"THE UNKNOWN SHAHID"
SHAHID a proud entitle given to a solider that sheds his blood for the country.
The dead body of a solider brought in a coffin covered with the all important and most honored tricolor speaks a lot about the word. The word is very symbolic and very rarely people know the true meaning of such a word. From what I have interpreted the world barely know the true meaning of this word. The word simply doesn’t mean that a person died protecting his country, his fellow comrades and to protect his nation which a he takes his personal responsibility. But for me the word means that a person has died for an ultimate goal too good and greater than what you and I as a normal citizen of this country could rarely imagine in your wildest dream.
But in the recent past we have seen that time and time again we have committed the same mistake and we are so proud about it. Most of the people will say that the attack on the economic capital of INDIA i.e. MUMBAI was considered as the most horrific and devastating blow of terrorism in India. No doubt it is but the response it got from the entire nation and the world at large was all a total responsibility of the media.
The coverage and TRP it got was even grater than the 1st session of IPL, INDO-PAK match or CRICKET world cup. The proud reporters and media personal job is not hidden from us.
Eventually what happened was witnessed by the entire nation. When the dust settled the entire episode was on every news channel for more than 3weeks.
But we tend to forget the people, soldiers and police officer that died in other such incident that occurred in various parts of our country. The Akshardham attack, Delhi serial blast, parliament attack are such example. Even now many people and soldiers of Indian army along with the security forces deployed in the J&K are dying each and every day. all that a major or a captain gets a 40 sec air time on one such channel and of he goes never to be seen again ever and by natural tendency of the human we forget about those many 100s of brave heart Indian soldiers’ and officers who died for a cause for which the Indian constitution and the very basis of the formation of our proud nation is based.
As far as I know the parents and the people who take the initiative to join the defense forces don’t need a tricolor on there coffin or a promise of petrol pump or the short term of publicity on news channel and papers. What they actually want is the respect which comes with "SHAHID". Young men and women join the defense forces and they join it with some dignity and what there passed souls would want is that they be treated with dignity and honor even when they are dead. What we witnessed fro the father of martyr NSG commando Maj. Sandeep Unnikrishnan's was the same. You can imagine a father who has so much of self esteem and self respect how much that would that affected his son grooming fro a kid to a Major. May be his actions were not right but the message was clear.
I believe we have reacted so much to such and incident such as 26-11 for all the more basic reasons that it involved many high profile people. Rich people who are so much indulge I there celebrity lifestyle that they don’t even care to look in to the papers more the Page 3 of that paper. Weather to see there photo in it or to here all the stupid gossips which has none of it to do with them. I remember one such incident when we saw Preity Zinta a prominent name in film industry taking out a candle light procession to the Taj hotels. I believe she would never know about the counter insurgency ops and about the soldiers killed there.
Dear miss Preeti Zinta do you know about Major J.S.Suri of 13 Rashtriya Rifles or about trooper Mohammed Suri or DIG S.K. Chakravarty of BSF & the many other officer who became a "SHAHID". And being a responsible Indian I have the right to ask what has happened about all those people and also all those who died in akshardham attack and Indian parliament attack. What has happen to kamlesh kumari of CRPF? I also believe that its just a matter of time when we will forget sub inspector Tukaram omble , Hemant Karkare(ATS chief) , Addl. Comm. Ashok Kamte , Sr inspector Vijay Salaskar and Shashank Shinde, Hawaldar Gajendra Singh(NSG COMM) just like all the other brave heart officers how gave the ultimate sacrifice for our proud mother land. Why is that we have forgotten what had happened before 26-11. Why has media forgotten about them? I believe that just because this was a attack on the high profile society and five star hotels such a exaggerating response was seen. i think all those who have laid there before 26-11 and those who where "SHAHID" in 26-11 it would be an insult to there memories and there dedication towards there honor and pride. I feel the effects of 26-11 should not over power others wounds terrorism has given to our country.
Most ironic, funny and embarrassing part of this event is that they did this for those people who say on TV channel that “its time to bring the change” and “enough is enough”. But when they get a chance to be the part of the change they prefer going on holiday with family and the voter turnout was very less and holiday was preferred over voting because it was a PAID HOLIDAY.
A place affected 365 days by naxal menace had 2-3 times more turnout than so called EDUCATED AND LIBERAL society
SHAHID is a very heavy and very dignified word. if we are giving this honor to a certain person his/her parents and there memories should not be mad a subject of public amusement and the respect and dignity which goes with this word should be maintained under all circumstances.
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I believe that it’s high time now and we should stop utilizing "SHAHID" for our personal and pity needs.
GOD BLESS THE SOULS OF ALL THOSE SHAHID (KNOWN AND UNKNOWN)
