I try to say a lot while saying very little. Get used to it.
for once, possibly not spam
rather than email this to the world, i’d put it up here. at least its out there visibly – another tribute to someone who never got his.
I don’t know whether I should forward this or not. But when I googled it, I found this to be true.
Have a look at this and this and some stats.
============================
*Hi All,**Shame on Indian Media* *A MUST READ…….
Dear Editors of HT, TOI, IndianExpress and The Hindu, I got the mail below from a friend of mine and following the unwritten code of conduct, I am forwarding it to my friends but all efforts of people who have been forwarding this mail would go waste if this mail doesn’t reach YOU……
Something to think about..!!
By the time u guys read this news, the body of Major Manish Pitambare, who was shot dead at Anantnag, would have been cremated with full military honors.
On Tuesday, this news swept across all the news channels ‘Sanjay Dutt relieved by court’. ‘Sirf Munna not a bhai’ ‘13 saal ka vanvaas khatam’ ‘although found guilty for possession of armory, Sanjay can breath sigh of relief as all the TADA charges against him are withdrawn’ Then many
personalities like Salman Khan said ‘He is a good person. We knew he will come out clean’. Mr Big B said “Dutt’s family and our family have relations for years he’s a good kid. He is like elder brother to Abhishek”. His sister Priya Dutt said “we can sleep well tonight. It’s a great relief”.In other news, Parliament was mad at Indian team for performing bad; Greg Chappell said something; Shah Rukh Khan replaces Amitabh in KBC and other such stuff. But most of the emphasis was given on Sanjay Dutt’s “phoenix like” comeback from the ashes of terrorist charges. Surfing through the channels, one news on BBC startled me. It read “Hisbul Mujahidin’s most wanted terrorist ‘Sohel Faisal’ killed in Anantnag , India . Indian Major leading the operation lost his life in the process. Four others are injured. *[image: Sanjay Dutt]*
It was past midnight , I started visiting the stupid Indian channels, but Sanjay Dutt was still ruling. They were telling how Sanjay pleaded to the court saying ‘I’m the sole bread earner for my family’, ‘I have a daughter who is studying in US’ and so on. Then they showed how Sanjay was not wearing his lucky blue shirt while he was hearing the verdict and also how he went to every temple and prayed for the last few months. A suspect in Mumbai bomb blasts, convicted under armory act…was being transformed into a hero.
Sure Sanjay Dutt has a daughter; Sure he did not do any terrorist activity. Possessing an AK47 is considered too elementary in terrorist community and also one who possesses an AK47 has a right to possess a pistol so that again is not such a big crime; Sure Sanjay Dutt went to all thetemples; Sure he did a lot of Gandhigiri but then….
Major Manish H Pitambare got the information from his sources about the terrorists’ thereabouts. Wasting no time he attacked the camp, killed Hisbul Mujahidin’s supremo and in the process lost his life to the bullets fired from an AK47. He is survived by a wife and daughter (just like SanjayDutt) who’s only 18 months old.
Major Manish never said ‘I have a daughter’ before he took the decision to attack the terrorists in the darkest of nights. He never thought about having a family and he being the bread earner. No news channel covered this since they were too busy hyping a former drug addict, a suspect who’s linked to bomb blasts which killed hundreds. Their aim was to show how he defied the TADA charges and they were so successful that his conviction in possession of armory had no meaning. They also concluded that his parents in heaven must be happy and proud of him.
Parents of Major Manish are still living and they have to live rest of their lives without their beloved son. His daughter won’t ever see her daddy again. *[image: Major Manish Pitambare] *
So guys, please forward this message around so that the media knows which news to give importance, as it is a shame for us since this Army Major’s death news was given by a foreign TV channel!!!
not very surprising that the indian media is going the way another news channel went when they spent a month 24/7 on 2 planes crashing to a building, and less than 10 minutes a day on a tsunami that flooded over 10 countries.
not surprising at all.
No comments yet.
No trackbacks yet.
my event of a lifetime
February 8, 2010 - 01:06
Tags: back, felt, india, mood, realization, wedding
Posted in staying.in.my.head | 14 comments
It’s been too, too long.
Wish I had a good excuse.
Maybe this one: “Marriage does that to you.” Or even: “Things change like this after marriage.”
At the very least, marriage gives you a scapegoat that most married men will commiserate with. “Yes, yes.. I know what you mean.” Its either commiseration or a devilish satisfaction (as [...]
my big event of the year is nearly here
January 8, 2010 - 00:51
Tags: felt, india, mood, realization
Posted in staying.in.my.head | 7 comments
The time has come.
Back to India.
Madness. All centered around me. And the missus. But me too!
There will probably be no posts for a bit here. I’m not live-blogging my own wedding, or even live-tweeting my honeymoon
Speaking of which, that is probably going to be the best birthday ever
It has taken its [...]
alma mater
July 29, 2009 - 00:10
Tags: felt, india, memories
Posted in staying.in.my.head | 11 comments
Looking out the window, I recognized familiar landmarks. The things you see every day, that become part of a routine; and then one day you see them no more. I was dropped at the corner as I had been all those years ago. I started a walk I had done every day for nearly 4 [...]
vestigial recollections and resolutions
July 6, 2009 - 11:20
Tags: felt, goodbye, india, realization, relationships
Posted in staying.in.my.head | 5 comments
Engines whir, and I watch as the plane passes the runway, the adjoining highway, then another, and another…then they blur together amongst the millions of blinking lights that make up the streets and homes of Bombay. I desperately try to retain a final picture in my mind as the coast approaches. The plane banks into [...]
leaving india
June 27, 2009 - 22:46
Tags: india
Posted in staying.general | 1 comment
Sucks more and more every time. Period.
the trip draws to a close..
June 22, 2009 - 22:34
Tags: india
Posted in staying.general | No comments
And I remain obsessed with StickCricket, even as my mom pointedly mentions that I am now supposed to be reallly growing up – given that I’ve hooked the missus. Not taken her, just hooked.
Now for my annual sojourn of Bombay, and a visit to my school after a really really long time.
india continues
June 15, 2009 - 03:36
Tags: felt, india
Posted in staying.in.my.head | 4 comments
I get a breather for a few days after Bangalore, Mayiladurai, Thirrakadaiyur and Trichy.. and return to the insanity of Bombay. To prepare for the next stage of insanity.
I have returned from one of the more memorable trips I’ve made recently.. most significant for opening my eyes to the world that is the real India, [...]
india has happened
June 7, 2009 - 13:27
Tags: india
Posted in staying.aside | 2 comments
Craziness ensues.
I LOVE it.
vishu kani
April 14, 2009 - 11:04
Tags: india, memories, realization
Posted in staying.in.my.head | 12 comments
Getting up at 4 am, bleary-eyed and barely awake, I would half-stumble, half be dragged to the swami corner. Multiple applications of water to the eyes would ensue as my parents attempted to make me notice every single tiny detail of the vishu kani. Eventually, about 10 minutes later, my brain would actually comprehend what [...]
no posts would be better than this post
March 17, 2009 - 16:08
Tags: frustration, india, links, random crap, techie
Posted in staying.general | 4 comments
I wish I could post about something interesting. Sadly, since I’m all out of ideas.. I’m just going to rant and make snide remarks about news items.. which are not necessarily news anymore.
By some quirk of fate, most news items I have read in the last few days have all been randomly crappy. There was [...]



