As we saw celebrations of dusshera hit a crescendo, we in India woke up to the terrifying news of quite a lot of people being mowed down by a train. The burning of Ravaan is quite a sight, and in the northern states of the country is a symbol of the victory of good over evil. What is baffling about this incident though, is that despite being warned of trains passing over the rail line, people chose to ignore all warnings. It is disappointing that people choose to endanger their life for a celebration of wisdom, courage and truth, while ignoring all of that, and eventually paying with their life for their folly.