Monday, August 27, 2007

It was a dark weekend in the aftermath of the blasts in Hyderabad. I called up my family and friends to find out if everyone is safe. Thankfully nobody was hurt or were away from the site of the incident.

I don't get it as to what makes people take the lives of the innocent. It's sick to see the politicians, the ministers (including the Prime Minister) parroting the same old cliched lines like "PM expresses deep concern". I was in Mumbai last year and there were blasts in the local train which killed around 150 people and maimed some for life. Lots of people lost their bread winners and some their kith and kin. The irony is after the blasts, there was the usual finger pointing and sympathy for the victims. The case still remains unsolved just like the other blasts.

It was disturbing to watch on television, human flesh strewn across the auditorium, decapitated torsos and the scene was repeated @ the next site of the blast which is a very famous eatery in the heart of Hyderabad. People may hate the United States, but after 9/11 there has been no terrorist attacks in the U.S.

Sunday evening I drove all the way to Innovative Multiplex, however was disappointed on not getting a ticket for "The Transfomers".

Monday morning and back to office. Today, I didn't have much work except for the conference call in the evening.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Here are some other postings regarding the blast.

http://srobs101.blogspot.com/2007/08/my-city-bleeds.html

http://sugatabanerji.blogspot.com/2007/08/reporting-terrorism.html

http://o3.indiatimes.com/virad/archive/2007/08/27/4770180.aspx

http://o3.indiatimes.com/ashokchavdablog/archive/2007/08/27/4769660.aspx

http://gaali.wordpress.com/2007/08/27/hyderabad-blasts/

http://rai-ashith.blogspot.com/2007/08/it-was-dark-weekend-in-aftermath-of.html

http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=233171870&blogID=303974918

http://www.pakistanuncut.com/2007/08/27/india-should-have-probed-into-hyderabad-blasts-before-starting-blame-game-pakistan

http://iconoplastic.wordpress.com/2007/08/27/india-bleeding

http://lokeshview.blogspot.com/2007/08/let-us-condemn-hyderabad-blasts.html

http://www.merinews.com/catFull.jsp?articleID=126107

http://www.indiaenews.com/india/20070827/67450.htm

http://prettybluesalwar.blogspot.com/2007/08/two-different-responses-to-hyderabad.html

http://caseindiatrips.blogspot.com/2007/08/new-perspective.html

http://yesugardentemplate.blogspot.com/2007/08/politics.html

http://www.rediff.com/news/2007/aug/27look1.htm

Here are some other postings regarding the blast.

http://srobs101.blogspot.com/2007/08/my-city-bleeds.html

http://sugatabanerji.blogspot.com/2007/08/reporting-terrorism.html

http://o3.indiatimes.com/virad/archive/2007/08/27/4770180.aspx

http://o3.indiatimes.com/ashokchavdablog/archive/2007/08/27/4769660.aspx

http://gaali.wordpress.com/2007/08/27/hyderabad-blasts/

http://rai-ashith.blogspot.com/2007/08/it-was-dark-weekend-in-aftermath-of.html

http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=233171870&blogID=303974918

http://www.pakistanuncut.com/2007/08/27/india-should-have-probed-into-hyderabad-blasts-before-starting-blame-game-pakistan

http://iconoplastic.wordpress.com/2007/08/27/india-bleeding

http://lokeshview.blogspot.com/2007/08/let-us-condemn-hyderabad-blasts.html

http://www.merinews.com/catFull.jsp?articleID=126107

http://www.indiaenews.com/india/20070827/67450.htm

http://prettybluesalwar.blogspot.com/2007/08/two-different-responses-to-hyderabad.html

http://caseindiatrips.blogspot.com/2007/08/new-perspective.html

http://yesugardentemplate.blogspot.com/2007/08/politics.html

http://www.rediff.com/news/2007/aug/27look1.htm

http://indisch.wordpress.com/2007/08/25/forgive-them-o-lord-for-they-know-not-what-they-have-done
http://saivisesh.blogspot.com/2007/08/bombings.html

http://nara.tumblr.com/post/9823707

http://raghuyellanki.blogspot.com/2007/08/hyderabad-blasts.html

http://ansarirehan.blogspot.com/2007/08/hyderabad-blasts-freedom-from-terrorism.html

