Blogs interrupted?

It looks like while trying to block terrorists from blogs the Indian Government has blocked the entire community. This is sad. I hope I can continue to say that I reside in a democracy.

I had made it a daily habit to read some of my favourite bloggers who write well instead of taking a break for tea in the afternoon. I am one of those lazy creatures who prefers to enjoy others reading more than creating passable prose myself. Today I found that I could not get my daily dosage of blog reading at office.

For a moment, I wondered if it was my Network Admin at work but then I remembered this morning's paper head line and realised it must be the Indian government at work. This is a reaction of those who cannot understand what the Net is about. The guy who was given the job to block certain blogs probably decided blocking *.blogspot.com is easy. Who reads blogs anyway? A miniscule minority who is not expected to raise its voice against such stupidity.

Some blogs might have been used by terrorists and the government should take steps against them but throwing the baby out with the bath water???

I wonder if I will go back to my afternoon cuppa or maybe I could start writing regularly instead. Its more difficult and certainly less entertaining. The cup of tea looks more interesting by the minute. The only fall out of the Bombay bomb blast 2006 in my life would probably be the return of my afternoon tea.

I hope they bring it back.

India Untouched

I started another blog and left this one out...

Here goes...
I was on vacation and read a book called India Untouched. The sorry details of rural poverty in India. The apathy of the government and the complete despair that the people face is chilling.

We have the best combination of PM and President today. Can they find a solution? How do we address the social, economic as well as the cultural ramifications that have led to this situation?

India shines in her knowledge economy, can we use our abilities to also alleviate the problems of rural India? Is there an answer here?