Revealing stuff man. But what was humane about NDTV's coverage?
opinion
· 1 year ago
As compared to the likes of IndiaTV and Aaj Tak, they were tad more sensitive.
Anonymous
· 1 year ago
Rahul... one thing is for sure.. taj should be a symbol and a memory so that we do not forget what happened lest we forget and re-invite the politicians back into a memory.
taj will always be the TAJ... it stood firm and rock hard on the outside (while sufferring immensely on the inside) and ispite of inspite of the innumerous grenades it did not give up and fall.. Wah Taj! Salaam Taj.. i hope the mumbaikars will fight and not fall down and be true to the ever-so-popular phrase ' Salaam Mumbai'!!
opinion
· 1 year ago
Fully agree mahesh.
Koustuv
· 1 year ago
When I woke up today, I could still recollect what I saw when I was asleep. My family in a locked room and a man with a gun trying to get in. Inside my head, the terrorists have won for now. I am angry... but that's the way I usually am. Just that now I have a lot more company. I just hope all this anger gets channelised into something meaningful. Call me a hopeless optimist, but I think it just might. When Major Unnikrishnan was being given state farewell and the national anthem played, I stood up in front of my TV. Later, when I spoke to my friends I found that I had a lot of company in this as well.
Anonymous
· 1 year ago
It is unfortunate that a civilized citizen cannot get into Indian politics/ leadership circles. Thank the good Lord for Manmohan Singh. The NSG must receive as much as the IIM graduates. This will ensure the best talent is absorbed in the country to make India the 21st century super power. That is all and more that 'ENOUGH.' Wanda
opinion
· 1 year ago
Politics needs civilized people. Most civilized citizens have no desire to enter politics. Catch 22, isn't it Wanda?
Shahana Chaudhury
· 1 year ago
You know the moral of the story? Attack our parliament, we'll be cynical. Attack one of our finest hotels, we'll kill you!!!!! It's a shame that it takes one attack on the rich and the famous anywhere, to make terrorism a bad verb. We deserved every bit that happened. When daquiri becomes more important than democracy what do you expect? And whoever told you about something being done this time because the rich had the famous had been attacked, was right.
meraj
· 1 year ago
repulsive and shameful...
opinion
· 1 year ago
The fury was inevitable. But needs to be channelized to crack concrete, tangible, do-able steps. Fact remains - this time, since the 'elite' have ALSO been hit - the backlash is far more visible, cogent, articulate and aggresive - and the politicians are not equipped to handle that. When a tragedy strikes the bottom of the pyramid, they get away with distributing blankets, food packets and money. Even a RGV visit can work at times. The upper end of the society doesn't care much about these. And that's where the politicians/people in power have been caught. They have NEVER had to deal with the fury of this lot. And they are STILL dealing with it in the only way they have known. I feel the change will happen because this tragedy has hit the opinion makers. And that's what will make the difference this time.
K Subramanian @ work
· 1 year ago
What comes to my mind is the Crab story (joke?) - Leave the Indian crabs alone because they will keep fighting amongst themselves.
The base cause (according to me) is that we do not have enough self pride or a national spine. To counter terrorist 'jehad', we need some desi 'junoon'
I propose that all of us commit to developing and imparting a sense of national purpose - and then transmitting it - through all the technology available to us. Instead of asking what good deed have we done today, let us ask - what national deed (big or small) have we done today?
And that would be a beginning...
Devina
· 1 year ago
Hi Rahul, have read many blogs on this (yes, people are unbelievably irate about this and rightfully so...) but truly, you've summed it up. The amount of angry, upset, confused SMSes we've all been sending and receiving may just be an indication...of a greater movement awaiting all of us.Hope this time we don't shove all this under the carpet the way we always do...you never know, a bomb may just blow the bloody carpet away.
gaea
· 1 year ago
what an unusual take on the whole episode! reading your post was like watching a movie in words...
All Comments
taj will always be the TAJ... it stood firm and rock hard on the outside (while sufferring immensely on the inside) and ispite of inspite of the innumerous grenades it did not give up and fall.. Wah Taj! Salaam Taj.. i hope the mumbaikars will fight and not fall down and be true to the ever-so-popular phrase ' Salaam Mumbai'!!
Inside my head, the terrorists have won for now.
I am angry... but that's the way I usually am. Just that now I have a lot more company. I just hope all this anger gets channelised into something meaningful.
Call me a hopeless optimist, but I think it just might.
When Major Unnikrishnan was being given state farewell and the national anthem played, I stood up in front of my TV. Later, when I spoke to my friends I found that I had a lot of company in this as well.
That is all and more that 'ENOUGH.'
Wanda
Most civilized citizens have no desire to enter politics.
Catch 22, isn't it Wanda?
But needs to be channelized to crack concrete, tangible, do-able steps.
Fact remains - this time, since the 'elite' have ALSO been hit - the backlash is far more visible, cogent, articulate and aggresive - and the politicians are not equipped to handle that.
When a tragedy strikes the bottom of the pyramid, they get away with distributing blankets, food packets and money.
Even a RGV visit can work at times.
The upper end of the society doesn't care much about these.
And that's where the politicians/people in power have been caught.
They have NEVER had to deal with the fury of this lot.
And they are STILL dealing with it in the only way they have known.
I feel the change will happen because this tragedy has hit the opinion makers.
And that's what will make the difference this time.
The base cause (according to me) is that we do not have enough self pride or a national spine. To counter terrorist 'jehad', we need some desi 'junoon'
I propose that all of us commit to developing and imparting a sense of national purpose - and then transmitting it - through all the technology available to us. Instead of asking what good deed have we done today, let us ask - what national deed (big or small) have we done today?
And that would be a beginning...