this is an interactive post, an attempt to document history from the eyes of common men and women. please do answer the question above and post it in the comments box. i’ll pick the responses from the comments and make them a part of the post.
wouldn’t it be fascinating to see our personal, daily histories mixing and mashing with this world changing historical event?
also, do remember to write your name and the corner of the world you are writing in from. hope to gather as many responses as possible. and please do share this page/link with your friends! ЁЯЩВ thanks in advance.
this is my answer:
i was getting ready for office, feeling unusually high spirited for a Monday morning. (it was already Monday morning in India). i updated my status on facebook and went to the home screen to see what other friends were saying. two updates were about Osama being killed in a military operation. from across the house, i called my dad and asked him to switch on the TV, saying “Pa, Bin Laden mara gaya!” (Pa, Bin Laden is dead!). watched TV for the next half an hour, yes got late for office and congratulated every one in the team when i reached ЁЯЩВ -adee, New Delhi, India
so what were you doing the night Osama died?
Born in New Delhi, India in 1980 and is a retired pessimist (still) living in New Delhi. He has Haryanvi ancestors, a Punjabi girlfriend, friends all over the world, two (or more) yet to be born children, (many) memories of (many) pet dogs and no cats ever. He holds an honours degree in English Literature from the University of Delhi and creates advertisements for paying the bills. His interests are universal, and include: living, eating, sleeping and when not sleeping, daydreaming. Other abiding interests include reading, writing, street photography, newspaper editorials, watching the moon and planning trekking trips that never materialize.
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