Men in Blue Vs Men in Green

  •   Sat, Jun 29 2013
  •   By Sanchia Nazareth

June 29, 2013

“So the men and the young boys of our country have made us proud.”

When you read the above phrase what is the first thing that comes to your mind? I wouldn't be surprised if it is the men in blue with the ridiculous looking white blazers that you are thinking of. But no I am actually talking about the men in green and brown, our army men who are actually doing what is worthy of them.

India was recently hit by a major calamity, the floods in Uttarkhand and surrounding areas.

People went to Kedarnath to pray for good fortune, but fate has taken a bad turn with some of the survivors witnessing the horrific moment when their loved ones passed away in front of them. People who thought of taking shelter in the ashram were struck with tragedy.

The army has been in constant motion to effortlessly help the sections under damage. They have been trying to build up the confidence of the victims. They have put forth the best of their skills and deserve the country's recognition.

In an effort to improve the situation, authorities have even resorted to identify the missing persons with their families by using DNA samples, video footage and photographs of the areas etc.

People are still trapped under the debris. In such a situation although the government is doing enough, what is being observed is that our social websites on the days following the incident were flooded [no pun intended] with posts such as “Oh God why would Dhoni send Ishaan Sharma”, “Lets hope England loses in the game they invented” and so on.

The high intensity of the game of cricket overlapped the tense situation of the flood. The downpour in England received prayers and tension among the avid cricket fans but as it rained throughout the week while our jawans struggled across the hills; other than a couple of people no prayers were sent through.

Another heart breaking fact from this incident is the act of selfishness in the midst of calamity. News reports have stated that some of the pilgrims from the area have been looted by men of ‘God’.  A similar situation was seen in our city of Mangalore during the Air India Express crash in 2010 wherein gold, mobile phones and other valuables were stolen from the dead.

Not to be sounding too negative, there is definitely a positive aspect in this situation with encouragements from the cricket team themselves like Shikar Dhiwan dedicating his ‘golden bat’ to the flood victims.

Faith has not yet deterred among the religious in this area. Owing to the prayers through the centuries, I am sure this place will be revived with our support and prayers.

 

Sanchia Nazareth Archives:

 

 
By Sanchia Nazareth
To submit your article / poem / short story to Daijiworld, please email it to news@daijiworld.com mentioning 'Article/poem submission for daijiworld' in the subject line. Please note the following:

  • The article / poem / short story should be original and previously unpublished in other websites except in the personal blog of the author. We will cross-check the originality of the article, and if found to be copied from another source in whole or in parts without appropriate acknowledgment, the submission will be rejected.
  • The author of the poem / article / short story should include a brief self-introduction limited to 500 characters and his/her recent picture (optional). Pictures relevant to the article may also be sent (optional), provided they are not bound by copyright. Travelogues should be sent along with relevant pictures not sourced from the Internet. Travelogues without relevant pictures will be rejected.
  • In case of a short story / article, the write-up should be at least one-and-a-half pages in word document in Times New Roman font 12 (or, about 700-800 words). Contributors are requested to keep their write-ups limited to a maximum of four pages. Longer write-ups may be sent in parts to publish in installments. Each installment should be sent within a week of the previous installment. A single poem sent for publication should be at least 3/4th of a page in length. Multiple short poems may be submitted for single publication.
  • All submissions should be in Microsoft Word format or text file. Pictures should not be larger than 1000 pixels in width, and of good resolution. Pictures should be attached separately in the mail and may be numbered if the author wants them to be placed in order.
  • Submission of the article / poem / short story does not automatically entail that it would be published. Daijiworld editors will examine each submission and decide on its acceptance/rejection purely based on merit.
  • Daijiworld reserves the right to edit the submission if necessary for grammar and spelling, without compromising on the author's tone and message.
  • Daijiworld reserves the right to reject submissions without prior notice. Mails/calls on the status of the submission will not be entertained. Contributors are requested to be patient.
  • The article / poem / short story should not be targeted directly or indirectly at any individual/group/community. Daijiworld will not assume responsibility for factual errors in the submission.
  • Once accepted, the article / poem / short story will be published as and when we have space. Publication may take up to four weeks from the date of submission of the write-up, depending on the number of submissions we receive. No author will be published twice in succession or twice within a fortnight.
  • Time-bound articles (example, on Mother's Day) should be sent at least a week in advance. Please specify the occasion as well as the date on which you would like it published while sending the write-up.

