Comments on: Justice

By: bongtraveler

bongtraveler — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:35:07 +0000

Sourav – well said!

What is both disturbing and funny is the reference to the Outlook article on Gilani’s acquittal. Arnab is so convinced of the guilt of Gilani, Afzal et al that he’s chosen to either ignore or disregard the context of the article, which I would think most unbiased and rational people (let me change that to “people who believe in constitutional processes and the rule of law”) would read to conclude that the only thing Gilani could be possibly established to be guilty of is a sympathy with the “cause”.

By: DON

DON — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:26:14 +0000

it is the circumstances that compel others to commit crimes, otherwise no one is a born criminal. By punishing a few petty criminals, no purpose is going to be served, unless the persons abetting them for the crime are punished. I have been accused of cybercrime in the last year. I have not detailed knowledge on computer, but still the police accused me of hacking and circulating certain emails. Secondly, the office of the organization i used to work, was shown as my personal room and the computer was shown under my “exclusive” custody – all just to save the bigshots and the police continued to act on the basis of the false statements of my officers who themselves had the motive behind sending such emails (pertaining to election campaign in favour of a body to which i was not a member even, let alone contesting in that). Now everyone considers me a cyber criminal. The newspapers too published news against me without verifying the matter. This is india, and where you people are “proud of india”, I want to cease to be an indian.

By: Rishi Khujur

Rishi Khujur — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:06:22 +0000

@ Sourav
How about you explore the reasons behind “X=Typical object of hatred for middle class indians”, and come back in 6 months time to have a public debate.

By: Sourav

Sourav — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:58:16 +0000

There was a time when I would look forward to every post of urs. If I were to be busy during the week, this would be my first blog on my Saturday night surf with a glass of whisky. And I would so often end up with a smile and admire your style and insight.

Unfortunately your recent stuff is increasingly indigestable. U dont loose an oppurtunity for Pakistan-bashing or for that matter “X”-bashing
where X=Typical object of hatred for middle class indians. The pearls that you would discover about MoonSquare or MithunGod and many others is few and far in between. The arguments are more like Bishen Bedi in “Match ka mujrim”
In other words u are transforming into a mainstream media outlet.
Not long before the google ads appear here then ?

One of many things maybe happening
a) With ur new book out and increasing exposure to humans working in the publishing business , u maybe loosing ur voice and adopting the chorus.
b) With ur middle age approaching , you may be reliving the life of of the roadside Shyamal Kaku with his “Bangalir dara kissu holo na” frustrated monologues.
c) You may have an hidden agenda to bring out the woodworks, people who define their life by hatred of the other kind by pretending to be one of them. People who hate the “systum” and look for stroking from each other describing how unfair that “systum” is in loud voices.

But either way , these one-sided analysis and lack of depth is annoying me . How about I come back in 6 months and see where u stand? It will be a shame if u have spent more than u have earned. Given that u had such wealth even a year ago
Bon Voyage.

By: punchtantra

punchtantra — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 07:19:52 +0000

A very good piece. By the way I came across a news item recently stating that Maharashtra Govt had spent Rs 31 crore in a year for keeping kasab alive. It works out to nearly Rs 8 lakh a day!!
In your article you could have also highlighted the roles played by ‘Terrorist Bachao Andolan’ activists like Arundhati Roy

By: Ritu

Ritu — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 12:44:39 +0000

I am reminded of what a military officer said in the Tehelka exposure. It went something like this – ‘Hamare desh me ek marta hai to hazaar aur paida ho jaate hai.’That is the attitude of the people who rule us.As long as they have their x y z levels of security they do not care how many of their countrymen die.
On the other hand we have Rumsfeld’s ‘Stuff happens.’They dont care how many people they kill in other countries as long as their own people are safe and their coffers fill up.

By: OshKoshBGhosh

OshKoshBGhosh — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 15:22:49 +0000

Swati, why do you want to “hire the mossad for a few supari , ahem ahem… , eliminations?”

I see your point. Sometimes, a nation has to take hard decisions to survive, and nothing epitomizes that more than the Jews in Israel. But it bugs me that we are depending on others to save our necks. Aren’t you confident India can’t eliminate these $@@#% on her own? Common sis, don’t underestimate our boys ! Have confidence in your nation’s capabilities. We can do it. Yes we can.

By: PG

PG — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:52:19 +0000

EMC3 – “Moreover his desire for the 7 virgins at jannat should not be easily provided.”

Agreed. But he might be expecting 72 Huris and 28 Gilmans.

By: shouri

shouri — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:23:17 +0000

the last para of GB’s blog…the one in brackets where he speaks against hateful comments pretty much mirrors the indian govts attitude. The worst is still to come though.

By: SSD

SSD — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 08:08:39 +0000

Isn’t it time you let go off the ‘Hinduyon ki zehniyat….’?

It was probably a foolish opinion blurted out in an emotional rant after being fed much fodder by the media in order to get a juicy scoop.

Too pessimistic, though.