Garbage at the top: It’s testing time

A common refrain that is experienced. At every stage, in every institution, in every attempt, in all the hopes and promises, this society has to endure the worst, the most mediocre at the helm it is literally the garbage at the top. It is amazingly tardy while whimsical is the patronising claims for incompetence, it assures the dignity in otherwise sordid state of affairs. Not really surprising considering vacuum emanating from a space that was expected to contain religio-moral foundation for the society. Not only that, this vacuum putrefied into something pernicious, very few societies in human history have fallen into such astounding levels of human degradation, it’s cannibalism of soul. It is cannibalising the humanity in each human and constantly preying on misery.

Who are these people at the top, at the crucial positions whose decisions, attitudes and lifestyles, impacts lives of millions of people, and how do they reach there? Not denying that there are some exceptionally smart individuals but they are not the norm, they never were, but exceptions and you can be very sure that they are always fighting the ‘system’. The careless foul system nurtured and savoured as it hopped from sanctum to colonisers lap and then to democratic institutions with desultory ease. We have to take example and nothing suits better to understand these than the first citizen of India, the former President Mukherjee is an illustration of this amazing level of degradation that so easily uses democratic institutions to further itself under the guise of morals. In a society with horrendous disparities that is nurtured and exploited through deviant traditions and exploitative norms democracy becomes conduit for control, dominance and imposition. Elections extend feudalistic values and filial connections.  How this fellow Mukherjeeji reached where he did, and what he did with such an opportunity, is illustrative of the devious ways that is normalised. The symbolism that he represents is considered normal, indeed posited as competent –meritorious (a funny conception in an overwhelmingly mediocre society), and you will see these ordained into cushiness as if by miracle, subsequent alacrity shown to spun stories to justify. Meanwhile use of symbolism is reserved to those classified as marginalised –product of unique form of diversity. There is also chest beating on ‘merit’ on such occasions, there are mongrels recruited who sniff viciously at the entrance to qualify and quantify degradation that is fancied. And by all qualification and quantification Mukherjeeji was showcased as stellar presence while Kovindji was met with derision. Therefore the scrutiny is urgently needed, and must be brutally accomplished, considering how much entrenched these are and corrupting influence these have on society, severely debilitating hapless people and over the last many decades furiously unleashed through state machinery after the so called independence.  

It is therefore very important to get personal to decipher the depth of deceit, the constant refrain that you must not get personal as a matter of decency is a ruse learned from West used on common people to avoid scrutiny. When the consequences are brutal, when people suffer untold misery due to these deceits then the scrutiny must be stringent, ripping any modicum of decency that is being used as veil, to hide. The fellow who reaches the top most position in India, and held some crucially responsible positions, treated with utmost relish by market media and lutyen’s litters will have to be eviscerated. Believe me this blogger waited for five years to put this Mukherjeeji in his rightful place err pit as I grit my teeth all these years watching amazing level of degradation that this fellow represented. As a President he used state machinery for temple hopping in different cities (I encountered this fellow in Mysuru and Guruvayur as he rushed to temples as part of official 'duty') wherein he could have utilised this opportunity to visit local schools, interacted with children, visited wildlife areas so on. This would have spruced up things and put the focus on its importance as it is being visited by nobody less than the President of the country, and would have set good example for the people (though I must add National Innovation related meeting did happen in Rashtrapathi Bhavan, but that doesn’t help the matter). But our little man’s little mind had better things to do, and used these occasions to spread degraded frame as was his wont. He will not be forgiven, though “bania media” and lutyen’s litters may look the other way, this dereliction will be severely dealt. And yes he should be charged for the expense for his personal visit, why should the poor people suffer? People like him are indication of the kind of leaders who were sustained and nurtured by the feudal system in the garb of democracy. Look at this vulgar KC Rao, the head of new state Telangana, study him, and you will know how crude nascent gets solidified into a system. This disgraceful fellow is only replicating what he has observed to secure himself. Andhra region is also a study on what Indians do when they have lots of money and blessing, it will make you puke and yes they have spread to US too.  

This blogger values nation state and President is a hallowed ceremonial position, and considering that castetva forces are now unhinging their liberal screws to float over idea of nation into overarching bleeding heart nether with international ambitions, this becomes crucial. It is laughable considering that these primitives haven’t even been able to come of their casteist pit that they preen to posture as global citizens! Mukherjeeji by common consensus among species that attach to power and germinate along dripping gravy, also entitled litters herein, as competence epitomised. This valuation gained traction after the new President was announced, and the “dalit” characterisation –subtly-but-overtly-indicating (its fine art passed on as legacy) as incompetence, masterly done with thumping camaraderie  spread among lutyen’s squatters and counterparts in metros –who have assumed as our local guardians. Pratibha Patil was contrasted as deficit in their estimation while Mukherjeeji was in august company, indeed the list of former Presidents and Governors (which is judiciously done to replicate monarchy hence heightened case of blessing) talks of amazing level of sanctum scum camaraderie, the impunity of it is shocking. Gandhian masquerade being an assorted fig leaf attempts to hide primitive home truth as they venture higher moral grounds. They also, as part of conspiracy of untold blessing that keep showering for miraculous reasons, unburden their over exerted, and obviously, wise mind into literary matters, hence writing comes natural. It is a fortuitous capsulation of life well blessed. This defecation is ultimate sign of being chosen to express one’s will and experience to less fortunate. Writing=Wisdom, is an established fact in this circle, close scrutiny will point to amazing bullshit. The prodigious numbers of books, magazines that is available in the market is mindboggling, clearly nobody buys these but somehow they thrive, it’s about scoring among elite section! There is intense competition to showcase themselves as successful, and market manipulation is how it is achieved.

The amount of writing herein excites nobody, very rarely something of substantive emerges. Without internet where would people like me get references for better writing, brilliant ideas and elevating thoughts? Surely not from this dustbin (again exceptions are always there). Soon after the so called independence scums with limited intellect showcased their god gifted acumen by writing thick books, some even ventured into evaluation of Gita and home grown tradition of philosophising inanities (even low life CRajagopalachari hopped around as a writer!). Wisdom found its way as shaft of rays from high above targeting the blessed. It was inevitable. Writing was meant to strengthen the narration of blessed land and strictly measured blessedness percolated on people. While the reality was brutally casteist and primitive, almost all the well-known writers, fiction and nonfiction, wrote about the world that is caste sanitised and charmingly wonderful (like RK Narayan, who meanwhile found occasion to ruminate over Gandhi. Gandhi is a big ticket in the stampede. His essays were equally nauseating pointing to amazing immunity from surrounding degradations), otherwise its caste sanitised world but with mysterious sense of angst, of dissatisfied selves looking for better meanings as they negotiate entitled life without ever thinking or even having basic observation skills to the realities of this society. They are revered writers, some even best sellers of this regrettable society, while some suitably awarded by the state through Jnanpiths and Sahityas. Ofcourse some do make sense but majority are so appallingly insular, regurgitating their little world to little people, trivial attempts to showcase entitlements. While sensitive ones carefully plug at angst of entitlement, a kind of self loathing in vacuum. 