http://morewhat.com/wordpress/?p=2284

http://www.gangavalli.com/blog/2007/08/27/blasts-at-hyderabad-42-dead-100-injured

http://technojaya.blogspot.com/2007/08/hyderabad-blasts-terror-strikes-again.html

http://shrik4u.blogspot.com/2007/08/hyderabad-hero-chaatwala-loses.html

http://www.twocircles.net/2007aug27/death_chased_mohammed_saleems_family_lumbini_park_gokul_chat.html

http://abbasha.blogspot.com/2007/08/terror-strikes-again-twin-city.html

http://souptown.sampasite.com/blog/42-killed-in-Indian-bombings.htm

http://todaykrishn.blogspot.com/2007/08/blasts.html

http://angel-pearlcity.blogspot.com/2007/08/glory-of-pearlcity.html

http://pr3rna.wordpress.com/2007/08/27/countering-terrorism

http://ypat.blogspot.com/2007/08/will-gandhigiri-be-helpful.html

http://projectdisaster.com/?p=4680

http://mumbaigirl.net/2007/08/27/blasts/

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Readerspeak_The_blasts_have_led_to_the_blame_game_among_political_parties/rssarticleshow/2311222.cms

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Blasts_rock_Hyderabad_again/rssarticleshow/2314726.cms

http://chris-adams.blogspot.com/2007/08/hyderabad.html

http://www.mg.co.za/articlepage.aspx?area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__international_news/&articleid=317581


http://i-luv-eeyore.vox.com/library/post/terrorism.html

http://offstumped.nationalinterest.in/2007/08/25/hyderabad-blasts-an-unprovoked-act-of-war

http://desicritics.org/2007/08/25/125028.php

http://suhimast.blogspot.com/2007/08/25aug-19452-blasts-with-gap-of-5.html

http://hyderabadichronicle.blogspot.com/2007/08/32-killed-35-wounded-as-twin-blasts.html

http://paliousersindia.blogspot.com/2007/08/paliousersindia-hyderabad.html

http://suhas-littleangles.blogspot.com/2007/08/hyderabad-blasts.html

http://desigirl.net.in/blog/2007/08/26/bombs-away-in-hyderabad

http://hydpictures.blogspot.com/2007/08/attack-on-hyderabad-again.html

http://indokfupm.blogspot.com/2007/08/blasts-in-hyderabad.html

http://jramanathan.blogspot.com/2007/08/terrorists-attack-hyderabadpart-of.html

http://visionvamsi.blogspot.com/2007/08/at-least-42-people-including-five-women.html

http://www.gorkhapatra.org.np/content.php?nid=25692

http://rosemilkinabottle.blogspot.com/2007/08/another-blast-in-hyderabad.html

http://gilli.in/hyderabad-blasts-bloggers-reactions

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=440379

http://india-history.freehostia.com/2007/08/26/terror-bombings-kill-dozens-in-south-india

http://quasiutopic.wordpress.com/2007/08/25/bloodbath-at-lumbini-park

http://www.indusladies.com/forums/hyderabad/11152-bomb-blast-in-hyderbad.html

http://asapblogs.typepad.com/news/2007/08/just-in-twin-bo.html

http://new.asianews.it/index.php?l=en&art=10140

http://lifeandsomething.blogspot.com/2007/08/dear-prime-minister.html

http://nvittal.blogspot.com/2007/08/happens-again.html

http://cameronsinindia.blogspot.com/2007/08/attack.html

http://www.lazydesis.com/fun/showthread.php?t=17758

http://jimshobe.blogspot.com/2007/08/bad-timing.html

http://siddharthindia2007.blogspot.com/2007/08/home-life.html

http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/017901.php

http://mutiny.in/2007/08/26/hyderabad-blasts-updated

http://desicritics.org/2007/08/26/081613.php

http://www.indiainteracts.com/gossip/2007/08/27/3801/US-condemns-Hyderabad-terror-attacks

http://lnmiit.blogspot.com/2007/08/black-saturday-for-hyderabad.html

http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=97814422&blogID=303848685

