Tuesday, May 11, 2010

AN UNUSUAL SHOW OF COURAGE !!!

I came across an article a few days back which read : an 11 year old village girl saves her father's life by taking a bullet shot on him, on her chest....and she's alive. I shudder to even think about the amount of courage and audacity it would have taken to face the attack.

Ajmal Kasab and his cohorts may have shaken almost the entire city during those dark days at the end of November in 2008, but a young girl held her nerve and nailed him in court six months later when she identified him as one of the CST attackers. "Kasab should be hanged. When I identified him and narrated the incident to the court, Kasab didn't dare look at me. I do not fear anything and will stand with the prosecution till Kasab is punished," said the girl, who is now 11 years old.
"You can click my photo and show my face in the paper. I don't fear anyone," . The testimony of the girl, who fell unconscious after being hit by a bullet in her leg, was also among those that were a turning point for Kasab in the trial.

Where are those dastards who murder the girl child in the womb? God forbid if these girls had suffered the same misfortune.. who would have saved a father or accused a terrorist with such valor in front of millions of people? And they're many more like them whose heart wrenching stories go unnoticed...It's high time now, we should realize the growth of the economy is not the only factor for measuring the prosperity of a nation. The nation should ensure respect and security for EVERY citizen.

4 comments:

  1. The true measure of grit comes when we are under fire...and these girls measured up to the task...at the same time, so much goes unreported, one amongst them, the story of another 11 year old orphan who is bringing up her three younger siblings while herself going to the school...but do we really care about these stories or forget them as we turn the pages of the newspaper...the least we can do is to support at least one family in terms of educating their children...

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  2. brilliant post....truly thought provoking!!!
    keep them coming....:):)

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