Sarca(u)stic ;-)

Whenever my mother has a holiday, she is a completely different person in the morning. You see, my mother likes to ‘use’ the holiday productively which means cleaning and putting the house ‘in order’. I simply shudder at this very idea! So obviously, my dear mother and me have peculiar conversations. Like these,

Dear Mother (DM): (looking at my bed) What’s with so many things lying on your bed? How do you even manage to sleep on that?

Me: (with cool voice and tone of an ascetic) Just four feet, that’s enough space for a man to sleep.

DM: Gives an expression filled with disbelief, disgust, anger.

I ignore her as usual and go off to jogging. I come back after 15-20 minutes,

DM: You back so fast?! (sarcastically) For how much time do you jog?

Me: Umm……..that would be……..2 minutes.

DM: I knew so! Actually, I think you go out only to buy the paper.

Me: You are absolutely right mother. I jog from my bike to the paper-stall wala. And even such a small distance takes me 2 minutes!

DM: Gives an expression filled with disbelief, disgust, anger.

I ignore her, as usual.

Atithi Deo Bhav!

This Kasab episode is frustrating me. Public prosecutor, Mr. Ujjval Nikam told media yesterday that this case will run for minimum six months. That too if court functions every day. So, we can safely assume that it will go on for eight to nine months. Kasab most probably will appeal in Supreme Court challenging the verdict. Another three-four months wasted there. After that, he will file a mercy petition with President. Considering what is happening in Afzal Guru's case, there is a very high probability that Kasab will be a guest of Indian government for next 2-3 years! This is NOT justice.

Can't we make an exception and speed up this case? Why I see no urgency? 

Kasab is a happy man though. He thinks a place in Jannat is already reserved for him, shows no sign of remorse and has put on four kilos in the mean time. And why not, after all our culture says, Atithi Deo Bhav! So what if he happens to be a cold-blooded murderer?!