 27th of november , to be precise wireless communication and networks paper . Also BCCI team ( i don't call them team india anymore ) , was playing with english players game of cricket (ODI)on 26th night in cuttack . I followed the game mostly on cricinfo unaware of what is happening in Mumbai . I slept at 2:30 am that day , most of the time i was mugging up some equations , block diagrams etc . Around 12:45 Pm next day vivek broke the news about the attack , i felt sad about the same . I went for the exam with sad mind , it was difficult to concentrate during the exam , but paper was as usual , may be 5% better i might had given . I returned and went straight to my computer to access net , where crime against humanity information was present everywere. I went through NDTV , AAJ TAK , bbc , reuters , cnn , DDNEWS websites . Likes of twitter and flikr ( saw power of both ) . Human journalism was at best at twitter , people from all over world giving and taking information while HELL was active there at Trident and Taj hotels ( not to forget nariman point ) . I saw many helpline blogs and it was good to know majority of humans are still united ( though i saw a few hatred spreading websites also ).

While i am writing this ( i was unable to gather courage to write about the the attack while it was still on ) , the attack is over ( at least officially!!) . Who knows where wicked minded people are planning for next one . But the message is clear , in spite of many attacks we are still ignorant how to handle this . Who can justify those policemen carrying trivial pistols to fight AK series guns .Government officials please upgrade the ammunitions of our securitymen . How can a person who is unsafe can guard others . Individuals heroics can not lead us too far ( well said by Shobha dey ) , we have to act as well managed system to foil any further attack on us .Poiliticians made the situation worst by going for mud slinging in public over each other .

I would like to salute sons of soil who laid their lives for the country .Because of them only many lives were saved and a message went to terrororists that we can fight them . In one of the blogs i was going through , one person asked what a common person should do in these circumstances ? My answer is , do not do what was the motive of terrorists was . We should not be scared ( though difficult to do ) , we should not hate persons only because their religion is same as that of the terrorists . Let's spread spread love in society .

Finally i would like to mention some some statements that i found in last few days which say something about what the situation was and leave they leave some important meaasge .
1: "I have watched a city of a million dreams held hostage by 20 or so men who have purged from their souls every trace of humanity - let’s not confer on them the dignity of a religion - and I have felt the blood drain out of me. "

2: I have felt a sense of paralysis and rage. My family and I are safe at home, none of my friends were in the hotels or at the other attack sites; but I am numb, not with fear or personal loss, but something far deeper: a sense of overpowering bleakness . ( sambit bal )

3: Mumbai, please stop getting on with life. Cry! Become angry! Riot! Do something to let those in power know that they can’t go off to sleep and let another terrorist attack happen, knowing well that the Mumbaikar’s resilience and spirit will ensure that they don’t get blamed in the end . ( shobha de )

4: The one who does wrong is a sinner.... but the one who puts up with the wrong is an even bigger sinner..... ( : Bhagwad Gita )

Before closing , great persons are those who accept imperfect persons and their weaknesses as a part of their society.Our responsibilty is to bring misguided one's back to main stream . Then only god ( if there is one ) will be proud of his/her creation .