Someone stop this..

Jammu has been burning for almost 5 weeks now but there has been no signs of government getting out of its deep slumber.





The mass movement in Jammu spearheaded by Amaranth Sangharsh Samiti has catched the attention of domestic media ever since the whole episode started but now even the international media has started reporting the disturbance in the belittled part of Jammu and Kashmir with BBC covering and reporting the daily happenings.



This has been the classic example of government’s indolence with Prime minister Manmohan Singh calling an all party meet almost after a month with millions of rupees worth property has already been incinerated ,on 6 august to address and solve the issue.



The government at the centre was acting like Nero and the government in the state was resorting to preposterous decision one after the other and waiting for the word of wisdom from the bosses in Delhi after they get free from the job of winning the vote of (dis)trust.



This all began with government’s order of demanding the immediate revocation of the government order cancelling the transfer of 40 hectares of land to the Sri Amarnath Shrine Board. The land was meant for creating temporary facilities for pilgrims who trek to the Amarnath shrine every year, braving inclement weather and jihadi attacks.



The land transfer order was revoked after The All-Parties Hurriyat Conference spread three canards: First, the transfer amounted to alienation of 'Kashmiri land'; second, it would lead to intrusion of 'Hindu culture' in Muslim Kashmir; and, third, it would cause ecological damage.
The PDP, sensing an opportunity to revive its pro-separatist -- if not brazenly pro-kashmiri image in the run-up to the assembly election in Jammu & Kashmir, joined the protest and subsequently withdrew from the coalition government. To his credit, CM Azad stood firm and refused to budge from his government's decision, till N Vohra took as Governor, replacing Lieutenant General S K Sinha (retd).



Vohra, in his capacity as ex-officio chairman of the SASB, wrote a letter to Azad, confiscating the land and also offering to relinquish the board's task of organising the annual yatra, thus making the pilgrimage to the Amarnath shrine subordinate to the hapless government’s arrangements.
For all his efforts to appease a particular community in kashmir by ‘returning’ the land that had been allotted for Hindu pilgrims, proved to be a pig in the poke as Vohra was unable to save the Congress-PDP government. The PDP pulled out from the ruling alliance on June 28; on July 1, Azad, obviously under mounting pressure from his party bosses in Delhi, reversed the earlier decision.



The most stupefying part of the tragedy is that the people of Jammu has been let down by the government in the gravest manner possible. The land transfer order was revoked on July 1 after some relatively miniscule protests led by some leftist groups. But the majority of the population of the region,as it seems , has to do something more than lynching the cops or uprooting the rail tracks to make their voices heard or atleast make the government realize not to commit mistake of taking the people of Jammu,or belonging to a particular community, for that matter, for granted .

It is quite necessary to ask at this point of time that has the concept of secularism, in which India is proud of, has atlast failed? In reality the common man of India has always been secular. There has been no riots in J&K in so many decades despite being a muslim majority state. The Amarnath Yatris are looked after by muslim community in Baltal area of kashmir. It is just ths secessionist forces and shrewd political parties exploiting the sentiments of people and converting them into their so called vote banks. When someone talks about Hindu, he is called communal, an when someone talks about Muslim, he is called secular. Quite analogous is the case when someone from Congtress talks about Muslims, he is acclaimed as a secular, but when from BJP pleads for Hindus, he is stamped as a communal. But the fact is that the minorities has always been appeased in India by some political parties by providing all sorts of benefits like reservations in various government and non government organisations,in the guise of secularism, taking the majority for granted.

Years of neglect of Jammu by Kashmir has resulted in what we are seeing today. The people are frustrated and have at last found a platform to vent their pent up anger. The minority appeasement has always been the favorite trump card of congress party but with the people of Jammu almost impervious to their demand this time or perhaps for the first time, the minority appeasement could well prove to be a achilles heel to run up to the upcoming assembly elections.

The incidence has not only polarized the communities in the Jammu and Kashmir but has also given a chance to the right wing factions like VHP to strengthen their presence and ideology in the Jammu region, which alludes to an ominous premonition of the things about to happen in the near future.







