It's a big question mark! I thought we have a right for peaceful social life in a country which we inhibit, where we feel duty-bound to contribute to its progress and in as many crude words - where we pay tax to run this country efficiently, uninterruptedly. But hey! I again question my own thinking! Aren't we asking for too much from the system here which is downsized to a puppet with its strings in the hands of people who don't have any feelings for this country. Why!!! That what is a 'right' of the citizens of this country now seems to be a privilege which is available only for those who can avail it by way of influencing the system/machinery.
I am a thoroughbred nationalist/chauvinist or whatever you want to call me but at the same time the biggest critique of this nation today. More so, I am the critique of the system which is running this nation. These are weak hands. Not only weak hands but crippled bodies, paralyzed minds and to top it all emotionless creatures who just don't have time to think of the billions living under this threat and can die anytime, anywhere.
My nationalism goes for a complete toss when I come across such incidents. I start questioning my integrity towards this nation. At times I want to resort to 'Escapist Tendencies' whereby I want to leave this country for a safer habitat and secured future - even though I've pay an exorbitant cost to make it possible. But when I come back to my senses, I still think of my nation. My nation which gave me space to live, freedom to exert and air to breathe. My nation! Am I not being unrealistic? Or am I sounding too artificial? I don't know! Even I am confused. I am not too sure whether I'll be ever leaving my country for any of these stupid reasons but I am sure that if I leave one day, I won't be missed here for the great amount of patriotism that I have. I will certainly not be missed for whatever integrity I show towards this nation. I am sure people of this country will not miss me for my faith in this country.
Then why am I living here? Is is purely for a reason that I am not equipped to do anything anywhere else than India? No! I don't think so. On a serious note I am a great believer in making contributions to the systemic changes and not deal with problems at a superficial level. I don't subscribe to piecemeal solutions. Rather I will give time to great thinking and solve things for better and for ever.
Now is the time for all of us to question our conscience. Do we really have a right to live or we need to fight with our own system to snatch this right and in-turn become barbaric for all such things to come in future.
Thursday, 27 November 2008
Wednesday, 26 November 2008
Happy Coming Home
After five days away from Indian shores, it was a good home coming. I was mentally really not with myself when I was away this time. Before I was leaving, it left me in a quandary whether to go or opt out of this trip. Then said my mind not to compromise on the professional front and shy away from the duties. With a lot of internal rift, I decided to go to Singapore - a town I have visited five times till now. It was an internal event so this visit was a little different from the previous ones which which were press junkets and the treatment given to us was no less than a prince/celebrity. Unlike that, this was a different experience where we were hosts to as many as 80 odd people who didn't go nasty but could have gone anytime.
Anyway, from the very fact that we were traveling Jet airways to the fact that I was leaving my new born chota bheem (I call Ananya by this name)and her adorable mother behind, things were really not working around but work is work and to me its a little more than that so had to go. Anyway, the experience this time was not so good to be honest. Not because that I wasn't being treated like a celebrity but the beginning was faulty. For a flight which could be as short as four and a half hours, it took us a full night and a few more hours as we were traveling low cost and thus had to undergo the agony of an unwanted hop. And then started the clockwork. Every day till 10 at night we were working like mad maniacs and robots. Time after 10:30 PM was our own as if we were left with a 1000 horse power energy to run around the town and enjoy. But still everyone made most of it because there were many first-timers and probably the last timers too. I had no idea why the hell in this world journalists are pampered to this extent...Why?
Probably this backlash is because of that pampering only. Never mind. During this trip three of my colleagues lost a whole lot of money. Nitin, my colleague from Delhi lost some 15,000 and Rupesh from Mumbai lost around 50,000 and Chetan, who was from Mumbai too lost around 10-15,000. I was feeling so very sad for all three. Hard earned money should not go the easy route and specially in a foreign country where you don't have anything to fall back. As I said, this was not my first trip to that town, i was shell shocked to witness three thefts in a day's time. But with the office coworkers, in a foreign land - it was definitely a different experience. When we go as journalist, we really don't know who is who (in case we are lucky, there are a few known friends around). But office colleagues you know well and thus you don't have to waste time to mix up and make plans for the unofficial hours. We all grouped according to our tastes, likings and wants. I didn't want to explore/exploit the town so preferred to be a part of the group which was like me. But there weren't many like me. Somehow, people tend to do more with less - even if it is time they follow the same route. But I certainly don't believe in it. Shopping...I was not too keen except for the fact that I'd determined to buy some good toys for Ananya and a few souvenirs for Vasudha.
