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Dear Delhi,
You make me proud. No no, wait... don't stop reading, I know there are many people who are criticizing you and calling you names right now and there is so much of sarcasm in each and every sentence one might hear containing the word Delhi, but believe me, there is no sarcasm or criticism in this letter, you really make me proud.
I know that you don't have the long, sunny beaches like Chennai, Bollywood and beautiful rain showers like Mumbai nor do you have the sweetness of Kolkata, things have always been harsh with you, be it the history or the climate, but you have something that none of these metros have... you are the capital of my country and thus you have power and with great power, comes great responsibility is what they say but you know what, I believe power is given only to those, who people think are responsible enough, are courageous enough to handle and won't misuse it.
Apart from power my dear Delhi, you have a heart, you have manners that none other city in this country has, there is a reason why people say "Dilli dil walon ki" because you do not discriminate people on the basis of language they speak, religion they follow, food they eat or the state they belong to. You always welcome people who ever they are and how ever they look, with open arms. You don't drag someone out because he is a Bihari nor do you beat someone till death because he is a Marathi. You just accept them the way they are and give them shelter and food.
In this chilly, foggy weather, even you must be feeling to lie back in a cozy blanket or sip a cup of hot coffee, but you can't... you cannot even dream about it, because if you start dreaming who will look after your people? Everyone is talking about the gang rape that took place last Sunday and everybody thinks that you are responsible for it, but they do not know that in a huge and powerful city like you, mishaps can take place even when you bat an eye lid and of course, you have to bat your eyelids, else how are you going to watch your people?
Delhi, I salute you for the courage that you have portrayed over the years. The protest that your people are showing all over the city, for past two days is commendable. What for thousands and thousands of students and professionals would spend a weekend in the spine chilling temperature of 8 degrees, bearing the lathi charge, tear gas and worst of all water showers of police and still not giving up? School girls from which city in this country will lie down in front of police jeeps and buses to stop them from driving thousands of people from India gate to far away places. Who on earth would like come back to India gate on the same day, wading through the dense fog all the way from UP and Haryana borders where the police has forcibly dragged them to? I saw people masking there faces with handkerchiefs and scarves to save themselves from the effect of tear gas, getting totally drenched with the water showers in the Dilli ki sardi, students from schools and colleges spending the night in front of Presidential House without worring about there per-board and final exams, senior citizens bearing the lathi charge, getting dragged away but still fighting there way back to India gate but not giving up, just not giving up. But what for are they doing all this? For a girl who meant nothing to anyone of them... for a girl whom they have never seen in there life and who they will never see again... for a girl, who has minute hopes of living... just because she is living in the city they live in, walking on the roads they walk on, eating in the restaurants they dine in? No, they are fighting for humanity. They do not know who the girl is and what cast or religion she belongs to, all they know is that she is a human being and since this monstrous act was done to her, they have to fight for her. You see Delhi, the people who reside in you are "responsible", responsible to know and understand their rights and duties, to fight for their rights and follow their duties.
People blame you because the girl was raped by a handful of men (I don't know if I should even call them men) who were residing in Delhi but people never appreciate you for the thousands of men who gathered together to fight for justice to that girl. How many cities in this country have you seen people protesting in thousands and lakhs against the misconduct done by a handful of people against someone. If you ask me, I have seen none. When bomb blasts shook Mumbai locals, or when the prestigious Taj Mahal hotel or the CST was attacked, Mumbaikars proudly said, "Life never stops in Mumbai... we moved on, on our own pace... we did not stop. Life in Mumbai was normal the very next day." Yes you moved on... nor did you bother to fight or protest against the ill effects of terrorism. You were so busy in your life that you never had enough time to stop and even light a candle or tie a black ribbon to show your protest. Selfish!
