tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60427838471989213512024-03-05T19:42:24.678-08:00The PensieveNiveditahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11790031168511719512noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042783847198921351.post-25474193108535602452020-03-27T08:12:00.001-07:002020-03-27T09:31:55.475-07:00The Quintessential Quote on Quarantine<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> The indistinct voices
of the young boys playing in the playground are audible.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They start playing early in the morning till
the sun rises to the peak, to return after noon when the heat of the sun is
more merciful. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The boys who came to play
only during weekends come every day now that the schools and colleges are
closed down indefinitely.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sans classes,
sans exams, it is an early summer vacation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Suddenly among the young boyish tones a new and angry voice of a policewoman
can now be heard.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She charges at the
boys swinging her lathi, a couple of boys get a taste of the lathi on their
shins and behinds, and taking cue from this the rest of the boys run
helter-skelter scurrying in every direction like mice.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“Any plans of
marriage?”, a friend pinged followed by tongue out emoji.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">To which I replied “I’ll
probably plan it if we survive this apocalypse!” *eye roll* and put an end to
the undying question that haunts every eligible bachelor/bachelorettes. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">So many such
instances owing to the raging pandemic – </span><span style="font-family: "chiller"; font-size: 24.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Corona Virus</span><span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">.
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to the citizens on 24<sup>th</sup> March at 8 PM declaring a nation-wide
lock-down for the next 21 days does not come as a surprise.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was expected any day as the number of
infected persons around the country was rising alarmingly and
exponentially.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Urgent decisions were to
be made.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> The disease which
started inadvertently in China has crept out of its borders and spread
stealthily world-wide and before people could brace themselves, reality hits
hard on the face.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Notification from my
news app informs me of the rising numbers of people getting infected, of people
dying, of lock-downs and quarantines.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
way the disease spreads is more mortifying than the disease itself.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While people comforted themselves with “It’s
in China, it won’t affect us”, “It’s just a flu”, “It only affects the old and
the weak”, and also relieving themselves with the fact that it is news of
elsewhere, the reports revealed cases approaching nearer to us and before we
knew it, the news which we talked of matters in China, South Korea and Italy
has reached our own country, our states and towns.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The promising advantages of globalisation
proved a major bane in the present situation and the containment of the disease
seemed nearly impossible. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As people fly across
countries they transmit the virus like pollinating the germs all over.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And sure enough travel had to be shut down
across and within the countries.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> Given that every
human is a potential carrier and the spread is through air, the only solution
seems to be to get the hell away from one another – social distancing, washing our hands and not touching our faces, besides
there is no vaccine or medicine except to treat the symptoms until the patients
recover or perish.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But our ways of life
have been so accustomed to the necessary hang-outs, the compulsory must-watch
movie at the multiplex, the new restaurants to be tried, the can’t-sit-at-home
attitude proves difficult to give up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>People simply cannot sit at home, more so when they are forced to it.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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report of a policeman literally begging the general public to stay at home as
they thronged the streets was distressing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The people still do not realise what is coming.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Several messages are circulating in social
media, supposedly put across by the people who had seen the worst of the
situation, warning the noobs of what lay ahead and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>not to repeat the mistake they had committed, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>were ignored as rants.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And yet people roam free on roads recklessly
compelling the police personnel to resort to violent means making them blow a
punch here and swing a lathi there. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some
thoughtful policemen even went as far as making the loafing vagabonds clean the
roads.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Purpose served!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> Meanwhile there are some
other good fellow beings that are taking social distancing not only seriously
but also are taking it to the next level through their tremendous contribution of
memes for social welfare.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There was
never a happier time for these brainy folks who got food for their creativity
and shared hilarious memes day in and day out to our pleasure.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Whether the gravity of the situation was
diluted in humour or was it a means of comfort in times of terror and panic, I
cannot say for sure. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"> On a personal front,
I could not be happier with all the reading time I got.</span><span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">It is an introvert’s dream come true
situation.</span><span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">I believe there could not be
a better time than this to lie back and reflect.</span><span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">Make the best of the time to take a step back
from the outside world and take a peak within ourselves, figure out what we can
do with our time when we have the luxury of spending it, discover ourselves and
find the peace which has been so elusive to us.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> It is like mother
nature is teaching her most notorious children a lesson.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In all this we seem to have failed to observe
that she is being kind!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What is needed
of us but to simply remain at home!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When
the doctors, the police personnel, the vendors and workers are striving hard
for our sake, is it so hard to stay at home and try not to add to their burden?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Is it not our bounded duty to make their
efforts not go in vain and act responsibly? We are blessed with a roof on our
heads, plenty of food and resources for our luxuries and entertainment at the
tip of our fingers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are nowhere near
hiding in cellars, fearing terrorists, capture, air raids, with lack of food
and means. If people are bored and still complaining about being “stuck” at
home then it is time to question ourselves as to what are we without our jobs,
malls, multiplexes and restaurants. The lock-down seems to have stripped us of
the world we have created around us and brought us down to the bare necessities
– roti, kapda aur makaan (Food, clothing and shelter)! <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> The earth is
breathing easy, now that the teeming crowds are curtailed, the streaming traffic
is down, and the concrete forests are hushed to silence while the most
dangerous creature on earth is driving to hiding in his lair, chained by his
own misdeeds, enclosed within the walls of his bloating ego he has built around
himself and humbled by the taste of his own medicine. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is quiet outside as time stands still,
while the hum and roar of vehicles and machines is replaced with chirping of birds
all over, horse runs fearless and free on the roads and dolphins returned to
the coast of Mumbai! <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Niveditahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11790031168511719512noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042783847198921351.post-65690517581801642822020-03-25T12:10:00.002-07:002020-03-27T09:15:53.234-07:00From the Humble Beginning<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Of our cousins, hers and mine.<br />
With less talk and more smiling,<br />
We got along fine.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Numbers were
exchanged,<br />
An FB request sent,<br />
Soon formal chats changed,<br />
To be friends we were meant.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Another
wedding, an invite to stay<br />
At my place for the weekend,<br />
And as the time whiled away<br />
Our friendship deepened.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Next I
packed my bundle<br />
And set off to IISc.<br />
I stayed on campus with Humble,<br />
There we met, Lotus and me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Whenever I
went to meet her,<br />
I met him there too.<br />
It was nice to see them together,<br />
Made for each other, those two!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">With so many
hardships,<br />
Each had his and her share.<br />
But the HumbleLotus relationship,<br />
Did they nourish with care!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Now we are all
going to see,<br />
The HumbleLotus be united,<br />
So with loads of love and glee<br />
To them this poem is dedicated.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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cannot believe it,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The time is approaching soon!<br />
So I pray and wish for their credit<br />
May the HumbleLotus forever Bloom!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">P.S: This poem is dedicated to my dear friends Namrata and Aravind.</span></div>
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Niveditahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11790031168511719512noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042783847198921351.post-83229827849872302862018-04-17T02:11:00.000-07:002018-04-17T05:42:18.075-07:00Call of the mountains<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i>The mountains were calling,<br />
So I decided I would go.<br />
There was no point in stalling<br />
To see the magnificent montage show!</i></div>
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<i>They stood out tall and proud<br />
In spite of the echoing silence.<br />
They made their presence loud,<br />
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<i>Green, blue, grey and white</i></div>
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Towering walls in the misty haze.<br />
The ranges extended long and wide<br />
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<i>When sun shone slyly parting the clouds,<br />
The peaks loomed in a mystic glow<br />
I shivered from within my shrouds<br />
Was it by the view or the chilled wind blow?</i></div>
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<i>The gurgling rivers streamed in valleys<br />
Tripping, falling, staggering over rocks<br />Meeting up with other aqua allies <br />
Greetings in frothy gushing mocks!</i></div>
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<i>I stood in overwhelming awe<br />
Feeling small, tiny, and minuscule<br />
I felt myself quietly thaw<br />
into something insignificant, infinitesimal. </i></div>
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<i><br /></i></div>
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<i>The mind freed itself of woes<br />
And the heart did swell and expand <br />
When I soaked in the Eden with my eyes close<br />
Something entirely new happened.</i></div>
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<i><br /></i></div>
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<i>When with mountains did I acquaint<br />
This was something I got to know<br />
That if the mountains should call again<br />
I’ll have no choice but to go.</i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><i>-Nivedita</i></span></div>
Niveditahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11790031168511719512noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042783847198921351.post-68358464917505735592018-01-04T23:22:00.001-08:002018-01-06T09:23:46.985-08:00When breath becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi: A review<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">My first book for the year 2018 was a wonderful opening to my reading account for this year. I fell in love with the writer and the book as easily as drinking water and so was the impact. It was like quenching the thirst of my parched mind. To begin with, what attracted me the most was the author’s love for books, reading and literature, inculcated in him from a tender age. Literature opens your mind to a gateway to various ideologies and perspectives which you could not learn enough through a lifetime worth of research and study. It makes you think. It provokes your inquisitiveness and you begin to question everything. Likewise, young Paul wished to probe into philosophy, meaning, identity, life and death. How does human mind work? What is the role of human brain? Where do biology, morality, literature and philosophy intersect? With these questions the young mind of the author studied literature and medicine.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">The book was in retrospection and introspection of the author’s life. Each book one reads is an experience and this book was an overwhelming and intoxicating one. He writes about growing up, his studies, his profession and his experiences in the field. He explains the sanctity of a doctor-patient relationship and the role a doctor plays in the lives of his patients and their families.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">“The physician’s duty is not just to stave off death or return patients to their old lives, but to take into our arms a patient and family whose lives have disintegrated and work until they can stand back up and face, and make sense of, their own existence.”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">He played a crucial role in the lives of his patients as a neurosurgeon. Most of his patients were suffering from ailments that shattered their lives and changed their entire existence. The decision-making for these lives lay in his hands. How could one learn to make, and live with, such judgement calls? Mere knowledge and intelligence do not suffice in making these judgements. It takes moral clarity and wisdom. He quotes various instances illustrating the life lessons he learnt. Situations which made him question himself. And thus, his quest for meaning continued.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">What makes life meaningful enough to go on living? </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">You seek what life is in death, Now find it air that once was breath. New names unknown, old names gone: Till time end bodies, but souls none.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Reader! Then make time, while you be, But steps to your eternity.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">-Baron Brooke Fulke Greville, “Caeilica 83”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Death is inevitable. It is a known unknown. We know every being that is born is to die one day. We know it can happen at any moment but we know not when. But how would you live when you know death is round the corner ready to jump at you any moment now. Would you live life the same way? Would you feel the same about life? How would you spend the rest of your remaining part of life.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">So finally he writes about death and the days he spent looking death in the eye. Did he fight a battle and win it? No. He was in denial, he was angry, he strived to find ways to escape, he got depressed and he cried about it and then he accepted. He welcomed death with open arms and in the meanwhile he lived. He lived with death. He was a neurosurgeon and made a difference in several lives using every ounce of his energy, he was a loving husband and provided security to his wife and assured her needs were fulfilled, he was a father and dreamed about his daughter's future, and he was a patient and he accepted wholeheartedly what life handed to him. Finally he was a writer, and he shared his life with readers like me. It was great knowing him through this book.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“We shall rise insensibly, and reach the tops of the everlasting hills, where the winds are cool and the sight is glorious</span>.”<br />
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-Nivedita </div>
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Niveditahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11790031168511719512noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042783847198921351.post-75183013129264232017-01-30T09:12:00.003-08:002017-01-30T09:19:53.969-08:00A letter to the beyond<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Dear Ajja,</div>
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I could barely see the “PUSH” label on the door knob before
me. My thoughts had raced back to the
last time I had been there. It was with
you. Your new watch strap was loose and
it was annoying you. Time was important.
It hardly passed now. You looked
at your watch every now and then to see how much had elapsed. You were happy with your new watch. But it did not sit firmly on your wrist and
kept slipping. So we had gone to the
showroom to fix it. You were uncertain
it could be fixed. “Do they do
that? Very good!” We had gone arm in
arm. You didn’t like using the walking
stick, a sign of weakness and dependency which you hated. </div>
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We gave your watch at the counter and the shopkeeper checked
your wrist and measured the links that need to be cut off from the strap. And to your surprise your watch was returned
in no time fitting you perfectly. You
shook hands with the guy, “It fits perfectly now. So nice of you to do it! Thank you very much. It was very loose. It is perfect now. Thank you”, you said again
as we walked out. You were so
excited. You were thanking me now. “If it weren’t for you I had to continue
wearing the loose watch. It is proper
now. I didn’t think they would fix
it. But he did it for us. God’s grace! Thank you. You will help me out if there is any more
trouble with this? I know you will! Thank you.” You said it repeatedly all
along the way back home and again at home that evening every time you beamingly
looked at your newly fixed watch.</div>
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That was the state of affairs. You were totally a child. Everything surprised you like it was the
first time you ever saw it. Small things
made you extremely happy. “What is this?
I never saw it before?”, “That was so good, I had it for the first time!”, you
had said when you ate ice cream. You
looked at everything with a childish curiosity and small things fascinated you
and made you joyful. </div>
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It has been a year since you left us. How time flies! How
life goes on in spite of what happens!
But the void remains. Your absence is strongly felt. It feels so strange that you, who had been
such an important part of our lives, are not among us.</div>
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My memories go back to when you took me out as a kid. Your single finger I could grip fully with my
small hand as you walked me out. You picked
us up from school every evening by Luna.
How you always wanted everyone to be together. You would call me to come over as soon as my
exams got over until the day the school reopened. You didn’t want me to waste even a single day
of my vacation being away from you. You
made us read the Vishnu sahasranaam and chant Ram naam. Your habit of chanting ram naam never
stopped. Your fingers moved subconsciously over the beads of the rosary as you
chanted “Sri Ram jaya Ram jaya jaya Ram” involuntarily till your last
breath. You wanted us to do things on
time even if it was the vacation. “Finish
all your work first then you can be as you like freely for the rest of the day”. You always wanted discipline. </div>
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How it all changed before we knew it. How you suddenly got old after you had your
first attack of stroke. Going out on
your own got dangerous. You had repeated
accidents but you insisted going anyway. How you very getting hurt repeatedly but you
were still positive and optimistic that what has to happen will happen and
nothing can stop it. We were so scared
for you. We forced you to stay
home. How restless you got to be at
home, being the active person that you were.
How you were forgetting things. But you never worried. You never told us about your pains. You bore it all with a smile. You tried to find something to do even while
at home. It was so hard to pass the
time. </div>
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The day you fell and hurt your back, was the blow. You couldn’t walk again. You were forced to bed. Days got difficult for you and us too. It was hard to see you suffer, to see you
struggle through routine works. How it embarrassed
you to depend and make someone else do your work. You thanked profusely for every little errand
done for you. You were apologetic that
others had to do your work and you explained your situation which we all
understood. “I am sorry ma, I don’t mean to trouble you. I am old you see, it
is beyond my control”, you explained with that desperate helpless look in your
eyes. You were unhappy, but you always
smiled. You said it is God’s grace. You greeted every one with folded hands even
when you did not recognize any one. It
was heart wrenching to see you small and lean in your bed. I had never known you to be weak and ill. You had always seemed this strong head of the
family, invincible! You had a childish
endearing smile. The twinkle in your
eyes shined so bright that it warmed many a hearts. You thanked the nurses and doctors every time
they came to check you. You were
grateful that they took such good care of you and were trying to treat you.</div>
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We had hoped to bring you home, to pamper you, to love you
more. We knew it was coming. We knew it was inevitable. Did you know it too? Did you know the time
had come? Nothing could prepare us when you left us. The person whom I admired, respected and
loved the most was suddenly gone. A
strange emptiness and longing tugs at my heart even today every time I think of
you. Yes, we moved on. But I still hold on to your memories tightly
lest I should lose them too. The way you
made me feel. The happiness you gave
me. How childlike you had become! Your positive spirit throughout your life,
your principles, unwavering disciplined life set an example to live by. Several people told of your good deeds and
praised you. They told us how you had
helped so many people we knew nothing about.