Fortunately there is a finite supply of bullshit, and truth is catching up, and this blogger will attempt to drivel it in at every possible occasion in every possible way. Extremely grateful to the technology that provide these platform for people like me, even two decades back I would be dumped in the nearest bin without a trace as kindred souls do double flip and awe strike the world! It is therefore important to scrutinise what kind of people are nurtured, indeed groomed, by power brokers as tradition driven scums of this society under the garb of democracy and other liberal sounding words. It is a strategy to use liberal idioms for engagement, rather legitimising, with the civilised world. It will be instructive, a revelation, to start from the topmost. Right from the word go Mukherjeeji was elevated as some kind of wise man, indeed this wonder of lutyen’s was nurtured rather judiciously while the wily fellow ticked all the boxes, as suggested or pointed to, with desultory ease. He has held almost all important and crucial positions of this nation, and is even referred by obsequious wage slaves –in the wonderland of Indian media, as “best PM we never had!” Clearly there is a well-oiled machine at work to exaggerate this fellow and people like him. During those heydays of manipulation, as sickularism filled the sky, crafty Mukherjeeji had initiated his clever moves. Step one in degraded society is to wallow in degradation, no morals and no scruples just bath in it as if this is the normal. Better still make the conscience subjective, if that doesn’t work suspend or castigate. You will be quite naïve to assume that the compulsive temple hopping of Mukherjeeji was for religious reasons. Consolidation of caste degradation was also a definitive step towards strengthening his bargaining chip. You will be stupid to think that cash rich, conscience deficit, moral vacuum religious institutions and the deviant power structure that it breeds will not be asserting and milking its grip over hapless people. Mukherjeeji was right at the top of the garbage, adept in his game. The garbage that severely immobilised Indian society at all levels, a burden that is eating into the society for a long time. The amazing level of mediocrity and tardiness that this society nurtures is legendary, any competence or empathy is exception to the rule and tradition. Whether in democratic institutions like Legislature, Judiciary, Executive or Media, the structure and rules looks impressive on paper (as they say ‘fundamentals’ are strong) while the reality is sickening. The worst easily find their way to the top, while common people are trapped in their misery. Social institutions have been always been degraded, enlightened souls from Buddha to Nanak tried their best but the sinister nature of this society where likes of Mukherjeeji are nurtured and fattened have quite viciously extended its cold merciless grip through democratic institutions, after the so called independence, the power structure of nation state was easily usurped. 

Every institution, every responsible position attunes to garbage at the top, hence these toxic leachate percolates down as desired behaviour. Attitudes that put premium on sycophancy over ethics and propriety starts to take shape, deviousness of sanctum is replicated in daily dealing. The methods of pleasing, rules of engagements so on, are imitated instead of the matter. Even scientific institutions are not immune to such degradation, indeed these ‘garbage at the top’ rituals are replicated here too to gain favour and promotions, while sane competent people are side lined and isolated. You shouldn’t be surprised if the senior ‘scientist’ in ISRO takes the suggestion from squatter in Tirupathi seriously on what went wrong in the recent launch. Afterall these are rituals, indeed every experiment is a ritual in ‘pure’ science, every process sacred replication and results are divine logic! It is no wonder that all the innovations (even cryogenic engine, which is Russian) for crucial needs (all the latest defence requirements) of this society happen somewhere else while in here it is sacred harmonious world that is always ready to awe strike! Even when majority are involved and dependent on agriculture the latest technology has to come from small country called Israel because in here the caste entitled garbage at the top are so amazingly incompetent that they even lack the capacity to understand that they don’t measure up. Always living in exaggerated assumption as blessed souls, a burden on society and a constant challenge to decent people. What a deeply flawed society.  

          

Over the last many decades degradation has been rather severe. The ruling parties and powerful sections have consistently nurtured casteist feudals, who replicate deviance. Aiyerjis to Digvijays to Mukherjeeji are different shades of degradation that seek to carry the traditions of mahatmas, pundits and low lives. What was it about this scoundrel CR Rajagopalachari that he finds such revered mentions as Rajaji (even a tiger sanctuary is named after this buffoon), this scum even masqueraded as a freedom fighter while the colonisers just loved him, amazing talents of irony! Herein lies the deviance of the foundation of nascent nation that rocketed the garbage to the top at the expense of the people. Incidentally trusteeship was the euphemism used by Gandhi to define garbage at the top. Each and every instance of Mukherjeeji’s rise to power is a testament to this deceit. The reason why rich and powerful visit these sanctum is because they want to be seen in good favour, there is a strong under dealing that communicates and passes the messages to relevant people. God is only a conduit in these unsavoury dealings. It is a club, which conspires to make the religious sites miracle driven and a template for common people to stampede as they seek blessings to multiply their good fortune and further trapped in their misery.  Even the corrupt dump their money to these, now increasingly powerful, golden gods of cash rich temples. So you cut a mountain with impunity, as authorities look the other way, export all the minerals and then construct a golden throne as gift to the specific temple, the powerful gods, substituting for powerful ‘garbage at the top’, will bless. So why did Mallaya gift golden door? (This deviant affliction to gold is sickening, that too door, and that too to a temple that is known for sickening traditions? What kind of disgusting society this is?). Because, willy Mallaya got the measure of the garbage at the top, he was sending a message…he was spreading the sphere of influence to the forces that matter!! Visit to casteist degraded temples and authenticating these and judiciously getting favour into billion rupee money spinning venture has a much sinister play at work. It is for no reason garbage at the top was charmed.

Mukherjeeji is adept in this, the kind of degradation people like him have caused is severe to be not taken notice of.  The reason why India languishes at the bottom on all international egalitarian scale is not a coincidence.  Look at the tardy education system, the basic education was systematically neglected over the last many decades (the UPA through RTE,RTI so on, has taken some egalitarian measures after decades of apathy but it was submerged by amazing level of corruption, greed and impunity). It is so substandard, so as to keep people trapped in their own misery. The same is the case of health, law and order, judiciary so on at the grassroots level that impacts millions of people. It is meant to keep people trapped and busy, it helps in keeping harmony for the garbage at the top. Meanwhile the higher education is exaggerated as meritorious, and even kept out of bounds with very few seats (so ridiculously low that one wonders that whether it isn’t sadism as people compete for “toughest exams”), but doesn’t even measure to any international standards, always mediocre, languishing at the bottom. At the most they can excel as replicators, or some incremental innovations. The thoughts that brought this world to the spectacular possibilities that we experience cannot come from a society that doesn’t value humanity and the humans in it. Empathy, concern for ethical values that give rise to logical thinking and understanding, is an important factor in society’s progress and wellbeing. Democracy, liberty and egalitarian values are all outcomes and product of struggles by societies, leadership and ideas of amazing people who guided and strived for better world. While in here these were constantly threatened from what was supposed to be the space for moral, and these remains a potent force thanks to the garbage at the top, and likes of Mukherjeejis.

Spiritual gurus were always part of Indian society mostly they formed an egalitarian reference for the people aghast at the primitiveness inside the sanctum. They studiously stood against exploitation and provided humanitarian references to common people. We have so many examples of such great souls; they indeed form the soul of this society and spring board for all the egalitarian values that has percolated over the centuries. Some unfortunately fizzled into religion, unfortunate because structures tend to negate values and are easily appropriated, nevertheless they attempted at providing egalitarian space. Buddha was beacon of compassion, subtlety that comes with awareness of fragile, he placed primacy on self as arbitrator, he steadfastly rejected squatter scums and their degraded worldview. Instead of appreciating enlightened thoughts sanctum scums responded viciously furiously went about removing all signs of Buddhism, a kind of cleansing. Fortunately other societies gained and flourished wherein in here it’s digging the depth of depravity. Compare regular places of worship in places like say Japan with that in India, you can extrapolate these to understand societies and way they develop and percolate into common people. It is quite saddening. In here greater truth is attempted to be obfuscated with cunningness and arrogance while in subtler societies these are dealt with aesthetics of great care, gentleness and simplicity.

