What the Dirty Word Really Stands For
Thursday, 20. March 2008 - 3:06 PM
India should teem with people made of such stuff [link courtesy, The Acorn].
“Myself and my daughters would never like Sarabjit freed in exchange for any hardcore Pakistani terrorist lodged in Indian jails,†Sarabjit’s wife, Sukhpreet Kaur, told PTI.
Ms. Kaur said that for the family, “nothing is above the nation and we can’t go against the interests of our motherland.â€
In a word: patriotism.
Instead, this country seems to be inundated with intellectuals of various sorts who disguise their cowardice by calling patriotism a dirty word.
20. March 2008 - 4:13 PM
I too was stunned when I read this statement. It again confirms the belief people like this DO exist in real world who still care for their nation.
20. March 2008 - 10:50 PM
I am not sure if the large mass of we Indians are really worth this sacrifice. I don’t mean just the politicians and babus, but we the dumb masses who despite decades of failure fall for the same empty promises and vote the self same crooks and thugs back to power – every time. Kahaan gaye woh log? Kahin nahin, yahin hain – Sukhpreet Kaur aur unke parivar.
21. March 2008 - 3:31 AM
Wow…I salute her and her family. Long live Sarabjit!
21. March 2008 - 7:28 PM
Hi Sandeep,
Could you please read this and tell me if what William Dalrymple claims is true or not? I’d particularly want to know if what he says in the seventh paragraph is true or not. I’d be glad if you could spend a few minutes on this. Thanks very much.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2007/08/30/borob126.xml
21. March 2008 - 9:44 PM
Hi Krishnan,
That merits a separate post.
Stay tuned.