Pope Francis is the best thing that has happened to the world in recent times. What a compassionate man. I am deeply moved
We thank the US government
By arresting the Deputy Consul
General in Consulate of India at New York the US authorities have done us a big
favour. You cannot expect these things to happen in India. Rich and influential
people (the elitizens) playing victim is big career move these days. The profile
of Deputy Consul General reads “she also wishes to contribute towards dalit and
gender equality in her country”, in the meanwhile (if the reports are to be believed) she also has stolen the flats
in Adarsh Society meant for Kargil War Widows!! I wouldn’t be surprised if
the family had a big role to play in influencing the whole selection process as also the high
profile posting. Rather than retaliating the government needs to do introspection
and find out why these dubious people land up in such prestigious position.
What is particularly interesting and
charming is that she was arrested in front of her children. The traditionalist Indian
media will be emotional about ‘masoom
bache’, but what is forgotten is exploitation of servants (and weaker) is
something ingrained in this society. ‘Masoom
bache’ are trained in these nuances of providences and entitlements over
others in a uniquely cultured manner. They learn these hypocrisies as natural happenings
and are adept in these little tricks quite early in life, it becomes their second
nature thus easily negotiate the challenges of ethics and law. You may even
call it tradition, and therefore traditional family. Even if you are from the lowest strata, this is the traditional aspiration model, quite appropriately referred to as 'sanskritisation'. Thankfully in this rare case
‘masoom bache’ will realize that if
you exploit others you will have to pay for it.
Gender issues are now ticket for
big returns. These days you can usurp anything and everything with charm talks and
connections. Elite women as victim is the new rage in the town, it seems to
have overtaken all hierarchy of victimhood in the land of victims. I recall while
I was residing in Delhi, quite frequently I had to criss cross posh colonies
and the way these women abused their servants. They also shouted down the
hapless vegetable vendor, squeezing out the last rupee from the poor man. I felt
so disgusted when I saw them later cruising in their long cars, with longer
faces! Now ofcourse they are victims and ‘live in fear’ after the gang rape
incident (incidentally the fiercely brave and unfortunate victim was marginalized
migrant, also these are quite common outside high profile delhi). At one level
there is hilarity in these narrations at another shocking hypocrisy.
LGBT issue also gets more than its share of space because it falls
into these patterns of elitizens as victims. Fitting into the international narration
and strong market pointers assure bigger reach and so has a readymade climbing opportunity
for the devious (quite understandably Crude woman was off the block in no time,
it has moistened the eyes of the old timers! ZK says bhushanz se vibhushanz ka safarz katon bara hai). What can be more
charming in a land that has millions with absolutely no hope, it is terrifying if
you know what it means. As far as the nonsense Supreme Court verdict is
concerned it has grievously harmed the credibility of the institution, this
blogger suspects that some in the Indian judiciary are politicized and
intentionally playing to increase the troubles of beleaguered government. Ideally
it is the Parliament which has to make the law, so in a way this is not an entirely
unfortunate happening and has brought in some balance.
