Pondering Life !!!

India has always been known for its uniqueness in the secular status it possesses. There have been small threats in the form of some unwanted riots but then it has just strengthened our commitment towards secularism.  But this country with such powerful values is sweating a lot as the D Date is closing in. This is the date which is scheduled for the historic Babri Masjid demolition verdict. We can see the impact of this date with the followings happening: 1. So many unwanted Deferments 2. Irrelevant petitions 3. Govt. making a plead to maintain law and order 4. The Controversial Place  is like a fortress with various arms of forces being deployed 5. Movie Releases being postponed. 6. High Alerts in states which have experienced riots like Gujrat, Maharashtra, MP, Bihar etc.  So the government is very nervous and is leaving no stone unturned to control such a situation. But this is what is making me wonder. What has happened to the resilience of we Indians who have faced so many a

When life is at its monotonous best, something unusual happens which takes you by surprise. Ok, not surprise but then such incidents make you wonder and ponder. On a usual day after the office, I and my roomie struggled to find a rick who would be kind enough to commute us to Goregaon from Andheri. And we were fortunate as we got one soon. As  the journey progressed the curious Auto guy spoke about the MNS issues etc. and he mentioned he was from South India rather Chennai. I started interacting in Tamil and then we came to know about his past and present which made us wonder. He came down to Mumbai when he was 16 years old and has been plying Auto-rickshaw since then. Looking at his present age he would have completed 40 years in this city. His eldest son works for Godrej (which I thought would be a menial job) but his salary is around 35k/month. His second son has set up a business and earns 40K/month and owns a Maruti Zen. His 3rd son is also working for some company after compl