Important events have begun but, as usual, doesn't bring the usual cheer in my quest for a fairy tale ending that I'm looking for and here's why I say this and I wouldn't mind being wrong in toto:-
1. London Olympics.
Yet another Olympics is here and from the proceedings of the first two days, since the start, sadly this one too is gonna be the same as it has been in the past for team India. Am I being pessimistic? No, my estimation is based on our pathetic show in Archery. The fire in the participants' eyes, as gleaned from the TV grabs showing a few of them in action - to win - was sadly missing.
And yes, right from the start, our contingent seems to be packed more with officials rather than the contestants. When are we going to learn? And yes, one's not looking at mere participation but wants concrete results and glory to the country!
The same mistakes - sloth, inefficiency and the hankering for personal glory - are visible.
2. The fight against corruption.
Anna Hazare has begun his indefinite fast, at the Jantar Mantar in Delhi, to get the government to bring about a comprehensive and effective anti-corruption bill. This time, however, the spontaneous enthusiasm that was much in evidence last year seems to be sadly lacking.
Are we, as a people, really keen on rooting out corruption from our lives? Or is it that the 'chaltha hai' attitude towards corruption helps mediocrity, among us, to aim for and achieve the undeserving? And the government or more appropriately, the crafty politicians, seem to be aware of this sad fact. Consequently, they play the 'watching game' while the poor old man plays with his life yet again! May god protect him.
3. The moral police is back.
Self styled moralists have again struck, this time, at a homestay in Mangalore where youngsters - mostly IT professionals - were partying. As I'd asked earlier, who's given these goons the right to do policing? And who, among them, has laid down the yardstick for acceptable behaviour?
This time, the police has been swift to arrest at least a few of the goons. One hopes that justice would be delivered at the earliest and the guilty punished!
1. London Olympics.
Yet another Olympics is here and from the proceedings of the first two days, since the start, sadly this one too is gonna be the same as it has been in the past for team India. Am I being pessimistic? No, my estimation is based on our pathetic show in Archery. The fire in the participants' eyes, as gleaned from the TV grabs showing a few of them in action - to win - was sadly missing.
And yes, right from the start, our contingent seems to be packed more with officials rather than the contestants. When are we going to learn? And yes, one's not looking at mere participation but wants concrete results and glory to the country!
The same mistakes - sloth, inefficiency and the hankering for personal glory - are visible.
2. The fight against corruption.
Anna Hazare has begun his indefinite fast, at the Jantar Mantar in Delhi, to get the government to bring about a comprehensive and effective anti-corruption bill. This time, however, the spontaneous enthusiasm that was much in evidence last year seems to be sadly lacking.
Are we, as a people, really keen on rooting out corruption from our lives? Or is it that the 'chaltha hai' attitude towards corruption helps mediocrity, among us, to aim for and achieve the undeserving? And the government or more appropriately, the crafty politicians, seem to be aware of this sad fact. Consequently, they play the 'watching game' while the poor old man plays with his life yet again! May god protect him.
3. The moral police is back.
Self styled moralists have again struck, this time, at a homestay in Mangalore where youngsters - mostly IT professionals - were partying. As I'd asked earlier, who's given these goons the right to do policing? And who, among them, has laid down the yardstick for acceptable behaviour?
This time, the police has been swift to arrest at least a few of the goons. One hopes that justice would be delivered at the earliest and the guilty punished!
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