A Hope For Change in Terror-stricken State of Manipur

Hi everybody! After a self-imposed hiatus of I don’t know how long, I am back. By now you all must be aware that I am not an avid blogger. If something tickles my fancy, I write about it. Today is one of those days, when I just could not stop myself from putting out my thoughts. Up until now I have posted blogs about movies, restaurants, personal experiences, etc. but this time around I wanted to do something good for humanity. If I have to be more specific – then this blog is only as a hope to do something good for the inhabitants of Manipur.

Just today morning I received two links forwarded by a friend of mine – two heart-wrenching and informative articles pertaining to the atrocities faced by civilians day in and day out at the culturally rich state of Manipur. It was always at the back of my mind – about the unrest at Manipur; But that it would be to such an extensive level??? – was really something I did not imagine. In the past, whenever I have read reports or seen news coverage regarding civil strife at cities of countries like Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Thailand, Iraq, Afghanistan etc. the first thought that always came to my mind was – man am I safe and oh so proud to be an Indian Citizen!!! But on reading these two simple articles my entire belief system has been utterly shaken. At least the other countries that I formerly mentioned had the decency to publish these events – even if it was just to bring about general awareness or maybe for actions from International Humanitarian bodies; But here we are, citizens of India – a democratic and secular country – where is the democracy and secularity in Manipur??? Or are these salient features of only the metros of modern India??? Well then we should not call ourselves a democratic secular country, but a country with a democratic secular majority while the minority suffers varied levels of genocide!! All the Indian Government is trying to do is cover up and make India look like the peace-loving, equality driven country. We are all just living a big fat lie.

I do feel lucky to be part of Hindu majority in India, but I am simultaneously saddened that why should there be this discrimination? Why should we feel obliged to be a majority while the minorities feel minor?? An ideal country would be one where there is no distinctive word called majority or minority. I do not want to take a back seat today. Neither do I have the power to make a difference in a big way – to bring about revolution. All I can do at this point is to educate the masses and make them aware of the heinous crimes being committed against my fellow citizens from Manipur. Request you all to please go through the following two links and make your friends and colleagues aware of the same:

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/one-womans-silent-quest-for-peace-on-indias-wild-frontier-1962571.html
http://www.tehelka.com/story_main42.asp?filename=Ne080809murder_in.asp

With a humble prayer in my mind, I wish the people of Manipur – Peace and Love that has been evading them for a very long time.