I am on my way to office. Nothing seems unusual. Greeted Roger, my neighbourhood dog. He could have cared a bit. But no, the only time he wags his tail is when he sees his owner's chickens.
I wait at the bus-stop shuffling songs on my pod. I like this 3rd generation creation of Apple. It is so sleek. Talk about great things coming in small packages, I say great things now come in nano packages.
It's awfully quiet at 7:15 a.m. Reminds me of the movie Pitch Black. Pune is very beautiful till the blaring monsters come out past 8 a.m. Anyway, I turn east to greet a red soleil and there he appears, so helpless and terrorised...
I listen harder as the words in my pod become real. Jaane nahin denge tujhe..jaane tujhe denge nahin!
A group of performers suddenly appear on stage standing in front of him with guns and spears waiting to knock him out.
Chahe tujko rab bula le, hum na rab se darne waale..raahon mein dat ke khade hain hum. Another group approaches, confronting the armed group.
What is going on? My eyes are soon going to reveal my weakness. I stand alone...he says. They say there are 1411 of us. I don't think so! I don't see nobody here. Mom just got picked by those guys there who claim to worship her. Where are they taking her?
As the words come alive, I realise I am nursing a grudge. I am angry at myself. I am a coward. Is it time already to choose between what is right and what is easy? Perhaps, it is.
When will I step out of this virtual life I created? And when I do, will it be too late? Can I do something now? Oh hell ya!
Yaaron se nazrein chura le. Chahe jitna dum lagaa le. Jaane na tujhko aise denge hum. I stand alone too..I say to him. I will talk to whoever I can. Get as many people to save you. But who am I kidding? Can I really do this?
Can I use the social media, my virtual life to stand by my little friend in real life? Can we guys? Can we still win? Can the tigers prosper again? Can that cub I see in my head grow to be a full-grown dude?
Can this song really become the Tiger Anthem? Can we promise these creatures we are standing in the way of their extinction. Kya raahom mein dat ke khade hain hum?
Can 3 Idiots really help save our Tigers?
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interesting..really interesting. the perspectives match the tone. now..if you think about tigers as a whole..as a ecological entity, they have every right to exist. now my question is..who is to stop people from hunting them down? the government?yes..by creating firmer poaching laws.. the border security force?yes..by instilling rules and regulations against hunters.. tourists?yes.. by creating more awareness about the dwindling numbers of our tigers population..the townsfolk??YES...they are the most important. how do you get awareness about tigers to the townsfolk?not by internet.not by mail..but by TV and radio. can you do that?
ReplyDeleteRadio sounds good. But it is not just the town's folks, I guess we would have to go to the tribes at the 27 tiger reserves in India..
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