Falling Babies

How interesting will it be to throw a new born infant from a 50 feet high roof?

 

Recently a television news channel showed footage of this act. The infants are thrown off the roof of the Baba Sheikh Umar Saheb Dargah in Musti village in Solapur. People standing on the ground hold a cloth to catch the child.

 

This old tradition is practiced by couples who are blessed with a child after taking a wow in the Darga. The people claim that this enhances the health of the child eventually.

 

Extremely superstitious and dangerous, the devotees feel that the child will not be harmed. There has not been any report of any disability to any child till now. Rationalists feel that the practice should be banned and it is barbaric.

 

People from all over the country, of all religion come to the Darga for carrying out the ritual.

 

News Footage: http://www.ibnlive.com/videos/64068/incredible-india-infants-thrown-off-roofs-to-thank-god.html

Tourism Tragedy

India is known as the land of culture and values. But it is now at a changing phase, a very shameful change.

 

There have been continuous reports of foreign tourists been molested in India, especially in Kerala and Goa. Two months after the rape and murder of teenager Scarlett Keeling, another UK tourist has complained molestation.

 

Where is all this heading to? Are women really safe in India?

 

The Left front government has announced many measures for the safety of women tourists but no measures have clearly taken off. The government is now struggling for answers.

 

The big question now is when will a state that banks heavily on tourism to fill its coffers do something to ensure tourists get the respect they deserve.