http://rajeshkumar-kayal.blogspot.com/2007/08/probe-continues-into-hyderabad-blasts_26.html

http://nononsensemedia.blogspot.com/2007/08/smoking-in-films-ban-wouldve-prevented.html


http://samsatya.blogspot.com/2007/08/hyderabad-blosts.html

http://www.freshnews.in/us-condemns-hyderabad-blast-14758

http://varnam.org/blog/archives/2007/08/sacrificed_for_secularism.php

http://www.humsurfer.com/thoughts-on-the-hyderabad-blasts

http://cynthiakinnan.livejournal.com/7170.html

http://binojgeorge.blogspot.com/2007/08/spirit-of-hyderabad.html

http://india60.counterjumper.com/2007/08/26/hyderabad-blasts

http://visleshana-vivaraana.blogspot.com/2007/08/hyderabadis-are-all-together-at-any.html

http://www.indiadaily.org/entry/us-admires-indias-courage-against-terror-acts

http://andhracafe.com/index.php?m=show&id=26388

http://appupoetess.blogspot.com/2007/08/short-story.html

http://www.yaxis.in/2007/08/blasts-in-hyderabad-what-shame.html

http://sycopant.wordpress.com/2007/08/27/hyderabad-bomb-blasts

http://godisintelligent.blogspot.com/2007/08/thedaywhenlifestopped.html

http://straightfrommyeyes.blogspot.com/2007/08/hyderabad-times.html

http://venkatnishtala.blogspot.com/2007/08/terrorism-knows-no-religion.html

http://news.ippimail.com/2007/08/27/shutdown-call-after-india-bombs

http://integrhythm.wordpress.com/2007/08/27/hyderabad-bomb-blasts

http://www.nazariya.com/2007/08/27/huji-behind-hyderabad-twin-blast-say-police

http://hyderabadorterrorabad.blogspot.com/2007/08/boom.html

http://tsudha.blogspot.com/2007/08/todays-confusion.html

http://liquid-lounge.blogspot.com/2007/08/hyderabad-blasts-no-breakthrough.html

http://bmkale.blogspot.com/2007/08/times-news-network-mumbaihyderabad-day.html

http://srikanthmadishetty.blogspot.com/2007/08/thirty-people-were-killed-and-scores.html

http://intellibriefs.blogspot.com/2007/08/bin-ladens-shadow-in-hyderabad.html

http://jamesnivy.multiply.com/journal/item/276/Pray_for_James

http://blowtorchinthemiddle.blogspot.com/2007/08/motionless.html

http://from-westlake-village.blogspot.com/2007/08/blues-all-over.html

http://hindu.theuniversalwisdom.org/washington-condemns-hyderabad-bombings

http://ihmhermitage.stblogs.com/2007/08/26/indian-prelate-condemns-twin-blasts

http://acorn.nationalinterest.in/2007/08/27/who-blocked-efforts-to-smoke-out-the-terrorists

http://djtechnocrat.blogspot.com/2007/08/in-terms-of-terrorism-india-is-second.html

http://www.mumbaimirror.com/net/mmpaper.aspx?page=article§id=3&contentid=20070827200708270255458906d9b145e

http://nooilforpacifists.blogspot.com/2007/08/cogent-summary-of-them.html

http://vivek-throughmyeyes.blogspot.com/2007/08/recent-events-and-my-ramblings.html

http://www.en.baybak.com/indian-authorities-step-up-security-blame-islamic-militants-for-saturdays-blasts.html

http://www.websitetoolbox.com/tool/post/princefans_board/vpost?id=2113121

http://www.paktribune.com/news/index.shtml?187685

http://umeed-se-dugna.blogspot.com/2007/08/hyderabad-on-red-alert.html

http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-wYNlACM0brQ45e.lWOpWtbQ-?cq=1&p=36173

http://forums.bharat-rakshak.com/viewtopic.php?p=388052#388052

http://joshuapundit.blogspot.com/2007/08/islamist-terror-in-hyderabad-bomb-blast.html

