Kolkata ... Undefined in its Mazes of Life ......

Delhi ...the city of power ...Mumbai ...The city of money ...... Bangalore ...The city of Technology .... Kolkata ...The city of ???
The Capital of British India ... The city founded by Job Charnok ...... KOLKATA .....
What then is Kolkata .... ?
They say to meet every kind of people ...you must visit an airport .... where people from all classes and places take off and land ....... Kolkata is the largest airport of all .... Hundreds of different lives take off in the abysses of Kolkata ..... Hundreds of them are grounded in its shadows ......
Like all rivers meet in the ocean ...and is indistguishable ....Kolkata is the sea ....the sea where everything gets mixed ... Everything loses its itself ....and is drowned in its unending flow ........
Kolkata makes you ...kolkata breaks you ...Kolkata teaches you to fly ....It gives you wings..... Kolkata teaches you to dream .... to look beyond the ordinary horizons .....In its bylanes infinite dreams are hatched ..... infinite poems are composed ....and its quicksand-esque reality gorges on those infant dreams like vultures on a wingless bird .......
In Kolkata everyone runs for a race ....In kolkata we dont live ...we survive .....where stopping spells dooom .... but kolkata it gives you chance to take a stroll in its race ...it gives you a chance of reflection ...It gives you a choice .... It gives you a space to stop and look around .......it teaches you how to cry ...It teaches you how ...even in despair ...you can smile ......
What is kolkata then ...Its a maze ...The maze of life ....Where everyday thousands try to find their life ...where every turn has got something waiting ....At the end some people do ...some dont .... Some people get lost in that maze ...Those unsaid words lose their way into its depth .......yet that maze ... In its maze the essence of Kolkata sings its song ...Its poem of love ...... and it weaves its magical web ....the Web of life itself ........

POLITICS ...Redifined .......

Once ....a reporter asked a presidential candidate "What do you think of your opponent ?" ...The candidate " Who is my opponent ? We are just two patriots trying to run the country in two different ways " .... What is the defination of a political leader? Isnt political leaders are essentially "LEADERS" who are supposed to be doing the most important job of running the system ????? Arent political leaders supposed to be in different political parties based on different ideologies .?????


Now let us look at some of such "political leaders" and such"politics" in front of us . Suresh Kalmady , the person who brought tissue papers worth rs 350 and "rented " fridges with Rs 40000 ...... Mr A. Raja the person who caused a loss of one lakh crores to the central government .... The Chief Minister of Maharashtra , Ashok Chavan who went on giving away flats to his relatives when those flats were meant for Kargil war heroes ..... When we come to our political leaders , there is no shortage of examples ..... Lalu Prasad Yadav ...convicted of criminal cases and yet running for a chief minister ..... Lets look at the parliament ..... it has been stalled since 11th November and no work has yet been done ....the opposition and ruling party have locked their horns over a JPC and it remains disfunctional ...... Each minute of a parliament costs around rs 1500 ...till now the loss for not running the parliament has been 61 crores ...Does any of the political leaders know the value of that money is when every minute 5 children are dying around India due to hunger only .....

Now let us see another image of Parliament .... HONOURABLE MPs shouting and screaming in the well for "A PAY RISE" and trying to grab Hamid Ansaris micophone ..... What is the parliament ...a zoo full of monkeys or the most important office of the country deciding the course of history .....


When you ask a child what do you want to become in future ...we get occasional replies as "engineer, doctor , scientist etc" but never a politician .... the image of politics have got tarnished very badly ...negetive politics hurt politics as a whole rather than the politicians ...In our own state The TMC is behaving like a bull running at any sign of red that appears in the horizon ...the fight of ideology has been replaced by personal vendetta and personal abuses ...Mamata Banerjee went as far as insulting the wife of our CM let alone insulting him ..... Politics has turned a bloody circus in West Bengal .....And it is bleeding profously .... more than 350 CPIM party workers have been killed in Lalgarh .....killing has been the order of the day in West midnapore ...... Everyday there is one or more dead body lying in the streets and it has been so common that people are just walkgn past it as it is that of a dog ....... A child of eight , had to write "Ami CPIM kori na" in a slate in front of her fathers dead body to allow it to be cremated ... These killers call them Maoists ...hell they dont even know who Mao Tse Tung was .....


In all of these ...who looses out ... Nothing but politics ...as the common man loose their faith on poltics we tend to loose our trust on the government and the system thats running us .... What is poltics ???? It is supposed to be public service ...... It is supposed to consist of the most honourable political leaders who are dedicated the cause of this country ...When we see them creating havoc in the parliament for their salary to be raised .......We can see that they are dedicated ...but dont know about their cause ........

