THE ASSAM IN MY SOUL
Presently, there is terrible turmoil in Assam. The state is in a mess. Yes, I read the news reports… watch the endless stories and gory images on television… and, start reacting in my mind. What is happening out there in Assam… I do not like. It disturbs me… But, what can I – an ordinary citizen from one corner of far-away Mumbai - do about it? It is just like watching on the television the horrifying images of the Twin-towers of New York City collapsing! It is just like watching the frightening scenes of tsunami or earthquakes somewhere out there in the world… It is just like watching the American fighters bombing the cities in Iraq or Afghanistan… It is just like watching the chilling sight of a gunman shooting down dozens of innocent children in a school… The mob goes on a rampage at Azad Maidan… The terrorists storm luxury hotels and hold the nation at ransom… A desperate young watchman sneaks,...