Indira Gandhi: A mother, the demon, lron lady....remembered?

The newspapers have been flooding the common folks with some good writeups on how great, Indira was, her acheivements; calling her the Iron lady and what not. Even papers who once played a strong role in curating her as the greatest she-demon of this country, have offered "there respect" to the lady.


May be its just that we don't want to offend the greatest she-demon as she is dead. Or we are just plain sacred of Indira Haunting! Her achievements are long, but strong she was that she didn't even flinch at the thought of having her son killed, she just did it.Children Heed To Thy Parents, They Just Might Kill You.


I watched as the not-so-innocent looking with a show of reverence flocked Shakti Sthal to pay homage to former prime minister Indira Gandhi on her 25th death anniversary Saturday. Known as 'Iron Lady', she ruled the country for 15 years in two stints before being assassinated by her Sikh bodyguards (don't you smell some conspiracy here too).


We know she had it coming after the Blue Star, but it were not the Sikhs alone who hated her, hatred towards Indira was quite universal, in the subtle deep conscious of her party-men and a foreign interest is never out of the ruling. 

Rising as one of the most powerful of Indian women, Indira Gandhi was a favorite daughter, a loved mother, a strong leader...but with power the transform from Iron Lady to the greatest She-Demon was slow...but heartfelt.



But there is truth to the fact that she was loved, respected and adored by millions of Indians and her memory certainly would stay alive, for some it would always be with a bitter tinge of disgust and pure hatred. RIP Indira...

Shoo the encroachers,Why show mercy!

Bangalore, Oct 25, 2009: Twelve-year old Mansoor watched-on alone from a nearby high-roof house, as his home was being demolished by the BBMP. He was born in that house and it’s been there even before his birth, he said.

    But his house along with the other 63 hutments was razed down as "they had encroached the storm water drain."The BBMP official supervising the encroachment said, "It was also a preventive measure as the area is flood prone and could be of consequence." The measure thus was for their welfare, he added.

   Meanwhile, Mansoor carrying his 2-year old sister Salma quietly walked on to a vacant BDA land, while his father was seen muttering objection to any official or the onlookers, who cared to listen. They had just lost their home!

    The BBMP drive at the Tannery Road was the phase-one of driving out encroachment from near the SWD's and would be carried on in a phased manner, the BBMP official said. However, one wonders: Where would these families go? Maybe they just will have to find another vacant land to encroach upon -- build a house and live there till it’s broken again. But today, they will sleep in the open.

    A fact that even the young Mansoor knows. “Aaj tho galli may soyeangae,”(today will sleep on the street) the young 12-year old interjected as his mother took the child from his arm and asked him to carry some furniture.

64 houses go down the ‘drain’