Free the Open Hand !

Rewindin today’s episode @ The Open Hand Monument – the symbolic structure of Chandigarh, makes me remeber the dialouge in the recently released movie ‘Gulaal’.

” Hamare jawano ne Jaan dekar Black Rock par kabza kiya aur government ne goodwill dikhane ke khatir woh pakistan ko wapas kar diya …Apne Chu****on par tike rehne se Kranti nahi aayegi … Kranti ke liye .. Gulaal ka laal rang hata kar Khoon ka laal rang lagana padega ”

n after fighting out our way to the Open Hand Monument (officially a public place esp. for the citizens of chandigarh)…i realized how correct this dialouge was..

Date : 2nd April 09

Place : Open Hand Monument, Sector 1, Capitol Complex, Chandigarh. (Next to Punjab Hry High Court)

Mission : To Visit the Open Hand Monument (Chandigarh city’s official emblem) on foot.

Comrades : Dr. Gaurav, Sawan, Prashant n Me.

Status : Successful.

Visiting our city’s official emblem “Open Hand Monument” needs an official permission from some officer in sector 9 in some govt. office through some process which a normal ‘someone’ like us would obviously hesitate to go through and thus refrain from visiting this absolutely fabulous symbolic structure of Chandigarh! My City !!

This is wat all d crap the PCR officials posted at the so called “Only High Court Judges” entry told us..”Permission kahaan hai”…”orders hain aap nai jaa sakte”…”terrorsists ki vajah se security hai”…”hamaare paas written order nai hai, but aapke paas kaunsa jaane ka order hai..” <– Crap : Do we need orders to move around in our own city!!

After givin us all kinda crap, Doc decided to shoot all dis in his handycam…fumblin at dis, d officials askd us to speak to d inspector incharge..n as he spoke, d inspector arrived dere…quickly analysin d situation in a snapshot..esp. wid d cameras in our hands, d inspector was smart enough to say “Nai nai, jao jao…aap jaa sakte ho…paedal (on foot) toh jaa sakte ho..bus bags ki checkin kara lo” !

N dere we were…wid our faces gleamin wid happiness n a sense of achievement on our way to the Open Hand ! The structure undoubtedly gives you such a pleasure, a sense of belongingness, a feelin of love n warmth of being a part of Chandigarh…of being a “Chandigarhian” !

n thanks to dese corrupt lazy officials dat jus play around wid d laws demselves and foolish educated citizens like us, who jus compromise wid each and everythin told to us..dat we stop questionin someone who challenges our rights !!

So…guys ! Time to wake up !!!! Don’t just blindly take the easy way out of compromising with anyone n everyone who restricts your freedom n challenges your basic rights! Take the courage n responsibility of questioning and findin out the real facts !!

P.S. : If you get time, for sure visit the The Open Hand. If the cops try to stop you or ask you to go through some other way from the High court after gettin some crap pass n all…Jus let us knw…! We’ll also come along then but not thru’ the High court wid a pass n all…but through the right path!! d one dat Le Corbusier had designed for the common Chandigarhian !