Sunday, 30 December 2012

Wake Up Call




"Wake Up Call"

The burning flame within our hearts had not rested that we hear of another tragedy in the National Capital. I wonder when this onslaught on women would stop. The entire tragedy has left the nation in shock and disgust. It raises questions over whom have we elected and are we really safe in this “Pseudo Democracy”. People are arrested for liking posts on a social networking site but a “process” is required to punish offenders behind this heinous crime. Knowing that many of the criminal cases on rape are against influential people, I really wonder whether any stringent law would ever come into action against rapists. Passing any law would mean poor funding for the Political Parties for the Elections. Currently there is an absolute “absence of fear” for committing any crime. Considering the way the judicial practise takes place in our country, justice seems to be a “distant star”.
            Never ending questions cloud our minds like whether justice would happen? If yes then when? Do we have right to protests? If yes then will it be decided by the Government how and when should we protest? Why was the girl’s dead body cremated in top secrecy? When will the nation be safe for women? Why is it that only after a tragedy a nation wakes up? What will make the Government Wake Up? Isn’t it a shame on the Government to consider “Political Moves” instead of considering “Humanitarian Moves”?
            In many countries people are petrified to commit a crime because the laws are so austere. There are brutal punishments to punish the law breakers. Why is this not applicable in India?  We take 4 years to hang Kasab. His trial goes on forever, despite having clear cut evidence. A victim goes through extreme agony while the crime is being committed on her; I feel she goes through worse when the trauma continues to linger for years in the form of seeking Judicial Justice.
            A woman goes through hell when she is raped. She is not only physically raped but even mentally. It leaves a scar for the rest of her life. Faith in humanity diminishes. What amazes me is that men who rape have No Remorse for it. No guilt! No conscience! Is a woman to be used only as a body? The way in which she was brutally raped, assaulted and thrown out of the moving bus shouts aloud that there exists “No Humanity”. I wonder whether there would be answers to these questions ever.
            There is extensive news coverage on her, names being given by different bodies, lot of fake assurances by the government but the real battle is being fought by her family. To come to terms with this horrid brutality will not be easy. 
            I salute the 23 year old girl’s spirit to fight for life after being so brutally injured and raped. I salute her courage and zest for fighting life. In my deepest prayers I pray for her soul to rest in peace and get real justice.
                                                                                                           
“The shock of any trauma, I think changes your life. It’s more acute in the beginning and after a little time you settle back to what you were. However it leaves an indelible mark on your psyche”. – Alex Lifeson

Aditi Chaudhary

Thursday, 27 December 2012

Poems -1




Our bundle of Joy

With months of anxious wait

And eyes longing to see you,

The time has arrived to welcome you,

Our bundle of joy…

With a gasping breath and warm hearts,

We can’t wait to see

Your tiny hands, Sunshine smile,

And twinkling eyes…

Momma and papa,

Welcome you to

Open your eyes to the

Abode of devotion, love and care…

Itsy-bitsy foot steps,

Melodious coos

We promise to

Surround you
our bundle of joy…

With never ending  happiness…

Sunday, 9 December 2012

Wish!




There was a heart
with a small wish inside,
to be loved like none
and held to the end…
At the stroke of midnight
there came again,
year of togetherness
or another year of befuddlement…
titles exist in space
but lost in being…
little do we know,
how things change…
realities erupt
leaving you piqued
questions hover you,
mind seems numb,
how much do we wish,
to not loose courage
but succumb in the end,
the heart tells the mind,
to not loose hope,
and there will be a day,
when the heart will wish to live again!
 Aditi Chaudhary, 9th December 2012