 It must also be asserted that heightened expression found in Upanishads so on can only come from compassionate souls, great sages who experienced life and had enlightened view. They were the spiritual gurus whose thoughts form the basis of these scriptures. It cannot come from minds of brutes who occupy sanctum with entitled ease; there is clearly cunning appropriation of best of Hinduism into squatter sanctum fold. It is when Mukherjeeji and Ayerji type scoundrels started to ransack and appropriate these valuable moral spaces as hereditary entitlements that the degradation was initiated into the society, and last many centuries the pus keeps putrifying into newer and horrendous expressions. These despicables moved along the power centres, and with characteristic flourish and limited competence posed as wise men, injected impotence into the system, kingdoms were converted into warring factions that were incapable to defend but expertised in deceit and cannibalism. Garbage at the top have caused untold misery to this society as they invented new ways to scrap into the depth of humanity. Into this depth Nation state was handed over in platter through colonialism. All the datas and indices points to skewed nature of society that surely indicates something seriously abnormal, indeed it is difficult to call it even a society. A region that is so morally degraded that neighbours for centuries are classified as different communities and these zombies are ready for unspeakable atrocities to defend these deceits, and as cleverly are now beacon of diversity! These con artists have awe struck for too long and must be dealt severely. Casteism is worst than racism, it is based on fiction that seeks to degrade humans. Any reference to caste must be sternly dealt as it is a serious violation of human rights. Guru Nanak an enlightened soul, and Sikhism, insisted on caste neutral references in name and community dining for reason. They focused on militant resistance in violent world as a response that was expected in such circumstance. This ability to respond and defend strongly, logically and wholeheartedly, happens only when you are concerned about the plight of common people, when you have competence. You don’t exploit people and turn sanctum into gold dens and scoot when attacked, a pattern that is so common and then they have audacity to blame invaders! So when Mukherjeeji or Ayerji visit gurudwara as high act of secularism they are in reality violating the sanctity of that moral space and humiliating enlightened souls by their casteist references and degrading presences. World must be awakened to these violations that is being cleverly packaged as benign. Every place of worship in West or in any civilised world -who care about human rights, if it has priest whose position is based on birth based entitlements then it is a serious violation, either demolish the structure or remove the fellow. This blogger had already called upon sane and responsible people to severely restrict giving employment to people with casteist references, and curtail organisation that promotes these. It is difficult but atleast any attempt at high moral grounds must be thrashed at the bud.  
Meanwhile discriminations, violence and killing were hidden as petty cases through control over law and order machinery and manipulation (Vemula suicided because he was ‘frustrated’ is a pattern that is repeated for decades, sometimes it is blamed on aliens, as it keeps eye watering unity in diversity narration intact. Hindutva forces are using the same pattern on muslim lynching, even the video evidence is not enough!). If people at the helm were concerned they would have reformed law and order machinery ages ago.

                                 

Spiritual gurus and enlightened souls also anchored as social reformers and tried to create positive space for humanity to thrive (ofcourse Gandhi was a status quoist sinister imposter who mimed to the advantage of casteist). Even Sufism that blunted the crudeness of Islam comes from the same context. Unfortunately hapless people were also exploited by charlatans in garb of spiritual gurus who copied squatter nuances to attract, with exploitative market these became much menacing (likes of RamRahim is such an example). Meanwhile these attempts at egalitarian were studiously undermined by dangerous caste driven barbarians inside the temples who always sought powerful and rich to gain credibility. Mukherjeeji comes from that lineage, and his elevation straight to the top is an indication how degraded things are. This is replicated into every powerful institutions. When he was angling for President’s position angels in media had started the lullaby (the undercurrent of these favour can be traced to sanctum dealings –of assured quid quo pro, its so f*ucking easy!) of him being a “go between BJP and Congress” (I am wondering what is common between these two that likes of Mukherjeeji was able to tap?!!) He was projected as an astute problem solver, a communicator. So checked him, and here he was in the parliament showing emotions and extreme anger, frothing, indeed this I am told is common (kindred soul Thapar too experienced these outburst but considered himself blessed as he was hugged later, eye watering reminisce, now he insist on wanting to see it encapsulated into a book). For blessed souls any emotional incursions is tolerable, it is shraap mode. Pity us people.

Dubious nature of spiritual gurus who are sprouting all across has to be seen in the context of contemporary world.  Real spiritual gurus were not into power, they were generally travellers, itinerants who moved from place to place, or else held menial jobs but meanwhile occasioned to higher thoughts that helped common people. With market and government machinery there is an exhibition of power and money. Temples emulates these to get powerful. Power and money hence become stand point to evaluate stature. “God rewards the deserving with material success. Immense wealth is not only compatible with their beliefs but a validation of them"(religious racist in US). The logical reverse side of such gospels is that poverty is in essence a matter of individual responsibility. Providence is bludgeoned in as an ally to material success, the great riches that await suitable blessings. “This is what I did therefore you must replicate to be successful” is what is being pushed in. This is the path that is now deeply rooted in common people’s psyche as they stampede for blessing. We don’t have those benign enlightened itinerant souls anymore, if ever they will be seen as pathetic failures in the exalted binary of success and failure that the world is being reduced to.  And a society in moral vacuum is ready to follow the words of people with money and power, after all there wouldn’t be such asymmetry if they are not blessed. Ideas of right and wrong are consolidated through power, prestige and money, hence blessing. There is something seriously wrong here. This society is losing its egalitarian traditions. 

Casteist posturing as kindred souls postulate with increasingly humbleness (sometimes you wonder will they be melting into the chair, chair becomes them or them become chair?) that we must prevent caste discrimination. Beware. It is the similar to the question that is posed to avuncular ‘moderate’ muslim in Western attire, with right manners and charm, as to what they think about apostasy or blasphemy. Then you see the fangs and canines come out, the avuncular charmer is now baying blood. It is NOT about preventing caste discrimination. It is very much about preventing Caste. Removing caste. Annihilating caste. Like racism casteism must be removed, it’s a blot on humanity. And that is the difference between Ambedkar and Gandhi, difference between ethical and unethical. Isn’t it therefore deeply disturbing that the fellow who stood for casteism is also projected as apostle of peace? This peace is very dangerous, and has caused untold misery to people. This nonviolence is debilitating, and the Indians who hide behind these and move around with enlarged pupil and kindred soul must be dealt severely. “We know ourselves only insofar as we have been tested” observed Ms. Szymborska. It is testing time. Fluffs are blowing away in the wind.    

