The green fields are red, the air carries smell of blood and gunpowder and instead of smile there is fear and scream-Nandigram have shown how politics is given precedence over human lives.People are massacred, women are raped,and people are made homeless.The blood is flowing meaninglessly and when something terrible is happening somewhere, other people cannot rest in peace. There should be a protest and today was the day.
On 14th November,2007 the intelligentsia of Kolkata arranged a silent procession to protest against the recent killings of innocent people in Nandigram.Poets, film personalities,painters,professors, lawyers and other people from the intellectual community of the city took part in the protest rally.They were accompanied by the students and common people.
The procession started from College Square in North Kolkata and ended in Chowringhee in central region of the city.I personally took part in the rally and when we reached College Square the front end of the procession had reached Chowringhee half an hour ago and still it was merely the middle of the rally.People were carrying placards and banners that contained slogan against the ruling government and pledge to bring back peace in the god forbidden land.The participation was spontaneous and there was no influence but the call of the heart and that was the driving force why a million pairs of feet marched together for one noble cause.
It was an ocean of humanity walking past College Street and Rani Rashmoni Avenue and reached Chowringhee where the procession ended and the crowd assembled in front of Mahatma Gandhi statue where noted social activist Medha Patekar was giving a speech on the issue influencing people to break all the small barriers of filthy politics.There was another small group of people singing and reciting on the same topic.The atmosphere was like something that the people of Kolkata haven't seen for so many years;the protest was unique and it was a massive success.All over the place there was only one message in the air:"Let mercy come and wash away,what I have done."