There was a dialogue in the film rajneeti "zindagi ka sabse barakhel hai rajneeti "

Like this going on .....I leave it to you to decide what is rajneeti .... the biggest game or the biggest "tamasha".........

INDIA : A dream of doomed hopes....

63 years of building the largest democracy on planet .... and at the 64th Independence Day one wonders where is India .... What has India become in these 63 years .... Where do we stand right now ... ????
Thousands of Known and unknown souls gave their lives for this land .History books fill us with pride of stories of great Heroes and the tales of honour ,valour and self sacrifice . Singing the national anthem and hearing "Vande Mataram" echoes installs a deep sense of Nationalism in all of us .....
BUT is this really that India for which so many men embraced death ? Look at India today .. It is plagued by corruption in every single inch of it ... Indian Constitution is believed to be writen incorporating the best points from all other constituencies of the World .... It today looks like an wonderfull recipe of hell .... Poverty is ripping this nation apart .... every minute 5 children are dying in India because of Hunger ..... Poverty however has given rise to a new class of trade named "oppurtunism" .... Looking around we can see every man taking advantage of every single situation and you really cant blame them ....This country has ten crores of unemployed young men looking for a way to hold on to life . There is absolute no social security and Life in India is nothing short of War ..... the gulf between rich and poor grows deeper and deeper and the middle class men falls in the clutches of something known as "morality" which prevents them from being the bad guys but finds them in a situation worse than them ..... Humanity takes a back seat in India where the question of ethics is defined by money ......the situation is so worse that even a human womb is "rented" and its a prospering business in India .... The constitution of India has guaranteed freedom for every citizen . .. This however has given another weapon in the hand of Political parties like Shiv Sena and TMC who feel themselves to be free from the rule of law and do what ever they want ...... Maoism , the biggest threat of India are claiming civilian lives everyday .... A child of 8 years is made to write "Ami CPIM kori na" in front of her fathers dead body to be allowed to cremate it ....and poltical parties like TMC proudly opposes fighting the maoists .... Recently a mother sold her child for 30000 Rupees ....
Can we really blame her selling her child ? Can we ask for ethics from a person on the brink of death by starvation ? Thousands of the Maoists kill not by choice but by desperation ... Is killing to save ones life right ? Can we expect a person to follow the rules of society in face of such poverty ? Is an act considered as crime if its done for the right cause ? Whom do we blame for this situation ... The society ? India ? Whom do we punish for crimes done for a just cause ?
What has India become ??? or rather what is India going to become at this rate ???? The only image that comes to mind is an abondoned battlefield with scavengers desperately searching for food ..... Scavengers like Dow Chemicals who kill 25000 people in Bhopal and pay 500 rupees for Indian Life ...
Can this be changed ?? Can we , the so called "future of India" be different ?? Can we be pragmatic enough to start a new beginning ? Can we make a choice of being honest even if we are given a chance to be dishonest ? Can we not take the oppurtunity to profit in the name "Morality" ? If we cant..... only a abondoned battlefield of dead hopes that once freed India remain .....

LAW : A rare item sold in Indian politics ?????

December 3rd 1984 ..... Methyl Isocyanide leaking from the Union Carbide plant in Bhopal spreads affecting 500000 odd lives ..... One of the largest tragedies in India since Independence ...... Today is 13th of July 2010 ....and still Warren Anderson ..the chief convict of the case is free in America .........
The Indian constitution guarantees everyone in India a rule of Law ......However it does not guarantee Justice ...... The what is Indian Law for .. ?
A few days after the incident Warren Anderson the then CEO of Union Carbide was let off from India under the directives of the then Chief Minister Arjun singh .....
The CBI filed a chargesheet on the Union Carbide under section 304 culpable homicide ..... one decade after that Justice Ahmedi rules out culpable homicide and rules in Criminal negligence ..... Is this JUSTICE ...Can I bring a tiger in my room and one day when it escapes and kills people ..can I ever escape the responsibilty by saying it was not my intention ...... Doesnt the Chief Justice of India have this much of common sense ..... The joint Director of CBI says that he was silenced by the authority ...... The Union carbide limited has provided for far more safety rules in case of American plants ....
Which Law says that an American life costs more than a Indian one ??? How can Indian Politicians sworn to protect India for their great love for Indian People ....let Warren Anderson fly away from Bhopal ..... ?
Still now people are dying because of the after effects of poisoning .... Union Carbide has provided the compensation of 500 dollars for a life .....Can any amount of money bring back a person ......
Why did Justice Ahmedi changed the chargesheet ?? Was it becuase he is heading a trust funded by that very Union Carbide and Dow Chemicals ???
What is then Indian Law ...what Is Justice .....
Is its defination ruled by money and political power ???and its application changes as the financial power of the victim changes ?????????