Castetva forces and Hindutva forces, on a death spiral

          Almost every issue nowadays seems to be aspiring for high moral grounds, and this is something too common when unhinging with reality has a tradition to it. And when it is matter of wrangling for the narration to advantage so as to creep into power and licks these becomes vicious. Meanwhile as they go for jugular these doesn’t seem to interest common people –busy as they are in their own drudgery, an exploitative system that is nurtured by the same warring forces. People are trapped in lackadaisical ways and apathy that thrive on nepotism, corruption and all the moral disgrace that is transferred from sanctum as entitlement and attitude. Castetva forces are clearly the subset of Hindutva forces, this embarrassing reality they are acutely aware, that common link to sanctum moral vacuum. Some even claim to be atheist, like for instance this fellow Guha –who ticks all the boxes of degradation from Gandhi to cricket to amazing turn of sentence in English that tickles the right spot to grab our history, hence deviously claim an authority of our narration. For the same reason he is nurtured, taken care, fed and fattened. Atheist is a laughable irony, if a fellow with Nazi symbol on his head claim to be pacifist it will be scandalous as much as kukluxklan is not the benign “other side”(Trump). But somehow shockingly castetva forces are posited as benign, and this image is judiciously constructed for western gaze. Atheist Guha (an anachronism that will give “mahatma gandhi” run for money) is brave (‘sincere’ is a better word...to understand the context you need to double back two decades!!) to drive down the countryside, quite obviously noting the grandness of temples on the way and finally concluding that plastics are problem. I am told the fellow is an erudite enchanting raconteur among castetva posturing liberals, it adds the flavour in market attuned weekend get together.

Castetva forces in the last many decades, with ample boost from state might, infrastructure and money, have usurped the narration and have severely undermined all the progressive ideas coalesced over centuries that formed the soul of this society despite serious and persistent moral incursions from sanctum, they cleverly cleaved themselves into high moral grounds by working out English skills and miming western pointers as liberals, and significantly, to showcase their kindred side started patronising fundamentalist muslims (this dogmatic elite with extreme religious take is well fed and domesticated as a reference to bleeding heart), characteristically and as inhuman, the intense appeasement to the select furthered misery on common people. Vicious regressive muslim leaders were fed to keep the flock together and brutalize into patriarchy and segregation, so that it makes it easier to negotiate. Communalisation of society was not their concern, occasional praise from West (like for instance Bush) on domestication skills was seen as pat on the back while people suffered and the society spiralled down. As is the case with a section that traditionally lacked qualities of empathy and are incapacitated on compassion actions were always calculated to keep the power and narration under control. This degradation is taken to such an extreme extend so as to serve their purpose of keeping the divisiveness crude and boiling.

Divisiveness, and keeping people segregated, is where they truly thrive, whether Casteism –in all its sanctum crudeness replicating that into modern frames, or through selectively promoting and nurturing sickening patriarchy and higher claims in religion, particularly Islam. This is attitudinal trait of people who are incapable to see humans as humans, and are severely incapacitated to see humanity. They nurture divisiveness to hold on to power and use the state machinery to exploit. If science had not progressed this far and societies not scrutinised critically these scoundrels would have even classified “dalits” as some different species, and shown liberal attributes of awe inspiring keenness to adopt and feed. Divisiveness is a consistent attempt towards degradation, and degraded world is what castetva forces look forward to as it hides their incompetence, in the melee of high moral positioning for suffering masses all kind of dubious people with minimum skills, insulated from stakes in the fate, stampede in. Amazingly crude patriarchal ways were nurtured as minority (this narration of religious identity as minority has severely degraded the society), cruder forms of personal laws at the expense of common people were supported by the state that was run over by castetva brutes looking for credibility. Predominantly muslim region of Kashmir was patronised by giving special status, at the expense of Indian people as also beleaguered innocent people in Kashmir as they suffer the consequences of ghettoization and radicalisation, as also making it extremely risky for the security personnel –who mostly come from poorer sections.  While the state could use its might to capture Goa, why were such measures not initiated even when Indian defence force had upper hand? The leaders of nation are duty bound to protect the strategic interests of the nation. That they weren’t able to and the future generation are facing the consequences speaks of keenness of positioning over national interests. That they could play around with security and strategic needs of the nation so as to appear kindred is scandalous. What is a deeper malaise is the characteristic desultory mindset of taking common people for granted. The audacity is such that the ‘islamic’ nation (that has horrendous blasphemy law, and a tenuous connection with democracy where non-state actors –fanatic mongrels, are fed and nurtured) in the neighbourhood instead of dealing with extreme caution are seen as scoring point for secularism among these hideous positioners (brutes like Aiyer takes it to next level). Having cultural and sporting link is a different matter but this kind of positioning by political leaders as was also seen during dictator Mushraf's visit is sickening. One wonders if terrorist attacks in Mumbai had occurred in Lahore or New York how people would have reacted? It is matter of serious concern that the mastermind is not brought to justice yet.

As is the case these apathy to the plight happens on daily basis in this society, the system is nurtured in such a manner that it puts least premium on Indian life, it is cheapest and negotiable.The entitled arrogance is such that they expect common people to take all kinds of nonsense. While people suffer atrocities, violence and an apathetic state (that is reflected in skewed social indices, as lackadaisical system thrives) the elite section settles into higher and unreachable moral grounds. Meanwhile as they dwell in higher and higher moral grounds constantly awe striking the West their vicinity is kept purified and insulated from reality, as has been the case inside the sanctum. Though common people face violence and violations on daily basis any incursions into their space is seen as a threat to the nation. The pursuit for purity is such that it leaves one flabbergasted, and wondering, whether this is emerging from this society. It surely is a mirage, if not anything else. Take the recent case of privacy issue by SC, it is hailed internationally as highest moral grounds possible by humans to achieve. Evidently everyone is wonderstruck. While Indian media seeks the eye watering nuances of son’s redemption, the hereditary legacy is, we are told, in safe hands. These are the sentimental craps where Indians sparkle, indeed another of degradation that elite sections constantly peruse to keep common people trapped in the pit. It subdues appropriate emotions and sedates rational thoughts, therefore good hunting ground for manipulations. The glaring fact is that the Indian judiciary is one of the least competent and suffers from horrendous apathy which is legendry. Justice delayed is justice denied, but this one even tries to redefine ‘delayed’. Judges enjoy exaggerated status and opulent facilities at the expense of a society that is essentially poor with amazing level of disparities. That they are ensconced in castetva primitiveness is given sometimes shifting from liberal mask to hindutva as the situation demands, while some even moving to ridiculous and appalling worldview. System nurtures and promotes these while competence as always is an exception.  Meanwhile lawyers grow richer and richer, disgustingly a nonagenarian lawyer charges lakhs of rupees as services counted on hourly basis, put that in context to amazing level of poverty and disparity in this country as also what is the real value of “service” that he is providing? It is as if gems falls from his mouth, reality being he is a loud mouthed buffoon with high placed contacts, that he can, with his nepotistic skills, influence is the obvious reason (thankfully the fellow recently decided to retire!). Same is the case for almost all Delhi based high profile manipulative lawyers who drop in as union ministers cunningly using their powerful people privy as an advantage and negotiation lever. What kind of world is this? Why no action taken on this obvious clash of interest, as also no ceiling on earning by these legal luminaries in what is amazingly incompetent and tardy system? Coming to the issue of privacy these exists for elite section to score points and use to their advantage while for common people these are interesting theories that they have no time for.      

