true democracy - protest but peacefully

the maharashtra state govt has declared a rally planned to protest the killings of a dalit family and the desecration of Babasaheb's statue illegal. the govt has turned nagpur into a fortress and has detained some of the dalit leaders. the delicate law and order situation is the reason provided by the govt for its actions.
the govt's fears are understandable taking into consideration the delicate law and order situation and the damage caused by the last "protest rally". but denying prople the right to protest is in violation of the fundamental rights guaranteed by our constitution.
this suppression of the protests will only stoke the anger within the dalits. it will further alienate them from the present govt.
the govt has already deployed forces in great numbers and turned the city into a fortress. i believe with enough forces deployed the govt should let the rally take place as long as it remains peaceful. let the forces stand guard and be ready to take action the minute the rally starts taking the law into its own hands.
this will be the true show of democracy where protests would be allowed but only as long as they are peaceful.

democracy or anarchy - what are we?

i wonder sometimes if india is the greatest democracy or the greatest anarchy!!

in a country where the number of farmers committing suicide is going up with every passing day, the "leaders" are busy discussing who should/should not be playing in the cricket team!!

the minute somebody "powerful" is convicted, he/she lands up in a hospital instead of the jail!! while there r ppl who have spent more time in jails as under-trials waiting for their trials than they would ever have had to even if they would have got convicted with the maximum sentence possible!!

law and order - its condition is similar to the roads in this country......just like u are forced to wonder at times which one is actually the road - the series of potholes or the comparitively smoother dirt track beside it........similarly u wonder whether it is lawful and orderly when an entire family of a particular community is murdered and the community reacts by burning trains and going on a rampage throughout the state - and mind you all of this happens in one of the most industrialized states of india.
why is it that destruction of public property seems to be a crime easier to get away with than even pick-pocketing?
why is it that one hardly ever hears of rioters getting punished?
why is it that more n more political parties are treating legislative assemblies like kabaddi maidans or kushti akharas?

somewhere we should draw a line. we need not be like any other nation. we can be our own nation but with a little more rationale and a little more order. i guess we need to start by electing the right ppl first!

The Art of the Start - Guy Kawasaki

ppl, check this out!

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3755718939216161559&q=guy+kawasaki

this is a talk by Guy Kawasaki on entrepreneurship and start-ups. Guy is a venture capitalist or what is also known as an angel investor. even though the topic may not interest u, the talk is worth a watch! the way Guy discusses the topic continually resorting to humor and funny anecdotes makes it a lotta fun to watch.

So, watch n enjoy! :-)