My Piece for the day

The incidence of forced abortion of Manjeet Kaur of Jandi village reveals the true scenario of some rural parts of the country. Despite the many efforts made by the government to 'Save Girl Child' and many other organizations in the country incidents of Female Foeticide haven't stopped in many regions. It is a shame for our society that even in this modern age some people still consider a girl child as a curse. But the brutual assault and torture on the lady depicts the extent that some people can go to get rid of a girl child. It is just not a simple incident of aborting a girl child but an inhuman crime which has put a huge question mark on the safety of women within their own homes. Such incidents of violence and cruelty are becoming a common place and makes one wonder what are we becoming and where are we heading. Not just strict laws but their right implementation is important. But e ducation and awareness remain to be the crucial and initial steps in saving the gi

Increasing incidents of Lynching by mob in the name of alleged crimes like Cow Slaughter, etc. are becoming a cause of worries among the minorities. Mocking and then the killing of the 15 year old, Junaid Khan has been the most recent incident added tothe list. It has created an atmosphere of terror among the people of many communities especially among the Muslim people. A few people are creating a disturbance for all. Not everyone holds the same opinions and similar prejudice but the silence of the crowd is frightening. Hate crimes in any form should be strongely condemned in a country which prides itself for being secular and is the largest Democracy in the world. Authorities must look deeper into the problem and guilty should be punished. As people we need to speak up not only for ourself but also for our fellow citizens. We need to make sure such incidents do not happen in the future. It is important that everyone feels safe and continue to enjoy the rights we as a country c

I went to the hospital with mom just for the mere excitement and joy of seeing a newborn baby. When we reached there all her family members were anxiously waiting outside. Within a few minutes, we heard the sound of a baby's cry. For a moment everyone became silent to hear the sound. Then within a couple of minutes the nurse came out and informed that its a girl and both the baby and the mother are healthy.  Her family members took a sigh of relief and began congratulating each other. It was a good feeling to share their joy in that moment. I had cooked the food, the mother ate before giving birth to the child, so they said that the baby would be like me and I was happy. They knew I was excited to see the baby so after a few more minutes they told me I could go to see her. I finally got to go inside and see her. I was happy and she is very cute.  We are guessing she will be a tall and a healthy child. It is a small thing but will be a sweet memory. May God Bless her .

On Monday morning, a man attacked an old couple in their house with a sharp object near Ghumarwin. Lekhram whose throat was slit died on the spot while his wife Pushpa Devi whose hand was torn apart by the accused was admitted to the hospital in a critical condition. Pushpa Devi have been referred to PGI, Chandigarh from Bilaspur after being already referred from Civil Hospital Ghumarwin to Bilasur. The two victims were residents of the village Kapwada of Panchayat Barthin, Ghumarwin. The details of the incident and motive behind the murder can not be  confirmed yet.  Police is investigating the case and has arrested Manoj Kumar who has been accused of attacking the elderly couple. The incident became common knowledge  by the afternoon leaving many in a state of terror and shock.

Sometimes it is important to learn to keep your feelings private. It was what Jobs thought he needed to learn. Today a very small incident reminded me of the advice that I learnt somewhere in one of Steve Jobs' biography that it is sometimes important to learn to keep your emotions to yourself. Sometimes the things we said in a very casual way can be taken otherwise. We need to be careful with our words whenever we share our thoughts or voice our opinions. We should be a little careful with social media.

"The problem with you is that you are trying to learn so many thing altogether at the same day", she said while suggesting I should meditate. She further explained that we see people and begin to admire them and try to be like them. It is good to have role models, but we just tend to see only the end result and forget to see their struggle behind it. You can not improve overnight, it takes time and patience to grow and improve. It takes many small efforts to get a great result I guess...

What exactly would you tell your friend in one or two sentences if you were to describe that event to him -  that's your lead. When I begin to write an article as a news piece the biggest problem I encounter is that, I don't know how to begin. I have read a lot about the "Inverted Pyramid" and the "Lead" but you just don't know how to implement it. And often the result of my struggle is I end up writing nothing at all in the end. But what I learnt in our today's media interaction class seems to be really helpful. Begin with the most important thing and all the secondary things can come later. Remember guys it's important to begin writing first...