St.Juste September 7, 2007
Posted by astralwicks in 7, Alistair Pereira, Bollywood, Nawab of Pataudi, Politicos, St.Juste, Sunjay Dutt, india, justice, sentence, trial.4 comments
I love Nargis and Sunil Dutt. Similarly I adore Sunjay Dutt, the man we all love because of an inexplicable tragic flaw that makes him human, vulnerable and therefore fallible. He did what he did and is now visiting the courts and the temples to prove his innocence. Whenever the courts are close to announce a judgement or when recently they actually did, the Bollywood fraternity is approached for sound bytes. What is your opinion about the sentence, they ask.
The replies are funny. Nargis and Sunil uncle were wonderful people, they say. Sanju has a heart of gold. It was just a mistake. He has suffered enough. It was only Jaggu dada who said the truth – let him live the sentence, at least he can be a free man after that.
Cut to Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi getting caught post a hunting expedition. Sample the reasons – Pataudi is a nawab, old habits die hard, it’s in his blood, blue blood does it etc etc.
Alistair Periera – still a kid at 21, didn’t know that running over people with a vehicle can kill, didn’t know that drunken driving can kill, give him a chance. The judge duly gave him a no sentence. Now it’s been increased to 3 years for killing 7 people!!
Where is justice? What is justice?
There are others who do things all over the country. Shahabuddin, Lalu politicos and priests and others. And we thought…
Where is justice? What is justice?
Animal’s People September 7, 2007
Posted by astralwicks in Animal's People, Bhopal, Campaign, Indra Sinha, Literature, Man Booker Prize, Tragedy, india.add a comment
Animal’s People is the new book written by Indra Sinha. He has written a couple of books before. I have read none. I started reading his profile, then his interview and then about the about - Animal People. He has struggled for the last 20 + years to get justice, compensation to the victims of the tragedy. His journey is interesting and for some could be inspiring.
One of most admired copywriters EVER…yes ever, he gave up his job and became a writer and in the process became a crusader. Don’t know if he will accept that crusade bit. Well, let’s say he followed his heart. From writing copy for MNC’s to campaigning against them is a commendable arc…makes for interesting bio.
Animal’s People has been nominated for the Man Booker Prize. Who are the people of Animal? Is it people who are animals? Can animals become people? The title interested me. Want to know who are these people and who are they – animal or people?
