“H-om-e is where I am welcomed, I go where I am welcome, if I welcomed by n-on-e, i will be with n-on-e.”
27
Nov
Beware of these ‘eunuchs’ on the prowl
AHMEDABAD: Few days ago, when Vishal and Hiren (names changed) were driving past IIM-A in a car, they spotted a girl standing near the Hanuman temple there. She was wearing a pair of jeans, T-shirt and a jacket. And, was hopefully looking at vehicles passing by.
The duo stopped to give her a lift, thinking she was a call girl and would have some fun. She got into the back seat and started to work her hands on the men. Initially, they did not really mind it. But the minute she opened her mouth to speak, they realized she was not a girl but a eunuch!
But, it was too late for them to ask her to get off the car as the girl had already laid her eyes on the gold chain the driver was wearing. In no time, she neatly unlocked and pocketed it, took out his wallet and other valuables from him. The eunuch warned them that if they raised an alarm, she would scream and call people and accuse them of trying to rape her. There was no other way but to give in the eunuch’s demand. Read the rest of this entry »
28
Sep
British Asians ‘outsourcing murder’
A BBC investigation has uncovered the deadly practice of British Asians travelling to India to hire contract killers. Family and business associates, who are lured to the sub-continent, are often the targets.
In a country where murder is cheaper and less fraught with risk, the perpetrators of these crimes are rarely brought to justice. Campaigners in both India and the UK believe this to have claimed the lives of hundreds of victims over several years.
These armchair murder plots are hatched in the living rooms of Britain and executed mainly in the rural Indian state of Punjab.
By Poonam Taneja, BBC Asian Network
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8277948.stm
25
Sep
Garbas incited Gujaratis against British
“Oh Goddess, why do the British rule us so ruthlessly? They have exploited us and looted us. They have also imprisoned Gandhiji. But, Oh merciful Goddess, we are not afraid. We will destroy the shaky pillars of the British Empire; let the earth be drenched with red blood.”
Though Navratri is a religious festival, it assumed a political hue during the colonial period. Many poets composed songs appealing to the Goddess to destroy the evil in the form of white rulers. Such garbas were very popular during the freedom struggle and people sang it with great pride. Many poets and publishers were also booked and prosecuted for inciting people against the British.
In 1930, a poet under the pseudo name of ‘Padrakar’ published a book titled ‘Rashtriya Navratri Ras’. These songs became quite popular in Gujarat. Poet Hansraj composed a song in 1922 saying that the ‘hat-men’ have destroyed our farms and crafts, but now the days of the evil British rule are numbered. Poet Hansraj was blind. His song became so popular that he was booked for sedition. Read the rest of this entry »
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