Even in death you were this awe inspiring person. “I lost my gem”, grandma said when you were
gone. </div>
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Even now when I cook I remember how you appreciated and
thanked me for every meal, every cup of coffee.
How you cherished and loved food! “It is first class! Very good! Thank
you.”, you always said. You have no idea
how much I loved cooking for you and how motivating you have always been. How I wish I could do it again for you. I miss how you called me “Gundamma” in a
sing-song voice. I wish I could hear it
again. I want you to tell me “very good”.
If only I could hear it again. Anything! You had first taught me the joy of letter
writing as a kid. I am writing to you
again now. Wherever you are, I wish you
could see this. I wish I could see
you. I wish I could tell you how much I
miss you. May be I never told you how
much I love you! If only I could tell
you now.<b><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Your only,</div>
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Gundamma</div>
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<br /></div>
</div>
Niveditahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11790031168511719512noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042783847198921351.post-20351982309528681372017-01-10T06:41:00.000-08:002017-01-10T07:29:47.097-08:00Soliloquies by the sea<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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By the shore I like to stand<br />
My feet buried in slipping sand<br />
The frothy droplets tickle my toes<br />
With white outlines as it goes.<br />
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By this shore I like to listen<br />
To the waters that glow and glisten<br />
The roaring waves tell me tales<br />
And songs of glory in gushing gales.<br />
<br />
By this shore I like to walk<br />
Along the waves that chase and mock,<br />
Linking hands with the wind<br />
Sandy footprints trailing behind.<br />
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By this shore I like to feel<br />
My deepest wounds repair and heal<br />
As sounds of sea weave and swerve<br />
Like massaging fingers through every nerve.<br />
<br />
By this shore I feel serene<br />
In what was and has always been<br />
The wise old sea, in its vast expanse<br />
I stand humbled, lost in trance.<br />
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<br />
- Nivedita<br />
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Niveditahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11790031168511719512noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042783847198921351.post-46689751574724185522015-12-16T07:10:00.000-08:002015-12-16T07:11:24.942-08:00Life goes on. . .<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i>Struck by a raging storm,</i><br />
<i>Rattled by the fury of winds,</i><br />
<i>You panic and lose form</i><br />
<i>As it tests you and grinds,</i><br />
<i>But life goes on.</i><br />
<i><br /></i>
<i>The leaves fall off,</i><br />
<i>And flowers wither away.</i><br />
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<i>You lose balance and sway,</i><br />
<i>But life goes on.</i><br />
<i><br /></i>
<i>Dear ones die or depart,</i><br />
<i>While some leave in wrath.</i><br />
<i>It breaks down your heart,</i><br />
<i>And you lose all your faith,</i><br />
<i>But life goes on.</i><br />
<i><br /></i>
<i>You reach a dead-end,</i><br />
<i>You find no way out.</i><br />
<i>You crease, fold and bend,</i><br />
<i>You cry and you shout,</i><br />
<i>But life goes on.</i><br />
<i><br /></i>
<i>But broken things can mend,</i><br />
<i>Joy, you can newly amass.</i><br />
<i>You think it's the end,</i><br />
<i>But this too shall pass,</i><br />
<i>Because, life goes on.</i><br />
<i><br /></i>
<i>Things that brought sorrow,</i><br />
<i>Shall soon be things bygone</i><br />
<i>There is hope in tomorrow,</i><br />
<i>After night comes the dawn</i><br />
<i>And life simply goes on!</i><br />
<i><br /></i>
<br />
<i>-Nivedita</i><br />
<br /></div>
Niveditahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11790031168511719512noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042783847198921351.post-87805022513351480152015-12-08T02:54:00.000-08:002015-12-08T03:08:29.000-08:00The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupѐry : A Book Review<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“Becoming an
adult is probably the dumbest thing you could ever do!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">As a child,
you cannot wait to grow up and be like “them adults”. Growing up seems to mean, to be independent,
be able to make decisions on your own and do everything on your own. It is to be important and happy and
free. How is that working out for you?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Children always
have a simpler if not better understanding of things. They see beauty and get fascinated by everything
they see around them. They have deep
imaginations. The matters of consequence
are different to a child. But as they
grow, they lose this sense. Priorities change, and though you think you know everything, you most often don't have a clue of where you are headed and what you want.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The Little
Prince is a dedication to all grown-ups who were once children, who cannot seem
to remember how it is to be a child any more. It is a nostalgia for childhood. They find a child’s ideas to be silly. They do not see things as children
do.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The little
prince is a little boy from a strange planet tells you what is important. What
are the real matters of consequence? He
tells us the little secrets of life in simple terms. Children always understand easily. Grown-ups are a little slow in grasping
things, so you need to go down to their level of understanding.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">“It is only
with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the
eye.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">What we hold
and see and think are important are not really important. But what is actually important can only be
felt and not seen.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">So he tells
us about the different kinds of people there are and how they are all wasting
time either thinking about themselves or about the things that are not
important. He makes several observations
about life, nature and people. He feels that grown-ups are extraordinarily strange.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“It is the
time you have lost that makes your rose so important.” You spend time over something or with
someone, and the more time you spend, the more important it becomes to you.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">“You become
responsible, forever, for what you have tamed.”</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I dedicate this book to all the grown-ups I know.</span><br />
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Niveditahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11790031168511719512noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042783847198921351.post-64952888892415892652015-11-30T07:23:00.002-08:002015-11-30T07:29:10.332-08:00The man who has no inner-life is a slave to his surroundings. – Henri Frederic Amiel<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><i>“Watch your thoughts; for they become words.<br />
Watch your words; for they become actions.<br />
Watch your actions; for they become habits.<br />
Watch your habits; for they become character.<br />
Watch your character; for it becomes your destiny.”</i><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Transcendentalist Ralph Waldo Emerson, Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu, supermarket magnate Frank Outlaw, spiritual teacher Gautama Buddha, and the father of Margaret Thatcher have all been credited with versions of the above quote. It clearly and analytically infers to how our thoughts ultimately lead to our destiny. The thoughts formulate from a realm inside each of us, and that realm is the inner-life of a person.</div>
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are two aspects in the life of a person - the Outer life and the Inner life.
The outer life is that with which you see, listen, observe and process
everything around you. Inner life is
that which helps you decide. It is that
voice that tells you what to do and what not to do. It is that which defines who you are and who
you will be. It is that nag you feel
when you know you have done wrong. It is
that which encourages you to help a needy person. It is that gut feeling which makes you feel,
“This is it!”. It is the distinguishing
line between man and animal. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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to The Alchemy of Happiness by Hazrat Inayat Khan, to be without inner life is
like being without an arm or a leg or an eye or an ear. It is a part of one’s being and the purest
form of knowledge. However intellectual
or learned a person may be, his mind will never be clear, if his knowledge is
based only upon his outer surroundings.
The outer life is subject to change and destruction. Such wisdom has limitations. Any amount of material wealth and knowledge
is useless to a man if he has no inner life.
The knowledge of inner life is the essence of life. It is like nutrition to the soul as it
nourishes it and helps it grow. Just
like all the beauty products of the world are in vain without the inner health
of the body, that is, without right food to nourish the body, the knowledge of outer
life is pointless without the knowledge of inner life and self.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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man who has no inner-life is a slave to his surroundings<o:p></o:p></span></b><br />
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">This
simple line is what the businessmen and the advertising companies take
advantage of. How else can anyone
successfully sell to you what you do not really need? They create the needs that you did not know
existed. They tell you what you have is
not good enough and that they have better to offer you, and you are convinced
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Your
family, friends, the society and the whole world around you are influencing
you. Teenagers and youth are unable to
think or decide on their own and give in to peer-pressure. The pressure of society compel you into
hurried thoughtless decisions. Like man
makes animal as his slave to get his work done, man becomes a slave to his
surroundings with no self thinking. He loses control over his self.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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“He who
knows not and knows not he knows not: he is a fool - shun him. He who knows not
and knows he knows not: he is simple - teach him. He who knows and knows not he
knows: he is asleep - wake him. He who knows and knows he knows: he is wise -
follow him.”- Confucius<o:p></o:p></div>
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who knows and is conscious of his knowledge, has a strong inner-life. He who has knowledge and is not aware of his
abilities needs to be awakened regarding it.
He who does not know but knows of his ignorance can be taught. But he who does not know anything and is
unaware of his ignorance, is foolish and nothing can become of him.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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that we are is the result of what we have thought – Buddha.<o:p></o:p></i></span><br />
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Byrne in her book, The Secret, teaches us through different philosophers, meta-physicians,
psychologists and visionaries, how the inner life is what makes us who we
are. With the right choice of thoughts,
we can carve ourselves and we become the masterpiece of our own lives. The same thoughts have the power of healing,
and the power to fulfill your dreams.
When the voice and the vision on the inside become more profound and
more clear and louder than the opinions on the outside, one can master his
life. Byrne claims it to be the
ultimate Secret - the answer to all that has been, all that is, and all that
will ever be.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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80-year-old grandmother was operated on for hip-fracture. The doctors had not guaranteed 100% success
owing to her age and the uncertainty of the aged body to cooperate to treatment. Not only did she recover, but with her spirit
and enthusiasm, she started walking a month before the doctor had
suggested. This could only happen
because of her will and positivity. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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most important and most beautiful words are those which you speak to
yourself. When you are alone, you talk
with a person within you. Look into the
mirror and fall in love with the person you see.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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your own company, because if you don’t, why would anyone else? Treat yourself
how you wish others to treat you and spend time with yourself. In the midst of all this, you will learn
about yourself and grow. Develop the
attitude of gratitude and visualize to materialize. You will figure out what inspires you, you
will curate your own dreams, your own beliefs, your own stunning clarity. You connect with your own self. Regardless of what has happened to you in
your life, regardless of how young or old you think you might be, the moment
you begin to think properly, there is a power within you that is greater than
the world. It will feed you, it will
clothe you, it will guide you, protect you, direct you and sustain your very
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Niveditahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11790031168511719512noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042783847198921351.post-50941449447951533802015-11-26T06:56:00.001-08:002015-11-30T07:30:44.092-08:00Why so Serious?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i>Rain drops on roses and whiskers on kittens,<br />
Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens,<br />
Brown paper packages tied up with strings,<br />
These are a few of my favourite things.<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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These are the simple things of which Frauline Maria sings
about to the von Trapp children to cheer them up (in the movie Sound of Music). It is her way of telling them to find
happiness in the little things in your daily life when you are sad. We always fail to notice these little things
which actually make us feel good. People
walk around tight lipped and knitted brows, deep in thought. Every person is sad, angry or worried about
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As J.K. Rowling puts it allegorically in her Harry Potter
books, the creatures called dementors. Dementors are among the foulest
creatures that walk this earth. They infest the darkest, filthiest places, they
glory in decay and despair, and they drain peace, hope, and happiness out of
the air around them. Get too near a Dementor and every good feeling; every
happy memory will be sucked out of you. If it can, the Dementor will feed on
you long enough to reduce you to something like itself - soulless and evil. You
will be left with nothing but the worst experiences of your life. They can be repelled by the spell <i>Expecto
patronum</i> produced by thinking happy thoughts. A <i>patronus is </i>produced which shields you and
keeps the dementors at bay<i>.<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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We all have faced the dementor in our lives. It makes us sad, gets us immobilized and
leaves us distraught. That dementor in
muggle(non-magical people) world is called DEPRESSION. It plagues more people than you think. Irrespective of where you are from, what
religion you belong or whether you are rich, poor, male, female, a celebrity or
an ordinary person. Every other person
has faced it at some point or the other in life. While some are able to fend off this deadly
dementor, some fall prey. But people are
not really open to talking about it.
They are embarrassed to say they are sad and unable to deal with it
mostly because it is not acceptable for a person to be sad! The reasons may seem silly.<br />
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“Laugh, and the world laughs with you. Cry and you cry
alone.” A hungry man is given food, a
thirsty man is given water, and a sick man is given medicine, but a sad man is
rebuked for being sad. It is easier to
say I have a fever than to say I am depressed. If you came complaining of
fever, what if I told you, “There are people suffering from TB, diabetes and
cancer and you worry about a silly fever? Get real! Move on! ”. Shall we ignore it? How would you feel? What
we do is treat the fever till you recover.
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Likewise, a depressed persons need treatment till they feel
better. They need to be nursed. More often than not, the only nursing a
depressed person needs is to be loved, to be told that who they are makes a
difference. The patience, support and
care of a loved one do great healing. So
be it a failed relationship, failure in exams, not fairing as good as your
friends or family problems, that got you depressed, it is necessary that you be
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More than anything they need to be accepted and validated
for the way they feel. They need to
realize that it is all right to feel that way at times, however it is not the
ultimate feeling. Rebukes like, “Why do
you think like that? How can you feel so
ungrateful? Can’t you see the bright side? Get over it already!”, may not be
accepted in the right spirit by every depressed person. Maybe the brighter side needs to be shown and
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Poor relationships, peer pressure, lack of friends and
loneliness and the inability to handle such pressures may be the common
causative factors of depression in youngsters today. Not everyone is emotionally immune! They do not consider sharing with parents for
the sole reason that they do not feel understood. They cannot be blamed for it. Most parents are not really helping with the
kid-these-days attitude. They blame the
generations of today for knowing no hardships, growing up in luxury and not
being tolerant to change, problems and when things do not work the way they
expected. You cannot blame the parents
either. They have seen their share of
hard times and survived through it just fine and they feel the youngsters have
everything they could ask for, but still complain. While they may be right, voicing it out to depressed
young minds would only push them away from them and close them up into a
shell. This gap in communication creates
a deadlock to the depressed person who then looks for alternative means to
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<i>“Breathe. You’re going to be okay. Breathe and remember that you have been in
this place before. You’ve been this
uncomfortable and anxious and scared, and you have survived. Breathe and know that you can survive this
too. These feelings can’t break you and
they will pass. Maybe not immediately,
but sometime soon, they are going to fade and when they do, you’ll look back at
this moment and laugh for having doubted your resilience. I know it feels unbearable right now, but
keep breathing again and again. This
will pass and I promise it will pass.”<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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It is simple to note that depression is just a state of mind
just like any other feeling, say happiness or anger. But allowing it to overpower you can worsen
it. It is important to remind oneself
that it is temporary and that mind has the power to resist it. It is perfectly normal to feel that way at
times, and you need to accept that first, rather than being sad about being
sad. It is okay to cry too. Meet a close friend and vent out or write
about it, but get it all out. And once
that is done, one has to bring himself/herself to resist sad thoughts and find
a means of distraction. You may feel the urge to lie and obsess our your sorrows. But you need to make gradual
attempts to keep away from those things that make you sad, be it thoughts,
things or people. Despite the fact that
you lose absolute interest in your hobbies, likes and everything else, you need
to find those things that make you happy.
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Eating chocolate after a dementor attack always makes you
feel better! Think happy and say <i>Expecto
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as ever. But the scorch of the day is wearing out and he shows hints of setting.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The water glistens like gold with sparkling
diamonds embedded within, along the horizon. It looks like a huge tiara with the
scintillating Sun at the crown.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The
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seconds before they back out with the mocking froth spreading out like the frilled train of a bride’s white gown, dragging along with it a layer of sand.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The wind is
harsh whipping at my face, blowing around my hair. It has a saline scent. I close my eyes accepting the wind pushing
against me, but it is suddenly gentle, hugging me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I walk to
the edge of the water. The waves race to
meet me washing my feet. The smooth sand
slipping between my toes sinks slowly, rooting my feet to the spot.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I feel at peace.
