The 'H' Word
There used to be a time when this word made me glee, but now the same word makes me cringe - 'Hartal'. I think this is the right time to post about this activity which is quite a 'phenomenon' these days. Two hartals in 3 days in my city doesnt make things easier at all. The funnier thing is that, it has now become anyone's guess that a hartal is around the corner once the prices go up - People can plan their holidays accordingly. There are even people who pray for hartals to fall on either a friday or a monday (like I used to do during my school-days). The parent of this 'spectacle' must definitely be the Non Co-operation movement practised by our beloved Bapu and followers prior to 1947. His aim was to win over the opposition with tolerance and at the same time giving them a polite snub. First, it was practised as a 'Bandh', which was later banned by the High Court of Kerala,. As a result our Political Wizards gave birth to Bandh Version 2.0 - ...