More Photos of Peaceful Protest - India is Changing
Posted: Saturday, April 09, 2011
by Drunken Mystic
http://drunkenmystic.wordpress.com
A new dawn awaits India - Rabindranath Tagore
WHERE the mind is without fear and the head is held high
Where knowledge is free
Where the world has not been broken up into fragments
By narrow domestic walls
Where words come out from the depth of truth
Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection
Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way
Into the dreary desert sand of dead habit
Where the mind is led forward by thee
Into ever-widening thought and action
Into that heaven of freedom, my Father, let my country awake.
'India against corruption' introduced me to this long forgotten poem and continues to fight against corruption by uniting Indians not only from India, but also, from all over the world. These photos are a contribution from every single Indian who has participated in this war against corruption. Thanks to 'India Against Corruption' and to every Indian.
The words of the poem strike an immortal chord and continue to be an inspiration for many of us and finally, the common citizen seems to be slowly waking up to the reality that has been hitting harder than ever at their face. There have been at least seven scams in this session of the parliament and the government has managed to very conveniently brush it aside and prove themselves, innocent. The pot of bad karma did fill up to its brim and I bring you the consequences of the past days in more pictures. They speak louder than my words.
Agra
Students from Aligrah University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh state, stage protests in favour of Anna Hazare.
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, had a very surprising turnout which nobody expected.
Uttar Pradesh. The slogan says - Anna is the aandhi (storm) - and for the whole nation he is Gandhi. Just a nice rhym in Hindi.
School students from Uttar Pradesh state.
Chennai - People gathered at the Marina Beach (Bay of Bengal) to prove their solidarity.
The gentleman on the right is MR. V.Kalyanam who was personal secretary to Mahatma Gandhi. He lives in Chennai. He was seen leading a group of protestors.
Coimbatore showed up a huge gathering.
Coimbatore with their candles.
Cochin - the city of backwaters, rises to the occassion.
A small group of Indians send a message of support from Dubai.
Indians in L.A., California, finishing 10-mile walk in support.
Guwahati - Assam
Guwahati
Guwahati
Hyderabad increased in intensity over the past days.
Hyderabad
Houston community stands up!
Kolkata
Indians in Malaysia
Mumbai
New Delhi
Street theatre performed by artists from New Delhi to increase awareness against Corruption.
Tokyo
The battle continues......
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Top-level comments on this article: (2 total)Great pictures DM thanks for sharingYW, David!
Uncountable stars, Shyam! I love that poem, it really touches my heart, and your photos say everything. It's very inspiring to see so many people from different walks of life united in peace in something so good.Absolutely, Jennifer. Even I was touched the initial moments when I saw support pour in from everywhere. It was like as if Anna struck a match stick and the whole nation was set ablaze. Bangalore saw 8,000 people on the streets. Thank you. :-)
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