Comment on this article

  • Francis Lewis, sastan/Bangalore

    Thu, Jul 04 2013

    Now the time has come that these Players should return the amount of Rs.1.0 CRORE since they lost two matches in West Indies and give this to the victims who suffered in flood

  • Zaheer, Alangar/Bangalore

    Wed, Jul 03 2013

    Very well said
    Harold D'cunha, Mangalore, India, i am totally agree with your comments. Our players like Kapil Dev,Yeshpal,Madan Lal,Gavaskar,Mohinder,Kirmani etc used play for the pride , they used make all of us proud. Cricketrs of this generation only playing for money. They are all greedy & very selfish

  • Harold D'cunha, Mangalore, India

    Mon, Jul 01 2013

    When India is suffering due to Himalayan Tsunami, the men in blue have been offered one crore by the BCCI as a gift to each individual players for winning the ICC trophy.

    What is more disgusting, devastating , the ground reality is neither BCCI nor the players have offered any financial help to the victim of Himalayan Tsunami where more than 10,000 pilgrimage have died. This is the most selfishness of our players and BCCI. Our govt still giving them the best facility including to few, Z security. What a tragedy.

    Men in Green, our soldiers, you are our real hero of our Country. Our wishes and prayers are always with u and with your family. We are proud of you. God bless our true soldiers, men in GREEN.

  • hassan, Mangalore/Doha

    Mon, Jul 01 2013

    one thousand salute to our beloved and brave soldiers. you people are truly hero. Men in blue only appreciate in the world. But you people will be appreciate and praise in both place world and AAkhira ( life after death ). Green men you are not expecting anything in reply of your dedicated work, but you will get a millions of prayers and that is the most valuable assets for you. I Pray for you

  • Prashanth Poojary, karkala

    Sun, Jun 30 2013

    Indian economical growth is maily hindered by this Cricket and dirty indian Political system.

  • N.M, Mangalore

    Sun, Jun 30 2013

    Its a pity that 1 billion people are still crazy about cricket and its sad to note that ICC trophy had totally overshadowed the sufferings and disaster in Uttarakand.

    It may be worth to note that Cricket is played extensively only in India, Pakistan and Sri lanka, elsewhere in the Anglo sphere and Caribbeans, this game is dying slowly, at this rate we might have only 4-5 countries playing this 'sleepy' game in a decade or so.

    Cricket in the past 3 year has become a daily soap opera with around 300 days of cricket in a year.

    I wish people would focus on other issues and games which are suffering that the cost of this probably 'fixed' games.

  • Pint, Mlore

    Sun, Jun 30 2013

    Sancha,
    While saluting our heros which every one is doing ,the sad thing is we tend to forget the Unannounced Unsung heros who have given their lives in this the NGO's.
    A fireman, army man,guard, gives his life in the line of duty .
    These NGOs volunteers have Risked their lives but go unsung.

  • santosh, mangalore

    Sat, Jun 29 2013

    Hats off to our brave soldiers who put their work before their life

  • Ravi Bhaskar Shenava, MANGALORE

    Sat, Jun 29 2013

    There is nothing to be Proud about Men in Blue. Just Nine countries Play Cricket, out of that 7 countries are backward in sports like India. So, India could win easily. If at all Germany, Holland, Japan, China start playing Cricket, India will be at the Bottom.
    Of course our Jawans Men in Green have really done a commendable job in Uttarakhand. No one can ever forget the great service they have done to mankind in such adverse situation. We salute our brave Jawans.


Leave a Comment

Title: Men in Blue Vs Men in Green



You have 2000 characters left.

Disclaimer:

Please write your correct name and email address. Kindly do not post any personal, abusive, defamatory, infringing, obscene, indecent, discriminatory or unlawful or similar comments. Daijiworld.com will not be responsible for any defamatory message posted under this article.

Please note that sending false messages to insult, defame, intimidate, mislead or deceive people or to intentionally cause public disorder is punishable under law. It is obligatory on Daijiworld to provide the IP address and other details of senders of such comments, to the authority concerned upon request.

Hence, sending offensive comments using daijiworld will be purely at your own risk, and in no way will Daijiworld.com be held responsible.