http://www.wardhoufek.com/wordpress/?p=48


http://saivisesh.blogspot.com/2007/08/bombings.html

http://nara.tumblr.com/post/9823707

http://raghuyellanki.blogspot.com/2007/08/hyderabad-blasts.html

http://ansarirehan.blogspot.com/2007/08/hyderabad-blasts-freedom-from-terrorism.html

http://morewhat.com/wordpress/?p=2284

http://www.gangavalli.com/blog/2007/08/27/blasts-at-hyderabad-42-dead-100-injured

http://technojaya.blogspot.com/2007/08/hyderabad-blasts-terror-strikes-again.html

http://shrik4u.blogspot.com/2007/08/hyderabad-hero-chaatwala-loses.html

http://www.twocircles.net/2007aug27/death_chased_mohammed_saleems_family_lumbini_park_gokul_chat.html

http://abbasha.blogspot.com/2007/08/terror-strikes-again-twin-city.html

http://souptown.sampasite.com/blog/42-killed-in-Indian-bombings.htm

http://todaykrishn.blogspot.com/2007/08/blasts.html

http://angel-pearlcity.blogspot.com/2007/08/glory-of-pearlcity.html

http://pr3rna.wordpress.com/2007/08/27/countering-terrorism

http://ypat.blogspot.com/2007/08/will-gandhigiri-be-helpful.html

http://projectdisaster.com/?p=4680

http://mumbaigirl.net/2007/08/27/blasts/

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Readerspeak_The_blasts_have_led_to_the_blame_game_among_political_parties/rssarticleshow/2311222.cms

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Blasts_rock_Hyderabad_again/rssarticleshow/2314726.cms

http://chris-adams.blogspot.com/2007/08/hyderabad.html

http://www.mg.co.za/articlepage.aspx?area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__international_news/&articleid=317581


http://i-luv-eeyore.vox.com/library/post/terrorism.html

http://offstumped.nationalinterest.in/2007/08/25/hyderabad-blasts-an-unprovoked-act-of-war

http://desicritics.org/2007/08/25/125028.php

http://suhimast.blogspot.com/2007/08/25aug-19452-blasts-with-gap-of-5.html

http://hyderabadichronicle.blogspot.com/2007/08/32-killed-35-wounded-as-twin-blasts.html

http://paliousersindia.blogspot.com/2007/08/paliousersindia-hyderabad.html

http://suhas-littleangles.blogspot.com/2007/08/hyderabad-blasts.html

http://desigirl.net.in/blog/2007/08/26/bombs-away-in-hyderabad

http://hydpictures.blogspot.com/2007/08/attack-on-hyderabad-again.html

http://indokfupm.blogspot.com/2007/08/blasts-in-hyderabad.html

http://jramanathan.blogspot.com/2007/08/terrorists-attack-hyderabadpart-of.html

http://visionvamsi.blogspot.com/2007/08/at-least-42-people-including-five-women.html

http://www.gorkhapatra.org.np/content.php?nid=25692

http://rosemilkinabottle.blogspot.com/2007/08/another-blast-in-hyderabad.html

http://gilli.in/hyderabad-blasts-bloggers-reactions

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=440379

http://india-history.freehostia.com/2007/08/26/terror-bombings-kill-dozens-in-south-india

http://quasiutopic.wordpress.com/2007/08/25/bloodbath-at-lumbini-park

http://www.indusladies.com/forums/hyderabad/11152-bomb-blast-in-hyderbad.html

http://asapblogs.typepad.com/news/2007/08/just-in-twin-bo.html

http://new.asianews.it/index.php?l=en&art=10140

http://lifeandsomething.blogspot.com/2007/08/dear-prime-minister.html

http://nvittal.blogspot.com/2007/08/happens-again.html

http://cameronsinindia.blogspot.com/2007/08/attack.html

http://www.lazydesis.com/fun/showthread.php?t=17758

http://jimshobe.blogspot.com/2007/08/bad-timing.html

http://siddharthindia2007.blogspot.com/2007/08/home-life.html

http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/017901.php

http://mutiny.in/2007/08/26/hyderabad-blasts-updated

http://desicritics.org/2007/08/26/081613.php

http://www.indiainteracts.com/gossip/2007/08/27/3801/US-condemns-Hyderabad-terror-attacks

