Murder at IISc
Alt. title : Forthcoming events casting their shadow
(You may want to read the epic - King Arthur by Alfred Lord Tennyson, for the origins and understanding of this classic phrase.)
Terror has now struck the elite. Its no wonder that the proponents of terror now feel that if they attack the educated elite and the economic drivers of India, then their actions can have more impact than blowing up a crowd of fifty commoners out in the streets of a city.
Its rather sad that an IIT Delhi professor lost his life in the shootout at IISc on 28 Dec 2005. Also injured were a couple of more delegates at the conference at IISc, Bangalore. The delegates were proceeding to have dinner (or were having dinner) when the attacker struck.
One would have least expected that a peaceful place of education and research would be a venue for a terrorist attack. Likewise, security systems at such places are not so stringent about security. Back in Bombay, the immediate beefing up of security at the ongoing Mood Indigo festival (26 Dec to 29 Dec) , was a fallout of this attack.
Reports have come in that it had been somewhat anticipated that terror is likely to strike the technology centers (the current money spinners) of India. Bangalore is such a place. It has also been reported in todays papers that theres been an anonymous fax to the Karnataka CM's office that there would be attacks today at his residence and also at a prominent hotel - perhaps to target the New Year party goers.
Similarly, at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur , the three-day silver jubilee alumni meet of the Class of 1981 began today amidst unprecedented security arrangements. Clearly, the authorities were taking no chances after Wednesday’s attack at IISc.
It also been decided to step up security at IIT Guwahati, ahead of an international science conference next week following the terror attack in Bangalore. IIT Guwahati is hosting the "Heat and Mass Transfer Conference 2006", where some 500 scientists from all over the world are expected to participate.
Well, whats happened has happened and it is a rather sad event that marks the end of 2005. Having said that, I must also add that the old adage of "... forthcoming events casting their shadow ... " is somewhat true. I had mentioned in my post of 28 December afternoon (i.e. before the attack later that evening) , that the frisking being done at the Mood Indigo festival at IITB was probably uncalled for, since why would one want to blow up IITB. Im no clairvoyant, but then the old agade somehow holds.
This event has sure created fear at all research and educational places like the IITs and IIMs. May the soul of the departed professor, rest in peace.
(You may want to read the epic - King Arthur by Alfred Lord Tennyson, for the origins and understanding of this classic phrase.)
Terror has now struck the elite. Its no wonder that the proponents of terror now feel that if they attack the educated elite and the economic drivers of India, then their actions can have more impact than blowing up a crowd of fifty commoners out in the streets of a city.
Its rather sad that an IIT Delhi professor lost his life in the shootout at IISc on 28 Dec 2005. Also injured were a couple of more delegates at the conference at IISc, Bangalore. The delegates were proceeding to have dinner (or were having dinner) when the attacker struck.
One would have least expected that a peaceful place of education and research would be a venue for a terrorist attack. Likewise, security systems at such places are not so stringent about security. Back in Bombay, the immediate beefing up of security at the ongoing Mood Indigo festival (26 Dec to 29 Dec) , was a fallout of this attack.
Reports have come in that it had been somewhat anticipated that terror is likely to strike the technology centers (the current money spinners) of India. Bangalore is such a place. It has also been reported in todays papers that theres been an anonymous fax to the Karnataka CM's office that there would be attacks today at his residence and also at a prominent hotel - perhaps to target the New Year party goers.
Similarly, at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur , the three-day silver jubilee alumni meet of the Class of 1981 began today amidst unprecedented security arrangements. Clearly, the authorities were taking no chances after Wednesday’s attack at IISc.
It also been decided to step up security at IIT Guwahati, ahead of an international science conference next week following the terror attack in Bangalore. IIT Guwahati is hosting the "Heat and Mass Transfer Conference 2006", where some 500 scientists from all over the world are expected to participate.
Well, whats happened has happened and it is a rather sad event that marks the end of 2005. Having said that, I must also add that the old adage of "... forthcoming events casting their shadow ... " is somewhat true. I had mentioned in my post of 28 December afternoon (i.e. before the attack later that evening) , that the frisking being done at the Mood Indigo festival at IITB was probably uncalled for, since why would one want to blow up IITB. Im no clairvoyant, but then the old agade somehow holds.
This event has sure created fear at all research and educational places like the IITs and IIMs. May the soul of the departed professor, rest in peace.
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