Delhi, I've seen you fight against the evils, fight against crime, fight against the corruption, be it when Team Anna that visited to fight against corruption or be it when Baba Ramdev visited the city to fight to bring back the black money. I don't know about the others but I appreciate you for your courage, your strength and your unity. I have been loving you since my childhood and I will continue loving you no matter what, because I know that you are watching, for I know that you are taking proper care. You Delhi, groom and treat each and every citizen the same way, it's their choice what they grow up to, a criminal or social worker, you are no where responsible for an individual's behaviour, all you are responsible for is the way you treat them and I'm sure that you treat them well, else each and every person residing in you would have been a rapist, which is not the case. So cheer up and continue fighting, if not for anyone else, for the people who reside in you, for those who trust you for their food and shelter, for those who love you and will always love you. It's a bit foggy right now, but I am sure that soon the fog will fade away and Sun will smile on you again, just like it happens at the end of winter, every year. I know it's very easy to ask you fight for the right sitting at home wrapped in a warm cozy blanket, but that's all I can do right now, motivate you. With a hope that you are feeling a little better now, I end this letter and pray to God to give you the strength and courage to fight for your rights.
With a warm hug,
Trioenx.
You make me proud. No no, wait... don't stop reading, I know there are many people who are criticizing you and calling you names right now and there is so much of sarcasm in each and every sentence one might hear containing the word Delhi, but believe me, there is no sarcasm or criticism in this letter, you really make me proud.
I know that you don't have the long, sunny beaches like Chennai, Bollywood and beautiful rain showers like Mumbai nor do you have the sweetness of Kolkata, things have always been harsh with you, be it the history or the climate, but you have something that none of these metros have... you are the capital of my country and thus you have power and with great power, comes great responsibility is what they say but you know what, I believe power is given only to those, who people think are responsible enough, are courageous enough to handle and won't misuse it.
Apart from power my dear Delhi, you have a heart, you have manners that none other city in this country has, there is a reason why people say "Dilli dil walon ki" because you do not discriminate people on the basis of language they speak, religion they follow, food they eat or the state they belong to. You always welcome people who ever they are and how ever they look, with open arms. You don't drag someone out because he is a Bihari nor do you beat someone till death because he is a Marathi. You just accept them the way they are and give them shelter and food.
In this chilly, foggy weather, even you must be feeling to lie back in a cozy blanket or sip a cup of hot coffee, but you can't... you cannot even dream about it, because if you start dreaming who will look after your people? Everyone is talking about the gang rape that took place last Sunday and everybody thinks that you are responsible for it, but they do not know that in a huge and powerful city like you, mishaps can take place even when you bat an eye lid and of course, you have to bat your eyelids, else how are you going to watch your people?
Delhi, I salute you for the courage that you have portrayed over the years. The protest that your people are showing all over the city, for past two days is commendable. What for thousands and thousands of students and professionals would spend a weekend in the spine chilling temperature of 8 degrees, bearing the lathi charge, tear gas and worst of all water showers of police and still not giving up? School girls from which city in this country will lie down in front of police jeeps and buses to stop them from driving thousands of people from India gate to far away places. Who on earth would like come back to India gate on the same day, wading through the dense fog all the way from UP and Haryana borders where the police has forcibly dragged them to? I saw people masking there faces with handkerchiefs and scarves to save themselves from the effect of tear gas, getting totally drenched with the water showers in the Dilli ki sardi, students from schools and colleges spending the night in front of Presidential House without worring about there per-board and final exams, senior citizens bearing the lathi charge, getting dragged away but still fighting there way back to India gate but not giving up, just not giving up. But what for are they doing all this? For a girl who meant nothing to anyone of them... for a girl whom they have never seen in there life and who they will never see again... for a girl, who has minute hopes of living... just because she is living in the city they live in, walking on the roads they walk on, eating in the restaurants they dine in? No, they are fighting for humanity. They do not know who the girl is and what cast or religion she belongs to, all they know is that she is a human being and since this monstrous act was done to her, they have to fight for her. You see Delhi, the people who reside in you are "responsible", responsible to know and understand their rights and duties, to fight for their rights and follow their duties.