     

Meanwhile castetva forces, in a case of liberal atonement, have been allowing barbarians to pump in petrodollars and vicious form of religion from Saudi, in the last many decades the coastal region, specifically around Mangalore and Kerala, as also many parts of country has seen intense radicalisation that has left local population within and outside the religion terribly concerned. Number of religious structures sprouts everywhere, while people lack basic infrastructure.  Patronising by castetva forces has provided an easy opening for hindutva forces who are able to tap on people’s fear and insecurities. Apart from keeping people tied up in their misery they are divided through brutal conceptions that constantly suck away humanity from otherwise decent people. Even as egalitarian as a measure ‘reservation’, suggested to ameliorate the status of marginalised, has been cleverly used to keep people trapped in primitive conception that can be milked rather than an elevating humanistic measure that democracy occasioned. Casteist feudals masquerading as freedom fighters, essentially negotiating power at the expense of common people (who paid a very terrible price through partition), controlled the government machinery for so many decades but judiciously maintained the same exploitative structure but with added apathy. Crucial issues like land reforms (that would have surely revolutionised into equitable and empowered society) and other egalitarian measures, that sought to reduce disparities or negate brutal encroachments by casteist forces, were actively resisted. Last many decades castetva forces had a free rein as they controlled every aspect of life from birth to death, the degradation was complete. Casteist leapfrogging from sanctum replicated the same crudeness, sanctum deity was replaced with powerful family, this mindset mimed down with hierarchy as each powerful person posturing as incarnate hence expecting ego pampering. While for those masquerading liberal secularism mata became the presiding deity, all the rituals were followed with characteristic rigour, people were incidental in the scheme. Sycophancy became defining character as it trickled down to the lowest level under strict hierarchy, and in absence of any decipherable competence matters of seniority was sternly adhered to. Meanwhile, as an indication of being blessed, and as divine messengers, they also ‘chose’ people for favour; dispensing patronage was turned into a fine art wherein democratic institutions were used with flourish. Casteist plugs were checked and cross checked as the infection spread through the society as feudal Indians measured and appropriated egalitarian institutions –essentially an alien idea for a primitive society, into their deceit.                  

These also kept common people in constant anguish and desperation, as also latent animosity towards created others that sprouted all across as euphemised “communities” thrived. Barbaric islamic fundamentalists were fed with impunity or fear of consequence while divisiveness was channelized and sold as diversity; it was about time that hindutva forces were able to capitalise on this anguish and anger, further fuelled by rampant corruption and nepotism under the guise of liberal secular posturing. Casteist icons like Gandhi was appropriated into hindutva fold with such desultory ease to the chagrin and intense embarrassment of castetva forces as they scrap into emptying reservoir of manipulation space. It is a home run, and there is a perfect DNA match. 
                        

Moral degradation emanating from sanctum creates a frame that works at two levels, firstly, supplication and sycophancy to power. Secondly, subjugation and barbaric treatment of weak or those below the pecking scale, it becomes sinister when fate as ingredient is added as blessing. This feudal way is ingrained as apathy and lack of compassion. Insidiously trapped desperate people emulate this in whatever scale or circumstance they find themselves in, this desperation becomes the moral heuristic, as they fervently aspire to climb by whatever means. Meanwhile squatter sanctums are open for business, money comes pouring in as miserable people in moral vacuum bribe and penance for blessing. Capitalism with its own line of degradation and opportunist exploitation standards finds a natural ally. And through this prism all the latest technology and innovation instead of becoming opportunities for better understanding of world becomes instrument of manipulation and further consolidation of degraded worldview.    

    

Acquiescing to power, position and riches, that maybe acquired through any dubious means, (considering how exceptional ideas nurturing talents is) through entitlements or exploitation of people or natural resources, irrespective of any ethical context, is ingrained as fate. So hereditary entitlements are blessing rather than something that should be curtailed, discouraged, feel embarrassed about even as one posture for higher egalitarian claims. Dynastic politics is minor matter, when you have dynastic judiciary, business, media….wherein all the nepotistic contacts and nuances (in the absence of any professional standards these becomes crucial in negotiations) are passed on as legacy and blessing. An attempt at egalitarian would consider measures like inheritance tax or other innovative methods to suit the society but in this devious world these fortunes have sanctum sanction that is meant to perpetuate a worldview. Far from any concerns, which seriously points to lacunae, with characteristic deviousness these were factored into democracy as diversity and awe striking uniqueness. As people adore more money and power as indication of blessing, good fortune, the moral vacuum keeps widening encompassing all institutions. In this vacuum corruption, nepotism and devious means is seen as natural extension of opportunity that god has granted, and with market the synergy of degradation acquires the veneer of professionalism. Multiplying money through exploitation of people and nature is therefore common with limited competence nurtured in overwhelming mediocre ways. You can experience this all around you.

PS: They will charge exponential fees, and take education as money spinning entrepreneurial venture but don’t you even expect basic standards, forget education not even basic standards of safety. While zombie parents, authorities, stake holders who are well aware of these glaring lacunas are sedated in the stories of fate and redemptions, the messy vein clogging red threads on the wrist and amulets around wherever is an immediate solution that is suggested, ofcourse that too is charged! Afterall where else in this universe a little piece of red thread can fetch you hundreds of rupees if bought in from sanctum deviousness, and has the capacity to divert fate to any desired direction. With such blessing school authorities can do whatever. We are safe. Life goes on. 

You can replicate this case into any frame across this country, apathy will repeat     

Flooding: The Dutch solution

As Bengaluru is battered and flooded again a pattern you can see all around, with increased intensity of rain (that ofcourse is not Chinese hoax), water gets clogged and makes it extremely dangerous for commuters, as lackadaisical municipalities don’t check the slabs and people get drowned. In Delhi a neighbour kid drowned in the open drainage right next to our building, they searched her whole night. This blogger too was almost sucked in about two years back because of missing slabs in the footpath, was at shoulder level in gushing water, thankfully reflexes saved the day but the knee was severely impacted, and still get the pain, also the recurring nightmare. Interestingly this was located outside a five star hotel, and a year later as I was walking past, and the slab still missing, I found the manager outside and I told him about the incident and the need to cover these dangerous pits. He said he will inform the concerned people. Well after two years, the work is partially done. So cannot blame and not blame! It comes in the same frame as “infinite truth” BS and Guhaji's "Schrodinger’s Gandhi".     

The concrete structures prevents water seepage into ground as also encroachment of catchment areas and lakebeds in the name of development (which ofcourse is connected to GDP) has created a unique situation of excessive rains, and water shortages during summer. There is geological and environmental costs to big projects like river linking, the existing water bodies and catchment areas must be protected and nurtured. Traditional knowledge in this matter, for instance from water deficit states like Rajasthan, Tarun Bhagat Sangh (I happen to visit few years back in Alwar) have consolidated these experiences with remarkable success, even rejuvenating dead river. Unlike the lack of concern by market media, and the consumerism promoting entitled section with huge carbon footprint, the government of India has put in place special initiatives and has taken the threats regarding climate change quite seriously. This is in sharp contrast to many rich and industrialized societies

Latest civil engineering solutions can also be searched. Netherlands have been in the forefront on these matters as majority of region is in below sea level as also there is sea level rising, further excessive downpour had worsened the matter, but they have solved these by creating green roofs and flood controlling water plazas, building sustainable urban water systems. In a proactive approach to achieving sustainability, the Rotterdam Climate Proof (RCP) programme aims to achieve fully climate proof status for the city by 2025. This is the kind of proactive measures that extremely climate vulnerable societies like India needs to look into. 

Water storage in Rotterdam is integrated in the urban environment wherever possible; collectively encouraging the installation of green roofs. The large-scale application of green roofs contributes to a more sustainable, healthy city. During heavy rainfall, these green roofs provide a valuable solution for temporary water storage. It absorbs precipitation, reducing the speed of rainwater runoff and delaying the peak in discharge. As a result, the pressure on the sewerage system is reduced in times of heavy rainfall.

