tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post112445121193135037..comments2024-03-27T18:10:42.977+05:30Comments on Known Turf: Independence Day unvisitedAnnie Zaidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08687223598027157611noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-1126277860301682872005-09-09T20:27:00.000+05:302005-09-09T20:27:00.000+05:30"...I don't particularly think there's much of a d..."...I don't particularly think there's much of a difference between 'the' army and a hired group of mercenaries..." I wonder!<BR/><BR/>You take your freedom too lightly, what little you say you have. It is very different in many places on this planet.<BR/>These soldiers you have such disdain for, are young men largely from villages and small towns all over the country who spend most of their Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-1124690347826784952005-08-22T11:29:00.000+05:302005-08-22T11:29:00.000+05:30Umm..so what changed from the time when you believ...Umm..so what changed from the time when you believed in 'the Independence day culture' to now? My guess is it's only you. This is true for a lot of us. <BR/><BR/>The country of our dreams is an idealistic country and the country in reality is far from it. But if it weren't for our ideals and visions of perfection, we would give in to the elements that corrupt, that segregate and politicise. As R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13751281571821760855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-1124648666384659042005-08-21T23:54:00.000+05:302005-08-21T23:54:00.000+05:30Hi, the last post was mineHi, the last post was mineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-1124648601296283032005-08-21T23:53:00.000+05:302005-08-21T23:53:00.000+05:30I agree.But I would still like to see a smile on y...I agree.<BR/>But I would still like to see a smile on your face. <BR/>And a party on your birthday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-1124539113453811342005-08-20T17:28:00.000+05:302005-08-20T17:28:00.000+05:30harini, I hope it will pass. More, I hope this who...harini, I hope it will pass. More, I hope this whole state of affairs will pass. If not in my lifetime, at least, afterwards... <BR/>and Ghalib has said everything that was worth the saying.... Why do any of us bother to touch the keyboard? <BR/>Charu, this year, I've working closer to the ground than ever before...Annie Zaidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08687223598027157611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-1124512782642152222005-08-20T10:09:00.000+05:302005-08-20T10:09:00.000+05:30Annie, ouch. "Did we win a whole country, or did w...Annie, ouch. "Did we win a whole country, or did we only win a corner in a flat in a city in a state?" Also, is that state where you were born or where you went in search of livelihood / a better life? but why sudden cynicism this yearAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-1124474934858089412005-08-19T23:38:00.000+05:302005-08-19T23:38:00.000+05:30cynicism and hope is something we all yo-yo betwee...cynicism and hope is something we all yo-yo between...<BR/><BR/>"ghar me tha kya jo tera gham use garaat karta<BR/>woh jo rakhte the hum ek hasrat e taamir, so hai..." <BR/><BR/>- ghalibAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-1124470713555656202005-08-19T22:28:00.000+05:302005-08-19T22:28:00.000+05:30nana munha rahi hoon - made me squirm even 20 year...nana munha rahi hoon - made me squirm even 20 years ago on television. much more interesting was Mukesh singing Chino Arab Hamara, Hindoostan Hamara, rehne ko ghar nahin hai - sara jahan hamara. a parody on sare jahan se achcha. and so much more evocative. <BR/><BR/>this independence day i simply couldn't bring myself to join in the celebrations. Does that make me less Indian? There are years Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com