Posted on: December 4, 2008 - 7:18 pm
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Never ever allow anyone to break our back bone !! Nor pollute and destroy our spiritual and cultural heritage. May we never ever lose our self esteem and become what the invader wants us to become. For we refuse to be dominated !!
I shall be with you with more. This was the image that could not be opened by many. Sorry !!
Yours as ever and always
Amitabh Bachchan, on location in studio for December the 4th in the year 2008, THE city of Mumbai !!
at a time when good boys should be home and in bed..
hello Amitji
thanks for posting the pic again!……it is awesome….I truly agree we shldnt let anyone break our backbone!
I think we r honored to have a citizen like u….u have cancelled all ur plans! hats off to you.
when r u coming to chennai?
Shivani
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dear Mr Bacchan,
can believe it we are online at the same time wow how about next time in person so i can meet you. how wonderful that would be….
love u lots ekta xxxxxxxxx
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hahaha good boys indeed
as for me I luv the ANGRY YOUNG MAN , others can take the good boys.
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A new day begins and all that has prevailed is truth and determination……..
Glad to have you back AB,
Take care,
Krupali
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i agree with you 100%. This British created problems that we are still suffering from.
Think of following
(1) Only country ruled this land never stayed here. Moguls/Aryans/Parsi /Jews they made this country their home not these people.
(2) Palestinine/Isreal issue,
(3) India/Pakistan issue,
(4)ruling America for years ,
(5) Slavery in africa and making the whole contintent a bagger.
(6) Sending thieves and criminals to Australia
This country made whole world more miserable than any country i can think of .
We still going through repercussions almost every day
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I am at a loss of words. The picture speaks it all.
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just a little joke for a tongue-in-cheek view of the situation—
still proud to be an Indian inspite of everything.
* During the Cold War, if USA launched a nuke-loaded missile,
Soviet satellites would inform the Soviet army in 3 seconds and in less
than 5 seconds Soviet counter-missiles would be on their way.
This was their scenario……………..
* But if there is a nuclear war between India and Pakistan:
* The Pakistan army decides to launch a nuke-missile towards
India.
* They don’t need any permission from their Government, and
promptly order the countdowns.
* Indian technology is highly advanced. In less than 8 seconds,
Indian army detects the Pak Countdown and decides to launch a missile in
retribution.
* But they need permission from the Government of India.
* They submit their request to the Indian President. The
President forwards it to the Cabinet.
* The Prime Minister calls an emergency Lok Sabha session. The LS
meets, but due to several walkouts and severe protests by the
opposition, it gets adjourned and adjourned indefinitely.
* The President asks for a quick decision.
* In the mean time, the Pak missile failed to take off due to
technical failure. Their attempts for a relaunch are still on.
* Just then the Indian ruling party is reduced to a minority
because a party that was giving outside support withdraws it.
* The President asks the PM to prove his majority within a week.
* As the ruling party fails to win the confidence vote, a
caretaker government is installed.
* The caretaker PM decides to permit the armed forces to launch a
nuclear missile. But the Election Commission says that a caretaker
government can not take such a decision because elections are at hand.
* A Public Interest Litigation is filed in the Supreme Court
alleging misuse of power by the Election Commission.
* The Supreme Court comes to the rescue of the PM, and says the
acting PM is authorized to take this decision in view of the emergency
facing the nation.
* Just then one of the Pak missiles successfully took off, but it
fell 367 miles away from the target, on its own government building at
11.00AM.
* Fortunately there were no casualties as no employee had reached
the office that early.
* In any case, the nuclear core of the missile had detached
somewhere in flight.
* The Pakistan army is now trying to get better technologies from
China and USA.
* The Indian Government, taking no chances, decides to launch a
nuclear missile of its own, after convening an all-party meeting.
* This time all the parties agree.
* Its three months since the army had sought permission. But as
preparations begin, “pro-humanity”, “anti-nuclear” activists come out
against the Government’s decision.
* Human chains are formed and Rasta rokos organised.
* In California and Washington endless e-mails are sent to
Indians condemning the government and mentioning “Please forward it to
as many Indians as possible”.
* On the Pakistan side, the missiles kept malfunctioning. Some
missiles deviate from target due to technical failures or high-speed
wind blowing over Rajasthan.
* Many of them land in the Indian Ocean killing some fishes.
* A missile (smuggled from USA) is pressed into service. Since
the Pakistan army is unable to understand its software, it hits its
original destination: Russia .
* Russia successfully intercepts the missile and in retaliation
launches a nuclear missile towards Islamabad.
* The missile hits the target and creates havoc.
* Pakistan cries for help. India expresses deep regrets for what
has happened and sends in a million dollars worth of Parle-G biscuits.
* Thus India never gets to launch the missile.
* Pakistan never gets it right.
* And we live happily ever after!!!!