The people around me are a blur. The sounds of children splashing at each other
in the water sounds muffled as I lose myself in the arms of nature.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It is pure
joy. There is joy in every little thing. Everyone wants to be happy. But where can you find happiness? In the chaotic competitive world of today, we
are weighed down with pressures of work.
We hear our parents and grandparents talk about the ‘good old days’ when
they were ‘happy’ and ‘content’. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">There is
extravagance of everything, and we still say, ‘<i>aur dikhao’</i>. We get bored easily and we want more. We strive hard to make our lives better and
easier but happiness and contentment elude us.
In our efforts to find ‘bigger’ joy, we fail to notice the little
pleasures around us. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">So what do I
do when Sadness takes over my console of emotions? (Besides collapsing down obsessing
over my grief for hours). Diverting the
mind to feel happy can be hard. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The monotonous
routines of life always rake up turmoil inside me. The raging storm in my mind wants me to break
away and escape. I take refuge in Nature
and I was never disappointed. The sight
of night sky when a star winks at you, or the birds hopping about in their
business, or the setting Sun, the expanse of the sea and the embrace
of the wind brings in </span><span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">tranquillity</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">. I
breathe in deep feeling my lungs expand. I smile involuntarily.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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stealthily at the horizon spilling colours all over the sky as it disappears. The traces of clouds absorb the colours
reflecting a yellowish glow. I soak in
the twilight.</span><br />
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Niveditahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11790031168511719512noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042783847198921351.post-63962108672144172312015-07-03T10:35:00.000-07:002015-07-03T10:56:29.393-07:00A thousand splendid suns by Khaled Hosseini: Review<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“One
could not count the moons that shimmer on her roofs,<br />
Or the thousand splendid suns that hide behind her walls.”<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The book portrays
Afghanistan and the status of women in Afghan society through the life of Mariam. The tragedies that she endures, the difficulties, the gender based violence that she suffers, the discrimination, the being barred from active life during the Taliban, having her life restricted and controlled by her husband, is lucidly expressed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />“Like a
compass needle that points north, a man’s accusing finger always finds a woman.
Always”, is the advice Miriam’s mother gives her, from bitter the experience of
her own life she hopes that her daughter would not have to face.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">There is a
turn of events as Laila is forced into her life. The relation of mother and daughter they
share, not being related by blood, but by turn of fate.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It talks
about how harsh life can be and how unpredictable. How it lets you dare to dream one moment and
brutally shatters it at the very next. It rips away from you everything that you have
leaving you in helplessness and despair. It tests your strength and you learn to live
with pain accepting it as a way of life.
At extreme times it lets you surprise yourself with your strength that
you did not know you had. It makes you
use up every ounce of your energy. One
succumbs to the merciless situations and is rendered helpless.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">All through
history there have been wars and battles, but how would it be living through
that battle! Life in itself is a battle
and you have to strive through that battle on an everyday basis. Children grow up learning early about the adversities
life has to offer. The innocence of
childhood is lost in that stray bullet that kills a parent or in a bomb dropped
bringing down a home to dust. People try
to find normality and peace while there are missiles flying over their
heads. It is bad! Not lost my phone, or a
broken-knee kind of bad, but a bomb went off and lost a loved one, and hopes
blown apart, kind of bad. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“<i>The
muezzin’s call for namaz rang out, and the Mujahideen set down their guns,
faced west and prayed. Then the rugs
were folded, the guns were loaded, and the mountains fired on Kabul, and Kabul
fired back at the mountains, as Laila and the rest of the city watched helpless…”</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Then one day
flowers blossom in the garden of your life and bring ultimate joy. It makes you forget all your pain as if that
entire struggle, howsoever unfair, was probably worth it. Amidst all the havoc of hatred and revenge,
there is tranquility in the love of a stranger who suddenly becomes a part of
your life and means the world. There is
comfort in loyal and protective friendship.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“<i>Perhaps
this is just punishment for those who have been heartless, to understand only
when nothing can be undone</i>”, writes Mariam’s father in his last
letter. Looking back into his yester
years only to find a sack of could’ve-would’ve-should’ves, he realizes that he
can but only lament for what is broken and lost. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">On an entirety,
the book was an intense read. It strikes
a nerve in your conscience and compels you to think. It is the story combining instances of
humanity and of the want of it. It
contains stretches of bad with a touch of goodness in it. It is also a reminder of how blessed most of
us are who can live in peace.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i>“Joseph shall return to Canaan, grieve not,<br />
Hovels shall turn to rose gardens, grieve not.<br />
If a flood should arrive, to drown all that’s alive,<br />
Noah is your guide in the typhoon’s eye, grieve not.”<o:p></o:p></i><br />
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<i>-Nivedita</i></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I sighed as
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</span>With all the feminine pleasures of shopping, along came the pain of
maintaining them. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I folded them up
roughly and dumped the entire pile inside the cupboard, out of sight!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No time for arranging them there, who is
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I had barely
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while the anticipated visitors arrived.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">After they
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would be if I could spend some 20 minutes every day on cleaning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There would be no need for panic at the news
of any guests arriving or worse if visitors turned up without notice.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I recall reading
about a similar instance in the Reader’s Digest wherein there is a lot of cleaning
going on around the house as some guests are expected.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The little girl asks her mom, “Are we doing
this so that they believe our house always looks like this?” Well, there is
some truth in that innocent question.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">When we
moved to our new apartment, our new neighbours offered to help us find a maid for
us to which we politely refused.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Assuming we were being shy, they asked repeatedly and we said we really
did not need one.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They were visibly
surprised.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Clearly because, both my
parents have full time jobs and I go to college, we would do good with some
help.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But we explained that we share the
house hold work and have been managing that way.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">What with
being out at work all day, you need to cook, do the dishes, do your laundry and
clean the house.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The clothes and the
dishes are somehow managed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But cleaning
is a pain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hence the extra things tend
to lie untended.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We get used to living
in the mess. We cannot all be cleanliness freaks like Monika from FRIENDS.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">However, the
arrival of guests makes us conscious and queasy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Everything looks glaringly shabby and you
start noticing stray cobwebs or some loose papers under the sofa.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We apologetically say, “Please don’t mind the
mess” and they are kind and they empathise, “Oh never mind! Our house is
messier.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">On stressful
days when you have reached a can’t-do-it-nor-can-you-leave-it juncture you
regret your greed for things and all the unnecessary shopping you did.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You feel a desperate need to renunciate the
material world.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You question, “Do we
really need all these things we possess?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>How many sets of clothes do we really need? Why do we accumulate things?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But end of the day, you will continue to hoard
things and they need to be attended to.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">House hold
chores are the least favourite affair to most people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To this day, it is considered as the woman’s
job.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>People somehow don’t seem to be
able to digest the idea of a man mopping his house or doing his laundry, unless
it is his job or he is living on his own and cannot afford help. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Albeit the woman may be working, it is still
expected that she manage both house hold work and her job.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">You often
hear the words, “I am a guy! Why should I do it?” The mother would stop her son
from doing any work while pushing her daughter to learn everything. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some wives take pride in their men not helping
them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And when some men do lend a hand,
they are jeered at.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sometimes tagged “Jhoru
ka ghulam”(slave of one’s wife). <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nonetheless,
the trend is changing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is
quintessential for men lend a hand with chores.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>My grandma made it the rule of the house that everyone does his own work
irrespective of gender.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Everyone washes
his or her own clothes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To this day both
my grandparents, both in their eighties, do their own work and share house
work.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">More often than
not it leads to strife in marital lives when the workload is on one person.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Where one person slogs and the other chills
out, the one who slogs is bound to lose it one day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>What if you perhaps get together play some music and share the work and
make it fun.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That way you could spend
some more time together while the burden is lessened.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It is said
that men are very cooperative with the household work, say, by moving their
feet out of the way when someone is mopping or taking pains to carry the coffee
mug till the wash-basin.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But maybe it is
about time he did some more than that!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">-Nivedita</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Disclaimer:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
characters mentioned in this post are very real.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They
exist all around you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Probably you
are one of them too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All the events mentioned
are true to the letter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Do not complain
I didn’t warn you.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“Is that
yours?”, my grandpa asked me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I looked
at him surprised.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was ironing a saree.
I had to attend a relative’s wedding in Bangalore and was packing my bags for
the same.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“I will be wearing the saree for the wedding!”,
I said, spraying water and smoothing a crease. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
“Oh good!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Very good! Good that you are
wearing saree.”, he looked pleased.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
wondered about my grandpa’s sudden interest in me wearing a saree. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“Don’t forget
to wear a bindi.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Everyone should notice
you.”, He added.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“Why???”, I
asked though I knew.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He just smiled,
“You just do it. Have a good time.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Weddings are
occasions where a lot of other marriages originate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Marriage halls are where silent recruitment
take place for brides and grooms. If any aunty is getting unexpectedly nice to
you and you are not intending to marry yet, then run, RUN‼ And don’t look back.
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She probably has sons or knows other
sons. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">In one of
the weddings I attended a couple of years back, a lady approached my mom.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had no idea who she was nor did she about
us. <br />
“There is a guy eligible for marriage, running a family business. Need a girl
who will stay at home and help him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Do
you have any suitable girl mind?” The woman meant business and came right to
the point wasting no time.<br />
“I can’t think of anyone, except my daughter here.” My mother offered and I
snickered.<br />
“Are you interested?”, she asked turning to me.<br />
“Naah.” I said trying to keep a straight face, and she walked off looking
offended.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">See? That is
what I was talking about recruitments.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">On another
occasion, my dad introduced me to one of his old buddies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After the little introductory talk about what
I am doing now and getting an idea of my approximate age, he said, “Adashtu
bega Jana gana mana madisbidi, retire aago modalu.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Free agbidtira amele.” (Get her married as
soon as possible, before you get retired.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>You can be free after that).<br />
“Is there any retirement benefit for doing that?” asked another friend coming
to my rescue.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">And they
complain that youngsters these days don’t attend functions and family
gatherings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not one function have I
attended without people suggesting me to get married, or advising my parents to
start searching for a groom.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I had the
opportunity to be the bridesmaid during my first cousin’s wedding.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I got to sit with the bride and be a part of
the ceremony.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The purpose of keeping a
bridesmaid is to display the upcoming product available in the market, or like
you see trailers to the next movie while watching movies in the theatre. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most people would be more interested in who the
bridesmaid is than the bride and the wedding ceremony.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The couple marrying is officially “taken”,
move on!!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span class="null">“Oh‼ We have taught her everything!”, you
can hear my grandma say to anyone who listens.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It is then followed by how I cook, how my nature is how good I am with
everyone and what a gem of a girl I have always been.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Of course all grandmothers praise their favourite
grand children.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On a general note I have
nothing to complain about these wonderful praises, but as an advertisement for
the upcoming wedding food, it’s an absolute NO NO!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Your friends are all getting married?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You want to live like this all your life? Tell
me what you have in mind!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At your age,
girls are married and having kids to take care of.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Don’t you ever want to take responsibilities?”,
my mother complains.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span class="null"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span class="null">If there is a family pandit, you won’t hear
the end of it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is always fishing for
potential suitors for you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And the
suitors and their families come with demands.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>And why not?! 2 GB RAM, 20 MP camera, 5 MP secondary camera.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Oops! My bad. We were talking about the girl
you wanted to marry your son to, weren’t we?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Well then, I am a girl, not a new phone in the market that you ask for
special features.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is fair enough if you
expect a person </span><span class="null"><span class="null">of good-nature </span>who will get along with your family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But then things like she must know to cook
fish, she has to go to work and earn so much or not work after marriage are
encroaching your personal space.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span class="null">A knowledgeable pandit explained why I
should get married early.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is like the
shandy market.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you go early in the
morning you get plenty of fresh vegetables.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>You have plenty of options to choose from and you can take your pick. As
the day wears on, your choices diminish in number and quality.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>By evening you have very few left over and will
have to go with what you get.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Same is
the case with marriage.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">You can observe a lot of intricacies of the situation of marriage in various
ads.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then there is the Facebook making
you miserable in more than a way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On one
hand you see friends posting updates of their life events of getting married, going
places with their better halfs, dedicating posts to spouses, and on the other
hand there are posts suggesting what you could be doing with life besides getting
married early.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">There is also this unceasing debate of love marriage and arranged marriage,
albeit my family not so stringent regarding it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They only wish I get married, whether I find one or they do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They worry my time is ticking.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span class="null">It is a common scene in most homes of girls
who have “come of age”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some girls are
ready and willing. Bless them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But then
there are some like me who are not.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We
have a lot of things in the bucket list, but getting married is not one of
them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Parents are pressurizing us every
other opportunity as it is an understandable major concern to them what with
random people questioning them why they aren’t marrying their daughters away.</span></span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">When are you
planning to get married? They ask you directly without any qualm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Or they talk about everyone who is getting
married and look at you with a big “?” wondering when you are going to.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They start suggesting alliances in free
will.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And parents get charged up and in
turn poke you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Little do they realize
that all these people care about is free food and whether you are getting
married or not.</span><span class="null"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>No one seems to think of it is up to her and she will when she wills or
not.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">-Nivedita</span></div>
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<span class="null">“How on earth could u do that? How, how, how?”,
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<span class="null">“You like it?”, I asked him uncertain. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was apprehensive about how he might react
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<span class="null">“I mean it’s so amazing. Thanks a ton.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ya, it looks like me coz I saw myself in the
mirror 2day”. He said with finality.</span></div>
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It was a sketch of my friend, John, I had made a few years
ago in an attempt to calm my idle mind before it could serve the devil’s
workshop. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had tried a few other portraits
too, but they ended up as disasters. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
admit they looked hideous.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Maybe I was
not patient enough. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The disappointment
of not getting the supposed end is always bitter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was my first attempt at making sketches
from colour photographs of people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Until
then I had copied other drawings and sketches.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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I had just finished my 12<sup>th</sup> standard and was
going through the farewell photos.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some
of the solo photos drew my attention. I decided to try out sketching them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The first one I tried had some close resemblance,
though I am saying it with prejudice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
next was a total disaster. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I gave up
half way and did not want to look at it again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Third was John’s.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The result was
quite good.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now 6 years later I found
the long forgotten sketch and sent it over to him and got the above
response.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Then I got into college and for some reason, I stopped
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circuits and apparatus of Physics experiments in my Record Book, or the time
pass drawings you do in your rough books when you are bored in class or while
studying, and in the greeting cards I made for friends’ birthdays.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If I came across any of my old drawings, I
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again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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I wouldn’t call myself an artist, but I can say I do some
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hobby of mine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am not the type who can
draw a few lines without using the eraser and lo and behold, there’s the
perfect portrait conjured up in a jiffy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>No.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am more an imitator of
stills, simple things.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I see a picture
and in case I am attracted to it, I try drawing it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I even try to gauge how far I can succeed and
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I had participated in one of the drawing competitions in
school and the theme I attempted from the given choices was the 9/11
crash.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was probably in the sixth
standard.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A clear picture had formed in
my mind.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I set to work with the water
colours, trying to paint the same picture.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The given time was up even before I had finished the last of the brush
strokes. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I knew what I saw before me was
not even close to what I had imagined.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Anyway
I didn’t win any prize.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But what I had
not expected was the reaction I got at home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I had some relatives visiting us then, and I showed it to them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They had such a laugh over the drawing I’d
made.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They made a scene about not being
able to make any head or tail of it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Well no one could anyway.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Which
is the top side?”, they asked amidst the jeering.</div>
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“What is it supposed to be anyway?”, was another remark.</div>
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I explained what it was, tears welling up in my eyes, and
they laughed some more.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How could they
laugh at me?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My very own people!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had not hoped for applause, but certainly
not the mockery either.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I felt hurt and
humiliated and wanted to learn to do better.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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I used to draw all during my vacations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I usually spent the vacations with my
grandparents owing to the fact that I would be alone at home if I didn’t.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I carried my drawing book along or found some
old papers to draw.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Being an avid reader since childhood, I read a
lot of comics and story books.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And when
I was not reading, I was trying to copy the comic illustrations into my drawing
book.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I did the Tinkle and Disney
characters.</div>
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The only time I attended any class was for about a couple of
weeks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I did learn some colouring
styles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But then I was beckoned from my
grandparents’ and off I was sent packing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I had some Pencil shading books gifted to me by a family friend.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I learnt a great deal of shading from the
books.</div>
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Recently my grandparents had visited us and had stayed with
us for a while.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As an attempt to keep
them entertained, I showed them my drawing books and both of them sat for the
whole evening looking through the pictures and studying and observing them as
if they were some old photo albums, making a remark here and there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I got excited as I looked at each picture and
remembered where it was from, trying to recall what the story was about.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I felt a familiar sensation creeping into
me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I wanted to start drawing again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But I didn’t know where to start.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I didn’t know if I still had it in me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I loved some of the sketches I had made.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Could I match them or get better?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I tried ignoring the whole idea. I was
tempted when I saw some beautiful pictures.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I saved them hoping to start one day.</div>
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Then it happened.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My
friend Ashok had sent me his niece’s photo.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>A tiny pink bundle, barely a month old, entirely wrapped up but for the
little face, in deep baby slumber.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
innocent and peaceful face drew me as I fell in love with her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I took out my drawing book, sharpened a 3B
pencil and set about making her sketch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
took the time and went slow and cautious.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Three days later, the result was amazing!</div>
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The result was more than the sketch; it was the encouragement
and confidence. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I saw it all in a
different face.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The touch of the pencil,
the effort and patience it takes, is like meditation. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I get transported into a different realm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I feel a kind of peace within myself.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The immense pleasure derived after
accomplishing it is priceless.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I realize
now how much it is meant for me and how less for others.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Of course, the compliments of others are
encouraging and motivating.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But the
happiness lies in the entire process of it; from the moment I sent my eyes on
the picture and start the first lines, to the moment of completion of the picture,
every moment is to be cherished.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have
continued drawing and working on improving.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Sometimes I get the praise like John’s and sometimes I don’t.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The best being when my very close friend
Ranjana uploaded her sketch as her profile picture.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The learning process continues from square
one. </div>
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-Nivedita</div>
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Niveditahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11790031168511719512noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042783847198921351.post-14058057568518801822014-02-21T03:44:00.001-08:002014-02-21T03:52:21.111-08:00To my Sweet Love<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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In mine heart doth thou live</div>
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Thine fair face doth pleasure give</div>
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In mine thoughts do I carry thee</div>
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‘cause thou hast filled love in me</div>
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The sacred hour I saw thy face</div>
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I lost advice in thy grace</div>
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If aught hath possess self of mine</div>
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‘Tis the charming picture of thine</div>
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O’ do I live dead now?</div>
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For thou hath forworn to love</div>
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My dear heart’s dearer heart</div>
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I beg thee to stay, not part</div>
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I canst not ever forget thee</div>
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Nor canst thou ever forget me</div>
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Though thy love doth thou deny</div>
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I see love springeth from you eye</div>
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Thine sweet face, a feast for my eyes</div>
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Music of thy words, do soothe my ears</div>
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Sick in health, laughing I cry,</div>
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Waking sleep – by love feel I.<br />
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Beams of thy sun, light my day</div>
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Path thou shalt take, maketh my way</div>
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Thyself will I dote, and sing for thou</div>
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Thou art mine, and thee will I
love.<br />
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<br /></div>
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<span class="usercontent">-Nivedita </span></div>
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Niveditahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11790031168511719512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042783847198921351.post-9993984566803886752013-11-15T02:56:00.003-08:002013-11-15T03:08:24.276-08:00Amina Awaits Compensation<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">When mishaps of electricity occur due to the negligence of the
electricity department, they cannot be termed as accidents.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Similarly we cannot claim every mishap as the
negligence of the department. . .<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But
when a poor family loses its sole bread winner to an electric accident, what gives
anyone the right to make them wait for five years for compensation, under the
pretext of not receiving the appropriate documents in the right order?</i></b></div>
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Mohammad Sheikh hailed from the Mudnooru village of Vitla.
