Just Another Blogger

look, its my first day in office and its quite weird of sorts to start writing on a public domain for a person who could not quiet maintain his own personal diary. but i am excited about blogging and sharing my thoughts with the world... this time around i say "Yes I Can."

Now back to the guy who made the phrase a household name. Some years back, when i read a book on US Presidents, i wondered when the US would have its first non-white president, leave alone an African American with a Muslim lineage. He is young, dynamic, and assertive without being jingoistic like Bush. His presidential speech, watched by over a billion people worldwide, symbolises the hope and aspirations of every American. Every American who heard him was proud to have him as their president.
Sadly, its quite not the same in India. When a bunch of terrorists stormed into India's commercial capital Mumbai, held the country hostage for over 60 hours killing citizens of more than a dozen countries. Our PM's response was anything but inspiring saying that such 'barbaric acts will not be tolerated', 'we will not spare the terrorists, etc etc...