The death of an innocent, brutalised young lady

I am angry and I am ashamed. Our lawmakers are requested to seriously consider re-introduction of the Indian Whipping Act for the offences rape/molestation and eveteasing (Remember that the British ruled us by freely using the provisions of this dreaded Act). The Indian Penal Code can be suitably amended. There should be provision of a mandatory minimum of 12 lashes to be given in a public place for proven offences of rape/molestation and say ten for eveteasing. Make castration of the offenders found guilty by courts mandatory, and I am not suggesting chemical castration. I would recommend such offenders be physically castrated. Follow this up by showing photos of the castrated offenders faces on the TV. By all means give suggestions to the Honble Justice Verma’s Commission. But let us remember that this is a slow process that takes time. So in the meantime let Government set up special courts to try the existing pendency of one lakh rape cases under the existing laws of the land. Hearing should be on a day to day basis and cases finished within 180 days. Imagine one lakh rapists (if proven guilty) getting stiff sentences within the next six months. Government has done well to announce that it will prepare a data base along with photographs of those convicted of rape and hopefully such a data base would be in the public domain. And, imagine again, one lakh names and photos being added to this data base by the end of June 2013! Tell me what would you prefer to see in India - women being raped/molested/teased in public or the offenders of such crimes being whipped in public, and castrated, following the due process of law? Now dont tell be that whipping in public would be uncivilised, barbaric and primitive as if raping, molestation and eveteasing are less uncivilised, heinous and barbaric crimes! And by the way, where is that omni- present, omni-potent and just God? May be ‘God’s in his heaven’ and thinks that ‘all is right with the world’!

Bad news from Singapore

May the departed soul rest in peace and may the guilty of this meanest of the mean act rot in hell for ever. Innocents getting brutalised...Where is the 'so called' God?

Some politeness that the common man deserves....

Saw this in a small village in the interiors of Nainital District of Uttrakhand.

New Year Resolutions

Any day is as good as another for starting to improve one's life style...So let us not get into the "My New Year Resolution is..." crap....

'In memory of Mercy' by K.J.S.Chatrath

Today's The Tribune published from Chandigarh carries an item with a photograph "In Memory of Mercy: Kim Kardashian's snow-white kitten Mercy, which was a gift from rapper beau Kanye West, three months back, has died..." I wonder how many readers of your newspaper bother about such news (?) Mr. Editor?

'The last long trip and not the THE last long trip' by K.J.S.Chatrath

Hello, Travel is what keeps me going...I do realize that with passing years, body's capacity to take long journeys goes down...I have been feeling it but trying to ignore it...Now perhaps a time has come to become more realistic. Tomorrow, I am going on a longish trip to Mexico, Cuba and while returning, stay in Paris for a few days. The actual flying time to Mexico City is 21 hours....I think it is going to be perhaps the last long trip that I am taking (I am not talking about THE last long trip!) So for the next five weeks there would be no new posts on www.fiftyplustravels.com, www.gravematters.in and www.anaap-shnaap.blogspot.com. And on return I would be having lots of pictures, stories and tips to share with you. I was hoping that you would wish me a 'Bon voyage'..... With warm regards....KJS Chatrath

Gangnam Style...

Have u seen 'Gangnam Style'? If not then take a look: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bZkp7q19f0 ...........Somehow it reminds me of our own 'Kolaveri Di'....