Water plazas, known as the watersquare because of its shape, the design is presented in two main parts: a sports field and a hilly playfield. The sports field is sunken into the ground by one meter and is surrounded by steps which also functions as a grandstand where spectators can sit and watch a game. The playfield compromises of several spaces that are set at different levels where people can sit and have a relaxing picnic or where children can play. Both parts are enclosed within a green frame of grass and trees which borders the square.

During drier months of the year, the watersquare will be used as recreational space. It is only during times of heavy rainfall will the watersquare change its appearance and function. Design ensures that the spaces flood in a gradual manner and collected rainwater flows into the watersquare and fill different parts of the hilly playfields.

Rainwater remains in the watersquare until it can be discharged into the nearest water body. Short cloudbursts create streams, brooklets and small ponds that allow children to play in and around the water. During prolonged downpours, the watersquare will gradually fill up until the sports fields are flooded and the square becomes purely a water storage basin. It is expected to hold a maximum of 1000 cubic metres of rainwater.It is worth noting that the watersquare is not a sewage treatment facility - it will only require a clean sewerage system of rainwater. It can also be used in combination with the green roofs whereby rainwater is collected and filtered in a separate clean water system, which then takes it from roofs to the watersquare.

Other storage applications involve multifunctional car parks. The new car park near the Museumpark, for instance, will be equipped with an underground water storage facility touted to become the largest water storage facilities in the Netherlands. Under the entrance to the Museumpark, an underground water storage is being constructed for sewage, with an extra capacity of 10,000 m³.

Whenever heavy rains threaten to cause the sewerage system in the centre to overflow, within thirty minutes, 10 million litres of rainwater will flow into the water storage. When the downpour is over, the rainwater will be pumped into the sewers and discharged in the usual manner.

The construction of additional water storage facilities and water plazas, and green roof, all help to preserve the optimal quality of life in the city despite the drastic climate change. These initiatives involve innovative alternatives for water storage, solutions for water collection during heavy downpours (emergency storage), and options to delay the discharge of rainwater. The aim is that even during dry periods the city will have water of a sufficient quality.

(sourced from waterworld.com)

PS: the increasing intensity, and numbers, of hurricanes in peninsular coasts of Atlantic seems like a portent warning of impending NW monsoon related cyclones in Bay of Bengal and the serious impact on eastern part of peninsular India. There are few months left, hope they do adequate preparations.              

The other side, creating binary default

So finally the West is realising the mistake, while the poorer societies and marginalised have to endure the cost, as always.  Fluffs nurtured in bubbles of theory filled countenance and virtues of virtual presences –the human bots that seeks to argue despite clear evidences, as approvals and disapprovals keep inflating both. Wallowing in the comfort meanwhile carrying colonial angst and exaggerated evaluation as kindred souls, as saviour, they take these as rituals. With market exigencies and mob as audience critical thinking and nuanced understanding don’t have a chance. This binary form of discussion that is being posited as discourse to understand the issue for the audience in all its basest and crudest thoughts is seen as an achievement, leaving the muddle where plausible get imprinted in the seeking minds, and with regressive traditions and through on line consolidations these get emboldened.   

Being placed in a society where inane arguments and priceless stupidity as discourse occupied the limited minds, while wasted lives with tenuous connection to reality speculated nature of truth, and with ease even encompassed the universe in their entitled folds, henceforth all human endeavours and achievements could be easily appropriated. For caste cannibals Hinduism became a fertile entitlement ground for heuristic appropriation of any latest scientific achievements. It is as if we knew about these much before! The arrogance in mythical prowess is amazing. Speculation and predictive skills were being nurtured as special connections with other worldly, ofcourse at the cost of humanity and any sane basis. Indians therefore have upperhand on deceit while keeping pious bearing and seemingly open mind for different views, indeed any degradations –clearly that is what these were open to, attracting all kinds of nonsense. This society wallows in self-created muck. Therefore discussions are set, previously in degraded traditional frames, now shifted to market grab. A society that has long history of obfuscation of truth and manipulations shifts from crude to nuanced. The crude is being classified as Right wing (who haven’t yet learned the tricks of playing along the western narration) while nuanced, purring to the power, ticking all the boxes that excite the fluffs in west are liberals!

So we have truth as infinite massive dump that is open to speculation, ofcourse the same argument that holds lie is not given credence in grander scheme. Caste has to be accepted as reality (indeed one can easily see that these grand narrations and speculation as a deceit to hide sh*t filled hometruths and moral vacuum -which needs subjectifying the reality to sustain). With this background one can quite easily decipher the nonsense that is posited as discussions. Racism or Nazism (as much as Casteism) is not reality, it is being proven with all evidence to be wrong, and a dangerous degradation of the humanity. It cannot be posited as counter “argument” hence given credence through neutral platform. You cannot be neutral or ambivalent about something that has been proven to be wrong. The same holds for issues regarding climate change or religion (common people feel extremely threatened, while elite clamour to position as liberal without caring for concerns. Indeed religion in itself is increasingly an anachronism that should be severely questioned and scrutinised. Religion is not an identity, it is a violation on humanity if it accepted as such). To be neutral when facing overwhelming evidence on the contrary is being irresponsible, this neglect increase in magnitude when placed in crucial position as arbitrators. It needed a nutcase like Trump to open to the incursions of white supremacist, and the deep fallacy of maintaining the symbols associated with these as history. These are not history; these represent a heinous distortion of humanity that has been long since corrected with sacrifices and bravery. Racist symbols in public spaces are not reminders but encroachment. Public spaces are for people and symbol one respect. There are racist symbols and statues existing all across the world that we told to tolerate (caste encroachment will be dealt, racist casteist figures like Gandhi has absolutely no place in African continent. He must be removed from public space and sent back to primitive society that he emerged from, they can sing lullaby of mahatma. Indian government shouldn’t be spending public money imposing these. How will you look into the eyes of a child in Africa who seeks to understand the world? Ofcourse not through Gandhi. We in India have to tolerate people like him because of entrenched powerful interest whose credibility, indeed locus standi, is dependent on this farce). What has been understood as wrong, with all evidence and scrutiny, must be held so, ofcourse one can continuously and rigorously question these in private for clarifications. 

Critical and rigorous analysis is rooted to human evolution, to where we are now as a specie, enhancing senses and protecting from elements. This understanding cannot be allowed to be fizzled away. Ofcourse there is a danger here too, as is becoming clear that supremacist tend to use science fiction, into deviant thought frame. Everything is not subjective, what has been understood with evidence must be taken as objective unless with better evidence (unlike the manipulative indian mind that tries to even question the objective reality as is understood. There has been spate of views channeled by “bania media” on science after the ‘March for Science’ indicating a higher moral view of world, an exaggerated self worth that is ready to awe strike the world at short notice. Something that the entitled Indian mind is habituated to. Entitled itch is difficult to control when the blessing is urgent!). Science is an outcome of inquisitive enquiring mind that seeks evidence, streamlines thoughts in a logical way, and opens to rational analysis and to speculate. And most significantly negate what doesn’t fulfil these, because if you are not able to despite overwhelming evidence then it isn’t logical. One can tackle it if new evidence arises. Negation is one aspect that some find difficult, hence they search for divine and let in religious crap. Few centuries back with too much unknown these had space, but now in the contemporary reality of things religion or structured divine or deviant traditions herein has no place, at the most it can be personal spiritual space –the enlightened humility of “I don’t know”(as Ms. Syzmborska so succinctly put it two decades back). The reason why most Indian scientists, as also science teachers (who are supposed to inspire), tend to be shoddy with quite limited possibility as they seem incapable to comprehend the gravity of what they are dealing with, they are too enmeshed in degraded religious frame and deviant ritual driven traditions, they seem too fatalistic for any good, too entitled to admit. Such a waste. Beware of Indians who have exacted the art of obfuscation and muddy the reality to emerge at high moral ground as pure all-knowing souls. It is an infection. 

