And it’s just the beginning...

It was not about hanging a man; it was about hanging the evil that is getting fed in our society.

Yesterday, young Mumbaikars conducted a peace rally – a funeral of Mumbai’s safety, from Apsara Talkies to Nair Hospital, Mumbai Central, Mumbai.

Initiated by my friend, Varun Anchan, an aspiring Advertising professional, the news about the campaign got spread like fire, thanks to all the social media tools. In a very short time span of 3 days, the Facebook fan page received over thousand attendees. But surprisingly, the number of the actual attendees did not even reach hundred. Reason being – either the fact that the rally didn’t get legal permission (and it was revealed) or it was raining consistently and our delicate dahlings didn’t want to fall sick or they didn’t get permission from home or they didn’t want to ruin their Sundays. Thousand reasons, thousand possibilities.

But the good thing about it is that only those who cared dared to come. Only the sincere ones made an attempt and we realised how strong the so-called spirit of Mumbai is.

Those who came, treaded from Apsara Talkies to Nair hospital with their mouths taped, because enough had been said, but nothing has been done. Our screams and shouts have always been unheard.

Yesterday, silence was the loudest one. It spoke about how brutally the safety of Mumbai has been killed, how they slaughtered our peace, and how they choked our voices. But, the inner voice of the Mumbaikars (or for that matter, any human being on this planet) cannot be choked so easily.

We mourned on the funeral of the safety of our city. We sympathised for ourselves, our broken hearts and shattered peace.

We did all this, but what next?

Next in Agenda –
1. Meeting to register ourselves for what we stand for
2. Signing a petition to put forth our demands... demand for our safety

Hope, it’ll change things.