Wednesday, October 31, 2007

When will we stop hearing about it...

Gujarat is in news again. A court verdict and a sting operation. For people like us who have been to Gujarat around that time and are working their with communities, there is no surprise. It has all along been known that the state machinery was an active perpetrator. I am wondering if I am confused now. is it not obvious to people that people were killed, that the Government was involved? often a dialogue with a lot of NORMAL people in Gujarat boils down to rationalization, finding a positive side of Modi. Hello! if appreciation is your drug, then we can find good things about Hitler also....

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

BOWLED OUT

What is twenty twenty! HEy! excuse me but can we just be a little creative. Sounds like a name that came up in a conversation that two 6 year children were having comparing how many Tajos( or whatever those stupid little things are) they have.But then we are talking about a game that always has a silli point. in any case if you have a better name do let me know! And what is All that halla about bowled out not being the right way to end a match.
Are we forgetting something?
Sports like all forms of Art(Didn't you know that) started basically from a basic human need to connect with each other. Sports are recreation of human bonding, results are are creation of profit making bodies.
we are living in such a lalita jee world(my dress is whiter then thou!) that we don't notice that even our emotions are being driven by corporates. Children don't feel hungry now a days, they feel Macdonald. When was the last time you just allowed yourself to be "yourself". Such moments are precious, but you know what? who has time for that!But for everything else you need there is MASTERCARD.
I am not surprised that a toughly fought match has to end like this. is there a better way to tell the players there is hardly anything that separates the two sides. The result in a evenly fought match is just a silli point. Point made! Move on guys...