Kasab .... "Fairness of Democracy"

26/11 A day that sends shivers down the spine of India ..... The economic of capital of India was torn apart in blood and tears as 10 young men waged war on it ..... For two days the nation held its breath as the last of the terrorists were eliminated .....
166 men killed .... 308 injured .... the pride of Mumbai-"The Taj" destroyed .....
Today is the 6th of May 2010 ... After one year and a half ... Ajmal Kasab the only living terrorist of the attacks is sentenced to Death for his brutal crimes ....
the people over India rejoice ... crackers are burnt in parts of Mumbai ...... Media channels host special shows ..... Home Minister Mr. P. Chidambaram christens this as the victory of Democracy ...... Minister of Foreign affairs talks about sending a strong message to Pakistan ...... Theres a sense of Victory in India .....
But what have we won ???
Amir Ajmal Kasab was caught in a CCTV shooting innocent people mercilessly , he himself confessed to kill 7 people on his own .. Two years have passed and look at him now .... He is getting more security than even the Prime Minister of this country ... Thousands of Media channels are dying to catch his glimpse ... A new tunnel has been built for his transport ..... nearly hundreds of crores have been on his security ...
In India , every minute 6 children are dying due to hunger...
Mayawati doesnt have the money to provide Education for all in UP....
60% of the population is enlisted as BPL .....
Whom are we kidding by saying that we have "WON"?
What have we done by giving a 2 year old trial to Ajmal Kasab ? Have we ensured Democracy ... and fairness of law ?? or Have we just told the world that Look you can come to India and just kill 166 people .. the video of your indiscrimminate shooting is caught in CCTV .... Yet the Indian Government will make you a media Luminary .... and let you live for four to five more years at their own cost ......
Even after his death sentence is announced he is going to have an Hernia opperation .... He is going to appeal in Supreme court , High Court and finally the President of India ..... Two more years of this tomfoolery going on ....
How far are we stretching the lines ?? At what cost is the fairness of Democracy justified .... Kasab was just a pawn ......There are thousands more of them waiting to strike .. and we just showed them how hospitable we can be under the cover of "fairness of Democracy" ... David Headley , the mastermind of the operation is not getting a Death Penalty by striking a deal with the US .....seven more are in trail in Pakistan ...
What have we won ??????

Kalboisakhi ........

Its been too long and a tiresome season ... With the freezing winter the long drawn Examination schedule commenced .... The chills of winter evaporated as the summer season recorded epic temperatures scorching the streets of Kolkata .... The April Sun was merciless ... All the effects of Gobal warming seemed concentrated on us ... Many hopeful weather forecasts melted away in vain ......
Today however was different ....... As the clouds turned day into night ... The first kalboisakhi lashed its pent up fury on the city of Joy .....
With roars of thunder and flashes of lightning accompanied by the fresh drops of rain the cyclone quenched the thirsty kolkata ..... The wounds slashed by the April Sun got its first taste of healing ...... The exhilarating smell of the wet earth ... The strong winds ripping the young buds of mango apart ...... It was like an illusion after a long drawn summer ...

..Little paper boats made their ways through the many meandering drains of kolkata and overflowed streets of kolkata serving as water parks for street children ... For once we were happy with the incapability of the corporation ....
After nearly two hours of squandering ....
With one last roar the storm calmed down ..... promising us of the many more on its way .....

Angel in Disguise ...

You see her face,
You see her eyes,
She’s an angel
In disguise.

You wonder what,
You wonder how,
You wonder why,
You let her slip by.

But now she’s gone,
You’re the fool,
You wonder why…
Life is so cruel.

You can’t escape
The love in your heart,
The painful thing…
Ripping you apart.

You hear her voice,
You smell her fragrance,
You wonder what if…
You had more patience.

You start to cry,
But it’s useless,
As everyone else…
Is just clueless.

You try to flee,
You try to hide,
Losing your friends…
And your pride.

You try to move on,
As she has done,
But any new love,
Does not last long.

You think of her,
You start to smile,
She may come back…
In a while.

You fall asleep,
And start to dream,
She fades away…
You want to scream.

You open your eyes,
She is still gone,
You ask yourself…
‘What went wrong?’

You try to think,
Your hearts on fire
She’s the one…
That you desire.

Your hands are empty,
Your hands are cold,
She’s not there…
For you to hold.

You never thought,
She would leave,
Your aching heart…
Can only grieve.

The love you felt
You could not measure,
Loving memories…
Your only treasure.

You’d move the Earth
You’d turn the tide,
Just to have her…
By your side

Time has past,
It’s been too long,
To be in her arms…
Where you belong.

Your hearts were connected
Your hearts were bound
The way in which love…
Could only have found.

You see her face,
You see her eyes,
She was your angel…
In Disguise.