India, Sept. 15 -- It is 'nine-eleven' once again! A day pregnant with memories! Memories of violence and suffering; of hate and division. On the other hand, the day is also one of promise - of truth and non-violence; of justice and peace; of hope, for new beginnings, a new dawn!

Our world today is gripped with hate and violence, wars and conflicts, discrimination and division, prejudice and racism, corruption and communalism! One sees and witnesses this everywhere! In neighbouring Nepal, for one, it is a youth uprising against a corrupt regime, reminiscent of what happened in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh not too long ago! A warning for the corrupt and communal regime in India!

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