Let not the unrest prevail...

 A letter to the starving doctors

Dear brothers and sisters,

This letter is from a helpless younger sister of yours who couldn't do anything for you. 

In this time of utter unrest, I'm extremely proud of the brave steps that you all dared to take considering your lives at stake. You decided to vouch your lives and venture on a fast till death in other words a hunger strike. It's already been 3 days and no sensible or humane step at the government's end has been taken as of now. My every meal has become a struggle between my brain and my heart. My brain is asking me to have my daily meals to sustain, wherein my heart, the seat of all my emotions, is concerned about the health of every individual starving doctor. Stuck in a loop of disappointment and worries everything I am doing is absolutely half-hearted. And when I say this I say this from the absolute core of my heart and not just for the sake of saying it. Every time the media showcases the protest site my heart wrenches in extreme pain. I feel goosebumps covering my entire body. I really don't know how correct this decision of hunger strike will be or rather how much effect it is gonna bring to the table at the end but all I know is what all the junior doctors have been venturing on requires sheer endurance. 

While I empathize and have this extreme desire to stand in solidarity with all of them and fight against all the evils that exist, I cannot deny the fact that this is the time of Durga puja. As much as I would like to say that we should not celebrate puja this year, I do remember and I do endorse the fact that this is the time of the year when many poor people of the state muster their food and money for the entire year all in one shot; this is that time of the year for which so many people wait all round the year just to forget all their grievances for once and enjoy inside out. It's tougher than we think to call off the trigger of Durga puja.

So whilst we are moving out to meet with people we only meet during this time and to pray to Ma Durga for the wellbeing of people around, we must and we do remember that as of now we have failed as a society to provide justice to the victims but we must not stop trying.

May Almighty bless you all with all her strength. I cannot be physically there with y'all, but mentally I am just beside you.

So to end with all this little heart of mine wants or desires, this unrest may not prevail any longer. May things work out for the better. May Ma Durga bless us with her strength and positivity and curb the evil power.

Yours faithfully

Your beloved sister