Can I finish this tomorrow?
Anyway, from the very fact that we were traveling Jet airways to the fact that I was leaving my new born chota bheem (I call Ananya by this name)and her adorable mother behind, things were really not working around but work is work and to me its a little more than that so had to go. Anyway, the experience this time was not so good to be honest. Not because that I wasn't being treated like a celebrity but the beginning was faulty. For a flight which could be as short as four and a half hours, it took us a full night and a few more hours as we were traveling low cost and thus had to undergo the agony of an unwanted hop. And then started the clockwork. Every day till 10 at night we were working like mad maniacs and robots. Time after 10:30 PM was our own as if we were left with a 1000 horse power energy to run around the town and enjoy. But still everyone made most of it because there were many first-timers and probably the last timers too. I had no idea why the hell in this world journalists are pampered to this extent...Why?
Probably this backlash is because of that pampering only. Never mind. During this trip three of my colleagues lost a whole lot of money. Nitin, my colleague from Delhi lost some 15,000 and Rupesh from Mumbai lost around 50,000 and Chetan, who was from Mumbai too lost around 10-15,000. I was feeling so very sad for all three. Hard earned money should not go the easy route and specially in a foreign country where you don't have anything to fall back. As I said, this was not my first trip to that town, i was shell shocked to witness three thefts in a day's time. But with the office coworkers, in a foreign land - it was definitely a different experience. When we go as journalist, we really don't know who is who (in case we are lucky, there are a few known friends around). But office colleagues you know well and thus you don't have to waste time to mix up and make plans for the unofficial hours. We all grouped according to our tastes, likings and wants. I didn't want to explore/exploit the town so preferred to be a part of the group which was like me. But there weren't many like me. Somehow, people tend to do more with less - even if it is time they follow the same route. But I certainly don't believe in it. Shopping...I was not too keen except for the fact that I'd determined to buy some good toys for Ananya and a few souvenirs for Vasudha.
Can I finish this tomorrow?
Wednesday, 5 November 2008
Obama - The People's Man
"Black Power is giving power to people who have not had power to determine their destiny."
Mark these words said by Huey Newton. Huey Newton (February 17, 1942 – August 22, 1989), was co-founder and leader of the Black Panther Party for Self Defense, an African-American organization established to promote civil rights and self-defense. Newton read the works of Karl Marx, Vladimir Lenin, Frantz Fanon, Malcolm X, Mao Zedong, and Che Guevara. It was during his time at Oakland City College that Newton, along with Bobby Seale, organized the Black Panther Party for Self Defense in October 1966. Seale assumed the role of Chairman, while Newton became Minister of Defense (From Wikipedia). But this great reformist and preacher of black solidarity was brutally killed.
Now is the time for Barack Obama, the newly elected President of the USA, which is in shambles today, to realize this dream of reining supreme over the whites (not all but those who consider themselves to be a superior race) and tell this world that blacks are also humans and can't be subjected to any secondary treatment or subjugation. John McCain, yet another Bush in reckoning, had to bite the dust and in what a way! Damn good Obama!
I am sure that after the great Martin Luther King Junior, this is the biggest rise for any black in America with few more in-between who created some ripples in the history of the USA.
Although Americans don't fight elections based on races but this was quite an evident fact during this election wherein the Republicans left no chance to deface/defame Obama with nasty racist comments to tarnish his image. The guy came out clean and the working and middle class of America fought the battle for him to see him come out with flying colors. It makes me so much more happy today. Despite being a student of international politics throughout my life and having decent knowledge about the world governments and their methods of elections, I, for sure, had not taken so much interest in American politics. When it comes to America, the political apathy of its citizens is so evident that you tend to lose hope on that country. But this time it was a clear demonstration of American will to oust the non-people power centers.
