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It was a normal, rainy day of August 15. India was celebrating its 71st year of Independence. School was closed, and I was sitting in front of the box, with my morning dose of caffeine (you know what I mean), watching India celebrate her independence. It was raining 'cats and dogs' since early morning. Everyone, including me, thought this rain would subside after sometime, like how it rains any other day. But little did we know that this rain would be... ONE HECK OF A RAIN! After the Prime Minister's address, I switched off the television and went back to doing my own thing, which apparently is studying. But I got a message saying that my exams have been postponed because of heavy flooding in school. "Shit... Did I hear 'heavy flooding'?" I became nervous. My fridge had gone down due to voltage fluctuations, and if it floods near my area, I am certainly DOOMED, as I neither had enough stock of food nor did I have any refrigerating options. But the p...

It looks like everyone has forgotten about Madhu, a tribal, who was killed for stealing food to satisfy his hunger pangs. There is neither any news about the accused in the media channels nor are there any more major investigations being done by the police. I am pretty sure that either of the two might have happened- one, the accused people have fled the state or the country, or two, they have settled the issue through money. If there was a celebrity involved in this case, by this time, the court proceedings would be going on. Everything would be happening quickly. Even the media would be following it up every minute. They would start their own investigation and bring out exclusives every minute. But the Madhu case is no more sensational for these 'sensationalists'. These 'sensationalists' are constantly behind new cases, in order to increase their channel rating. They are treating this issue as if it has taken place decades ago. They are all now behind Vijay Mally...