They are doomed, first they were born mentally challenged and secondly they were born in those families who are suffering from mental deprivation,that is lacking rational thinking,and are superstitious to the hilt.

Come 22nd July, the day of the longest sun eclipse of the century,with the media going overboard with different colorfully attired so called fortune mongers,screaming on top of their voices about the ill effects on all and sundry of a totally natural phenomenon, someone from Gulberga a place in Karnataka had a brainwave.He must be another soothsayer who wanted to earn some extra money. There was a belief that if the mentally retarded child is buried neck deep in the mud near the village pond he will be cured and will become normal.

Desperate cases give rise to desperate measures. here too the same thing happened. Not one nor two 108 kids were brought to the pond and buried neckdeep in the mud,every kid was crying in panic. They were kept buried for the whole duration of eclipse Poor kids were unable to understand or protest at the inhuman treatment.

The pits were dug by Nav Tarun Sangh(the New Youth Committee)and filled with mud and water. A fine example of misguided youth indeed.

There was no pity,no relief for the poor kids.Also till date there is no news of miraculous recovery of any of the 108 kids. On one hand we are planning Chandrayaan II to send on the moon and on the other hand the shadow of the same moon gives us jitters. India is surely a land of contradictions.