Me Maharastrian aka “Marathi Manoos”, who are you? Asked one of the auto drivers in Pune, I thought for a second and said”Me Bharat Manoos”, he shrugged and said would take double the actual fare.

At mid-night I didn’t had much of a choice and quickly acquiesced to his unwarranted demand. In the whole journey of few minutes I was perplexed trying to answer the questions which had just thwarted me, made me insecure and brought an unfathomable fear. How about being in the same situation surrounded by regional fanatics, would I have replied the same answer or would have begged to spare me against the horrendous situation? Indubitably the latter would have been the outcome. Further it gave me a feeling that is this place is in India? That time I had just questions with no answers.

“Kill to the last breath”- that is the primary doctrine he was inculcated with. The irony lies in the fact that now every breath he takes is killing him. If you are wondering who I’m talking about, then let me unveil the name of this unfortunate person………its none other than Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone surviving terrorist of 26/11 Mumbai terror attack.