People blame you because the girl was raped by a handful of men (I don't know if I should even call them men) who were residing in Delhi but people never appreciate you for the thousands of men who gathered together to fight for justice to that girl. How many cities in this country have you seen people protesting in thousands and lakhs against the misconduct done by a handful of people against someone. If you ask me, I have seen none. When bomb blasts shook Mumbai locals, or when the prestigious Taj Mahal hotel or the CST was attacked, Mumbaikars proudly said, "Life never stops in Mumbai... we moved on, on our own pace... we did not stop. Life in Mumbai was normal the very next day." Yes you moved on... nor did you bother to fight or protest against the ill effects of terrorism. You were so busy in your life that you never had enough time to stop and even light a candle or tie a black ribbon to show your protest. Selfish!
Delhi, I've seen you fight against the evils, fight against crime, fight against the corruption, be it when Team Anna that visited to fight against corruption or be it when Baba Ramdev visited the city to fight to bring back the black money. I don't know about the others but I appreciate you for your courage, your strength and your unity. I have been loving you since my childhood and I will continue loving you no matter what, because I know that you are watching, for I know that you are taking proper care. You Delhi, groom and treat each and every citizen the same way, it's their choice what they grow up to, a criminal or social worker, you are no where responsible for an individual's behaviour, all you are responsible for is the way you treat them and I'm sure that you treat them well, else each and every person residing in you would have been a rapist, which is not the case. So cheer up and continue fighting, if not for anyone else, for the people who reside in you, for those who trust you for their food and shelter, for those who love you and will always love you. It's a bit foggy right now, but I am sure that soon the fog will fade away and Sun will smile on you again, just like it happens at the end of winter, every year. I know it's very easy to ask you fight for the right sitting at home wrapped in a warm cozy blanket, but that's all I can do right now, motivate you. With a hope that you are feeling a little better now, I end this letter and pray to God to give you the strength and courage to fight for your rights.
With a warm hug,
Trioenx.
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I did not read the entire blog.. but I think you are kind of missing the point.
For instance, the Mumbai case. A mumbaikar returning back to the CST after the incident is his way of showing to the world that it will take more than bullets to bring India's economic engine to a halt.
With reference to the Delhi post, I think the outbursts just mirror the state of affairs across the nation. The point being made on various platforms is that if we cannot guarantee safety in the nation's capital, is else where safe for people in general and women in particular?
Rohit,
I didn't mean anything against Mumbai or any other city for that matter... all I wanted to say was when something bad happens in Mumbai, people 'move on' with their lives and when something happens in Delhi, people fight against it and we have witnessed it for quite some time now. somebody tweeted a couple days back,"Tragedy happens. People move on. They say 'Spirit of Mumbai'. Tragedy happens. People do something, don't move on. I say 'Spirit of Delhi'." and I completely agree with him.
I think a person is as unsafe in Mumbai as (s)he is in Delhi, but in Delhi people at least try to fight against what is wrong, but still somehow Delhi gets to be the bad guy.
Just last week, probably a couple days after this incident a mute and deaf girl was raped somewhere in Mumbai, (I don't remember if it was Bandra or Bhandup or Malad but it was somewhere in Mumbai for sure) last night a 47 year old woman, who was returning home with her husband, got gang raped in Kolkata and these news were just flashed in the news ticker.
My point is, why do people only blame Delhi for something bad, why can't we for a change appreciate it, for not moving on, for spending a horribly cold weekend on India gate fighting for an unknown girl and not staying back in their warm cozy homes or going out on a shopping spree, for fighting for their rights, for at least trying to bring a change? why?
and honestly, it's not a 'minor' outburst, it's huge. it's really huge... it has moved the whole Nation. calling it minor, is a horrible understatement. and it's not for the safety of women in the Nation's capital, it about the safety of each and every person in every nook and corner of this country.
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