Tuesday, May 24, 2005
Jo Bole So Nihaal !
3 blasts in delhi in 2 days.One of them was in Satyam.I was there a few days back to watch "Hitch".Satyam happens to be just 2.5 km from my place.As a result of the blasts,many theatres have dropped the latest Sunny Deol flick from their showlist.
The whole episode is appaling ....isn`t it.I know that there is still no confirmed link b/w the blasts and the movie but thats what one shall derive logically.Have we as a society become so intolerant?For heaven sake...the movie was passed by the Akal Takht.It was reviewed and passed twice by the Censor Board.Til now we only had the Shiv Sena to deal with but now this !!The attack has rightly been criticised by the SGPC.A conversation over dinner and I heard.."This is the hardcore fanaticism that we don`t need"..I must admit...I for one have hardly been to a place of worship in the last few years.But I respect all religions equally.Had I been a fanatic ,a movie title like this would have made me coff at the thought of religious censorship.I would like to believe that religion is too big and vast a thing to be blotted by a stupid flick which is not gonna see a third week in theatres anyway.
Got hold of the new book by Bimal Jalan today.Its called "Future of India".The few pages that I have read make me believe that the author is largely optimistic about the future of India.But incidents like this are real dampeners.Was watching a discussion about slavery on BBC the other day which had eminent personalities like Dr. Jagdish Bhagwati.As an Indian I hung my head in shame when I noticed that most of the discussion centred about how caste based slavery was rampant in north India,specially UP and Bihar.
Econoimically,we may be a superpower in the near future but I honestly don`t feel that we deserve a UNSC seat unless we progress socially.I mean,only 5% of Bihar`s people have access to toilet facilities...get it?
The whole episode is appaling ....isn`t it.I know that there is still no confirmed link b/w the blasts and the movie but thats what one shall derive logically.Have we as a society become so intolerant?For heaven sake...the movie was passed by the Akal Takht.It was reviewed and passed twice by the Censor Board.Til now we only had the Shiv Sena to deal with but now this !!The attack has rightly been criticised by the SGPC.A conversation over dinner and I heard.."This is the hardcore fanaticism that we don`t need"..I must admit...I for one have hardly been to a place of worship in the last few years.But I respect all religions equally.Had I been a fanatic ,a movie title like this would have made me coff at the thought of religious censorship.I would like to believe that religion is too big and vast a thing to be blotted by a stupid flick which is not gonna see a third week in theatres anyway.
Got hold of the new book by Bimal Jalan today.Its called "Future of India".The few pages that I have read make me believe that the author is largely optimistic about the future of India.But incidents like this are real dampeners.Was watching a discussion about slavery on BBC the other day which had eminent personalities like Dr. Jagdish Bhagwati.As an Indian I hung my head in shame when I noticed that most of the discussion centred about how caste based slavery was rampant in north India,specially UP and Bihar.
Econoimically,we may be a superpower in the near future but I honestly don`t feel that we deserve a UNSC seat unless we progress socially.I mean,only 5% of Bihar`s people have access to toilet facilities...get it?
|| Anish, 11:08 AM
8 Comments:
ok buddy...the UNSC thing is a big deal...and just coz the appointed and elected state govts can't deal with their and provide the bare neccessities...doesn't mean u say 'ok,so maybe i dont deserve that seat on the UNSC'...i mean seriously then the americans should have been blasted off it by now!!!and u NEED a developing country with veto powers...better us than china...
oh and me dont have yahoo on my comp...so add me on msn if u can...its farfetch_d_5@hotmail.com or u could mail me at the same place..
In between all the noise about our country going places,and rightly so...we perhaps need to introspect and look inwards at times.
as far as the UNSC seat goes...its another matter that the whole system is flawed.
and yeah...unfortunately the truth is that,as of now,we are nowhere close to getting that "coveted" seat.
as far as the UNSC seat goes...its another matter that the whole system is flawed.
and yeah...unfortunately the truth is that,as of now,we are nowhere close to getting that "coveted" seat.
but thts not to say..we shouldnt keep trying...
and seriously...the guy at the center has enough on his plate to keep him occupied...the state govts should be able to take care of their ppl...seriously...but they are more intrested in party politics, their family,animal fodder,communal riots,fanaticism and the works...
well, in marketing terms Mr. Kotler has said negative publicity drive high intensity of brand recall for a short period of time, bomb blasts are master mind of LeT not the babbar khalsa group...and 2.5 km is far enough area when talking 0f 2kg rdx
yeah..its far enuf...guess had u not been on the train..u wud have been 2.6 km away :-)
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the detials of bihar and all are cliched...
we as youth and aspiring MBA's shudnt talk to problems and that to soci-economic problems..
this is all good to speak in a GD..
but as a respy youth u must come up with a solution..
Managers talk of solutions than probmes..
where doesnt all this exist...go to sudan..u find more..
like the world is small place with respect to misries,,,u find them every where..
and a big one when it comes to Happiness..only few places..
So i personally feel..we shudnt talk of any problem unless we atleats can think of a solution to it..
otherwise it becomes just Neta's Pep talk to topple govts in the Parliament floor..