* Long Live Indian Democracy
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Dear Mr Bachchan,
My blood boils with anger upon reading such a cheap and disgusting message! I mean to wot level can pple stoop to??? No matter what education they give us, we wont compromise on our values! No bomb, no education and no country can break our spirit or culture! I’m sorry but we are not here to adopt a gandhigiri attitude to this. Anyway, we need to show our respect to Gandhi though for us to be independent today.
Vande mataram!
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Hello Sir,
Thanks for posting and making the nation motivated.
I agree to the above statement but I believe that whatever be the situation or circumstances but we never allow any outsider to break our unity and destroy our culture. People here still give care for the relation and human values. They still have tears in their eyes for every citizen who become a victim of terrorism.
I wish everything comes back to normal very soon.
Thanks
~Harish
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Good one, Amitji. After a long time you have written something when we are awake. As for the matter, yes I believe we have alrady lost our culture and heritage to a great extent. But of course we can preserve what little we have.
Good Night Sirjee.
Vinayak
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“we refuse to be dominated !!”……thats the spirit Mr B…glad to have you back!!!……
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what about ur talisman movie.
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good to see!
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when it rains it pours!
cant believe the MAN himself THE AMITABH BACHCHAN actually replied 3 times to me yesterday. I am thrilled beyond words! thankyou thankyou thankyou!
Only I wish your replies were in “normal and happier” circumstances. but nevertheless, as I mentioned in my message earlier yesterday (when you decided to come back to the blog) and ofcourse today (when I notice that you have replied to me) is the most that I have been happy-thrilled about anything since 26/11 happened.
Even though I am not there physically but I can feel the pain and I really really wish all this anger among the Indians is channelised in a constructive manner so that a strong message is sent to the inept, corrupt politicians that time for change is now.
abhi nahi to kabhie nahi!!! jaago!
lets never forget. keep the fire burning!
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Hello Mr. Bachan
It is early today that you came on line. I have not read your comments but it is wonderful to see you.
Love you and your family
Fan from Toronto
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Dear Mr. Bachhan,
Had occassion to meet with you and Jaya in 1972/73 when I was studying in IIT Bombay. This was at a Bungalow in Juhu while you were shooting for Ek Nazar, a film produced by a distant Uncle and I therefore had the privilege of being invited to the shoot. Just days earlier, had met Jaya too on the IIT Bombay Campus while she was shooting for Jawani Diwani.
We had several guys out there who were as ardent fans of her as she was of Dharmender in Guddi.
Good catching up with those memories again.
Harinder
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now the time has come to stand & retaliate
in a manner that no one can think of
even eyeing at us…
forget the backbone !!
thnx for the poster again.
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dear mr bachchan,
sorry i had to submit before anybody so it was short. i m happy you are good. just got back from school. today bro harsh is not well he is having cold. it is freezing here in london. school was ok today. how was ur day?
i m dying to meet you u know what i affirm every day that please god make me meet mr bachchan my hero. may be when u r in london we might just bump into each other god will guide us to each others directon. ok lots of love better get on with home before mummy looses her temper again. sorry to part but have to ok bye take care hug and kisses….. xxxxx
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Dearest AB ji,
Thank you !!
Good Night ! Sleep Well ! Catch you later !!
Loads of love & respect,
Susheela - TN USA
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oh i am so early today
kiran
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Amitjiiii!
I am sooo glad u r bak full swing.
we need you.
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Mr. Bachan
I just read the comment and saw the picture which I could not open yesterday. You said it all. Let us all unite.
Love and best wishes
Fan from Toronto
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http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/plea-to-ensure-a-proper-plan-of-action-and-combat-facilities-for-indian-protection-forces
November 29, 2008.
Honourable Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh of India
Government of Republic of India
Office of the Prime Minister, Room#152
South Block
New Delhi 110011
India
Subject: Plea to ensure a proper plan of action and combat facilities for Indian protection forces.
Your Excellency Prime Minister,
Sir, I read the following in the Preamble of the Constitution of India.
Preamble
WE, THE PEOPLE OF INDIA, having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a SOVEREIGN SOCIALIST SECULAR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC and to secure to all its citizens:
JUSTICE, social, economic and political;
LIBERTY of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship;
EQUALITY of status and of opportunity; and to promote among them all
FRATERNITY assuring the dignity of the individual and the unity and integrity of the Nation ;
IN OUR CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY this twenty sixth day of November, 1949, do HEREBY ADOPT, ENACT AND GIVE TO OURSELVES THIS CONSTITUTION.
“This information is downloaded from the web site of Ministry of Law and Justice (Legislative
Department)” http://lawmin.nic.in/coi/coiason29july08.pdf
As another day dawns three days since the horrific attacks in Mumbai started and as Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai is still getting cleared from the aftermaths of the war against terrorism that took place inside the building, I plea to the India Government to come up with a clear agenda to combat terrorism.