He married Abdul Khader’s daughter Amina from Kambalabettu, and was blessed
with four children.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was a labourer by
profession.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When his earnings did not
suffice, Amina started rolling beedis to support the family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They were a content family despite all the
hardships.</div>
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Like all the poor families Mohammed also lived in a small
house without the basic amenity of a bathroom and toilet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The family met their needs of bath and toilet
by the side of a nearby water stream where they would get water for about 8
months in a year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">When the mishap took
place</b></div>
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On 23<sup>rd</sup> December 2001, Mohammed, who went to the stream
to attend to the nature’s call, did not return home even after 1 o’clock.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Amina got worried.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Shortly, she spotted some people of the
neighbourhood carrying Mohammed towards home and was panic stricken to find
that he had suffered an electric shock. </div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A broken branch of
the tree fell on the high tension electric wires passing above the bushes where
Mohammed was emptying his bowels.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
friction between the live wires of 110 KV flamed up the dried bushes
underneath.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Before Mohammed could get up
from the place the fire engulfed him he was burnt up to the skin.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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His painful screams for help drew the attention of Rafiq,
Basha Saheb, Ibrahim and some others who rushed to the place. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They doused the fire and pulled Mohammad out
of the bushes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was already charred
from neck to his toes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They took him to
Chetana hospital in Puttur by auto rickshaw.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He was given the first aid and was advised to be taken immediately to
the Wenlock hospital, Mangalore.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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It was already 6 PM when they reached the Hospital.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The burns department of the hospital attended
to his injuries and prepared a report of his burns and sent it over to
Pandeshwara Police Station.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Albeit he
remained conscious, Mohammad was in a very critical condition and was groaning
in extreme pain.</div>
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The next day when the police arrived at 2 pm, he narrated
the whole incident to them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They
recorded how the high tension wires had rubbed against the dried bushes and
caught fire.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mohammad’s right hand was
completely burnt and he was unable to sign the recorded complaint so they took his
left thumb impression instead.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Battling death</b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
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The doctors struggled in vain as Mohammad fought for his
life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But his condition worsened day by
day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His right hand and legs had
completely lost the sensation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But Amina
persevered for his well being. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She took
him to Father Muller’s Hospital at Kankanady, Mangalore, for better
treatment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She pleaded with the doctors
to cure her husband at any cost. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They
had to amputate the toes of his left leg and fingers of the right hand in order
to save his life but all in vain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After 40 days of battling, Mohammad succumbed
to his injuries on 20-3-2002.</div>
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Amina was completely spent. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After three months of the battle, she had
spent every paisa she had.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mr
Chandrashekhar, an inspector from the electricity department had taken her
signatures on some papers saying, the department would provide compensation for
Mohammad’s death.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Amina had to clear a
debt of 3 lakhs borrowed from friends and finance companies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She had no clue how and to whom to apply for
the compensation, or what documents would be required for the same.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Attempts to obtain
compensation</b></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
With the help of a school teacher Amina managed to apply to
the Electricity Department in Vitla, requesting them for the compensation for
her husband’s death in an electric accident.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
She sent a copy of the letter to the Human Rights Protection
Foundation asking them for guidance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
very next day, the activists of the Foundation contacted the Electricity Section
in Vitla.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“All the details have been forwarded to the higher office in
Mangalore on 18-1-2002.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The family will
be granted the money any day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This will
be done in the routine way”, they replied humbly.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
On confirming that all the details of the accident (letter
numbered EEE/SRS/B-14/2674/77 dated 18-1-2002) had reached the higher office of
the department, the activists did not make any further correspondence.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Though the incident was published in the
newspapers, people eventually forgot about it.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Meanwhile, widowed Amina waited for the compensation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She contacted Mr Chandrashekhar several times
asking about it, but he consoled her saying, “Government proceedings usually
take their time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Since the details of
the accident have already been sent, the money will definitely be granted.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Why don’t you enquire at the Mangalore
Electricity Supply Company (MESCOM) office at Vitla?”, he suggested another
time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But when she went to the Vitla
office, they told her to enquire at the office in Mangalore.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After three years of running from pillar to
post, as a last resort she approached a lawyer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The lawyer enquired if her husband had given any statement to the police
before his death.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Where was the FIR of
the accident?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Where was the post mortem
report?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Poor Amina did not understand
what he was talking about and where she could find all these reports.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Support from the
Foundation</b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
As per the lawyer’s advice, she approached the Human Rights
Protection Foundation office. The activists obtained all the details from her
and sent a letter directly to the Executive Engineer of MESCOM.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It said, “It’s been three years since the
accident took place and no compensation has been granted till date.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who should Mrs Amina contact to receive the
money she is entitled to?”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
The reply from the official, received within ten days
revealed that he was aware of the said incident taken place on 23-12-2001. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
The following points from the letter of the department may
be observed.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“. . . We learnt that Mr. Sheikh Mohammad had had burn
injuries on his hand and below the chest.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We also came to know that he was first taken to Chetana Hospital, and
then moved to Wenlock Hospital.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Later on
he was taken to Father Muller’s hospital on 11-1-2002 for better treatment and
getting well. . . <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But I regret to state
that there is no notice of his death whatsoever either from you or from the
Vitla section office.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He had sent
copies of this letter to all the concerned offices of MESCOM. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A copy of the letter was also sent to the
Foundation, requesting them to send all the information about the incident and
copies of all the letters and correspondence, if any, made with the Department.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
The most puzzling thing was that none of the offices had any
document related to Mohammad’s accident or Amina’s application for
compensation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But fortunately, Human
Rights Protection Foundation had preserved all the documents; Amina’s
application for compensation dated 28-3-2002, and the letters from the
department dated 11-1-2002 and 18-1-2002.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Photocopies of all these documents were sent to the MESCOM officials in
Kavooru.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The activists of the foundation
guided Amina to obtain the FIR, Muhammad’s death certificate, succession
certificate from the Tahshildar which were the documents essential to claim the
compensation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On 2-06-2006,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>within
15 days, all these were sent to the concerned.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Why the delay?</b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Five years had elapsed since the accident!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The BPL family had lost their sole bread
winner.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Did they have to wait for such a
long period for the compensation?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Knowing that Amina was uneducated, whose responsibility was it to guide
her and make her aware of the process and requirements of the same?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Without considering any of that, was it right
on the part of the department to shirk away from their responsibility saying
that the right documents were not produced?</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
It is not a question of who was responsible for the
accident.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How could the department
remain passive for five years, in spite of the knowledge that, a person had
lost his life due to some problem related to their own department?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Would they behave in the same fashion if it
had been their own relative?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If they had
denied her any money, she would have at least moved the court! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even after five months of submitting all the
required documents for the compensation the amount was not released to Amina!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Is it a befitting action on the part of these
QUALIFIED ENGINEERS to keep mum on the matter? </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #0033cc;">THE ABOVE ARTICLE WAS PUBLISHED
IN UDAYAVANI ON 16-11-2006 WITH A REQUEST TO THE READERS TO WRITE A POST CARD TO
THE CONCERNED MESCOM OFFICERS ABOUT THEIR PROTEST/ VIEWS WITH A COPY MARKED TO
THE FOUNDATION.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>THOUSANDS OF READERS
RESPONDED TO THE ARTICLE BY WRITING TO THE KPTCL<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>CHIEF ENGINEER SRI T.H. SIPPESHAPPA,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>MINISTER FOR ELECTRICITY AND THE CHIEF
MINISTER OF KARNATAKA AND DEMANDED FOR JUSTICE TO AMINA. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Mohammed himself is
responsible!</b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Within<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a week of
this, the Chief Engineer of MESCOM Sri Adishesha replied’ “As per our records
Sheik Mohammed met with this accident when he was illegally cutting the branches
of the tree.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Corporation is in no
way responsible for the said accident and for any compensation on this behalf
to the deceased.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However the Corporation
has decided to grant the compensation on humanitarian grounds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Assuming that MESCOM was right on their contention, the
activists had the solace that at least the compensation was being granted.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Within a few days, the Foundation received another letter
from Amina.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Sir, I received a call from one Mr Muralidhar of MESCOM
office, asking me to personally collect the compensation cheque for rupees one
lakh.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When I went to collect the cheque,
I was asked to submit an undertaking stating that I would not make any further
efforts asking for more compensation, before the release of the cheque.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I begged them for more compensation as I had
spent more than Rs. 3 lakhs towards my husband’s treatment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But I was denied of anything more and was
threatened that if I did not submit the undertaking, even the sanctioned
compensation would be forfeited.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Owing
to my poverty, I had to give in, and I submitted the undertaking.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A copy of the same is enclosed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My apologies to you Sir, as I have submitted
the same without consulting you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yours,
Amina.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">What does it mean?</b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
The Foundation had assumed that Mohammad himself was
responsible for the tragedy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But the
attitude of the Corporation gave rise suspicions about the death.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So, the Foundation decided to investigate
into the matter.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
An investigation committee led by Dr Nityananda Pai, of
Consumer Forum, Puttur, visited the accident spot and collected the
details.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As per the rules, the
Corporation has to clear the trees and plants up to a distance of 22m around
the vicinity of the multi-circuit electric lines.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It would be considered as negligence on the
part of the Corporation, if they failed to do so.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
The work of cutting down the trees is the responsibility of
the Forest Department and the Electricity Department is responsible for
supplying the RTC, and valuation of the trees in deciding the compensation to
the land owners.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When they visited the
place, they saw that there was not a single tree within 22 m, of both sides of
the electric lines.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Suppose there was a
tree five years ago, then whose responsibility was it to fell it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If it had not been done, was it not
negligence on the part of the Corporation?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The Foundation had sufficient records of proof that no efforts were made
to remove the trees, until 2006.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
If at all the matter went to the court, the negligence of
the Corporation on this score would undoubtedly come to light.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dreading this eventuality, they had resorted
to pressurize Amina to submit the undertaking.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Readers may think that Amina had erred by submitting the
undertaking.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But The Supreme Court and
the <span class="null">National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission</span><span style="color: #0033cc;"> </span>have declared that undertaking submitted due to
force or out of helplessness bear no value.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>If the QUALIFIED OFFICERS of the Electricity Department are ignorant of
this fact, let them judge themselves whether they deserve to hold their
respective posts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Let no other hapless,
illiterate woman like Amina fall a prey to such heinous acts of the so called
educated people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Could you ever fathom
that anybody could be so heartless?</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: aqua; mso-highlight: aqua;"><br /></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="background-color: #ffd966;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto auto;">Who exactly was responsible?</span></b></span><br />
<br /></div>
<span style="background-color: #ffd966;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="background-color: #ffd966;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto auto;">An
investigation committee visited the accident spot at Kambalabettu to verify <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the truth of the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Elect. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Corporation’s version that Sheikh Mohammad had
died in an accident caused when the branch of the tree which he was cutting
down, had fallen on the high tension wires and caught fire. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>None of the other reports had made a mention
of the tree being cut, so why was the Corporation making this statement? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They stated that someone from the
neighbourhood had lodged a complaint about the same, but the complainant was
anonymous.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So the Committee could not
verify this fact.</span></span></div>
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rules, the Electricity Department had to clear the trees and plants up to a
distance of 22m around the 110 KV multi-circuit electric lines. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hence as per the argument of the top officials,
there cannot be any tree in this area.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Such being the case, the question of Mohammad cutting the tree does not
arise.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In fact there were no trees in
this place.</span></span></div>
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an explicit reason for this accident.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>About 15 years ago, spots for planting the electric towers were marked
for the Bantawal-Puttur HT power supply lines, passing through
Kambalabettu.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One such tower was
supposed to be planted in the private lands of the ex MLA Mrs. Leelavathi
Rai.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They failed to do so as permission
was not granted.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For the same reason,
lines were drawn from only two towers skipping a tower in between.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So, there was a distance of 350-400m between
the towers 138 and 139.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Moreover, there
was a vented dam close by due to which the wires fixed hung at a low height of
10-12 feet from the ground.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They were dangerously
hanging low scaring the villagers to death who crossed the dam carrying hay on
their heads. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #ffd966;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto auto;">On 2001
December, Sheikh Mohammad who was mining sand from the stream went to the
nearby bush to attend to nature’s call.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>At this time, due to strong winds the bushes came in contact with the
wires and caught fire.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was recorded
by the police that Mohammad suffered severe burns on his legs, thighs, chest
and both hands, as a result of this fire.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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report by the Electricity Department, Mohammad’s hands and chest were burnt
while cutting the tree.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #ffd966;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto auto;">Readers may
please observe the photo of Mohammad published in Udayavani.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is evident that but for the neck and head,
the whole of Mohammad’s body is charred.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>One can decide how reliable the report from the Department is.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On hearing the blasting sound, followed by
Mohammad’s screams for help, his neighbours, Ismail Saheb Nooji, K Ibrahim
Saheb, Rafiq and some others, rushed to his rescue.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Later on Mohammad had succumbed to his
injuries on 20-3-2002.</span></span></div>
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Deparment had all along <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>remained
complacent towards the complaints lodged by the localites about the dangers of
the low hanging electric wires, now within a few days of the said accident,
planted one more tower in between towers 138 and 139, and had pulled up the
wires to a safe height. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the meantime,
the land owner had changed, which turned out to be a blessing for the
department to finish their job.</span></span><br />
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as a proof of the divine complacency of the Department, the Low Tension wires
were still hanging at a height of 10-12 feet above the dam.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All this information was gathered from the
eye witnesses, when the investigation committee visited the place for the
second time on 22-11-2006.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Snap shots of
the spot were also taken for records.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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-Nivedita<br />
(translated from 'Bahujana Hitaaya, Bahujana Sukhaya' by Dr Ravindranath
Shanbhag)</div>
<br /></div>
Niveditahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11790031168511719512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042783847198921351.post-26313914583648277792013-10-19T23:38:00.000-07:002013-10-19T23:38:08.110-07:00Singing the song of Solitude<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Lying on a carpet of grass</div>
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With no one by my side</div>
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Humming alone was I</div>
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Missing my old friends</div>
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I played with as a child</div>
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As innocent and mild.</div>
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Then I heard that song</div>
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Tweet!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tweet!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tweet!</div>
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With a single amber eye</div>
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“Tweet! Tweet!” it sang</div>
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Again did I sing.</div>
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The little bird and me.</div>
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<br /></div>
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It was alone like me</div>
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The bird did allude</div>
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We sang on together</div>
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The song of solitude.</div>
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Niveditahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11790031168511719512noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042783847198921351.post-66028018408251910922013-09-20T12:38:00.000-07:002013-09-21T23:12:14.346-07:00Front yard friends!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“Maaaa, come
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Ma realizing
what it was all about came to watch over my shoulder.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Mr and Mrs
Sparrow were visiting our garden.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They
had just moved into our neighbourhood and were looking for raw materials to
build their home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They were hopping
about busily picking at the grass and weeds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They flew away with some twigs in their beaks and returned after a while
for more.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">We lived in
a flat and we had a balcony where we had managed to grow a small garden which,
to my delight, attracted birds and butterflies in good numbers. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">When the
sparrow couple had left, I kept ready for them a bowl of rice and another of
water, for I knew they would return.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And
sure enough they were back and eventually hit up on the treat I left out for
them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They took a break from their nest
building business and pecked at the grains and the water!</span></div>
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everyday from then on, after a few weeks they brought their little ones along;
the happy parents of two little sparrows!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They ate, drank and bathed in the water bowl, and made quite a show.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Within weeks they came in flocks!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some mischievous little ones also ventured
into the house taking off at the slightest sound.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They would scatter around in the balcony and
chatter on and I would sit by the window and watch them, getting thoroughly
entertained!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pigeons, mynahs and bulbuls
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<span class="textexposedshow"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I have now been blessed with a home in the suburbs of Udupi,
which feels like a nature resort in itself!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>All I need to do is sit in my front yard and simply watch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And luckily ample species of birds and
animals frequent our garden. Among the birds are the commonly spotted crows,
pigeons, bulbuls, parrots, mynahs, humming bird, and kingfishers, to coucals, cranes, drongos, wag tails, eagles (even bald
eagles), wood peckers, and occasionally, peacocks, and animals ranging from
dogs, cats, rats, squirrels to mongoose, rat snakes and the python
(occasionally).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Besides these are the
species whose name, I am afraid, I am not aware of, and would not want to
offend the poor creatures by naming them wrong.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Then there are those who hail from the phyla annelida, arthropoda and
reptilia.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span class="textexposedshow"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The other day this cat was sneaking behind a bush.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was a black and white coloured tom, with a
curious black patch on his left eye.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And
I enquired, “Hey there! What you up to?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>And the look he gave me was alarmingly stern.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He then gave me a loud meowy cat scolding for
disturbing him and walked off in a huff.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>How rude!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was just trying to
make conversation, how would I know if he was about to pounce on some
unsuspecting bird or a mouse!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We don’t
see eye to eye since.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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Another day I spotted a mongoose trotting gaily by the side of the house. He stopped suddenly, conscious of being watched, so I turned away pretending to examine a flower. Only after he was sure no one was looking, did he hurry to his hiding place. Well, I smirked, for I knew for a fact that he was residing with his wife and kids back there!</div>
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<span class="textexposedshow"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Monkeys are by far the most entertaining folk.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Though I have had some unpleasant experiences
with them, in hindsight I feel it must have been more horrifying to the
monkeys!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was nothing much.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just that I had a few encounters with the
little apes closer than I would have wanted to (one of them where the little devil
dared to pull at my dress), and every time in my defense I let out a banshee
like scream, no, more like a red Indian war cry!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I suppose you can imagine the terror they
must have felt as they fled for dear life!</span></span></div>
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<span class="textexposedshow"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">But for these experiences, I find their agility and activity
very attractive.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They sometimes visit us
in troops looking for food.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They usually
take the most conventional paths to move from one point to another.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Like the electric and telephone lines from
pole to pole, or one compound to another. Say they are crossing an electric
line; each monkey goes with its own stunts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>If one goes on all fours, the other goes upside down, crawling like a
sloth on a tree while another uses only the fore limbs with the hinds swinging
in air and next one would spring like a trapeze artist. I am always fascinated at
the sight of a baby monkey clinging to its mum like Velcro.</span></span></div>
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<span class="textexposedshow"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Snakes form the horror section of course!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Especially this programme on Animal Planet of
the world’s deadliest snakes was pretty hair-raising!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fortunately, I have had just a few momentary uneventful
encounters with the rat snake.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span class="textexposedshow"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Clearly, the best entertainment I need, I get from nature!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is amazing how much there is to see once
you start observing nature.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can
actually watch like you are watching TV! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">And I have the Animal Planet channel in my front yard. </span>The joy you find watching a kitten or a puppy
at play, the content you feel on seeing lush greenery or a couple of
butterflies fluttering about one blooming flower to another are priceless!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You see it and take a deep breath, take in the
sight and fill your lungs, and that feeling is nothing but happiness</span></span><span class="textexposedshow"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">!</span></span></div>
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<span class="textexposedshow"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Padma’s father was an Agri. Graduate and worked in a sugar
factory.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He had work in the villages advising
farmers about growing sugar cane and guiding them in sugarcane farms in and
around Mandya who supplied sugarcane to the factory.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Padma’s mother, got married at the age of 11,
and later on had five children; Padma, Sarsu, Lilly, Guru and Venky.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The older children lived in the town with the
grandparents for their schooling while the parents with the smaller kids lived
in the village near the farms. </span></span></div>
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<span class="textexposedshow"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Padma was the eldest of the siblings as well as of all the
cousins.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She was the second mother to her sisters and
smaller cousins and took care of them in their mother's absence.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She had grown up faster than most people,
taking responsibilities at such a young age.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span class="textexposedshow"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">One day they all went to the village to attend a pooja there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There was a water canal running near the
house.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Four of the girls ventured out
near the canal when the elders were busy in the pooja .<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Attracted by the flowing waters, Sarasu,
Lilly and Malli, the three year old cousin, enjoyed crossing over a narrow
stone which was used as bridge to cross over the canal. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While doing so the little kid Malli who was
held by hand by Sarasu, elated by looking at the flowing water bent towards
water with an exclamation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Due to the
sudden jerk and also due to the narrow path both lost control and fell into the
flowing water.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The channel though not
very deep, was sufficient to drown a three year old baby and the current of the
flowing waters was sufficient to wash her away.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Lilly who was eight year old stood shocked and looking aghast at the
scene not knowing what to do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But Padma
who was just 12 year old, without a moment’s hesitation jumped in and pulled
out both the little girls who might otherwise have flowed away in the water.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Padma had saved two lives that day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She would have probably got a bravery award
for her heroic feat of saving two lives, like the ones they give on Republic
day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But surely she got a good scolding when they
got back drenched all wet, that too for not taking care of the younger ones.</span></span></div>
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<span class="textexposedshow"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Tears welled up in my eyes with love and admiration as I
listened to the story.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Padma is none
other than my own dearest, loveliest grandmother, who has been a mother, my
first teacher and a friend to me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span class="textexposedshow"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">She is the one who brought me up, fed me, taught me, and
helped me with school stuff.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She is the
one who was at home when I got home from school.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She is the one to whom I narrated the day’s
events, about my friends and teachers, and who listened to it all with unabated
interest.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She is the one I went to
whenever I was in pain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She is the one
who cries for me when something hurts me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>She is the one who nursed me when I had fallen seriously ill and brought
me back to normal. She is the one who pampers me and dotes on me more than
anyone in my life!</span></span></div>
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<span class="textexposedshow"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My grandmother has
been my idol.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t think there was
ever anything unknown to her. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She knows
home medicines when you fall ill.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She
knows to mend things.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When things don’t
work, she makes them work as if she has a magic wand.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She has an interest and eagerness to learn
everything that comes her way. Her work is always impeccable.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She stitched frocks and dresses for her siblings,
and then for her children, and then her grandchildren.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She knows embroidery, and crochet and
knitting. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She knows to make all kinds of
delicacies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She is so disciplined and
punctual, you can tell the time from her activity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She works like a clock.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She relaxes only after her day’s chores are
done even to this day and mind you, most of it all was self learning and auto
suggestion. </span></span></div>
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<span class="textexposedshow"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">If she had been given good education and could have studied
higher, I am sure she would have worked wonders; become a great surgeon, or an
engineer or a great teacher.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She has
been a homemaker and been within the confines of four walls of house all her
life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I feel she has done every activity
humanly possible being at home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She is
so broad minded and open to new thoughts, considerate and compassionate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She is a gentle, beautiful, adorable soul!</span></span></div>
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<span class="textexposedshow"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">To this day, at the age of 80, she does not like to depend on others for her
work. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Being a very active person all
these years, she is frustrated with herself now, for like most old people, she
feels she is useless and a burden to others. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She feels helpless, as her mind is still enthusiastic
to work but her body fails to cooperate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>She complains she has had enough of life and blames God for still
keeping her alive. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She is consciously
aware of getting old and feels there is no point living any more being
dependent and helpless.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But whenever I
am with her and show her something new in my laptop I still see her eyes
sparkle with interest.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We get our heads
together and cook something or do something new, meanwhile chatting or playing music in
the background. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Grandpa is another interesting personality in our
family.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The first thing that comes to my
mind when you mention him is his smile; which lightens up his eyes in a
twinkle! He is a unique personality in our family.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">A man of principles, highly optimistic
person, a theist and lives a disciplined systematic life. </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<span class="textexposedshow"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">He lost his father at a very young age and worked his way to
school and then joined the bank.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When he
married my grandmother, he did not take any dowry in those days, and he had
made it a point to bring the ‘mangal soothra’ and the bride’s saree.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You don’t get to see that much even in these
days!</span></span></div>
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<span class="textexposedshow"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">He does not share any close bond with any of us; he is detached
yet loving.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is not the one who tells
bed time stories to his grandchildren. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But he is the one wanting to have them around
him from the day they got vacations from school till the very last holiday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Stubborn and adamant wanting his way always,
he has become so child-like now due to aging.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He is as careless as can be.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He
says, “If anything has to happen it will happen, there is no stopping it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now why worry about it?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Accept the fact and you will not be unhappy about
anything and anybody. ” – is his usual preaching and lives by it.</span></span></div>
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<span class="textexposedshow"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">As a kid I thought my grandparents had always been the same,
never younger than that or older, and they would remain the same.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Somehow that thought, or image remains
childishly, even today.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span class="textexposedshow"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I feel very strange and sad too, seeing a person grow old. Of
course, it is something inevitable.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But
seeing your dear ones, who had been so strong and the ones you depended on, who you
imagined or wished and hoped would always be the same, suddenly growing old,
weak and helpless, is heart wringing!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They become like children, or rather like grown up little kids!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Still they are the old know-it-alls (of
course, they know it all and there is no arguing it), so there is no telling
them to do or not to do anything <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>:D</span></span></div>
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<span class="textexposedshow"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">On Teachers’ day, I am simply taking this time to write about
them, the most significant teachers of my life, reminding myself of the important
place they occupy in my heart.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> They have been patient and persevering with us in childhood. </span>Whatever
I am today, whatever culture or sanskar I have today, where ever I stand today,
what happiness I cherish from my family is all their blessing, teaching, boon and the good ‘karma’!
Yes it is!</span></span></div>
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<span class="textexposedshow"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">With Loads of Love </span></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">“The police knew, the judges knew, the officers in jail knew
and so did the General Manager of Al Mansoor, who had lodged the complaint
agaist him, that Krishna Poojari had not stolen the money…. Yet Poojari
suffered the sentence.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All said the same
thing,’ Both the thieves were Indians, and you are an Indian…’.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So, being an Indian was his crime?”</span></i></b></div>
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<br /></div>
<div align="left" class="MsoBodyTextIndent" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">“For the
past two years, I have no news from my husband who left for the Gulf. He is now
in jail”, she said between tears.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She
was very lean and emaciated.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She cried
hysterically and had no strength to speak.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">“On what
charges?”, asked Dr Ravindranath Shanbhag.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div align="left" class="MsoBodyTextIndent" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">“That’s why
I am here. I have no idea. Neither does he know what crime he committed. Can
you please find out? ” She pleaded.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div align="left" class="MsoBodyTextIndent" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Besides the
information that Krishna Poojari was in a jail in Saudi Arabia, she was in the
dark. On what charges was he sentenced?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Was there a trial? Since when was he had been in the prison? She had no
answers to any of the questions</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">***********</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Krishna Poojari
hails from Kodi village of Kundapur Taluk. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was too poor to receive college education.
