Thoughts In A Wandering Mind

  I am writing on this subject at this time and this is due for some time. Today happens to be the day when emergency  was officially declared in 1975 on June 25 , a nd remained in effect until its withdrawal on March 21, 1977.  Every Indian of yesteryear knows the m agnitude of this act and the perils it brought to the democracy in the nation. It is v ery important to understand it in p resent context and move ahead. The steps taken by our ancestors, keeping in mind the interests of the nation, will have i ts bearing on the future of the country. After n early 50 years, one can d efinitely feel for the nation during those tough two years when everyone h as to endure o ut of normal circumstances all around. While it is d efinitely most interesting what lead to the decision of imposing emergency on the nation, the fact r emains that it has been imposed by the highest office to defeat the stark realities and an attempt to revolutionize the nation f...

I had been in Chicago since 14 months. In no other place outside of my home states, I had stayed for so long at a stretch. Definitely not in a tough place like America. But it so happened that I stayed in a difficult place like Chicago for so long. I am in war with myself on numerous occasions throughout but persisted. First of all , it is an embarrassment to the place for a person like me to stay in a top-notch city like this. You never know if you belong here, become a subject of pride or element of embarrassment. On one occasion, I couldn’t utter a proper sentence when asked to speak on a topic in a room full of people. I thought it is a disgrace and shame to be here while these moments of not having an iota of self-respect pop up occasionally. A man that I am innately, when operating in a safe zone doesn’t belong to a top city like Chicago. I don’t think these weekly blogs are in safe zone for me to operate and sustain for long. Without these blogs, when you would like t...