Technology is an application that works on fulfilling subjective needs. It is rather spacious to criticize science for technological incursions.  Indeed science is only a product of inquiring inquisitive mind. It is a crucial hinge to human survival as an individual and as society. Fluffs posing as liberals or religion driven miracle seeking nutcases will not be allowed to dilute these. It is too precious. 

The dubious 2% control over narration

The English media in india caters to about 2% of indian population, and that is a very generous estimate. In the last decade or so handful of English TV channels have taken control over mainstream narration, and indeed are having unsettling influence on policy makers as it caters to powerful elite with unsymmetrical access and unethical base. This was particularly true when nepotism was the norm while sycophancy and patronage was touchstone of any dealing. Democratic institutions become an end in itself as they are eaten and cleaned out from inside as blatant corruption, incompetence and characteristic apathy take root while the structures are diligently kept spruced and polished so as to give the semblance of normality, as they say ‘working’ democracy. Casteist feudal primitives know all the tricks in the book. As long as this section is happily fed the world is a beautiful place and India is no doubt incredible. 

 But in the last few years things have changed, the sequestered world assigning themselves as saviour has been severely undermined. The liberal masquerading Castetva forces have been replaced by nationalist masquerading Hindutva forces. This blogger doesn’t have any problem whatsoever if castetva icons like mahatmas and pundits are replaced by hindutva icons, indeed they should. It doesn’t change anything in common people’s life trapped as they are in feudal primitive putrefying world. Many in English media, and the exaggerated species that dwells herein, see the threat to their monopoly in narration. The business of awe striking the world is being sullied is their argument. So far the NDA government has shown best of intentions and has indeed created positive impression among most people. As the world gets automated, as also with impacts of climate change, and people in the increasing grip of insular ways and threats things are going to get difficult. The government despite sufficient problems has shown a relative sense of purpose and resolve. Unless they go arrogant and start buffoonish market driven ‘shining india’ (I recall I even wrote some prose/poem critical and sarcastic on these exaggerations while these were being tried in 2003!!) nonsense this blogger doesn’t see any reason why the popular leaders like the PM Modi isn’t at the helm even after 2020. The lutyen’s Delhi coterie, that spreads to pretentious casteist feudal in all major cities across the country, who have arrogated themselves the destiny of billion people is none too happy as deceit slacken their grip on reality. Immune as they were to tragedies of social conflicts and desperations, they never factored in outsiders usurping their narrations of wonderful world. They kept the moral high ground so high they sometime get lost in the subtleties. It is amazing that in one of the most primitive and exploitation driven social context they created a purified narration. So there are indication and intents of ever soaring ethical and humanist ways while drivelling in the most inhuman ways and home truths. They talk of higher and higher planes of human rights, even going to the extent of claiming futility of punishment (take for instance the fellow involved in heinous rape case was let out free because it seems he was few months young hence juvenile). Such compassion and extravagant promises is in context of purifying to higher plains of moral bearing that not only has contempt for common people but are insular to their lives and tragedies. It is as if we are being taught the higher levels of conscience by the bunch who are themselves dwelling in inhuman contexts, and that too by a judiciary that is known for incompetence, lackadaisical ways and an apathy for plight of common people. 

 Lutyen’s denizens, who have amassed unaccountable influence over the decades have also encroached into western influence as well, and have in many cases placed their litters and caretakers in critical position to work out narrations of benignity. The region with bleakest social context, as Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh dangerously spiral into violence and extremism, while Srilanka, Myanmar, Nepal too are trapped in varying degree of miseries india it seems is being projected as an oasis. This narration of spiritual heaven of wonderful people is being drivelled into since independence as regressive castetva forces consolidated their control. As people live in absolute misery while institutions tardy and incompetent, and as mediocrity and apathy grip the system there are narrations created by coterie of diversity and tolerance, of entitled role as benign guardian. Common people are kept in cages for display, as they get fatalistic and are trapped in their drudgery the clever coterie take up the entitled role of  custodian, caretaker and spokespersons of india’s greatness on their own right and leisure. The soothsayers of soul’s role in fantastic universe and infinite truth of sanctum pit is how these hilarious ideas of self took root. 

 I will have to point out few people here, those who have been living on unbridled extravagance and exaggerated self-worth.  News channels have not only degraded the institution through nepotism and casteist feudal norms but also the news itself by reducing it as entertainment, about celebrities, of promoting movies and cricket and con artists herein who later multiply their money through selling products. It’s a nice setup. Though they play the mahatma pundit narration of feudal charm and morals but scratch it and you see desperate power hungry people eking out their cleverness. The recent instance of TVnews anchor asking a Party spokesperson to get out is clear indication of not only incompetence but arrogance. They have been used to dealing with union ministers spokesperson therefore is a small fry. There are many indications of media using their clout to get close to power putting the media independence into question. Indeed, I came to know that another TV anchor (not coincidently of the same channel)  is actually married to Congress ex-union minister!! (now whether she benefited from him or vice versa is open to scrutiny). And she is the one who takes high moral grounds of whispering and not shouting, it is more of purring I say. There is a clear case of clash of interest, and it is her duty (and channels too) to have disclosed this to the audience. This is cheating, there is a clear bias that benefits her. As for anchor, who asked the party spokesperson to get out, she is being extremely unprofessional as also clear sign of incompetency. When push comes to shove, that is when reality strikes, it is habitual to pose their entitlement (“this is my show”, no it isn’t). A competent journalist would have allowed the discussion but would have meanwhile clarified his/her, or for that matter that TV channel’s position, for audience to decide. Indeed, a spokesperson of any party has every right to accuse TV channel of ‘agenda’ or whatever. 

 Atleast in the putrefying pits of Indian TV channels, where there is no hope or redemption, as everyone outdo each on degradation, the worst being the regional (some TV news channels in Andhra are even available to telecast marriages), there are some journalists one can respect but these are getting rare. I must add here that some of the discussions in Malayalam news channel are much nuanced but unfortunately these too have gone down in standard as many a times the topic, as also quality of panel, is restricted by market parameters. There is an overwhelming degradation with market consolidation in the last few decades or so. Of the 2% viewers of English news channel majority watch Goswami, people prefer him because he positions as vociferous voice of people against apathy and deviousness. Not allowing panel to speak and shouting them down is undoubtedly a winning usp, terrific marketing strategy, since that is precisely people too want instead of purring and cosing upto self-serving people and dubious market decided panel members with limited understanding. When there are competing views without insight or understanding then these entitled mediocre figures can pack their views and keep it at home. What to discuss, who should be in the panel, what insight is expected from them, their competence, what to ask, how to respond and probe…all these are basics in any nuanced responsible discussion. These are basics of visual media ethics. Entitled nepotistic elite with gift for gab and with some basics cannot be competent however earnestly they may try. It’s a replication of overwhelming nature of mediocrity thriving insular society.   Either you be truthful and honest, bring out the fact with clarity with expert panel and take the news and viewers seriously, show respect to the viewers and their tribulations (take the case where I was channel surfing the other day and witnessed anchor angel going into orgasm while having discussion on serious issue, now I thought there must be someone under table and me being me was looking forward to the seedy video!! She clarified that “india has reached final”. Not into wastefulness of cricket it took me some time to get the context. What kind of credibility these people have if they cannot be responsible and take everything as extension of some ongoing entertainment?). Be authentic or be competent on market parameters, or just get out of here. Don’t try to play games and expect respect. English TV channels points to what is wrong with media, indeed to larger extend they are marker of patronising effete elite, their unexamined assumptions of ground reality and very clear characteristic contempt for common people. If you understand what news is, the utterly skewed nature of this society, emerging problems and vulnerabilities then you will not even have time to sit, forget entertainment garbage as news. If you take responsibility then be responsible. There is no joke going on, nor are people in some weekend get together. Media cannot claim to be special without being competent, responsible and understanding. They are not sacrosanct and will have to follow the rule of law.  We very well know it is a shift from sanctum pit to media high end bypassing any rigour or awareness, it’s a tradition of defecating words. 

