IPL
is a metaphor on what is wrong with Indian society. Indeed
cricket is. IPL is what cricket was before 1960. Elitist, corrupt and self
serving system, that is out of touch with reality of a nation but celebrated
with gusto. The sediments of feudal yesteryears reflected in knights, royals, superkings….Manipulated
by a coterie of unscrupulous money bags it rarely rates competence, indeed some
mediocre ‘sport people’ get money that is way disproportionate to their talent
and skills. That is how crony capitalism gets defined I believe. It is a swindle that sucks everything on its
path- the once respected cricketers reduced to mumbling orangutans; media/journalists
are now but lost teenagers fed on some IPL glue. It is clear from
the “success” (few millions is a success in country of billion) that there
really is substantial numbers of buffoons in India. This is where market niche target is. That is
the hoopla of young India power -that thought itself is scary. You could see
them enjoying themselves. One wonders what are they are enjoying. There is no
sport here. Is it a celebration of morass that this society is slipping into?? The
degradation has never been so stark. The irony finally is the metaphor.
Whereas the sport leagues
in Europe (football, say) are professionals who are highly talented and the event
is a meeting of tremendously skilled players. It defines what is good about
sports. IPL stands for all that is obnoxious. It is a celebration of mediocrity
that is wrapped in emotional swindle. It is the death of subtle art called sport.
It is again the typical Indian manipulative elite, who thrive on as simple as “you
should be proud that we are among you”. “Our presence is enough for celebration”.
It is a reflection of how mediocre and seriously wrong this society is. This society
is so flawed that any system whether capitalism or communism or humanism or
whatever gets apportioned in the mesh of manipulations. Networking is how nepotism
has metamorphosed. The capitalistic framework has seen to it that filial links
are extended to include the idea of professional in a much cruder understanding.
This is networking. This is how the world – that is India -is run. It has
overwhelmed all the system.
Frankly one cannot
blame the society as such, it is elite who create these. It is quite clearly the
neo-Brahmanical context. The crude framework that is part of collective tradition,
that simmers up at every opportune moment. What a shame….
