Sudeepta Writes

Is There a God At All? If no, then why this fight? Who is God? I am not very religion orientated person but I still have a very simple definition of God just like millions of other people in this universe have- A supreme power that is always in favour of human harmony and welfare. It has been assumed that God can do no wrong and has the power of setting everything right. Just like many others, I have been taught right from my childhood to pray God to seek His blessings so that He can protect me from any difficult situation that life poses. But, but, but the recent Kathua Gang Rape Case of an 8 year old kid inside the temple premises completely distorted all my pre-conceived notions about God. It led me to the thinking if there is at all a phenomenon called God. If yes, then is he alive? Should I continue praying to Him? Should I go to the temple or any religious place if this is what He did when something so horrifying was happening in front of Him. If he wasn’t moved by

The Terror Formula “Nooooooo, Stop it. Don’t you spray this disgusting and suffocating liquid in the entire house,” I screamed at Mrs. Sharma, the lady of the house where I had been staying since almost ages. She had recently watched a television commercial that very well demonstrated the effectiveness of warding off cockroaches and mosquitoes using two separate liquids in red and black bottles. She had been so thoroughly convinced by the advertisement that she bought both the bottles almost instantly. I too had watched the commercial and was a little nervous. She started with the black bottle first and the pungent smelling liquid made me suffocate and vomit. I ran and flew away as fast as my tiny legs and small wings could carry me to the farthest corner of the house trying best not to inhale the harmful liquid. Mrs. Sharma ran after me but I was faster and succeeded quite easily. On reaching to a safe place inside the slippery kitchen pipe, as I looked behind, I found se