tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220576606443034295.post8187540764980394328..comments2023-09-25T06:09:31.825-04:00Comments on Me, My mind and Wilderness: For Whom the bell tollsJayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05053043951887070129noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220576606443034295.post-47716367299533962132009-06-16T11:15:54.988-04:002009-06-16T11:15:54.988-04:00The senseless killings of the sikh community back ...The senseless killings of the sikh community back in 1984 is something each one of us "Indians" should be ashamed of. The Jalianwala massacre sounds pale in comparison to the 1984 rioting.<br /><br />I clearly remember that time, as we were visiting Haridwar and we had to stay there for a week until things calmed down. I too was a school-boy back then, and the one incident that I cannot ever forget is to see blood and cut-hair in the bathrooms of the train on our way back from Delhi to Bombay. I could only imagine the carnage that must have occured in those narrow compartments.<br /><br />They say time heals all wounds. I really dont believe that is true, especially for those that are wounded. Some wounds never heal.Cosmic Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01612222922448290112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220576606443034295.post-71900851720795335102009-06-09T13:23:28.561-04:002009-06-09T13:23:28.561-04:00Arc: Yes. Very scary indeed.
Ceedy: Writing this ...Arc: Yes. Very scary indeed.<br /><br />Ceedy: Writing this has reminded me so many other things that happened. Maybe another post.Jayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05053043951887070129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220576606443034295.post-44994194417478591032009-06-09T10:11:36.339-04:002009-06-09T10:11:36.339-04:00Wow...memories like these haunt you forever. Good ...Wow...memories like these haunt you forever. Good that you wrote them down...hopefully it helped.ceedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17767787593275846653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220576606443034295.post-67397179495780866802009-06-08T18:12:54.340-04:002009-06-08T18:12:54.340-04:00Incidentally, although we lived in Rajasthan at th...Incidentally, although we lived in Rajasthan at that time, we were in Delhi on that day. I remember that day and night very well too! Very weird and scary.Archana Bahugunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930196195648347298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220576606443034295.post-90590343889759007212009-06-08T09:09:35.151-04:002009-06-08T09:09:35.151-04:00Ugich Ji: Yes, it was terrible. The mobs had also ...Ugich Ji: Yes, it was terrible. The mobs had also rioted my school. Later I could see girls from "not so well off" families wearing socks and also carrying notebooks with my school name printed. That was heart breaking. I guess we are slowly learning.. Communal tolerance is developing.<br /><br />HHG: Your post kindled my mind. I For a month I have been trying to write a post and reading yours helped me. And yes it was scary. That was when Delhi came under terror attack.<br /><br />Suma: Thanks for the suggestion. I should. There are more things that I remember. I should pen them down.<br /><br />Meira: Everybody in Delhi at that time had similar experiences. Yes it was bad and thankfully everyone became more tolerant to each other....Jayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05053043951887070129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220576606443034295.post-7945851868085603132009-06-08T01:36:14.604-04:002009-06-08T01:36:14.604-04:00I was too young then and don't remember the ri...I was too young then and don't remember the riots too well. But we were in delhi too and my parents have similar terrible memories. Listening to such incidents is itself so painful. <br />HugsMeirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08615832258916668677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220576606443034295.post-91555433109780541122009-06-07T22:25:57.082-04:002009-06-07T22:25:57.082-04:00that must have been scary to a young mind!
you m...that must have been scary to a young mind! <br /><br />you must pen it down somewhere in more detail, what you felt, your thoughts, your fears...(a day of your life which is now mentioned in history books -your daughter and others may want to read it someday)aMushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14191649124291527517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220576606443034295.post-65922184940611959062009-06-07T20:28:25.014-04:002009-06-07T20:28:25.014-04:00we only read abut this but you actually experience...we only read abut this but you actually experienced it.scary even for a fourth grader i must say.Hip Grandmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16891699611146003601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220576606443034295.post-32474434671962160162009-06-05T23:03:00.735-04:002009-06-05T23:03:00.735-04:00That must have been a terrible thing to witness as...That must have been a terrible thing to witness as a young schoolgoing kid. I often think we grew up thinking such things happened only in history books. Today's kids see things happening in real time on TV. You would think that we humans would learn something..... But year after year it repeats itself, somewhere....<br /><br />But surely, that some folks can get together, plan something to unify the locality, and see it through is an encouraging sign...<br /><br />P. S. Seeing you posting after a long time..Ugich Konitarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15901335427613806798noreply@blogger.com