It was shocking to see that police officers standing so close to the line of fire were not having with a bullet proof protection vest. It was shocking to see that the rifles they had in hand were not capable of any support to the police themselves. In situations like this we need swift action to inhibit loss of life and that has to rely on various factors that haven’t been addressed yet. I can’t imagine answering the families of the brave police officers who lost their life in combat. How do I tell them that they died because there was not enough protection given to them because the Government of India wanted to save money on protection gear? I want to appeal to all police authorities to take on the path of Gandhi and weave their own protection gear until one is provided to them by you, The Government of India.
The police officers of the nation need better equipment and clear structure of what they need to do in situations like 26/11 and scheduled practice sessions where they are trained to combat terror. Also we need to have a clear strategy for war against terrorism and I as a citizen of India want a clear agenda in front of me from the Government of India that states this.
Simple actions like:
1. Depoliticizing Terror Combat
2. Direct election of the Major in each City
3. Proper combat equipment for Indian protection forces
As we exercise our duty every day, we ask to exercise our rights to protect our own country men, women and children today.
Thank you very much for your kindness and patience to read this plea.
Jai Bharat,
Yours sincerely,
Prof. Krupali Uplekar.
Citizen of Mumbai, India.
A fellow-citizen of planet Earth,
Cc: To the people of India.
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Mr. Bachchan
Good to see that you are back in action on the blog. Yeterday after what you had said, the chances had looked so bleak. Thanks for your decision to continue.
Subhash Kaura
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Dearest Mr. Bachchan,
iam very much overwhelmed having got a reply from you, that’s so sweet from you. thank you very much.
you know how to make us happy.
Glad to receive the picture, really liked to read what is included in it.
as an MA student, my topic is with British colonialism in India, and Indian resistance to it, so i really come across such an argument as i tackle it from an ideological point of view. So I would tend to agree that was the real strategy by the British to subdue the Indian people.
I would also tend to believe that this same strategy is still maintained, although in a different way, and with different means…but still the aim is to destroy cultures and heritages, in order to have nations subjugated and controlled. And this is not only applied to India…but it is on a larger scale now.
And getting aware of this is really a good chance to preserve this ‘backbone’. I wish we could develop such an awareness, and to have the ability
i will also be with you, for ever
with love and lots of affection,
Rasha Zayed,
BigB yahoo group,
Cairo, Egypt.
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Dearest Amitji
LOVE U A LOT………
GUDNIGHT & SWEETDREAMS…
TAKE CARE…….
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Dear Mr. Biggest B
Thanx a lot !!!!
Finally My Dearest Biggest B has decided 2 continue.
Thank GOD !!!!
Thank GOD !!!!
Thank GOD !!!!
Thank GOD !!!!
Thank GOD !!!!
Thank GOD !!!!
Thank GOD !!!!
Smallest B
raj bansal
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geetu, thank you for sharing such a rude and offensive joke with people.
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Dearest Mr. Bachchan,
iam very much overwhelmed having got a reply from you, that’s so sweet from you. thank you very much.
you know how to make us happy.
Glad to receive the picture, really liked to read what is included in it.
as an MA student, my topic is with British colonialism in India, and Indian resistance to it, so i really come across such an argument as i tackle it from an ideological point of view. So I would tend to agree that was the real strategy by the British to subdue the Indian people.
I would also tend to believe that this same strategy is still maintained, although in a different way, and with different means…but still the aim is to destroy cultures and heritages, in order to have nations subjugated and controlled. And this is not only applied to India…but it is on a larger scale now.
And getting aware of this is really a good chance to preserve this ‘backbone’. I wish we could develop such an awareness, and to have the ability to stand to it.
i will also be with you, for ever
with love and lots of affection,
Rasha Zayed,
BigB yahoo group,
Cairo, Egypt.
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Well that’s the real Mr.Bachchan,never afraid to face challenges.Please remember when you were banned by the press for good 10-15 years that was the Golden Phase of your career. I as your fan always believed you can never be cowed down.Keep it up!!!.
Best Wishes
C.R.Patnayak
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amitabhji/amitji/sir…….i just can t think of addressing u by any name…forgive me 4 that.
This is my first blog ever(but i have been following ur blogs 4 last couple of days…being true).i have realised that the messages u leave here should really be given deep thoughts.i just can t imagine why some people react otherwise.
ur really exceptional!!i don t know what made u a person like this…(falling short of words to describe u) but i hope i could be 1.
eager to meet u someday in person-wanna see-aakhir kya baat hai aap mein!!!!!
respect u/love u/adore u/….
pramod singh,
patna/pune
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yay!! u are goin to keep on writing. brilliant. you are such a good writer ( i m sure u know)
its a treat to read ur blog. dont ever stop!!
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Come, let us do a ‘49-O’, this time…
http://www.hotklix.com/?ref=link/166501
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Nice words … no idea how much impact this can have …any ways watching ur superlife on ZOOM…
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Namaste!!!! Aap kaise hain?
