Candle Light March in IIT Bombay - - - our Voice Against Corruption


Hi all,

For the last few days, something different is happening in India, Common People have started raising their voice against corruption, and the one who motivated all of us the most is named Anna Hazare. It is redundant to explain who he is and what is his lakshya.

This blog is not about whether Jan Lokpal Bill will remove the corruption or not, how member of an independent body will be selected and be kept uncorrupted and whether it is advisable to allow un-elected to be given more power that elected. This post is about the voice that raise in our campus, IIT Bombay campus in the evening of April 8,2011.
Personally, I would love not to see ourselves protesting like this in our own campus. But, we are compelled by the circumstances. We have kept our anger suppressed for long, we have talked about the corruption "who are the culprits" and all, enough in our mess, in our mail boxes, now the time has come to speak, to raise a Voice Against Corruption. No doubt the path is dictated by Shri Anna Hazare, his initiative has given us the platform to manifest our demands, but the actual agitation comes in our mind by observing the intentional negligence of Government on the issue of corruption. They are least bothered about the questions being asked to them.

Hence, whatever is happening in India, was required. The following are some video footage i captured in the camera, hope this would add enough support to the group of people in India who supports or wants to support "India Against Corruption (IAC)"





10 Magic Moments of ICC Cricket World Cup 2011

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10 magical moments of ICC Cricket World Cup 2011

On yer bike, son

Captains of the 14 World Cup teams paraded at Dhaka's historic Bangabandhu Stadium for the opening ceremony in a fleet of brightly coloured rickshaws, the transport of choice in the teeming Bangladeshi capital. Indian singer Sonu Nigam and Bangladesh-based Runa Laila, as well as veteran Canadian rocker Bryan Adams, were the headline acts at the event.

Lasith Malinga's hat-trick

Sri Lanka's king of sling claimed a second World Cup hat-trick in a six-wicket haul against hapless Kenyain Colombo. Malinga sent back Tanmay Mishra, Peter Ongondo and Shem Ngoche in successive balls. In 2007, he had taken four wickets in four balls against South Africa.

Kevin O'Brien's record century

Irish whirlwind Kevin O'Brien scored the fastest-ever World Cup century, off just 50 balls, as Ireland completed a stunning three-wicket win over England.

Shoulder to shoulder after quake tragedy

Australia and New Zealand players stood shoulder to shoulder and observed a minute's silence in Nagpur on February 25 in honour of the Christchurch earthquake victims. "We are neighbours and brothers," said Australia skipper Ricky Ponting.

Tait vs Tillakaratne

Aussie speedster Shaun Tait and Sri Lanka opener Tillakaratne Dilshan squared up and Tait won hands down. Dilshan edged through the slips to enrage the fiery Tait. The Sri Lankan then pulled away from the crease just as Tait went into his next delivery stride, before the speedster had his man next ball, courtesy of a slip catch.

Brother bother

Pakistan wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal's calamitous performance behind the stumps against New Zealand unleashed a stream of criticism and paved the way for younger brother Umar to take over. That was until Umar hurt his finger and then his ankle and was accused by sections of the Pakistan media of feigning injury to save his brother's job.

Tweeting under fire

Burly West Indian opener Chris Gayle said he was terrified when the team bus was stoned in Dhaka following the win over Bangladesh. But his fear didn't affect his tweeting addiction. "This is ridiculous. World Cup with so much security and this happens. Big joke. Every player lay flat," he wrote on his Twitter account. He added: "This is bullshit.....Bangladesh stoning our bus!!! Freaking glass break!!! This is crap, can't believe..what next, bullets!!!!"

India and Pakistan united

The semifinal in Mohali between the two neighbours resulted in Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani accepting an invitation from Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh to attend the match. Both leaders met the players and stood side by side as the national anthems were played.

Hold the fireworks

Colombo organizers were a little too quick off the mark with the firework display arranged to coincide with the end of Muttiah Muralitharan's last appearance on home soil. Thilsan Samaraweera was still seeking the winning run against New Zealand when the night sky was prematurely lit up.

Sachin's title at the sixth attempt

World record breaking batsman Sachin Tendulkar was carried around the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai after finally capturing a World Cup winners medal at the sixth attempt. "Tendulkar has carried the burden of the nation for 21 years. It was time we carried him," said young teammate Virat Kohli.

Fight for your Country, Fight for our Glory

Hi all,

It is the eve of the world cup final and billions of people are in the sea of anxiety. Will this be the one destined to be the glory of Indian cricket? I don't know and don't want to know. I am afraid too much. It is not the first time I have kept my fingers crossed. I still remember 2003's world cup final. I know how fragile Indian bowling line up is.

India is a country where the sole driving force lies in its emotion. This is why we do wonders, we can turn every single match on its head, we can create history, but when it comes to our bowling side, they seem helpless. Couple of bad overs for them, make their heart dead, whole side looks like living corpses, gallery becomes graveyard. Nevertheless, I am optimistic. Experts won't count this team as one of the greatest Indian sides. But, my intuition says, "is it destined?" if it is then, I will be happy. Because, Indians were always the one who deserved it more, more specifically Sachin. Me and most probably none of his fans can realize how desperate he is for it, the only achievement he haunted for so long. He delivered tremendously in every single world cup, but it was always destiny who was ruthless to him. I am pretty sure that tomorrow, it will be the god of cricket who will write his own destiny and glory will be ours and only ours.

To the Indian team, my message will be "Fight for your country, fight for our glory"