Its the deaf rally in the afternoon that is on my mind. A couple of thousand deaf people are going to do a sit in and target the Planing Commission for inaction and negligence in the implementation of the 11th Plan.

After writing to all the papers, tweeting my last post to Vir Sanghvi of the HT, sending letters to all MPs in the Lok Sabha, writing to the PM and Mrs G, everything is done and still I feel that there is something really really different. Seems there is nobody out there who gives a hoot! I even called up the Leader of the Opposition! Emailed him! Everything! Cant really tell; maybe its too early to tell. We need some one to sit up and take notice and go "Hey deaf people exist, Helloo!!". so far that is not happening the deaf community in India has been on the back burner or off the stove for so long its hard to even see progress is even possible. The hopes of a lot of people are on the 11th Plan and the provisions in there really rock! Its just nothing is being done.

Someone recently asked me if the December 3rd event was the end of the road and if we would simmer down after this. Made me really wonder if we are not giving the wrong impression. Maybe we are being overly led by the day instead of the issue. Anyway this time its the long haul. We are going to have to go all the way or else we are going to get no where. Lord knows we have waited long enough!