Thank you very much for postin the photo once again..!! My friends and I couldn’t see it on the day 223…
Take care and have a good evening and night…
With warm regards and respect as always.. and Lots of LOVE..
Aapki Zhenya…
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Pintu says:
December 4th, 2008 at 1:12 am
Thank you for Staying with us Amitji!
Lots of love and more
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ab Reply:
December 4th, 2008 at 6:27 pm
that’s a quick change of temperament.. !!
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Yesterday it was my Anger–You leaving us
today this was my happiness– You staying with us!
Isn’t that called LOVE??
I AM A CRAZY FAN OF YOURS AND CRAZY LOVERS DO CRAZY STUFF!!
So be carefull & dont disappoint or hurt your fans!! please dont go..Please dont break the trust.
Amitji Ill NOT say sorry to you for yesterday (that was the anger of a crazy fan fearing of loosing you) But i would ask apologies from your others fans over here for spamming this blog with my anger.
PS. Very sweet of you answering me. this shows you are BIG. A real MAN!
Gob Bless
Pintu
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I’m glad you got that article to open finally. It is shocking to read. I’m sure that nobody will be able to do that to your country again.
I’m so happy that you are in the studio. Sitting at home wouldn’t accomplish anything.
Thank you for all your replies on DAY 224 including mine. I just have a question on your reply to comment 32. What do you mean by”barbaric animals”? Animals have emotions too.
But my favorite reply was that you will never leave us. THANK YOU.
Love,
Rochelle
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My dear Mr. Bachchan,
having mentioned my MA thesis in my previous comment, i would like to tell you that i have chosen this Indian topic for my research because of you…
love you,
Rasha Zayed,
BigB yahoo group,
Cairo, Egypt.
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Mr Bachchan.
Not sure you already read this..
LETTER OF EDITOR OF TIMES OF INDIA TO PRIMEMINISTER
Dear Mr. Prime minister
I am a typical mouse from Mumbai. In the local train compartment which has capacity of 100 persons, I travel with 500 more mouse. Mouse at least squeak but we don’t even do that.
Today I heard your speech. In which you said ‘NO BODY WOULD BE SPARED’. I would like to remind you that fourteen years has passed since serial bomb blast in Mumbai took place. Dawood was the main conspirator. Till today he is not caught. All our bolywood actors, our builders, our Gutka king meets him but your Government can not catch him. Reason is simple; all your ministers are hand in glove with him. If any attempt is made to catch him everybody will be exposed. Your statement ‘NOBODY WOULD BE SPARED’ is nothing but a cruel joke on this unfortunate people of India.
Enough is enough. As such after seeing terrorist attack carried out by about a dozen young boys I realize that if same thing continues days are not away when terrorist will attack by air, destroy our nuclear reactor and there will be one more Hiroshima.
We the people are left with only one mantra. Womb to Bomb to Tomb. You promised Mumbaikar Shanghai what you have given us is Jalianwala Baug.
Today only your home minister resigned. What took you so long to kick out this joker? Only reason was that he was loyal to Gandhi family. Loyalty to Gandhi family is more important than blood of innocent people, isn’t it?
I am born and bought up in Mumbai for last fifty eight years. Believe me corruption in Maharashtra is worse than that in Bihar. Look at all the politician, Sharad Pawar, Chagan Bhujbal, Narayan Rane, Bal Thackray , Gopinath Munde, Raj Thackray, Vilasrao Deshmukh all are rolling in money. Vilasrao Deshmukh is one of the worst Chief minister I have seen. His only business is to increase the FSI every other day, make money and send it to Delhi so Congress can fight next election. Now the clown has found new way and will increase FSI for fisherman so they can build concrete house right on sea shore. Next time terrorist can comfortably live in those house , enjoy the beauty of sea and then attack the Mumbai at their will.
Recently I had to purchase house in Mumbai. I met about two dozen builders. Everybody wanted about 30% in black. A common person like me knows this and with all your intelligent agency & CBI you and your finance minister are not aware of it. Where all the black money goes? To the underworld isn’t it? Our politicians take help of these goondas to vacate people by force.. I myself was victim of it. If you have time please come to me, I will tell you everything.
If this has been land of fools, idiots then I would not have ever cared to write you this letter. Just see the tragedy, on one side we are reaching moon, people are so intelligent and on other side you politician has converted nectar into deadly poison. I am everything Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Schedule caste, OBC, Muslim OBC, Christian Schedule caste, Creamy Schedule caste only what I am not is INDIAN. You politician have raped every part of mother India by your policy of divide and rule.
Take example of former president Abdul Kalam. Such a intelligent person, such a fine human being. You politician didn’t even spare him. Your party along with opposition joined the hands, because politician feels they are supreme and there is no place for good person.
