Not a PROTEST MARCH, but a LIFE...

I really didn’t want to write this post, the reason being that there shouldn’t have been any need for me to write this. Without beating around the bush, let me state that this post is about the incident that came to light on 31st January’2014, that of the death of a North Eastern boy. The further I continue this sentence, more tragic and heinous it sounds at the same time. 

The death of a North Eastern boy, in Delhi, because of the injuries sustained by him, as a result of being beaten by some shopkeepers, over the issue of his HAIR STYLE. Yes, over his hair style! He just asked about an address. The next day, protest marches started, AAP government demanded a magisterial probe, the Delhi Police said swift action would be taken, Rahul Gandhi visited Jantar Mantar, Narendra Modi said Delhi is no longer a global city, while we continued with our lives. 

Let’s turn the dial back a little. Why was Nido Tania made fun of in the first place? To some extent, I can try to understand the mentality of us Indians; we react in a weird manner when we came across someone or something unusual, something that is not conventional. But what I cannot figure out is how could that situation be allowed to alleviate to such a stage where that bloke had to part with his life? For the first time, I don’t see a reason of blaming the corrupt politicians and political parties. They didn’t do anything. I wouldn’t even talk of Delhi Police, they seem to be reaching new heights of apathy everyday, but the culprit here were the common, ordinary Indian citizens, to be more precise, the Delhi citizens, the ones who beat him up, as well as the ones who just stood there. 

I’ve been living in Delhi all my years, and I myself have seen how some people are the most helpful here. I’m sure those who come to Delhi from outside must have met someone who helped them in whatever respect. In that sense, maybe Nido was unlucky that he came across such obnoxious persons. Now going by some of the horrific incidents that have engulfed us all over the past few years, there’s just one question that comes to my mind. Are we Indians like this only? 

It’s not fair to consider India the bastion of all crimes, they do happen else where as well, but what is more preposterous is the attitude of the common man when he comes across such incidents. I don’t want to preach, but just want to request every HUMAN reading this, no matter what nationality you belong to or where you live, please PLEDGE TO BE GOOD HUMANS. I'm not asking you to intervene in every quarrel on the street, I’m not even forcing you to take an injured person to the hospital, don’t if you don’t feel like doing so, but at least be the kind of person you would want to come across if you were in trouble. Nothing more. 

People like Nido, the Braveheart, and several others, they didn’t deserve candle light vigils, they deserved to live... 

Take care, sometimes of others as well..