Quite astonishingly the ongoing civil war has been not led by any political party, but just by a common cause as is evident from the fact that the mass movement has almost gone out of control of Amaranth Sangharsh Samiti’s hands with more and more people joining in like the doctors, nurses and medical staff of the governments’ hospitals.




Someone if not the government should be able to stop this bedlam before things deteriorate further with Kashmir being heaven and Jammu being inferno.

--Abhay Mittal--
abymittal@gmail.com

Jammu has been burning for almost 5 weeks now but there has been no signs of government getting out of its deep slumber. The mass movement in Jammu spearheaded by amaranth sangharsh samiti has catched the attention of domestic media ever since the whole episode started but now even the international media has started reporting the disturbance in the belittled part of jammu and Kashmir with BBC covering and reporting the daily happenings.
This has been the classic example of government’s indolence with prime minister manmohan singh calling an all party meet almost after a month with millions of rupees worth property has already been incinerated ,on 6 august to address and solve the issue.
The government at the centre was acting like Nero and the government in the state was resorting to preposterous decision one after the other and waiting for the word of wisdom from the bosses in delhi after they get free from the job of winning the vote of (dis)trust.
This all began with government’s order of demanding the immediate revocation of the government order cancelling the transfer of 43 hectares of land to the Sri Amarnath Shrine Board. The land was meant for creating temporary facilities for pilgrims who trek to the Amarnath shrine every year, braving inclement weather and jihadi attacks.
The land transfer order was revoked after The All-Parties Hurriyat Conference spread three canards: First, the transfer amounted to alienation of 'Kashmiri land'; second, it would lead to intrusion of 'Hindu culture' in Muslim Kashmir; and, third, it would cause ecological damage.
The PDP, sensing an opportunity to revive its pro-separatist -- if not brazenly pro-kashmiri image in the run-up to the assembly election in Jammu & Kashmir, joined the protest and subsequently withdrew from the government. To his credit, Azad stood firm and refused to budge from his government's decision, till N N Vohra took over as governor, replacing Lieutenant General S K Sinha (retd).
Vohra, in his capacity as ex-officio chairman of the SASB, wrote a letter to Azad, returning the land and also offering to relinquish the board's task of organising the annual yatra, thus making the pilgrimage to the Amarnath shrine subordinate to the hapless government’s arrangements.
For all his efforts to appease the protesters from a particular community in the Kashmir valley by 'returning' the land that had been allotted for Hindu pilgrims, proved to be a pig in the poke as Vohra was unable to save the Congress-PDP government। The PDP pulled out from the ruling alliance on June 28; on July 1, Azad, obviously under mounting pressure from his party bosses in Delhi, reversed the earlier decision.
The most stupefying part of the tragedy is that the people of jammu has been let down by the government in the gravest manner possible। The land transfer order was revoked on july 1 after some relatively miniscule protests led by some leftist groups. But the majority of the population of the region,as it seems , has to do something more than lynching the cops or uprooting the rail tracks to make their voices heard or atleast make the government realize not to commit mistake of taking the people of jammu for granted .

Years of neglect of Jammu by Kashmir has resulted in what we are seeing today. The people are frustrated and have at last found a platform to vent their pent up anger. The minority appeasement has always been the favorite trump card of congress party but with the people of jammu almost impervious to their demand this time or perhaps for the first time, the minority appeasement could well prove to be a achilles heel to run up to the upcoming assembly elections.