Dear Mr Prime minister you are one of the most intelligent person, most learned person. Just wake up, be a real SARDAR. First and foremost expose all selfish politician. Ask Swiss bank to give name of all Indian account holders. Give reins of CBI to independent agency. Let them find wolf among us. There will be political upheaval but that will better than dance of death which we are witnessing every day. Just give us ambient where we can work honestly and without fear. Let there be rule of law. Everything else will be taken care of.
Choice is yours Mr. Prime Minister. Do you want to be lead by one person or you want to lead the nation of 100 Crore people?
Prakash B. Bajaj
Editor Mumbai-Times of India
Chandralok ‘A” Wing, Flat No 104
97 Nepean Sea Road
Mumbai 400 036
Phone 98210-71194
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RESPECTED AMITJI.
NAMASTE.
YOU HAVE MADE US ADDICTED TO LOVELY POSTS EVERYDAY.. KINDLY KEEP THE SUPPLY ON.. CANNOT DO WITHOUT THEM..YOUR POSTS ARE A SOURCE OF GREAT STRENGTH, KNOWLEDGE AND INSPIRATION TO US.. PLEASE CONTINUE TO COMFORT OUR SOULS AND FEED OUR BRAINS..
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Do something for the nation.
Make an ad film to literate poor on how important it is not to vote for party and to vote for right person contesting elections from their area.
Sit back..think for a while..do something for the nation.
Jai hind.
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Dear Amitabh bachchanji,
i dont understan what r our politicians and police r doing …i mean they say they have evidence that all terrorist were trained and r from pakistan then y not our government not taking any actions against them what r they waiting for ………may be another blast….shame… hope i can help my country in any matter…..
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Excellent post!
If only people realised what was going on around us…
We will stand strong!
Shameera
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Respected Sir , I visit your blog everyday and never post a comment back….but today I am compelled to do so….as i am in great grief due to heinous act of some of the cowards who don’t have any moral courage. I think a person who doesn’t have moral courage start using the physical power to acieve his desired ends…A man ” your age” with a determination has shown the moral courage to say a truth….Only the people like
” Mahatma Gandhi ji ” who had moral courage can say the truth and stand by their words. I am a 20 years old guy, who feels inspired by your point of view….Bye For Now Sir, And a very Good night, Take Care…..
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Good boys are definitely in bed.
But you are not a good boy. Oye You are a Goodman ……di Laaltan
Tonny
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Dear Amitji, Nice piece of History of divisiveness. But we were also not in our present form. So we have to see in detail about this claim. It may not have been possible for someone to survey so easily nook and corner. This is first figment of imagination. The beginning always is by a wild thought.
Good you are on job and working. Agreed good boys are planning to snore and sleep.
Good night
Regards
RPM
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Dear Amit Ji,
Nice to see you back, again. I understand the gravity behind the quote you mentioned. I totally agree India was so great once upon a time., even in pre-independence days. Why did we change for worse in the post-independence days?
Education may not be bad if applied in the correct sense. In the global age, we have to compete with everybody else.
In the society today in Britain, telling a lie is forbidden. Courtesy is prevalent. Despite the differences, people respect each other and care for each other. You can’t buy anybody with bribe in day today life. Corruption is not rampant. Politicians are answerable to people.
There are negative aspects to life as well. Probably there are good and bad coexisting in every society.
You know the problems in our society. I am pleased to see the unity among the citizens post 26/11. I hope it continues. I hope the corrupt politicians will listen to people. I hope more muslim organizations come up condemning terror.
I totally agree with you that we should protect ourselves and never lose this freedom and use the freedom to the righteousness!
Bye for now1
Sunil
United Kingdom
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Dear Bachchan ji:
I really appreciate the appropriate content you put up on the blog. I think it is God’s gift to be able to express your exact feelings in words ( and you have it). I am sure your daily blogs motivate and influence quite a few for the right reasons ( I am one of them). I just want to let you know that they even give sense of direction and purpose in one’s life.
I think you have become a father figure to a whole lot of us - who are looking for education in life….
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WOW!…the pic and caption really serve as an awakening….Let no one underestimate the strenght of united nation and the will of 1 billion people!
THANKS FOR REPOSTING THE PIC AND CREATING A SENSE OF SOLIDARITY AND NATIONAL PRIDE!!!
-Rajeev
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We should never forget our roots. We can live or study anywhere in the world but we should always know who we are!
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Good to have u back Amitjee, with ur wit that no one can come close to yet u get the message across.
I was in Spain for a short holidy trip and constantly thinking if Amitji ever came to this beautiful country? even when Iam travelling ur on my mind, only u can ,ve fans like this!
