what i told my students...post hyderabad blasts

The recent upheavals in the city—manmade –be it connected with dark forces of human nature or sheer negligence---seem to have put this rather languid city of ours under a pall. Do you, as students, have a role to play in its recovery? Certainly you do! BE ALERT; BE SAFE. Keep your eyes and ears open for something out of ordinary; something / someone who just does not fit in and bring it to attention. Keep your minds and hearts open. The burden of blame must not be dumped on a single community---it’s the individual who falls, not the community. Be vigilant. Protest against a wrong, even if it has been perpetuated for long and given the absolution of tradition—you are the future and you have to ensure its sanctity. Keep your hearts open---ordinary people like you and I do not harbour the forces of darkness in our souls. Be clinical in your judgement, yet do not lose your sensitivity and power to empathise. Be passionate, yet evaluate your goal before you commit yourself. Be loyal, yet ensure fairness. Revel in the strength of your youth—ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY. Be safe!