My Siddharth bhaiya pointed me to this news, and what a news item it is!
TOI [and others] are reporting about a candle light procession taken out by shopkeepers in Varanasi to protest against the bomb blasts. The article also talks about how the vigilance of a vendor saved people from the third bomb!
I must confess that my eyes welled with tears seeing people from all communities in the pictures above. I am so relieved to see the show of solidarity from all communities. This is a clear signal to all the disruptive forces that this attack is clearly a "terrorist" activity, and not a communal one.
I hope the students of ITBHU also organize a procession of this sort to show solidarity with the people of the great city of Varanasi.
This reminds me of:
"Kuch baat hai ki hasti mit-ti nahin hamaari
Sadiyon raha hai dushman, daure zamaan hamaara!"
Long live the spirit of the people.
a little overwhelmed with emotion,
Animesh
Update: Arvind points me to this NDTV article about BHU students and secularism.
Friday, March 10, 2006
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yes, my emotions were pretty similar to yours on seeing these pics .. tears of happiness and pride .. for being an indian .. and a banarasi .. where ppl have this kind of spirit and solidarity .. no doubt it is the oldest living city in the world ! it deserves to be ...
ReplyDeleteIIRC, its "daure zamaan hamaara" towards the end of the couplet.
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