Came back to the horror and tradegy of Mumbai…..very sad and heart broken at what world my child is exposed to ,and worries about the safety of all humans …… but a handful of devils cannot do anything I still have faith
Love u
Nida
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Mr b
it is very easy for you to say u cancelled the bill clinton function. but one thing u seem to forget that if the mumbai incident hadn’t taken place, u would have still gone, danced and performed for “them”. so why the hypocracy?
how come u didn’t think twice before accepting in the first place. even before the mumbai incident took place, u knoew jolly well that you would be singing and dancing for bill clinton and ‘them”. so why the mockery?
your friend rgv and his friend ritesh deshmukh who was your mover and shaker for the unforgettable tour wanted to get some quick ideas on how to make terror tourism moolah. otherwise how would you justify their presence? where were they when there were the mumbai train blasts?
vidya
ps: i am curious if u would respond at all.
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True Amitji …
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Thanks for the information
It should help and motivate more than a billion to watch out our back-bone and stand upright
I used to live closed to New Hampshire in Boston area and used admire the state message -”Live free or die”.
We need to display or flag prominently all the time not only on special occasions
thanks a lot again
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hello sir,
thanks a lot sir that u have decided to continue
i m one of ur big fans
with lots of 2 u n ur family
sakshi
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hi
Forbes magazine said India should involve someone like Ratan Tata in Governance, reason his history…and ‘constructive’ Indianness. Proud of being Indian, but not arrogant or anti-international…
ya…
would be nice is individuals of the caliber of Ratan Tata entered politics ….
jen
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Dear Amitabh ji
The message is an eyeopener.What Macaulay said & britishers did some 170 years ago to achieve their ulterior motives,We even today are not able to undo.
Hope we think twice before thinking that all that is foreign and english is good .
Anumita shrivastava balaghat M. P.
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Amitji,
Thanks for posting the image again. This time we were able to read it.
Disgusting to know what all we have been put through.
But then it is just another set of people following the same rule in today’s world as if the Brits did not do enough. The same divide and rule, the same apathy to our cultural and spiritual values. (Which is so very much palpable in places of higher learning like JNU, i know it being a product of JNU!!)
What we need today is Vivekananda ver.2 who can instill self-respect, self-confidence and the ability to strike back when hit. If only wishes were horses….
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आदरणीय अमितजी,
बहुत ही अच्छा ‘कट्टिंग’ है. १८३५ में इंग्लैंड के लोगो की यही समज थी और यह सही भी था, हमारे यहाँ कोई भीख-मंगा नही था, समाज आबाद था.. किसी भी देश को अपने पुरे काबू में करने के लिए जो सोच अंग्रेजों की थी वह राजनितिक रूप से सही थी. हमने इससे नुक्सान तो बहुत उठाया लेकिन काफी फायदे भी हुए है इसे नही भूलना चाहिए. क्या अंग्रेजों के बगैर पूरा भारत-देश एक धागे में बंध सकता था ? हम आजादी के समय ५६८ छोटे-बड़े देशों (स्वतन्त्र राज्य) में बंटें हुए थे. अगर स्वतंत्रता की लडाई नही होती और देश में एक लहर नही होती तो हमारा आज भी क्या भविष्य होता कोई केवल कल्पना ही कर सकता है.
सबसे ‘लेटेस्ट’ फायदा जो हमें मिल रहा है वो यह की आज हमारी शिक्षा पद्धति ‘मेकाले’ की देन भले हो लेकिन जो ‘इंग्लिश’ भाषा का स्तर अपने यहाँ है वैसा तो स्वयं ‘इंग्लैंड’ में भी नही है, जो रोजगार हमारी इस पीढी को मीला है इस भाषा की वजह से, वह भी नही भूलना चाहिए.
बात फ़िर वही ज्यादा आबादी पर आकर अटक जाती है, अंग्रेज हमसे कुछ भले ले गए हों लेकिन भिखारी बनाकर गए ऐसा कोई नही कह सकता. हम ‘सोने की चिडिया’ से बिना पंख की चिडिया अपने फैलते हुए कुनबे और दिन-दिन घटती उपजाऊ जमीन की वजह से बने है. यह जमीन पीढी-दर-पीढी घटती चली गयी है, लोग भूमि-हिन् होकर शहरों में आकर जानवरों से बदतर जीने के लिए मजबूर हुए है.
अंग्रेज गए तब हम कितने थे ? सिर्फ़ ३७ करोड़ और अब सिर्फ़ ६०-६१ सालों में १२० करोड़ !! क्यों , क्या कारण है. क्या जनसंख्या के साथ सुख-सुविधा भी बढ़ी है ? नही. सारी समस्याओं की जड़ यह हमारी भारतीय उप-महाद्वीप की जेट-स्पीड से बढ़ी हुई आबादी ही है…
‘आबादी आदमी की आबादी’ का कारण होना चाहिए बर्बादी का नही…….
लाइन से पहले कोमेंट्स के उत्तर देने की बजाय चुनकर उत्तर देते तो हमें संतोष होता, खैर….यह भी ठीक ही है….
शेष फ़िर,
समीर चौहान.
छत्तीसगढ़.
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Amitji,
Great Post, what a way to put a smile back on the saddened faces.
