13.01.2026
S: In the film ‘Jaat’, Sunny Deol, my favourite actor, a fellow Punjabi, he says that ‘I am one who knows the value of life, yet still I put my life into danger’. That is the philosophy of the hero.
A: You have quoted this line before.
S: Yesterday, like so many times, I put it into practice. The one that wants to be a hero does not fly from danger. He runs into it.
A: What happened?
S: There was an argument on the train when I boarded it. About six young men involved. As usual, the non-men on the train were not intervening. I was on the phone to the one that is mine. I stopped the phone call and walked over to break it up. I did break it up. One group walked off. One of the young men expended his ire on me.
A: Did you have to do this?
S: I have been raised to be a hero. I come from a Sikh background. We have been raised to be brave and to serve the community. They look to us for help.
A: Now you will boast?
S: I did the work. I was the only man on the train.
A: You are so proud of being a man. It will get you into trouble.
S: It is the coward and the non-man that is scared. Not The Tiger. I am proud to be a man. I am proud to be Punjabi. I am proud to be brave. I am proud to be The Tiger. It is not just my name. It is who I am. I have never been scared of anyone.
A: They call you toxic.
S: The coward has many names. But no heart and no conscience. It is the man that does the work. It is the man that protects the community.
A: Life is not about proving your bravery.
S: Who says? That is exactly what it is. The one that is the strongest, it is his duty to look after the weak. No matter how contemptible many of them are.
diary of a lone man 