The incidence has not only polarized the communities in the jammu and Kashmir but has also given a chance to the right wing factions like VHP to strengthen their presence and ideology in the jammu region, which alludes to an ominous premonition of the things about to happen in the near future। Quite astonishingly the ongoing civil war has been not led by any political party, but just by a common cause as is evident from the fact that the mass movement has almost gone out of control of amaranth sangharsh samiti’s hands with more and more people joining in like the doctors, nurses and medical staff of the governments’ hospitals।

Someone if not the government should be able to stop this bedlam before things deteriorate further with Kashmir being heaven and Jammu being inferno।

I Am INDIA

India is not 63 years old, but it has been feeling more young and virile than ever before. India rising and the feel good factor may have not worked for some political parties but no one could ignore or gainsay the fact that it was this campaign that spurred the confidence and invigorated the hoi polloi of India. Whether it’s the anti quota scheme of things or Jessica Lal and Priyadarshini Mattoo murder case protests, the youth is actively indulged in a pro active approach which has made India gate a new symbol of the people’s democracy and the people’s movement. A sense of fearlessness and confidence has been instilled in the pulsating youth of young India.



What is in this youth that make him stand for the justice in the society in the day under the beating sun and thronging the discotheques in the night? The youth here consider education as a worship and people here would skip their meals to send thier kids to schools. The youth of India has been known for its reverence for the elderly but when it comes to his rights and muzzling his speech; he leaves no stone unturned to deliver a befitting reply to the system. This audacity hasn’t come overnight. Post 1991, India has always been on the path of growth; making giant leaps towards the utopia of prosperity, and making it sure that the fruits of the growth are shared uniformally across all sections of the society. A meek Indian has been transformed into assertive and a devouring individual.


Since then India has surprised everyone with its success odyssey in the last decade and a half. India has leapfrogged into a new era where the internet and mobile phones have revolutionized the Indian consumers and corporations. The ever expanding horizons of thinking and imagination are the new trademarks of the global Indian businesses. 30 years back, moving to US was a done thing for IITians and MBAs from IIMs. But the scenario has changed drastically. What really lies in the future? The fact is incontrovertible that India would land in the company of developed nations by 2020. She would infact take over some of European economies like Italy, Germany and Spain and would further move to become the world’s third largest economy by 2040 and second largest by 2050.


There are presently 700 million people under the age of 35, more than twice the population of United States. Today there are 100 million mobile users and more than 70 million internet users in India. With Indians buying nearly 1 million computers every year and computer education an essential part of education, they are becoming intimately familiar with the medium and associated technologies. But it is just the tip of the massive iceberg.
The filing of the tax returns of Americans have been outsourced to India, the education of the American children have been outsourced to India, their legal expertise have been outsourced to India, and their surgeries have too been outsourced to India. So that wont be stretching it too far too say that India is truly becoming the world’s global service centre and Indian economy has been shifting gears from “developing economy” to “rapid developing economy

But how does India feel today? Thomas Freidman, renowned columnist of the New York Times and the author of ‘The World Is Flat’ explains this immaculately.
According to him if one really wants to experience how India is feeling today, one should take a bottle of champagne and shake it for one hour and then take off its cork. You surely won’t like to come in the way of cork. Would you? According to him the 21st century belongs to India. It has been the aspirations and hopes of millions and millions of Indians for the past 60 years that would now thrust the whole world into mystique.For him, INDIA is a MIRACLE.


There are 2 faces of India-one trying to straining at the leash, trying to spring forth to realize all the expectations that the world has shown upon us, the other India is still in leash.


One India says give me a chance let me prove myself, the other India says first prove yourself and may be then you have a chance.
One India lives in the optimism of our hearts, the other India lurks in the skepticism of our minds.
One India wants ,the other India hopes.
One India leads, the other India follows.
These conversions are on the rise. Slowly and slowly more and more people are moving quietly to the confident Indian side, without the world looking at it. This is new India which doesn’t boycott the foreign goods but buys the companies which make them instead. This is a new, pulsating and dynamic India.
History rarely gives a signal about its intentions, but this is the moment when history is taking a turn-this is that moment when history is turning a page. For over half a century now, we have stumbled, ran, corrupted, and sprung, fallen, rolled over but always stood again.
For one India there is a tiny little voice at the back of its head, looking down the bottom of ravine inhesitantly, the other India looks up in the sky and say it is the time to fly.

I am poised,I am rising, I am coming,I am unstoppable ......and its My turn now.
I am India.