Great to have you back and pondering on the thought of return, I guess it would be great to maybe respond directly to the few that were messing up this blogspace, I see you have already responded on the previous post:)
All the best always
From your extended family
Kishore
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Dear Mr. Bachchan
How did you find this? Such an important and timely message to arouse the passion of Indians. Hope Indian newspapers across the country reproduce this article in this hour of crisis.
Thanks for your service
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Dear Sir,
this is a very interesting and chilling piece of history.
Let it become history forever. No one should ever lose their culture and self-esteem, no people and no person on earth should be dominated ever again. This may sound like utopia, but still worth praying and working for!
Love and regards,
Elisabeth
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Don’t know what am I doing wrong- somehow my comments don’t show up !
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Well….I missed being on your reply list yesterday and am pretty cut up about it. But I am just so happy right now to see you back on the blog again that I can forgive anything. I hope my happiness is not premature and that you actually intend to stay in touch. Your statement on Day 223 was ominous and I really felt hurt and betrayed tho I guess i didn’t voice it as eloquently as Pintu or use the Queen’s english like Subir (LOL).
Anyways glad u r here….right here,right now is what is important!!!
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Dear Mr Bachan
I am relatively new to this site, however i have spent quite some time reading the material and understanding it. I live in London and when the terrible attacks took place in mumbai there seemed to be extensive coverage on the news and media as one would expect. However as it stands today there is literal to none coverage in the news or tabloids. There is a vast amount of British indians living here in the UK and i find it somewhat odd that coverage has ceased. I hope you do contiune to write your blog as your words are very profound and uplifting. Maybe india’s ministers should read it to they may learn a thing or two.
All the best
Harpreet Bains - London
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Thank you Sir for the beautiful thought.
Media is not working properly it seems.
Good night
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Sir,
This quote bu Lord Macaulay is a lie. He never made such a statement in British Parliament. It is a lie that is being spread on internet. Sorry
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Love and tears .. Thanks for these!
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Dear Amit Ji,
Thank you for re-posting the image.
You are absolutely right. We should not let anyone break our backbone i.e., our culture and heritage. Oppression only works when one lets someone else oppress. We shall not.
I seriously objected to Indian media’s characterization of our tragedy as India’s 9/11. Why do we have to always tag along to someone else happiness or misery? Why couldn’t we characterize this terrible tragedy as our own 26/11. We don’t need anyone else tragedy to highlight our tragedy. There are many western columnists who are now mocking at us and saying that our tragedy was tragic but not as tragic as 9/11. I wish our media had some selfrespect and would not tag on to Western ideas.
Regards
Lalit Koul
http://www.ThisIsMyPOV.com
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hi amit ji ,
how r u ?
(good one geetu i dont know if u will read this but so true) .
preety
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Dear Amit uncle,
First of all, Thank you for continuing to be with us. Really appreciate it!
Where did you get this piece of information from? Are you visiting archives?
Take care
Kind regards.
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Here you are, back again, my dear, and we’re all glad. You gave us a scare there for a while. However, I did think you’d decide not to abandon us, and I wasn’t disappointed.
You’ll be getting ready for bed about now, I should think. I hope you had a good day at the studio.
Aloha, Dorothy
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Mr. Bachchan…they say- with fame and name comes enormous responsibility !
Can’t appreciate enough what you are already doing but…is that enough?
Would it be so hard to envision what a difference a person of your stature can make, to openly/publicly motivate and and inspire millions of brethren in these troubled times!
I have heard of your profound dislike for a political position- isn’t there another way to reach out……??
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Sir,
There is a need of revolutionary thoughts in the country.
Our situation is just like the HANUMANJI in the Ramayan in the time when he was searching for SITAJI and were stuckup on the sea cost searching for somebody who can go on the other side of the SEA and all we know that there was no better person than HANUMANJI himself. So we should really learn to know what are our TRAITS.
I would also like to share one slogan for all the INDIANS where ever they are. LIGHT A CANDLE IN YOUR HEART FOR DOING THE BEST IN YOUR OWN JOB/PROFESSION/ BUSINESS and see that your every act contribute in a own small way for the DEVELOPMENT OF OUR NATION AND THE BETTERMENT OF OUR COUNTRY MEN.
Lets get the roots of our COUNTRY more powerful and show the world we are ready in every sense. EVEN FOR A WAR IN CASE TIME DEMANDS.
VANDE MATARAM!!
NAMIT
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So apt. If we get our nation on track and then perhaps we can change the world perspective on India. For years, world politics has maneuvered India into a position that, using a dining metaphor, is the equivalent at seating it at a table at the back of the restaurant just off the swinging kitchen doors. Why even episodes of the West Wing paints India as this unreasonably troublesome entity all the while lauding a belligerent Pakistan as a Good Friend and Ally. Art imitates life and though there courteous handshakes at the back garden of the White House, making it the 6th story in the American evening news… India is still not given its due recognition. Correction as I consider the latest political wranglings. Rice and McCain in Delhi. So are we a terrorized equal to the States now or are we the means for it volley their intended course of action with Pakistan?