http://lnmiit.blogspot.com/2007/08/black-saturday-for-hyderabad.html

http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=97814422&blogID=303848685

http://rajeshkumar-kayal.blogspot.com/2007/08/probe-continues-into-hyderabad-blasts_26.html

http://nononsensemedia.blogspot.com/2007/08/smoking-in-films-ban-wouldve-prevented.html


http://samsatya.blogspot.com/2007/08/hyderabad-blosts.html

http://www.freshnews.in/us-condemns-hyderabad-blast-14758

http://varnam.org/blog/archives/2007/08/sacrificed_for_secularism.php

http://www.humsurfer.com/thoughts-on-the-hyderabad-blasts

http://cynthiakinnan.livejournal.com/7170.html

http://binojgeorge.blogspot.com/2007/08/spirit-of-hyderabad.html

http://india60.counterjumper.com/2007/08/26/hyderabad-blasts

http://visleshana-vivaraana.blogspot.com/2007/08/hyderabadis-are-all-together-at-any.html

http://www.indiadaily.org/entry/us-admires-indias-courage-against-terror-acts

http://andhracafe.com/index.php?m=show&id=26388

http://appupoetess.blogspot.com/2007/08/short-story.html

http://www.yaxis.in/2007/08/blasts-in-hyderabad-what-shame.html

http://sycopant.wordpress.com/2007/08/27/hyderabad-bomb-blasts

http://godisintelligent.blogspot.com/2007/08/thedaywhenlifestopped.html

http://straightfrommyeyes.blogspot.com/2007/08/hyderabad-times.html

http://venkatnishtala.blogspot.com/2007/08/terrorism-knows-no-religion.html

http://news.ippimail.com/2007/08/27/shutdown-call-after-india-bombs

http://integrhythm.wordpress.com/2007/08/27/hyderabad-bomb-blasts

http://www.nazariya.com/2007/08/27/huji-behind-hyderabad-twin-blast-say-police

http://hyderabadorterrorabad.blogspot.com/2007/08/boom.html

http://tsudha.blogspot.com/2007/08/todays-confusion.html

http://liquid-lounge.blogspot.com/2007/08/hyderabad-blasts-no-breakthrough.html

http://bmkale.blogspot.com/2007/08/times-news-network-mumbaihyderabad-day.html

http://srikanthmadishetty.blogspot.com/2007/08/thirty-people-were-killed-and-scores.html

http://intellibriefs.blogspot.com/2007/08/bin-ladens-shadow-in-hyderabad.html

http://jamesnivy.multiply.com/journal/item/276/Pray_for_James

http://blowtorchinthemiddle.blogspot.com/2007/08/motionless.html

http://from-westlake-village.blogspot.com/2007/08/blues-all-over.html

http://hindu.theuniversalwisdom.org/washington-condemns-hyderabad-bombings

http://ihmhermitage.stblogs.com/2007/08/26/indian-prelate-condemns-twin-blasts

http://acorn.nationalinterest.in/2007/08/27/who-blocked-efforts-to-smoke-out-the-terrorists

http://djtechnocrat.blogspot.com/2007/08/in-terms-of-terrorism-india-is-second.html

http://www.mumbaimirror.com/net/mmpaper.aspx?page=article§id=3&contentid=20070827200708270255458906d9b145e

http://nooilforpacifists.blogspot.com/2007/08/cogent-summary-of-them.html

http://vivek-throughmyeyes.blogspot.com/2007/08/recent-events-and-my-ramblings.html

http://www.en.baybak.com/indian-authorities-step-up-security-blame-islamic-militants-for-saturdays-blasts.html

http://www.websitetoolbox.com/tool/post/princefans_board/vpost?id=2113121

http://www.paktribune.com/news/index.shtml?187685

http://umeed-se-dugna.blogspot.com/2007/08/hyderabad-on-red-alert.html

http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-wYNlACM0brQ45e.lWOpWtbQ-?cq=1&p=36173

http://forums.bharat-rakshak.com/viewtopic.php?p=388052#388052

http://joshuapundit.blogspot.com/2007/08/islamist-terror-in-hyderabad-bomb-blast.html

http://www.wardhoufek.com/wordpress/?p=48