Sunday, December 30, 2012

Female brutalisation


The brutalisation of a young girl in a bus in Delhi by 6 barbarians has brutalised the minds and conscience of all except our ‘leaders’ ostensibly the law makers and the police who are ostensibly the law upholders.
If the Government wants to show they are mean business they should suspend all those MPs and MLAs who have cases of rape or sexual assault cases pending against them.

Protesters at Bandra

The second step towards changing of the mindset of the people, as our legal luminaries Mr.Ram Jethmalani and Mr.Soli Sorabjee have suggested, is to set time frames for settling the sexual assault, female foeticide cases and conviction of the guilty. Justice delayed is justice denied.
The third step is the strict implemetation of the existing laws and maybe tweaking them a bit to make sexual assault a non bailable offence. Passing new laws would not change anything except make those in power pat themselves on their back and go back to their scams.
The last but not the least is to erect a statue in memory of all those unkown victims of sexual assault at the site of the tragedy as a constant visual reminder of the horrors that the Indian female has had to suffer.  

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Book review - Kunzum Travel List 1-25


Just finished going through ‘Kunzum Travel List 1-25’ authored by Ajay Jain who is a full time writer, journalist and photographer based in New Delhi. Had received this book for a review and found it well worth the time and a veritable treasure trove of information on destinations in the mountains of Himachal Pradesh, Ladakh and Kashmir. In addition there are also two chapters devoted to the toy trains of Nilgiris and Matheran. And of course no travel book can be complete without the fascinating history and culture laden destinations in Rajasthan that include Bikaner, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Bera, Ranthambore and Mount Abu!
A total of twenty five great holiday ideas!



This book does not have travelogues per se. They are more like travel logs and meant for the traveller not the tourist. The tourist will appraoch a travel agent and get his tours planned out and arranged. This book will be the greatest resource for the traveller who likes to explore the fascinating facets of Incrredible India.
Each destination is defined by the routes to get there and the road conditions therein which is a surefire assist to any roadie. It also lists out places enroute where one can stop for a chai or a meal and also the best places to sleepover.

The blurb on the back cover says ‘All travelogues are based on personal exxperiences of the author. Peppered with anecdotes and photographs, the author wants to inspire, not just inform. The book wants to transport you on a holday twice, once when you read it, and again when you live it for yourself’. I agree!

So guys if you are into travelling go pick up this book available for a mere Rs.395/- and you will not be sorry.

It will be companion for my foray into riding into Himachal early next year! Thank you Ajay for such a lovely resource!

You can connect with the author Ajay Jain at
Email:        ajay@ajayjain.com
Mobile:      +91991044476
Twitter:      http://twitter.com/ajayjain



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