 There is no sudden deterioration in India as is being posited by nefarious coterie, it is also being cleverly and relentlessly arrogated as result of UPA coming to power by the entrenched who enjoyed the benefits, not only through nepotism, but also through feudal casteist structure, in the last many decades. They rarely raised any critical voice nor nurtured any marginalised (except some market attuned) in their narration or amongst them. To start with the degradation has not started now or in last few years, the society is degraded from its foundation and this is being consolidated with power structure since independence, and for which the clever elite is very much complicit. I find no difference between castetva forces and hindutva forces. Who put cow protection in fundamental duties? Surely not Ambedkar. Who brought religion into politics, and consolidated funny views on cow? Well then you will have to protect it. Further, the effete elite positioning in higher echelons of media as saviours can easily chose and neglect news as they desire. Though positioning as flag bearers of freedom of expression they actively censor news, not only in its negation but in its content and the way it presented. There is an adherence to casteist feudal narration with a clear agenda to normalise primitive ways. If there is no deterioration of situation in India it is because situation in India was always deteriorated. They kept miseries of common people under the rug with characteristic ease, as also with distractions and inanities. So laws where kept colonial (a case of amazing contempt for common people) only when heinous rape happens right in Delhi they think of changing archaic laws after seven decades of so called independence. Previously there was an attempted narration on attacks on Christians, and many more such attempts, clearly some are working overtime to payback their dues. Now lynching seems to be defining more than billion people. Unfortunate though it is the reporting is mischievous with clear agenda. For the reason that lynching is quite common here, issues differ, even this blogger was witness to brutal beating up of a fellow in UP almost two decades back, the fellow was drunk or maybe mad or something, he started hitting the cow quite badly hence people reacted, and rather viciously for the degree of crime I thought (I recall including this incidence in one my early short story, about a mentally deranged fellow getting caught in communal riot…between not many know that I do write short stories. Difficult to even convince myself that I am a writer, atleast a small time one! I guess you should write when there is something to write). People die of lynching all the time, it is nothing new. If you want to prove rape is increasing (as was the case in the aftermath of delhi crime) then keep reporting about rape, if you want to prove deaths by doctor’s negligence then keep reporting that, if you want to report that children are dying of malnutrition then keep reporting it, road accident, disease, crime….whatever you want to prove you can prove because in india these things keep happening all the time. It’s about what you want to highlight. It becomes the story when effete elite find some reason, or most likely advantageous, to report and channelize it accordingly for an agenda or market needs, otherwise these are footnotes. Let me point to some reality, and try understand the context of angst of lutyen’s coterie and their high moral ground… 

 According to National Human Rights (NHRC) report on Prevention on atrocities on Scheduled Caste, a crime is reported on ‘Dalit’ every 18 minutes, every day on an average, 3 ‘dalit’ women are raped, 2 ‘dalits’ are murdered, and 2 ‘dalit’ home burnt. 37% of ‘dalits’ live below poverty line, 2 in 10 child die before 5years of age and those who survive 54% are undernourished, while 45% remain illiterate. And those who manage to go to school 39% of ‘dalit’ children are made to sit separately while eating food, and that is millions of government schools all over India. And if eating food is the parameter just think what all other ways of discriminations are happening, and these are schools –educational institutions, and these are children, and these data are only tip of iceberg. If every day 2 ‘dalits’ are being killed and 3 ‘dalit’ women are raped then factor in that these are most marginalised and traumatised section facing a notorious law and order machinery, so there is a huge under reporting. You could easily multiply it by factor of ten to get somewhere near the reality. That is like 20 ‘dalits’ killed every day across the country, its scandalous. You will not see these published in western media nor you will find anyone questioning liberal masquerading unethical elite section posturing as kindred souls ready to speak for Indians. Also add that killing cannot be only data. What about serious debilitating injuries, as also psychological as also social tolls of these discriminations? No wonder ethical depravity is so deep of this putrid pit of a society. Also consider that discriminations have actually gone down over the years because of relative level of political empowerment and technology driven transparency, so you can very well imagine what this godforsaken society was decades back when mahatmas and pandits roam the earth and awestruck the world. Finally, as of today 48% of villages in India deny access to water source to ‘dalits’. There are millions and millions of villages in india that makes it more than a billion people. What kind of cesspool is this? Even water the basic necessity is being denied, the idea is more than denying it is establishing the degraded framework and showcase oneself as blessed in whichever pecking order one is placed. Imagine, the kind of value system that is percolating and getting hold over people’s mind. 

This society is too degraded to be even called a society. This is something else and ironically the effete elite is quite aware of these, and are quite blissful and self-assured in this realisation! The rot is so deep. I am using the ‘dalit’ reference with utmost care, this is not to fall into casteist feudal elite’s well set trap. I strongly think that like the word ‘nigger’ this reference can only be used by the most marginalised and trauma victims of casteist social structure. The perpetrators have no business to patronise. There was a fellow who went about as mahatma who sought redemption through ‘harijan’, such arrogance, meanwhile helped in nurturing and thriving casteism of which ‘dalit’ is the necessary result. There is a wicked attempt to see ‘dalit’ in isolation as god gifted ‘community’ we have to care. The feudal casteist will be sorted and exposed. Also understand that it is from this horrendous reality that likes of Ramnath Kovint –the Presidential candidate, has emerged. He has every right to be violent and support violence, be angry, had all the reason to fail and has very likely faced all attempts to put him down mentally, physically and emotionally. That he survived one of the most brutal inhuman society –traumatic reality of most heinous structural violence that humanity has known that would even put racism as sideshow, to be where he is now is commendable, that too without any malice speaks highly of him (something even "chatur bania's" non violence falls woefully inadequate, the context is also enough to understand where to place Ambedkar). Those who ask for his credential should learn to keep shut, and that is something the louts of lutyen’s delhi haven’t been programmed for as they viciously jostle for next opportunity. These are entrenched entitled mediocrities to be displaced by their own failures and too arrogant to learn from them.You could atleast claim moral breakdown but what about a society where there are no morals?

What about feral videos?

We have heard and seen viral videos but what feral videos, the one that incites violence or harm, or is about child or animal abuse? I call them feral because like the dogs, some of whom were once even domesticated, now abandoned, have taken over scavenging in the absence of vultures. They have become feral i.e. not completely wild but has potential to, and create havoc for people and other animals. Many instances of dog attacks, and deaths, have been reported in the country. Dogs have become vicious, similar is the case of some videos. They are feral videos, and difficult to weed out. Atleast, from what we learn even FaceBook finds it difficult. The data overload is too much. So I guess feral videos are here to stay.