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The first anniversary of the Mumbai terror attacks is slowly approaching and it’s a good time to introspect and take stock of the situation. On 26 th November last year, despite all the warnings and intelligence reports of an attack in any form, Mumbai was attacked by ten terrorists who took the easy way inside our territory- the sea. I don’t think anyone anywhere alive on that day will ever forget the shock and agony that struck and gripped Mumbai for more than 78 hours and permanently etched a terror scar on India. Even though we mourn the deaths of so many innocent people during the attacks, this dark incident has touched every Indian. But what about our response? It has been cold, naïve and irresponsible. The Indian government’s response to 26/11 has been woefully inept and shoddy. We still have not succeeded in putting more international pressure on Pakistan to bring the perpetrators to book. The AJMAL KASAB hangover is still looming large on us. We keep on sending dossiers...

Thank you, Raj Thackeray for showing everyone what a danger you and your party are to the constitution. Thank you, for reminding us, in case if we have forgotten that the people of Maharashtra have done a grave mistake in giving u a decent representation in the legislative assembly.We will definitely be more ALERT in the future. Thank you for trying to divide Maharashtra which at present is struggling very hard to remain UNITED. This WARINING will not go unnoticed. Thank you for achieving something that no one has ever managed to achieve so far, attacking an MLA in the assembly when the house is in motion. This incident will not be forgotten for a very long time. Thank you, for making us (the common man) feel helpless and weak. I hope, this will make us STRONGER in the near future. Thank you for ignoring the FAITH put up in you by the people of Maharashtra. We would not blindly TRUST any political leader in the future. Thank you for ignoring the future of Maharashtra and its peo...

WE MATCH BETTER screams the JEEVAN SATHI.COM websites punchline.. But WE MATCH BETTER on basis of what? This question has provided a reality check? WE MATCH BETTER on basis of religion, caste, mother tongue etc. Match making has always been a big business idea in our country which is so PRE OCCUPIED with marriage.  With over 5 million Indians finding their prospective partners through this medium, matrimonial websites are doing brisk business in their own right. A preliminary visit to this website confirms this reality. Anybody looking for information on castes, sub castes, gothram, nakshatra etc are just a mouse click away. If caste is becoming so irrelevant, as some metropolitan urbanites want us to believe, then why don’t these sites reflect this trend? Why don’t these sites completely give away with the caste and religion column and give more impetus on Ideology, education, attitude and overall personality. This unquestioning acceptance of the traditions, which painfully ...

Something’s gone horribly wrong with Maharashtra. Don’t look at the shining malls, multi crore airports, fancy cars launched almost every day- The real Maharashtra bravely survives on a BARE MINIMUM. The stinky slums, over populated urban clusters, overcrowded local trains, pot holed roads, poor infrastructure, pathetic urban planning,neglected villages,shocking cases of farmer suicides, long hours of power cut, the ever widening gap between the rich and the poor and desperate faces with HOPE amidst corruption and complete indifference towards people. The entire script of the state has turned in to FARCE. In the last 2 decades, successive governments got ample opportunities to bring about the CHANGE, to make growth happen, to transform the lives of people who live in SUB HUMAN conditions. But did any political party measured up to their expectations? The answer, I am afraid, is NO.  In the last 60 years every political party has enjoyed POWER and every WORTHLESS person...

For me and my own image as one of the boys, it has been a fulfilling experience so far. I have been extremely lucky to be born in the family which I am now. My class- which tells me and more often reminds me the expectations that society around me has. A sacred pact- that tells me, that I can have a house, a car, access to higher education, good meals, a warm bed to sleep on with- it is something that more than half of the population can only dream of. In return, I have to behave myself, act like what my parents wants, constantly think about the societal pressures, pretend that I have no desires, can’t smoke and drink at my own will, can't even be seen buying them, can’t decide which higher education to go for, cant fall in love with a female from a different community and can’t live and enjoy life on my own terms. This wonderful symbiosis is well explained by my upper middle class parents. Any threat to their respect and status in the society is seriously taken. And when things go...

So finally the much awaited European championship made a grand entrance at the world stage in all its glory and i enjoyed the games pretty much...so far so good..With no British team good enough to qualify for this event and France looking out of sorts, I feel Portugal will win the tournament by defeating Spain in the finals. The four expected semi finalists will be France,Germany,Portugal and Spain. The tournamanet would definitely miss the pesence of England. As one of the biggest nation in world football, Englands absence would affect the tournament financially.Never the less, I still think that it would be a great tournament. The only other worrying factor in the Euro 08 could be the defensive tactics practised by the teams oflate, which can ruin any viewers day (including mine). The previous dull edition of EURO 04 and the dismal UEFA champions league (including the final) are making me vary of this edition.Will this time it would be any different? Only time will tell. I hope i am...

Australia finally managed to win the Sydney test to take a 2-0 lead but not without adding much drama and excitement to the face of cricket. Dubious umpiring decisions, shocking display of Australian attitude and a three match ban to Harbhajan Singh for alleged racial abuse and suddenly this test is remembered for all the wrong reasons. The two on-field umpires, Steve Bucknor and Mark Benson got it all wrong with some atrocious and silly decisions and even the third umpire,Bruce Oxenford, who had technology at his disposal went berserk at a very crucial stage of the game thus heavily favouring the test towards Australians. There were many aghast decisions during the course of the match but the turning point (according to me) was the Saurav Ganguly's dismissal and the manner in which Saurav (atleast we have could have saved the test) was given out seriously questions the intent and the motive of the umpires. At times I think WAS THIS TEST MATCH FIXED?? and to add fuel to my suspicio...