Childhood...

Childhood....isnt it the most beautiful phase of your entire life..full of inncocence,carelessness,happiness,dreams,toys,chocklates..the list seems just endless.The other day I was paying for my fruit-plate at the office cafeteria when this tenner fell out of my wallet. As it swirled in the air a few times before it fell, it sent me hurtling 20 years back, when as 5 year old I had received my first 10 rupee note..At that moment it felt as if I were on the top of the world, as if all the world's riches were bestowed on me.It was the first time I was allowed to go and buy something on my own, though it was a mere pencil..It felt so nice..I was among the "people" who could actually buy something," I " would be paying the money , as opposed to requesting and pleading mom to buy me something( was too afraid of dad :) )It felt great to know I can purchase whatever I wanted and wished..I was literally jogging as I hurried to the stationary shop. Since the counter was a little high for me , I had to climb on a platform and " ordered " that I be given my favorite pencil. The shopkeep hesitated for a minute and then handed over the pencil. I checked it to see if it was in good shape,and having satisfied myself over its quality i dug my hands in my pocket.What !!It was'nt there, I checked the other pocket and rechecked both th epockets, but alas..it was not to be found. Suddenly, it felt as if the world had just crashed around me, I felt trapped..what would I do, what would I tell my parents ?? The first time I was given some responcibility , I had let them downThe shopkeeper probably understood the situation and told me that I can take the pencil and pay for it later in the evening.It gave some solace to me that atleast I was able to take home something..All the way back , I kept looking at the road,hoping to find my treasure, but I could not find it.On reaching home I started crying, and narrated the turn of events to mom. On hearing it , she started laughing and told me that in all the excitement, I had left the money on the dining table itself !!And it was still there, giving me a mischevious smile as if to say " gave you the slip "...
As I write this blog , words from a famous poem by Subhadra Kumari Chauhan run thru my mind..
"Bhag gaya tha mujhe chodkar,woh bachpan phir se aaya"

The trial that shouldnt be

Disclaimer: If you are looking for a serious-literary type of a blog..you are at the wrong page my friend.,coz this is jus any other blog..moreover a release of my pent up emotions.

I dont understand what is wrong with the judiciary/govt of this country..a sob along with 8 others barges in your finiancial capital, goes on a mindless killing spree .You somehow manage to catch him , only to spend several crores on his so called"trial"...and after a totally un-called for delay of almost 18 mnths, when he finally gets a sentence ,you make sure that he gets it delayed by appealing to a higher court of law.I fail to understand that ,if once the sentence has been delivered and its for sure that no court would dare overturn it, whats the point in wasting further time and money. Why could the govt not treat it as a special case and send him to where he deserves to be. Instead , I read in today's ed of the TOI that gove is looking for a "senior" lawer to defend Kasab..Doesnt the govt have the ballz to just shoot the damn skunk...I am sure his colleagues across the border must be having a big laugh over this. Not only this the International Terrorrist Association (if there was one) would have issued circulars that the best place to carry out our activities is India..their sissy govt instead of sentencing you will ensure that their best lawyers defend you in their courts !!!Even Saddam Hussein's trial was of a lesser duration when he was the head of a state, not some terrorist from a god forsaken country and mind you he was only given one chance to appeal against his sentence unlike the 3 which Kasab has at his disposal.Just think about what must be going over the kin of the victims of 26/11. take for example the poor girl who came hobbling only to ensure that Kasab is convicted, cwouldnt it be more apt if instead for spending further on Kasab's trial the govt were to provide her with the best available prosthetic limb...