Posts Tagged ‘terrorism’
What is the point of it all?
Following my post on how we should come to terms with the concept of collateral damage if we're ever to retaliate effectively against terrorism, I've noticed another trend that I wanted to write about. As I type this post out, there are solidarity marches being held in major Indian cities including my very own, with people gathering in huge [...]
Paranoia Sets In
The first time after the Bangalore serial blasts, I had to head towards Majestic to a bookstore to pick up a few text books for my sister. This was about a week after July 25th '08, and as I alighted from the bus and walked up on the bridge that leads towards the Majestic theatre side of the bus stand, despite the fact that I was listening to [...]
The Bhagavad Gita’s Message
"When all other means have failed and it is necessary to protect one’s borders, wives, children and culture, war can become Dharma." Lord Krishna's message to Arjuna before the battle of Kurukshetra, when he was in a dilemma regarding whether or not he should take up arms is something that we can learn from even in our present day [...]
Mumbai Attacks and Collateral Damage
Two days into the stand-off between our forces and the terrorists, we're an angry bunch of people. The sheer audacity of the acts perpetrated by the terrorists has left many of us rubbing our eyes in disbelief. However, once the reality has set in, and we've become aware of the gravity of the situation, the customary distance we'd tend to keep [...]
Churumuri
Churumuri started off as a Mysore centric blog around the time Dr.Raj breathed his last, and has been a strongly popular blog managed by former editor of Outlook and Vijay Times, Mr.Krishna Prasad. I had written three pieces for this site, after which I've not had a chance to contribute to this venture. However, what KP said once fine evening [...]
Telephone Terrorism
Live Blogging: This is happening as I type. Our workplace, which is a set of cubicles on our floor with each cubicle having a telephone extension, is under seige. Literally! Each and every telephone in my vicinity has started ringing in synchronicity at the same time, since most of them have consecutive numbers, and this time, it is not the [...]
Screw the Terrorists
"The blasts seem to be low in intensity, it could've been much worse" - is one of the statements that is flying around right now, aside from speculations regarding the number of explosions, their precise locations and the number of casualties. Our office has reported that employees need to stay put in order not to get caught in the panic that is [...]
Serial Bomb Blasts in Bangalore
A lazy friday afternoon at the office, which was going to be spent watching the clock until it was time for me to head back to Mysore was suddenly transformed into one that shocked all and sundry with the news of serial explosions that have taken place in Bangalore. From what has been stated across multiple websites and TV channels, the blasts [...]