Though hard working by nature, he did not get a job in his village. Hence, like
many other unemployed youngsters of Dakshina Kannada, even he proceeded to
Bombay in search of a job.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">He got
himself a job in a travel agency on the Lamington road but the salary was too
low to meet even his personal needs, let alone saving it. Even after two years
of toil, he could not save enough to send money to his wife and children at
home.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Many youngsters
were flying to Gulf with the help of the travel agency where Krishna was
working. Besides educated people like doctors and engineers, people with
limited qualifications also found jobs as attendants, salesmen, etc. Krishna
Poojari began to nurse ambitions of overseas employment. He got himself a
passport. </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Poojari goes to Gulf</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">He applied
for a storekeeper’s job at the Al Mansoor Pharmacy, Al Khobar in Saudi Arabia,
which offered him a salary of 700 Saudi Riyals. He paid Rs.20, 000/- to the
travel agency in exchange for a visa.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Krishna Poojari flew to Gulf in March 1989. </span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Mr.Pujari
proved himself honest and sincere at work. Having started in one of the
branches of the establishment M/s <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Al
Saleh Mansoor Trading Company, he was soon promoted to be the in charge of all
three branches.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was responsible for
issuing goods to all the five Pharmacies and three Supermarkets run by the
company. Among his colleagues were three sales representatives.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">He was
expected to keep an account of all the goods purchased or issued from the
store. General Manager Mr.Abdul Khader’s permission was required for all such
transactions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mr. Pujari always looked
for his boss’s signature before carrying out any transaction. </span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Mr. Abdul
Majid, an Indian from Nagore, Tamil Nadu was the senior most among the sales
representatives. Since Mr. Majid had to travel to far off places constantly for
transporting goods, he found it difficult to get a signed sanction from the
General Manager. Mr. Majid was therefore permitted to receive goods worth
80,000 Riyals without prior consent from the General Manager.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, on Majid’s return, Pujary got the orders
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>immediately ratified by the GM.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This was the practice. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The sales
representatives used to remit the sales proceeds to Mr. Pillai the accountant
who issued a receipt. Mr. Pillai too was from India. Mr. Pujari never had the
need to handle cash. </span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">This
continued for about eight years without any difficulty. Accounts were audited
every week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There were no complaints of
any kind against Pujari’s sevice till December 1996. </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Abdul Majid missing!</span></b></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">In
January<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1997,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Abdul Majid who had left the town with the
goods from the go-down, never returned and, the unsold goods, if any were not
returned.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When the Manager was notified
about this, he said “Abdul Majid must be busy with trading. I take
responsibility of the goods taken by him.”</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">10 days
later, when Majid did not turn up, and they saw that 70000 riyal worth goods
were taken away by him, the General Manager panicked, as he would be responsible
for that amount.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">On
25-5-1997, at 9.30 in the morning the General Manager went to Krishna
Poojari,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>asked him to stop his work and
immediately go with him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The manager
took Poojari to the police station, and spoke to the Inspector in Arabic, none
of which did Poojari understand.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
manager went away,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>leaving Poojari
there.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Poojari
waited there for two hours.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The police
did not speak to him or give any explanation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Then one of them asked Poojari for his identity card.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But as soon as Poojari showed him his card,
he was hand-cuffed and put behind the bars.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Poojari was in shock.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He did not
understand why they were treating him that way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>His questions remained unanswered.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">A bolt from the blue</span></b></div>
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<br /></div>
<div align="left" class="MsoBodyTextIndent" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">A week
later, the inspector approached him, “Tell me the truth!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What have you done with the company’s 70000
riyal?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Where have you sent it?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Speak up! Or you will be left here to die!”, he
thundered.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div align="left" class="MsoBodyTextIndent" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">“I am the
store keeper. I don’t handle the money.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>My duty is only to provide goods to those who bring the indent.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Only the accountant or cashier, deal with the
money.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have all the records of my
dealings with the General Ganager’s signature.” Poojari explained.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">“I don’t
care!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The manager has lodged a complaint
against you saying goods worth about 70000 riyal were taken away by some people
from your country.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He says you are
responsible for all those things.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am
warning you!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you don’t return the
money, we will kill you.” The Inspector threatened Poojari.</span></div>
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are legal and noted in the records.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Please take me to the office at once. I will show you all the
records.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you still feel I have
wronged, I am ready to suffer any punishment.” said Poojari firmly.</span></div>
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inspector seemed convinced.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The next day
he called for the General Manager and asked him to take himself and Poojari to
the go-down.</span></div>
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Manager refused.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He said that the
salesman Abdul Majid and accountant Pillai had both escaped leaving the
company’s vehicle in Jeddah airport.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On
hearing this, the police beat up Poojari and then asked him to sign some letter
which was entirely written in Arabic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They beat him black and blue and again locked him up.</span></div>
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day,on<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>3-6-1997<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>8 a.m. in the morning,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Poojari was taken to court.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Poojari hopefully, explained his problem to
the court and requested to be taken to his office, so that he could get a
chance to prove his innocence by presenting his records.</span></div>
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Manager who was present immediately said, “Two Indians, namely Abdul Majid and
Pillai have cheated the company.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Since
that money cannot be recovered, I request the judge to claim the same from
another Indian, Krishna Poojari, who works there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Though judge and the manager conversed in
Arabic,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Poojari soon made out what they
were talking and was puzzled at the injustice done.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just because the people who had escaped with
the money were Indians Krishna Poojari was made the scape-goat!</span></div>
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judge asked Krishna Poojari to sign a letter confessing that he was responsible
for the loss suffered by the company, Poojari refused.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was ordered to be taken away and be beaten
up till he signed the letter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But he did
not sign and they beat him unconscious.</span></div>
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regained conscious at night he found himself tied to a cot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They asked him again to sign the letter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But he did not.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They stuffed cotton in his mouth and gave him
shock treatment until he lost his consciousness again.</span></div>
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to judicial custody.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After 40 days of
imprisonment, Poojari was presented before court.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The judge was new.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Poojari requested to be given a chance to
prove himself and explained his tale.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The judge said, “I agree, the sales representative and the accountant
may have stolen the money.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But it was
your responsibility to notify the general manager of the matter.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Saying so, he sentenced Poojari 8 months of
imprisonment and 320 lashes!</span></div>
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wanted to appeal to higher courts against the verdict, the judge asked him to
sign in some court registers and records.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Since it was all written in Arabic, Poojari did not sign.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As a result, he had to suffer his sentence.</span></div>
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Poojari’s father, Soora Poojari came to know of his son’s state, he was
completely distressed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Never recovering
from the shock, he passed away on 25-4-1998.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Krishna Poojari’s wife Baby was left helpless.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She did not dare to inform her husband of his
father’s death, fearing whether<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>he would
be in a state to face the tragedy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Mrs Baby
Poojari approached the Consumers Forum, Basrur, in December 1999.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">The forum looked through the various
documents she brought with her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She had </span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">already </span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">written to the Al
Mansoor Company and the Governor of </span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Dammam requesting them to help free her husband</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">. </span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Her letters to the Indian Embassy at Riyadh
had not been answered. </span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Consumers’ Forum
Basrur contacted friends in the Gulf and gathe</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">red some information regarding </span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Poojari’s
case.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">They</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"> found that Poojari was housed in cell no:
5 of the Sijjan al Amma Jail in Al Khobar. He had been in custody for two
years.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">On 6-6-2000,
Consumers’ Forum Basrur wrote to the Indian Embassy at Riyadh and requested for
all details. </span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">They stated
that Poojari’s</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">
wife has a right to know about his whereabouts and the charges levelled against
him.</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The officials of Indian Embassy,
who had not responded to any of Baby Poojari’s letters, now replied to her
assuring that they have requested the Saudi government to</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">give Krishna Poojari’s details.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">That goes to show
that the Indian Embassy knew nothing about it</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> for all these two long years! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The Forum instantly wrote to the </span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Al Kho</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">bar jail and asked them what
were<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the charges<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>leveled against </span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Poojari, </span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">t what stage the trial had
reached, and </span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">also
asked</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> them to
furnish a copy of the </span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">judgement.</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Consumers’ </span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Forum Basrur finally managed to obta</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">in a copy of the judgement on </span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">25-4-98. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>According to the verdict, Poojari was to be
imprisoned f</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">or a period
of 8 months.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But Poojari</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"> was already in
jail</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> for more
than THREE YEARS!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Forum activists</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"> informed the
Indian Embassy of this strange an</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">omaly a</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">nd
asked them to seek an explanation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">The Human Rights
Protection Foundation, Udupi wrote to the Governor of Dammam and pointed out this
blatant injustice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The foundation also
cautioned them about mobilizin</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">g world wide public opinion about this<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>if Poojari was </span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">not released immediately.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The </span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Governor,
in turn, wrote to the jail authorities.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Meanwhile, Poojari<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>was on hunger strike in jail.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Abdul Rayid, </span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">the jailer of Al Khobar </span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">had</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> developed a soft corner for
Poojari.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was certain that Poojari</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"> was innocent.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">On receiving a
letter from the Governor, </span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">the jail authorities went to the General Manager of</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"> A</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">l Mansoor Company and asked him</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"> to withdraw the
case against </span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Poojari.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The very next day the manager</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"> withdrew his
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suffer like me. We must mobilize public opinion against such atrocities. I shall
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Niveditahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11790031168511719512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042783847198921351.post-80572136733106073722013-08-14T03:33:00.000-07:002013-08-14T23:24:39.527-07:00Humanity has no bounds!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Forte; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">When every door closes, the path of
humanity opens up!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This path has no
bounds of caste, creed, color, or cult, no limits of country or borders.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The truth that ultimately everything except vanishes
and nothing but humanity pervades above all, is experienced.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The Consumers Forum Basrur attends to the problems of at
least 50 people every day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Be it the
bureaucratic treachery in extending the benefits of government schemes, treasons
of various service providers, or the pains and losses suffered in the
transactions with a company - each one of them has a different tale of
injustice meted to them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">In every situation there is an aggrieved person, and an
offender at the other end.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Under such
circumstances, it is customary for the Forum to guide the complainant how such
problems can be dealt with; how to go about finding a solution to the problem,
and advise how the Forum can aid them in the legal proceedings, if required. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Sometimes, the activists confront some extraordinary, bizarre
cases, where injustice has been done but the offender is unknown!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is a problem; but who is responsible
for it? who can be approached to mitigate the same? is a mystery.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The activists feel utterly helpless.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is like searching a black cat, in a dark
room, which is not there! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">But they do put their best efforts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A kindly Light leads the way in the
darkness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some invisible, supernatural
power seems to be guiding all through!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">This is about a heart-rending case reported to the Forum, in
December 1997.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This finds more relevance
at all times when communal riots take place in and around, across the country.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>An aged person
approached the Forum office that day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>“My son is missing since two months.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We did our best to find him but to no avail.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Won’t you please help us?”, he pleaded. His
son Shantharam who had been to Saudi Arabia a year ago had disappeared all of a
sudden.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There was no one to tell his whereabouts!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The elderly man was Mr. Nagappa Ganiga, who hailed from
Shiroor near Bhatkala of Uttara Kannada Dist.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He was an agriculturist.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He also
owned a piece of land but his income from agriculture was not sufficient to feed
his big family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Three girls were married
off but there were still two more girls.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Hence naturally they were already deep in debts.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Shantharam flew to Gulf</span></b></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Two of the older sons were school drop outs and were working
in some hotels.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The third son,
Shantharam passed matriculation and started hunting for a job but could not get
any suitable one.</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq4ukKcn1dclD8vlKN7yrpOC_KjFb-LEB_NCMpliW1kNY0rKaG25-pA5JoNUUQHQ_qnS0Qr8iw6r0NwfkEJzoymMHLhxrSKYnAXBavvzq_xLLcXiFCglukFYALVLndKmVYF-6k-ZJlBUc/s1600/Picture1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq4ukKcn1dclD8vlKN7yrpOC_KjFb-LEB_NCMpliW1kNY0rKaG25-pA5JoNUUQHQ_qnS0Qr8iw6r0NwfkEJzoymMHLhxrSKYnAXBavvzq_xLLcXiFCglukFYALVLndKmVYF-6k-ZJlBUc/s200/Picture1.png" height="200" width="172" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">At last he got a job in the Postal Department as
non-departmental staff.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">This was
something like slavery in the Government department but he decided to continue working
there till he got some other decent job.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">After toiling there for 10 years he saw an advertisement of a job
opportunity in a Company in Saudi Arabia.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">He applied for the job along with a few of his friends. Within a few
days he was interviewed in Mumbai for the job.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Thousands of applicants from other states had also appeared for the
interview but Shantharam was the only candidate from Shiroor who got selected
for the job. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">In 1996 June, Shantharam got the visa to Saudi Arabia. He
finally bid good bye to his postal slavery and flew to Saudi Arabia.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Every month he wrote letters to his mother
and his brother Subraya.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He often made phone
calls to his friends in Shiroor.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The Last Letter</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Shantharam was unable to send any money even after one year
of his stay in Saudi.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One could observe
from his letters that he himself was in trouble.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On 03-08-1997 he had written to his father
that he would send the money as soon as he received his salary.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His parents waited and waited for the money but
they neither got the money nor even a letter from Shantharam.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His friends did not get calls any more.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His family got worried.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Two months later a letter received from Saudi appalled them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The address on the letter was quite puzzling.
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It read, “To, The Heirs of Late
Shantharam Ganiga”. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mr. Nagappa Ganiga
approached everyone who knew English requesting them for the translation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All kept mum!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>How would they convey this old man that his young son was dead!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ultimately he was able to comprehend by
everyone's silence that his son was no more.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The letter was from an insurance company from Riyadh (General
Organisation from Social Insurance, PO Box 878 - Riyadh – 11421 K.S.A)
informing that 1000 Riyals were going to be released for the cremation of
Shantharam.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(File no. 4928-7). “How and
when did he die?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Where was the dead body?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Had he been cremated?” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>None of these questions were answered.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Now a quest began to find answers to these queries.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The family had not the slightest clue of what
he did, where he worked and what he earned.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They only knew that he worked in a place called Abha, a small village 800
km away from Jeddah, S.A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Insurance
Company which had written to Nagappa Ganiga, also did not have the details.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What was his passport number?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which was the Company he worked for?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which agency had provided him the Visa to
Saudi? Nobody knew the answers to these questions.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hunt for the Information</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">How would the Forum Activists react to such cases?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When they enquired with the people who had
attended the job interview with Shantharam, they found that Shantharam had been
to Saudi with the help of Al Hazrath Travel Agency in Mumbai.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When they contacted the agency, they got the
address and phone number of Shantharam Ganiga’s work place. (Mustir Saeed
Pardan Al Qahtani, Sarat Abeeda, Main Road, Abha, K.S.A.)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">When the activists contacted the number, except for a
“Hello”, the rest of the response was all in Arabic!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Efforts were made, to collect information with
the help of people who knew Arabic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>However, they could only get a reply, “Shantharam is dead, collect the
insurance amount.”</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #ffd966;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #ffd966;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="background: yellow; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-highlight: yellow;">What befell
Shantharam?</span></i></b></span></div>
<span style="background-color: #ffd966;"><br /></span>
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<span style="background-color: #ffd966;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="background: yellow; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-highlight: yellow;">Shantharam’s father could not fill the insurance
form.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was asking for the date of
Shantharam’s death, cause of death, place of death and other details.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When the Ganiga family had learnt about
Shantharam’s death by the letter of the Insurance Company, how would they fill
up details of the form not at all known to them!</span></i></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #ffd966;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #ffd966;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="background: yellow; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-highlight: yellow;">When all of Shantharam’s letters were studied, the
following observations were made.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What
do you deduce from them?</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #ffd966;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="background: yellow; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-highlight: yellow;">“Dear Subraya, . . . . . Have you received any notice
from Uppunda Finance?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If I get my salary
the next month, I’ll send as much money as I can. . .<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am not in a position to do anything. .
.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I cannot talk of money for at least another
two months. . .<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is no happiness
written in our fate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As if the hardships
in my own place did not suffice, I came here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I don’t know what more misfortune I am yet to face!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is still unrest regarding salaries. . .
With warm regards and blessings, your brother, Shantharam. “ – dated 23-7-96.</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #ffd966;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="background: yellow; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-highlight: yellow;">“Seeking blessings of you dear mother. . .<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I understand very well that the conditions at
home must have worsened. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have left you
all in the burden of my debts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I can’t
even begin to explain my condition here!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>But please try and manage a little longer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is hard for me to get even one meal a day.
