Sunday, November 30, 2008

homage to a courageous hero


Ham bhi bach sakte the ghar pe reh kar,
Ham ko bhi maan baap ne paala tha dukh seh seh kar.
- Pandit Ram Prasad Bismil

I too could have stayed at home,
to bask in the warmth of safety's soft glow.
for my parents suffered to raise me
like yours- they too endured life's blows
(rough translation)







....and now they have suffered the most cruel blow of all

17 comments:

tat_tvam_asi said...

Guys,
Please highlight the fact that Islamists always lose conventional wars. No Islamic nation won a major war against a non-muslim nation in over two centuries. They resort to subversive activities as a result.

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Gagan said...

Not rough, it is really a very good translation that carries the same feelings and sentimentality of the original.

Venkat Parthasarathy said...

He gave his life so that we dont stay at home - A Salute to the Martyr.

Kudos to you for the fantastic posts on your blog

hUmDiNgEr said...

Report of the fact finding team in Mangalore Christian aggression case

http://janamejayan.wordpress.com/2008/11/26/report-of-the-fact-finding-team-on-mangalore-violence/

Unknown said...

I can't believe this is Amitabh Bachchan speaking- http://bigb.bigadda.com/2008/11/30/day-220/

Tranquil said...

My condolences to the bereaved.

BUT , as Patton so trenchantly observes:

" No b*****d ever won a war by dying for his country..." .Period.

The REAL terrorists are gorement of india. And people unpardonably tolerate, condone and elect the same thugs unflinchingly calling this demonacracious voteocracy 'democracy'.

We invariably let disasters , adulteration , corruption , crimes happen with supine apathy.And endure them glorifying it as tolerance/secularism yadayada.

And of course act so holier than the holiest composing & singing:

"..ae mayray watan ke logon.....blahblah "

Everything fills me with ennui & disgust.

Recall what William Tell did. He had a second arrow ready to go targetting the tyrant ruler should God Forbid , His Son were to die.

Our Army & Commandoes lack that Pourusham.

Why don't they use their cerebral atoms??? Not only do they owe their unswerving allegiance to the thugs & terrorists called gorement of india but also take their orders from them.

One can NEVER accuse Pakistan of dishonesty or obnubilating sweet talk where India is concerned. They have always made their intentions crystal clear like bollywood's " chunchunke maaraynge...".

It is India that ruptures its eardrums voluntarily & lets disasters happen.

India IS guilty.

Tranquil said...

The breathtaking irony being , hindus living in Islamic countries are far safer. Not getting blown away to smithereens.Not getting infected with chikungunya to typhoid. Not being treated like scum.

Agreed , Temples are not allowed. But take a hard look at ground realities within India. How does the shumbanishumbanmahishaasurans infested india look after its own Temples and Sages?? Its own Vedic Ethos???

For too long this GODFORSAKEN india has been preening & crowning to the world.." cricket is our religion".

And hence gets what it deservedly deserves.

Unknown said...

Jis Dhaj (Pride) se koi Maqtal (The place of killing) main gaya wo shaan salamat rahti hai..
Ye jan to aani jani hai, is jan ki koi baat nahi

Hemant Kurkure is a brave officer who fight for his country (infact humanity). I read some of his profile today and then realize why secularism in India spread to deep root level. Why India is a nation who tolerate all nationalities and religions. India is great, like a Mother and Hemant are proud son of this mother. Bhagwan protect India and Mumbai. Indian nationalism is much more stronger than this religious fanaticism and ISI involvement.

Sarhad Par se aap ke dukh mian shareek ik bhai (Agar aap samjho to)
Mohammad Faraz...

Sameer said...

My salute to the martyrs: Maj. Unnikrishnan, Hav. Gajendra Singh and another NSG Commando, Enounter specialist Vijay Salaskar and ACP of ATS Ashok Kamte and other people in uniform who lost their lives. Not much mourning for Kurkure's death though.

Shivraj Patil resigns... http://www.rediff.com/news/2008/nov/30mumterror-patil-sends-resignation-to-pm.htm

But But But.. Chiddu takes his place...
http://www.rediff.com/news/2008/nov/30mumterror-chidambaram-new-home-minister.htm

Tranquil said...

Have to share the following comment by Cho Ramaswamy in Thuglak that is so incisively witty:

To the Indians who swell with disproportionate pride at having planted the Indian Flag in the Moon he replied sarcastically :

" Indeed ,a remarkable feat...that dhimmified pusillanimous country which cannot legitimately hoist its Flag in Kashmir , this is quite an achievement..."

Tranquil said...

Valmiki , who was autopilotingly hunting in the forests to take care of His family was enlightened into Vichara by Sri. Narada Muni.

Likewise , it is time , Indian Army , Commandoes do some serious thinking ( no , not vociferously discuss with soundbytes on ndtv.cnn ibn ).

What does today's india consist of?

Who are we defending and WHY at all?

Are we truly respected leave alone mourned?

The ungrateful parasites within india love filmstars & cricketers.

The very fact that indian politicians in high places are simply never targetted betray the hard truth that they must be overtly & covertly conniving & condoning.

Prakash Narayanan said...

Hi Guys,
I was forwarded with the orkut account of Sandeep.
I think this id is genuine. Those who has a orkut account can see
his profile at
http://www.orkut.com/Main#Profile.aspx?uid=5185304287748406909

Even scarps are pouring in many of his friends profiles also.

You live in our heart Sandeep...JaiHind.

-Prakash.
http://prakash2007.blogspot.com/

san said...

Mrs Karkare is trying to turn herself into Leah Rabin or Cyndi Sheehan, and there are plenty of eager Leftists and other Jaichands ready and willing to help her.

Karkare is being hijacked by the Leftist/Islamist combine, just as surely as his killers hijacked the Oberoi.

tat_tvam_asi said...

It was Vir Sanghvi's Hindustan Times that came up with the rumour that British Muslims were among the attackers. HT and ToI are incapable of investigations or even serious reporting but are the first to spread rumours. They graduate from Bollywood and Fashion magazines. Sick Bania Newspapers.

witan said...

Questions:
◘ Why did the three top police officers go in the same vehicle? Is there not a rule against it?
◘ Why was one of the Officers (Salaskar) driving the vehicle? Doesn't the police have designated drivers?
◘ Reports say that the three Officers were on their way to visit one of their colleagues who was badly injured and was in hosptal. Was that a more urgent task than directing the fight against terrorists?
What I have posted is only for preventing such happenings in future.

AGworld said...

GW: That's not a rough translation, but a very powerful and evocative anglicisation of the original.

So you're also a poet :-)

Pankaj said...

One good thing seems to have come about because of this terror attack. Earlier I had seen many photos in the Times of India and other major English dailies of terrorists' mothers, fathers and families weeping for their lost child. And not a single photo of the people who fought them.

It was in a way very sad, but at the same time also satisfying to see the photos of the soldier's and policemen's families.

Also, it was satisfying to see the media showing photos of the small baby Mosche whose Jewish parents were killed by the terrorists instead of routinely creating hype with the photos of Pakistani babies who come to have surgery in India.

Its quite possible all this could be because this time page 3 people got affected. Even one of the Times of India page 3 type journalist named Sabina got killed.