tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-621871874376927592.post7735162996918624075..comments2023-03-20T14:41:04.827+05:30Comments on Innotomy: I Write Like Isaac Asimov!Anoop Kulkarni, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04722828206230009415noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-621871874376927592.post-4740305640494797792010-07-18T22:16:00.182+05:302010-07-18T22:16:00.182+05:30I write like Vladimir Nabokov. Even though I have ...I write like Vladimir Nabokov. Even though I have never read any of his books..The Rustic Goddesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01433679647141931875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-621871874376927592.post-28371386401807424522010-07-18T12:02:06.861+05:302010-07-18T12:02:06.861+05:30I am hooked to this website...my second writing sh...I am hooked to this website...my second writing showed...I write like William Gibson...gonna try more.Navneet Kaliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14125855275379142080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-621871874376927592.post-57324366741548241432010-07-18T11:47:33.666+05:302010-07-18T11:47:33.666+05:30My first reaction was to analyze one of my writing...My first reaction was to analyze one of my writings...amazingly I got the response, Margaret Mitchell, the link to MM takes me to her famous book "Gone With The Wind"...though this movie is one of my personal favorite, I never knew it was from MM...did the movie impacted my style of writing...guess I will try few others..so far this much is interesting...<br /><br />The text I used to analyze was written by me in response to a news article in India' (pasted below)::<br /><br />1. First, army men are also human beings so yes an incident like this could have happened but that does not mean blame the whole army. <br />2. Secondly, if a civilian a local from her hometown would have done that the same girl might have not made the brouhaha as much as she did in this case.<br />3. Indeed if the army guys did something wrong it must be inquired and appropriate action taken against the culprits.<br /><br />But beyond all these initial reactions and news perpetrated by the media let me share something which is important, the fear and respect of military for all the sacrifices which the soldiers make far from their homes is not there in India. Rather soldiers are being treated with contempt and lack of respect in India. Let me ask this same girl, would she have the courage to do this if it was a local policeman, (I am not protecting the army men) the point this girl also did such a thing because she knew these soldiers are not from her state. <br /><br />Day in and day out the soldiers struggle far from home and they serve the country but look around and one can witness, are these living martyrs being offered consolation, does the society offer some healthy support to these soldiers, none. Does the press even write about the good deeds done by these soldiers in that town. NONE. But one such incident which none of us know the real reason as yet and the press goes chatting all over. Eulogizing the actions of girl is also good. But, she has no right to pelt stones at soldiers in dress. And I noticed hundreds of locals standing and deriving sadistic pleasure from the show going on in front of their eyes. Its a shame. Rather than guiding the girl to behave sensibly the crowd was cheering and applauding, such are the drama hungry people in our country who just love to be bystanders and they have no real value addition in such incidents except for provoking. Thankfully, for two sane people who came and interfered, had it not been them some miscreant in the drama hungry crowds could have hurled some more stones and the crowds could have turned unruly and it would not have been such ending.<br /><br />The lesson which the press, society and people in India need to learn is how to handle such kind of issues with more humane way. The soldier had two other colleagues and she could have raised the matter with them. Taken it thru' right authorities.<br /><br />In any case, while I am not defending the soldiers, I must also mention the soldiers in India don't get their due respect. And the Indian public seems to have forgotten to acknowledge these walking martyrs who die everyday being far away from their families and loved ones. None seem to care the emotional cost of their loneliness and such incidents only push these soldiers further into isolation leaving them alone to live thru' their anguishes.Navneet Kaliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14125855275379142080noreply@blogger.com