I have to spend 2 riyals on each letter I post. I don’t want to worry you with
any more of my problems.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is all my
fate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am not happy here, and I could
not do anything to support you all. . .<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>God
has no mercy on me!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I hope to get my
salary after 15-9-96.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ll send the
money as soon as I get it.” – dated 31-8-96.</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #ffd966;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="background: yellow; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-highlight: yellow;">“Hope all is well. . . . I shall work till the end of
August.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My salary is still pending!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I will not be able to clear my debts even if
I work here for 5 years. I may have to toil all my life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With all this in mind, I have planned to run
away from here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But the police rules are
very strict here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The rest is left to
destiny.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hope God opens his eyes!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you are writing do write soon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is all driving me crazy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have no desire to live anymore!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But when I think of my dear ones, and the
adversities we are facing, I am trying to brave the pain and bear the burden” –
dated 3-8-97.</span></i></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="background: yellow; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-highlight: yellow;"><br /></span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></i></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Nonchalant Indian
Embassy!</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">By this time, 20 days had passed by.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There was no news of Shantharam’s cremation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As per Indian customs, the family would not
take any food, until the last rites were performed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Finally, Nagappa Ganiga wrote a letter to the
Indian Embassy in Jeddah, S.A, giving all the information about Shantharam. He
also requested them to hand over the dead body if his son was dead.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yet, there was no reply.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Letters were also written to the Indian Embassy at Riyadh and
the Secretary of Foreign Affairs Ministry in Delhi, by the then Member of
Parliament from Udupi, Mr. Oscar Fernandes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Two more weeks passed by.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Meanwhile, Nagappa Ganiga rang up to the Indian Embassy at
Riyadh, for more than 20 times.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In
response he could hear only the arrogant admonitions of the officers , but <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>not a word of consolation. Once he was even
rebuked, “Have we compelled your son to come to Saudi?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">When he repeatedly called the Indian Embassy at Jeddah, he
got the reply, “Send copies of Shantharam’s visa and passport. Let’s see what
we can do.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now how could poor Nagappa
Ganiga supply what he did not possess!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Sensing that he could not move a straw from his small town,
he sent his older son to Mumbai.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But he
was not allowed to enter the Saudi Embassy in Mumbai. “Look man, we are not the
concerned to solve this problem.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You
should get it done from your Indian Embassy in Saudi.” they said. </span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">They were suggested to consult the advocates in Mumbai and
try if the information of Shantharam could be collected through law
courts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No advocate accepted the case.
This was something novel!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Now even the activists had reached a dead end!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They did know how to proceed, or whom to
contact.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now that they were certain that
the Indian Embassy and the Government officials would not render any help, the
only option left was to approach and organize the Indian youths in Saudi
Arabia. BUT HOW????</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Some one proposed to appeal to the Kannada associations. But
that would take more time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One of the
activists came up with an idea.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How
about communicating through the popular column of ‘Udayavani’, the local Kannada
daily, Bahujana Hitaaya Bahujana SuKhaya, by Dr Ravindranath Shanbhag!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Daily had its circulation and readers in
Saudi.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The Article in Bahujana
Hitaaya</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">An article was instantaneously published on the Christmas
Day, 25<sup>th</sup> December 1997, with the caption “Gulf Kannadigare
Shantharama Yenada ballira?” (Oh Gulf Kannadaigas, do you know what befell
Shantharama?).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>An effort was made to
alert the youths of the district.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“All our attempts have failed!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is four months since we received
Shantharam’s last letter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We lost hopes
of getting any help from the Indian Embassy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>His aged parents are still awaiting their son’s return.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are hanging on to hear at least the news
of his cremation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Could you please do
something?”, it was requested in the article.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It was a great surprise to the Forum, to see the response of
our youth in Saudi. More than 100 letters and fax messages flew across the sea
within a week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The first amongst them to
write was Abdul Aziz of Katipalla.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Next
followed the letter from Abbas of Uchchila. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then fax messages started pouring in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mohammad Iqbal from Jodu Maarg, Pervez Ali
from Mangalore,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yaakub Ismail from
Bajpe, Gopalakrishna from Bolara, Cyril John D’Souza from Ullal, Abdul
Gafoor,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Abdul Majid, Hussain from
Katipalla , Rehaman from Kinnigoli -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>everybody asked the same thing “ <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Please send the details of Shantharam.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We will look for him.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The amazing point was more than 90 % of the
people who offered help to find the Hindu boy Shantharam were Muslims who
hailed from the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>places of Dakshina
Kannada district where communal riots were taking place during this time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">When every door closes, a path of humanity opens up!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This path has no bounds of caste, creed,
colour, cult, no limits of country or borders.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The truth that ultimately everything except human conscience vanishes and
nothing but humanity pervades above all, was experienced.</span></i></b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">As it was difficult to reply each and every one of them, the contact
number and address of all those who responded were typed in a letter and sent
to four of them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“All these people in
the list are eager to know about Shantharam.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Is it possible for you to associate with them and do something?”, the
Forum enquired.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">All the youths irrespective of caste, creed, or colour united
together, within 48 hours.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They
approached our embassy at Riyadh and Jeddah and staged their protest against
the passivity of the embassy in Shantharam’s case.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Finally the officials of the embassy were
forced to contact the Forum and ask for the details of Shantharam.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="background: silver; color: #0070c0; font-family: "Arabic Typesetting"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-highlight: silver;">How did Shantharam die!</span></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="background: silver; color: #0070c0; font-family: "Arabic Typesetting"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-highlight: silver;"><br /></span></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="background: silver; color: #0070c0; font-family: "Arabic Typesetting"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-highlight: silver;">Shantharam was working in
a farm, in a village called Abha. On 12<sup>th</sup> August, 1997, Shantharam
was repairing a water pump near a well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Due to a sudden voltage surge, he suffered an electric shock and fell
into the well. </span></i></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="background: silver; color: #0070c0; font-family: "Arabic Typesetting"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-highlight: silver;"><br /></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="background: silver; color: #0070c0; font-family: "Arabic Typesetting"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-highlight: silver;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The first person, who dashed to his rescue, was
Abdul Rehman, a 26 year old Pakistani youth. He immediately plunged into the
well and brought Shatharam up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All
others assembled there took him out of the well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His heart was beating; Shantharam was still
alive!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There was no hospital nearby, and
no means of transport.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hence, Rehman
carried Shantharam on his shoulders, and ran all the way to hospital, 1.5 km
away.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But it was too late!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Shantharam had breathed his last by they
reached hospital!</span></i></span></div>
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bounds of caste, creed race or religion?</span></i></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Committee to trace the
body!</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">In the mean time, a youth named Shashi, who lived in a place
called Khamis Mushayath, 1200 km away from Riyadh, contacted Udayavani Office
at Manipal, and assured, “The Indian Embassy will not be able to help.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We will find a way out.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Forum supplied all the information they
had.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">On the same day, about 12 youths gathered in a firm called
Saudi Caterers, and formed a committee in the mission of search for
Shantharam.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Within 48 hours, they
travelled 800 kms to a village called Abha.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>On their inquiries at the farm where Shantharam worked, they were guided
to a government hospital another 20 km away.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>There in the morgue lay the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>forsaken body of Shantharam!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Now<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>was <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the task of sending Shantharam’s body back to
India.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They shared among themselves the
different tasks which were at hand.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Jayakodi, a youth from Sri Lanka, immediately brought Shantharam’s
employer, Sayil Al Kahatani to Saudi Caterer’s Office in Khamis Mushayath.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">They had to run errands to the booking office of the airport
to arrange for the deporting of Shantharam’s body.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nazir Khan and Gohuroor Rehman took this
responsibility.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Would you believe that
these youths were from Pakistan!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The most difficult of all was, getting the things done in the
government offices.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Only those who knew
Arabic and were quite influential in the government sector <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>could do this!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The Area Supervisor of Saudi caterers, Micheal Ayub of Lebanon and a
Saudi citizen Nader Mohammad bore this responsibility.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Five other youths working in the same firm, hailing from
Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka – Mohammed Iqbal of Jodu Maarg, Cyril
John D’Souza of Ullal, Yakoob Ismail Bawa of Bajpe, Ahmed Shareef of Kotekaar,
Moidin Hajmath of Haleyangadi, joined the committee as aids. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The body was found, arrangements were made to deport it, but
who is to bear the cost of 1.5 lakh rupees?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Nagappa Ganiga was already impoverished!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Apart from the old <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>debts which
were mounting up due to the expenditure of Shantharama’s Gulf visit, he had
spent another Rs 20000, in the last four months in the search for his son.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Dr Shanbhag wrote to Shashi, the convener of the
Committee relating the financial crisis of the Ganiga family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Forum also felt very helpless. The next
day there was another fax from Shashi, “Please don’t worry about the
expenses.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We will collect the required fund
from our companions. Please send the power of attorney in Arabic or English, to
take possession of the dead body from the hospital.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The power of attorney signed by Nagappa Ganiga was prepared
instantly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Maulwi Abul Hassan of
Arabic Institute in Mangalore helped in translating all the required documents
to Arabic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He also coordinated with the
officials in Saudi Arabia for settlement of the insurance money to the
family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Everything went well after that!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ten months after the death of Shantharam, his
body arrived at Bajpe Airport, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mangalore.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Activists of the Forum arranged for the delivery of the body to
Shiroor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">An envelope with a letter signed by all the youths who took
part in the mission, was sent with the body.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The letter read, “Dear Mr Shanbhag, we are entrusting <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the body of Shantharam to you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Would you kindly deliver it to his
parent?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have also enclosed a demand
draft for <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Rs. 33,000, being the balance
out of the funds collected towards the expenses of transportation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Please hand over this amount to Mr Ganiga
with over condolences.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>May God bless
you!”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="background: silver; color: #0070c0; font-family: "Arabic Typesetting"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-highlight: silver;"><br /></span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: "Arabic Typesetting"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: text2;"></span></i></div>
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<span style="background-color: #d5a6bd;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto auto; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; line-height: 115%;">What was the Bond that tied them up
together?</span></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #d5a6bd;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto auto; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div>
<span style="background-color: #d5a6bd;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #d5a6bd;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto auto; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; line-height: 115%;">In December 1997 the youths from
Khamis Mushayath united together and formed a “Committee to search Shantharam”. The coordinator of the committee Shashi constantly kept in touch with the Forum and updated the
developments of their search through fax messages.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #d5a6bd;"><br /></span>
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</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #d5a6bd;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto auto; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; line-height: 115%;">When he discovered that Nagappa Ganiga had no money, the same young man
had assured saying, “You need not worry Sir, we will collect money from our
companions, and we will also make the
necessary arrangements to send
Shantharam’s body back home.”</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #d5a6bd;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto auto; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></span></span></div>
<span style="background-color: #d5a6bd;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #d5a6bd;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto auto; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; line-height: 115%;">Ultimately, it was the same Shashi, who transported the body to the Riyadh Airport,
with the help of two Pakistanis. Dr
Shanbhag did not know the whereabouts of
Shashi as to which place of Dakshina Kannada dist ,Shashi belonged to. So Dr. Shanbhag contacted him through fax and asked him in Kannada,“Where are you from Mr. Shashi ?”.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #d5a6bd;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto auto; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></span></span></div>
<span style="background-color: #d5a6bd;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #d5a6bd;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto auto; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; line-height: 115%;">“Sir, I don’t know Kannada, I am from Thiroor, a town in Kerala”, he replied.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #d5a6bd;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto auto; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></span></span></div>
<span style="background-color: #d5a6bd;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto auto; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; line-height: 115%;">When Dr Shanbhag enquired, “Then how did you come to know of the story
published in Udayavani?”, he had replied, “We found our colleague, Mohammad
Iqbal from Jodu Maarg, shedding
tears while reading Shantharam’s story
in the newspaper. When he narrated the
entire tale to us, we set forth for this mammoth task. What if Shantharam is a Hindu? All our Muslim friends decided that this was a
service to God, and joined in.”</span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #c27ba0;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto auto; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></span></span>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Dear readers, please think over!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What bond did these Muslim boys share with
Shantharam? What blood relation <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>brought <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>them together?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>If this can be explained and understood, there would not be any communal
fights on this land!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Don’t you agree?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">-Nivedita<br />
(translated from 'Bahujana Hitaaya, Bahujana Sukhaya' by Dr Ravindranath Shanbhag) </span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Andalus","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The FIR claimed that Dr Ashok Kumar had committed
suicide.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The newspapers carried the same
news the following day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hence the LIC
refused to pay his claim amount.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But his
father Srinivas Rao and his brothers were unable to accept that their dear
Ashok had killed himself as there was no reason for him to do it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He had no problems worrying him nor did he
have any bad habits . . . . .<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>5 years
later, the Consumer Court delivered the verdict, “LIC’s decision that Dr Ashok
Kumar has committed suicide, is wrong.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The court ordered LIC to pay the claim entitled to his family”</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Dr Ashok Kumar hailed from the Yadyadi-
Matyadi of Kundapur Taluk.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was the
youngest of the four sons and three daughters of Sri <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Srinivas Rao.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>While his brothers and sisters were happily married and settled in their
lives, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>31 years old Ashok remained
unmarried and this worried his father.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Gentle and soft natured Ashok was
inclined to studies since childhood and had been popular with his teachers for
his brightness in learning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ashok wished
to remain in his village and serve the society.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>As soon as he completed his MBBS degree, he applied for the government
doctors’ job.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In August 1997, he got the
job in Kollur Primary Health Center.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Having no family of his own, he found
for himself a small room on the second floor of Rama Krishna Yogashram close to
his work place.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The good natured Dr Ashok
Kumar soon became a favourite among his colleagues and patients.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">When the doctor did not come!</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In the evening of the 13<sup>th</sup> March
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1999, Dr. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ashok, who left for his room after visiting
his neighbours, was not to be seen again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Since the next day was a Sunday nobody noticed his absence.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When he did not return to work on Monday, his
colleagues got worried.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Since Ashok
usually went home to see his father every weekend, they thought he might have
prolonged his stay.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But when he did not
return <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>on 16<sup>th</sup> March Tuesday also,
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>his friends sensed that something was
wrong.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Meanwhile, on the second floor of
Ramakrishna Yogashram, a foul smell emanated from Dr. Ashok’s room.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The room was locked from inside and the windows
were closed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The supervisor of the lodging
tried looking inside the room by moving a window pane and saw Ashok’s body
lying on the bed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The family members
were informed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The police, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in the presence of the family broke open the
door.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dr Ashok Kumar’s blackened and
bloated dead body lay on his bed, apparently 3 days old.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A
police complaint was lodged in the Kollur Police Station that the doctor must
have committed suicide for some reason by the looks of it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The same was recorded in the FIR as well as
published in the newspapers the following day.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Was it really a suicide?</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Ashok’s father and brothers were in
shock and could not believe that he could have committed suicide.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He had no problems to worry about nor did he
have any bad habits <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and hence no reason
to compel him to end his life.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The facts became crystal clear when
Srinivar Rao received the Police Panchanama of his son’s death.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It did not say the he had committed