How long will India be undermined? How long will we undermine India?
India is more than quartzy pink elephants, crushed cardamom whiffs, chicken tikka masala and streets lined with starving poor. I’ve heard people gushing about Slumdog Millionaire, of course it’s palatable to the world at large. It’s a very narrow, but familiar, image of what India is. This projection of a third world country of bare footed sniveling dark skins whose salvation is commercialism. Commercialism, isn’t that the new form of Imperialism?
Gosh, in my line of work, I had to frustratingly deal with individuals this past week that were comfortably seated in their white skin abroad amazed at the sight of commandos abseiling from helicopters. “Oh, you have those, too?!”
We are a strong country, indeed because of the courageous souls that inhabit it but we’ve failed miserably in adequately presenting ourselves to the world. We’re so quick to imbibe other cultures as we sacrifice our own. Competing globally doesn’t require a relinquishment of our Indianness.
Cringing at the generation of voices on the other side of the line talking Tennessee…
Now, just muttering … Sigh.
Thank you Mr. Bachchan for letting me vent.
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Never ever allow anyone to break our back bone !! Nor pollute and destroy our spiritual and cultural heritage. May we never ever lose our self esteem and become what the invader wants us to become. For we refuse to be dominated !!
So very wise!!! Never heard more wiser words. For afew days after the exodus,t into the hands of the we were losing control, and falling right into the terrorists trap and playi, at last better sense has ng his hand for him. But no more!! Finally, at last better sense has prevailed. We will not allow them to break our backbone!
“”Amitabh Bachchan, on location in studio for December the 4th in the year 2s with008, THE city at a time when good boys should be home and in bed..”"
Not good boys with gumption and gusto..
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Dear Amitabh Bachchan,
I am so happy you are back at work ! : )
& happy to see Day 225 with the article.
The content of this article is stunning !
The great truth is in it and you wrote wonderful words !!
I do live in a different country now than my country of birth,
but even under such circumstences keeping ones spiritual & cultural values is possible.
& it is very important to have ones integrity intact as an individual or as a nation under any conditions. Having the “back bone”.
If we keep our spirit we can always win & overcome…
Thank you for writing & for your love..
God bless & take care.
Much love to you.
Tatiana S. USA
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Sir,
Technology has breached the gap between you and lesser mortals like me ! I appreciate the myriad emotions going thru u and all of us….Our system is probably breaking our backbones and we have taken democracy for granted! We look forward to great actors and philosophers like you who probably can change the system! We are perhaps the largest and weakest democracy in the world which is why “Atankwadi humein ghar main ghuskar maarte hain”. While I am sure that our politicians and bureaucrats wont change, we look forward to your contribution to spread social awareness and wake Indians from the slumber to change the system!
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Lalit #50…OMG u said what I have wanted to say. Why does it mean so much if this tragedy is labelled as India’s 9/11? It is a huge tragedy and loss for us and does it seem more relevant only if it gets that acceptance?? It’s like Bollywood…..no…it is the Indian Film Industry, it doesn’t need recognition by way of linking it to Hollywood. How come that events and things gain importance ONLY by linking it to America or finding a parallel there?
The events in Mumbai were India’s tragedy….a tragedy of immense magnitude even without the 9/11 reference. We can draw parallels to the 2 events but to call the November 26 events “India’s 9/11″ is somehow minimizing our own greif.
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Corrected version…. the one before went all askew!!
Never ever allow anyone to break our back bone !! Nor pollute and destroy our spiritual and cultural heritage. May we never ever lose our self esteem and become what the invader wants us to become. For we refuse to be dominated !!
So very wise!!! Never heard more wiser words. For afew days after the exodus,it seemed we were falling right into the the terrorists trap and playing his hand!! But no more!! Finally, at last better sense has prevailed. We will not allow them to break our backbone!
“”Amitabh Bachchan, on location in studio for December the 4th in the year 2008, THE city at a time when good boys should be home and in bed..””
Not good boys with gumption and gusto.. Take care!!
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mr bajaj hallo,
can i ask if u got any response from the prime minister did he come to meet u or call u
respect n peace
preety
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hi sir its amazing to see your commitment as a responsible Indian citizen, but sir the time when mac kale addressed the British parliament the nation was included the region Pakistan an Bangladesh and another parts like Burma ,Srilanka, Afghanistan .if they understand it then ok otherwise jab Germany ki Dewar KO toda ja sakta hai to ek aisa bhi time kyo nahi aa sakta ki in baccho ko samjhaya jai ki desh kya hota hai ,real desh bhawana ya desh bhakti kya hoti jab 65 saa ka international indian star ithiyaas ko itni sanjidgi se mehsoos karai.
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