I recall the legendary remarks of Great Nelson Mandela and I quote: "I detest racialism, because I regard it as a barbaric thing, whether it comes from a black man or a white man." Working and Middle class Americans quashed all tall claims made by the selfish republicans who tried to destroy the image of the great leader in making - that is Barack Hussain Obama, a native of Kenya, who made the destiny look smaller for once. Once Mandela also said, "When the water starts boiling it is foolish to turn off the heat. Obama, in his fierce battle to claim the so-called highest seat of power in the world proved this saying verbatim. He, for once didn't give up on his dire efforts to reach the stage wherein he doesn't have to look back upon. Particularly for me, he is a man of character. I love it when people say Barack Obama is a 'Marxist Mole' in the USA. I have read that Obama's childhood mentor Frank Marshall Davis was a communist and there are multiple instances which prove that if not a hardcore/hardliner, Barack Obama is a people's man and is towards the left of the center.
This could change the entire outlook of the world intelligentsia and can prove to be the master mold which will reshape America and thus the history of the world.
Mark these words said by Huey Newton. Huey Newton (February 17, 1942 – August 22, 1989), was co-founder and leader of the Black Panther Party for Self Defense, an African-American organization established to promote civil rights and self-defense. Newton read the works of Karl Marx, Vladimir Lenin, Frantz Fanon, Malcolm X, Mao Zedong, and Che Guevara. It was during his time at Oakland City College that Newton, along with Bobby Seale, organized the Black Panther Party for Self Defense in October 1966. Seale assumed the role of Chairman, while Newton became Minister of Defense (From Wikipedia). But this great reformist and preacher of black solidarity was brutally killed.
Now is the time for Barack Obama, the newly elected President of the USA, which is in shambles today, to realize this dream of reining supreme over the whites (not all but those who consider themselves to be a superior race) and tell this world that blacks are also humans and can't be subjected to any secondary treatment or subjugation. John McCain, yet another Bush in reckoning, had to bite the dust and in what a way! Damn good Obama!
I am sure that after the great Martin Luther King Junior, this is the biggest rise for any black in America with few more in-between who created some ripples in the history of the USA.
Although Americans don't fight elections based on races but this was quite an evident fact during this election wherein the Republicans left no chance to deface/defame Obama with nasty racist comments to tarnish his image. The guy came out clean and the working and middle class of America fought the battle for him to see him come out with flying colors. It makes me so much more happy today. Despite being a student of international politics throughout my life and having decent knowledge about the world governments and their methods of elections, I, for sure, had not taken so much interest in American politics. When it comes to America, the political apathy of its citizens is so evident that you tend to lose hope on that country. But this time it was a clear demonstration of American will to oust the non-people power centers.
I recall the legendary remarks of Great Nelson Mandela and I quote: "I detest racialism, because I regard it as a barbaric thing, whether it comes from a black man or a white man." Working and Middle class Americans quashed all tall claims made by the selfish republicans who tried to destroy the image of the great leader in making - that is Barack Hussain Obama, a native of Kenya, who made the destiny look smaller for once. Once Mandela also said, "When the water starts boiling it is foolish to turn off the heat. Obama, in his fierce battle to claim the so-called highest seat of power in the world proved this saying verbatim. He, for once didn't give up on his dire efforts to reach the stage wherein he doesn't have to look back upon. Particularly for me, he is a man of character. I love it when people say Barack Obama is a 'Marxist Mole' in the USA. I have read that Obama's childhood mentor Frank Marshall Davis was a communist and there are multiple instances which prove that if not a hardcore/hardliner, Barack Obama is a people's man and is towards the left of the center.
This could change the entire outlook of the world intelligentsia and can prove to be the master mold which will reshape America and thus the history of the world.
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