suicide.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The last<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>words of Panchanama stated <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“ . . . . . and the diary and tablets were
found on the table.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It had been
mentioned in the diary that he had slipped and fallen while climbing the stairs
and had suffered severe pain in the chest .<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We, the witnesses of this Panchanama unanimously opine that the deceased
had died of severe chest pain or due to the severity of the tablets consumed
for reducing the pain.” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The report from
the Pathology Department of Manipal Hospital said, “Since the tissues are
autolysed no opinion is possible”</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">LIC policy cancelled</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Srinivas Rao heaved a sigh of relief on
knowing that it was not suicide.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Few
days later, he discovered from the documents that Ashok had taken two insurance
policies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He enquired as to how the
policy sum could be claimed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Meanwhile they received a letter from
LIC which said, “As the insured has not paid the premium installments of Policy
number 620775807, the policy has lapsed. You may send the duly completed claim
form to claim the amount under the policy of Rs. 1 lakh taken in 1999.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As the nominee under the policy was the elder
brother of Ashok Kumar, Mr. Venkataramana, the claim form was filled up and
sent to claim the amount.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">On 7-10-1999, Mr. Venkataramana
received a letter from LIC stating, “As your brother has committed suicide
within one year of the policy, the said policy stands cancelled, and we are
unable to settle the insurance <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>amount in
your favour.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Mr. Venkataramana immediately wrote a
protest letter to the Senior Divisional Manager of LIC, “I would like to know
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">LIC Divisional Manager replied in his
letter dated 18-11-1999, “It was published in the newspaper that it might be a
suicide.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hence we decided that it must
be a suicide and the insurance amount has been rejected. . . .<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.However, please send the Police B Final
report to once again verify the cause of death.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">It was surprising that LIC had taken
news publication as the base of its decision.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The members of the Investigation Committee of the Forum carefully
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In the third page of the Post- Mortem
Report, the cause of death was specifically recorded.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Readers may please observe the following
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“. . . .<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>. A diary of the deceased, in which he had
recorded his daily routine up to 13<sup>th</sup> March, is found.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The writing is identified to be the hand
writing of the deceased.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On March 13<sup>th</sup>
it has been recorded in green ink, ‘<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Today
when I was climbing the stairs to my room after dinner, I slipped and got hit
to the railing, which caused severe, unbearable pain in my chest.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I fear I may not survive.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If at all I do, I’ll see you soon, or else I
bid you all adieu.’<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The diary has been
seized for further action.”</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">When all the documents are stating that
the death had been caused due to injury to the chest by hitting to the
railings, when the deceased himself has expressed the same in his diary, it was
intriguing why LIC had taken an adverse decision.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The forum thought that the Senior DM of LIC
may change his decision after verification of these reports.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Now, Dr Ashok Kumar’s family tried to
obtain the final report from the District <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Magistrate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The police were requested to send the report directly to the LIC. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">On 23-12-1999 the Sub Inspector of Kollur
Police<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Station wrote a detailed letter
to the Branch Manager of LIC and stated in clear terms<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as below.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Though it was stated in the FIR, that
Dr. Ashok Kumar had committed suicide, this was recorded only based on the written
complaint of some <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>unconcerned,
unrelated, ill informed third parties who had not seen the corpse.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Moreover, nowhere during the investigation
was the opinion formed that it was a suicide...”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Final Report of the Magistrate was also
attached with this letter to the LIC.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">On 31-12-1999 Mr. Srinivas Rao
personally submitted one more copy of the Final Report to the Branch Manager of
Kundapur.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A certificate as to the
confirmation that Dr. Ashok had not availed any Medical Leave from 18-08-1997
to 15-03-1999 was sent along <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>requesting him
to settle the insurance amount of his son.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The Branch manager said the letter would be forwarded to their
Divisional Office, Udupi<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>who would send
their replies.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Analysis of the Final Report</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Investigation committee of
Consumers Forum, Basrur studied the final report of the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>District Magistrate of Kundapur.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The last paragraph of the report contained, “
A Post-Mortem examination has been conducted to identify the exact cause of the
death of Dr Ashok Kumar. . . .<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Medical Officer Byndoor gave the final
opinion regarding cause of Death…. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After
considering the medico legal autopsy and expert opinion of the forensic expert
of Manipal Medical College and Regional Forensic Laboratory, it is not possible
to ascertain the cause of death.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>the experts themselves <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>were unable
to specify the cause of death, the deceased himself had recorded in his diary
that he<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>hit to the iron rod and was
injured, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>what other proof did the LIC need?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Should the dead rise from his ashes to convince
LIC?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">All these details were submitted by the
Forum to the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sr. DM of LIC,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Udupi and the Zonal Manager, Hyderabad,
demanding settlement of the insurance amount to Mr. Venkataramana. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even after nine months of this letter LIC
neither paid the amount nor informed why they are not paying. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At last, a suit was filed against LIC, in
the District Consumer Court.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Suit in the Court</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Court investigated the case for about 3
years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>LIC argued as below,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Dr Ashok Kumar consumed the tablet
Lynoxin, meant for heart disease.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There
should have been 30 tablets in the bottle found in his room.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There were only 8 tablets in it. Hence we
decided that he must have consumed the rest of the tablets.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As the news item in the local daily also
stated that Dr Ashok had committed suicide, we did not settle the claim.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Court rejected the argument of LIC,
“Just because there are only 8 tablets left <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in the bottle,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>it cannot be concluded that he had at once
consumed all the 22 <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>tablets. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is also not proved that the death is
caused by the over dosage of the lynoxin tablets.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There was a possibility<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to find out when these tablets were purchased
by Dr. Ashok Kumar. LIC has also failed<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>to do so.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The explanation that
the claim was rejected based on the news item does not hold good.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When the PMR also concludes that “The cause
of death can not be<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ascertained” one can
not conclude that it is a death by accident nor<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>a suicide.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Therefore, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>LIC is hereby ordered to pay the claimant the
sum insured<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of Rs. 1 lac<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>plus<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>interest at the rate of 10 %<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>on
the sum from the date of death<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>till the
date of payment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The LIC<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>should also<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>pay Rs. 500/- being the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>cost of
the legal suit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">At last, after FIVE<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>YEARS <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of the death of his son Sri Srinivas Rao could
receive the sum of the LIC policy of his son. Was it right<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to make<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>this grieving old <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>man<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>struggle for<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mr.
Srinivas Rao <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>laments, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>reading his son’s diary writing of 13 March, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>again and again, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that he could not render any help<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>when he was<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<i><span style="font-family: "Andalus","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“I have left my previous job; I have left the house I was
working in. I am calling from a different place now”, she said.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Andalus","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Mustafa
thought she sounded troubled. “Why on earth would you leave your job?”, he
asked surprised.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Andalus","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“I
shall tell you everything the next time. . . “, the line went dead.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Andalus","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A worried
husband having no means to contact his wife approached Human Rights Protection
Foundation.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Andalus","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Jameela had gone to Kuwait in search of a job as a house
maid. She had written letters of her well being to her husband Mustafa in
Kallikote, and had also assured that she would send money as soon as her
employer paid her. She had even talked to him over phone a couple of
times. She was gone for only four months when she went mysteriously
missing. <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Andalus","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Where was Jameela? What had happened to her? What had forced
her to leave her job and move out? Did they find her? If so how? She spoke only malayalam. How did she manage
on a foreign land?</span></i><br />
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<b><u><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Jameela in jeopardy</span></u></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Is this the Human Rights office? Our
farm worker Mustafa’s wife is missing. The whole family is in panic. Would you please help? ”, asked the caller,
who said he was from Madikeri. It was
Sunday, the October 5<sup>th</sup> 2003.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“You better lodge a complaint with the
police immediately”, Dr Ravindranath Shanbhag, the President of Human Rights Protection Foundation, urged him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Sir, she is missing in Kuwait, not
here. So the police are helpless. The
family does not even have the knowledge about where Kuwait is. Would you be able to help?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">So
Dr Shanbhag asked him to send them to Udupi and also to tell them to carry any
relevant documents. The very next day
Mustafa arrived to narrate his woeful tale.
The activists of the foundation immediately set to work using the
documents he had brought with him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> *****<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Mustafa,
a young man from a village called Aranpara in Kerala got married to Ahmad
Kutti’s daughter, Jameela. Though
uneducated, Mustafa was a very hard working man and knew farming very
well. In need for a better means of earning,
the family moved to Madikeri. Mustafa was
appointed as a gardener in a coffee plantation in the village Cherambana. The family somehow managed their livelihood
with their meager earnings, but eventually when they had 4 children, they found
it hard to manage without enough money for their education. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">They
began looking for some better means of earning, hoping to give their children a
better future. It was then that they got
to know from some relatives in Kallikote, that there were job opportunities in
the gulf countries for women as domestic workers. They approached a travel agent in Kallikote
regarding the same, and sure enough, in four months he informed them of a rich
family in Kuwait who were in need of a domestic aid. They were offering Rs 5000/- per month besides a room for
accommodation. This brought hopes to
Jameela, who immediately grabbed at the opportunity and said she was ready to
go. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Mustafa’s
mind was in the dilemma that if she went, the children would be deprived of
their mother’s care, the major worry being the fact that she had never been
away on her own and spoke only Malayalam, but Jameela had made her decision. She
consoled her husband and children saying that she would work for a couple of
years and earn at least sufficient for the children’s education.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> So saying, she got her passport ready with the help of the agent. She got her ticket to leave for Kuwait on
26-6-2003. The agent’s commission amount
shockingly turned out to be Rs 30000.
But with the faith that she will be earning enough on going to Kuwait,
she paid him by mortgaging her jewelry and left for Kuwait.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">During
the next three months, Jameela wrote three letters to her husband, informing
him that she was doing well and she would send the money as soon as her
employer paid her. She also spoke to him
over phone a couple of times.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">On
22<sup>nd</sup> September, Monday, Mustafa got a phone call. The caller spoke in Malayalam and gave the
phone to Jameela.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“I
have left the first job; I have left the house I was working in. I am calling
from a different place now”, she said.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Mustafa
thought she sounded troubled. “Why on earth would you leave your job?”, he
asked surprised.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“I
shall tell you everything the next time. . . “, the line went dead.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> ***** <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Mustafa
got terribly worried. He did not have
any means to contact her. He approached
the travel agent but he said that it was not his problem to worry about. On repeated requests, he gave Mustafa the
contact number of the travel agent from Kuwait who had offered him the job
opportunity. This travel agent from Kuwait
was Karim Bhai who was an Indian , feom West Bengal. When contacted he said, “Jameela has left her
employer Mansoor Assadi. She has taken
away her passport with her. There is
nothing we can do.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Mustafa
felt he had reached a dead end. An advocate of Somawarpet told him of the Human
Rights Protection Foundation. A worried
husband having no means to contact his wife approached the organization. The activists of the organisation obtained
copies of Jameela’s passport, visa and the agreement made with the
employer. They also contacted the
exchange and requested them to record all the phone calls made to Mustafa’s
number.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">On
Monday, the October 6<sup>th</sup>, Mustafa received another call from Kuwait!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“I
can’t stay here anymore. Please take me
away from here as soon as you can!” she cried.
The previous owner had paid her only 50 dinar in three months and had
snatched away 30 dinars from her. When
asked where she was, she was not able to explain clearly about it, nor about
who she was staying with. But fortunately,
the activists could obtain the mobile number she had called from.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">On
October 7<sup>th</sup>, an article was published on ‘Kuwait samachar’ and other
internet news papers seeking help from the Indians in Gulf. Several Indians responded on reading these
articles. The details of Jameela’s
passport and visa and the mobile number she had last contacted from were
provided to them. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">When Human Rights Protection Foundation stepped in</span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The activists made many attempts to
contact the Indian Embassy in Kuwait.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Several calls <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>were made, but
there was no response.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Emails sent to
them bounced back.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The same mails were
forwarded to the Indian Embassies in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Riyadh, Muscat and other
neighbouring countries requesting them to send the same to the Indian Embassy
in Kuwait, but they failed to respond too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The activists then contacted the Indian
Embassy of Kuwait with the help of the foreign embassy in Delhi but in vain.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">There was also a possibility that
Jameela might have been kidnapped. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What
if she had been moved to some other place!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The passport details of Jameela were
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organization if they had any information.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<![endif]--><b><u><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">30 days of Exile!<o:p></o:p></span></u></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A
timid and nervous Jameela left Kallikote to the alien land! She spoke only Malayalam and broken
Kannada. She had no money.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">What
had the agent in Kallikote said? “Don’t worry yourself! Karim bhai, an Indian, will be there to
receive you at the airport. You could
borrow some money from him till you are settled there.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">But
when she landed at Kuwait this Karim bhai was nowhere in sight. After 2 hours,
someone who introduced himself as a driver of her sponsor Mohammed Assadi took
her to the rich man’s home. She had no
way to confirm whether it was the same person who had called for her. She
prayed to God to give her strength to face whatever came her way.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">She
was on duty from the next day after she had arrived. She had to wake up at 5 a.m.
in the morning and wash 3 cars, then sweep and mop the floors. She had to finish all this by 7 am and start
cooking. Later on in the day she had to
wash and press the clothes. Since she
was the only person to do all the work, it kept her busy till 10 pm. The ladies of the house went to bed by 10pm. But the men returned home only after 11 pm,
and Jameela had to serve them dinner and wash the dishes afterwards. It would turn past 1.30 am when she could
finally go to bed. But a similar hectic
day would start again at 5 am every day.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This
continued for three months. Jameela’s
health was deteriorating due to over work and over strain. She suffered a
terrible stomach ache on September 18<sup>th</sup> morning and she found it
impossible to get up from bed. The
family members ordered her to get to work immediately. When she motioned that her stomach hurt, a
huge bloke kicked at her stomach. She
screamed calling for Karim Bhai as tears of pain stung her eyes. The enraged Arabian threw her passport out
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Karim
Bhai was summoned the next day. As soon
as he came he started beating her up. He
dragged her by her hair till his office.
He threatened her saying she would be taken to the police if she did not
obey her masters. She could not make out a word as he rambled on in Hindi. She was scared out of her wits. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">However she had managed to gather her
passport which the man had thrown out.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">On September 20</span><sup>th</sup><span style="font-size: 12pt;">, she borrowed 10 dinars from the Pakistani
driver of the house, and took a taxi to the Indian Embassy which was 20 kms
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Jameela
described her woes to the officials but no one paid any heed. Finally someone
named Mammooty spoke to her in Malayalam and suggested her to find some work
soon or else the police would arrest her for not having a work permit. But
Jameela knew nobody there! She sat in
front of the embassy. She cried at her
fate as she thought of her family. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> A kind, Tamilian lady who had come to renew
her passport approached her and listened to her problem. She consoled her and took her along to her
home assuring her that she would get Jameela a job through her husband. It is from their cell phone that Jameela had
contacted her husband. Since they had let Jameela stay with them illegally,
they were scared to give their address details to her. At last in about 10 days, a Sri Lankan lady
helped her get a job. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Human Rights Protection Foundation, Udupi had spread the news of Jameela in
Kuwait news. A gentleman, Mr Philip
Hemant was finally successful in contacting Jameela. The next day, “Udayavani” the local Kannada Daily published an article,
“Gulf Kannadigare, Jameelalige sahaya maaduvira?” (Dear Kannadigas of Gulf,
would you help Jameela?) Within a day,
22 youths contacted the organization and lent a helping hand by helping Jameela
in returning safely to India. (They wanted to remain anonymous and requested the
organization not to reveal their names).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Jameela is back at HOME. She is broken
down mentally and physically. There are
burn injuries all over her body and she is undergoing treatment. The scars reveal many untold stories. She has heartily thanked the activist of the
Foundation and also the kind youths in Gulf who took pains for her release
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may naturally fear for the safety of their dear ones.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Consumers Forum, Basrur and Human Rights
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reports of the applicants to the agents who notified us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our duty ends here”, declared the travel
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</span>But we have no way of knowing how they are treated or what happens to them
afterwards.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>95 out of 100 people are
usually well settled. I can show you the letters we have received.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But then there are also employers who
ill-treat their servants.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The people are
advised beforehand to write about the nature of their work and of the
facilities they are provided with.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There
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<![endif]-->-Nivedita</div>
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(Translated from "Janabhiprayada Mahapoora" by Dr Ravindranath Shanbhag)</div>
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