Saturday 17 October 2015

OROP and voice of Mr. Chetan Bhagat



Good evening Mr. Bhagat,
What a great, awe inspiring, earth shattering and universe breaking article you have written! Bhai waah!! Generations to come will remember this article as the epitome of objective analysis and English literature enriching commentary.
Mid way into your enlightening article, you asked the great Indian readers, “Should we dare discuss pros and cons of OROP? Yes sir! You may, because these same bunch of worthless jawans ensure that our freedom is guaranteed regardless of our opinion. It's just another job. They signed up for it knowing the consequences..fools! They should have instead done something more meaningful, like becoming party karyakarta of some political organization in their village; by now they would have easily earned SUVs with free fuel off public money. But hey! why should we worry about every damn politico becoming billionaire after reaching any public office? Our focus should be on snatching away the paltry pension that these non-productive veterans get.

Why should we, as taxpaying citizens of India, pay someone who served the national interest when it was his time/age to learn the economy worthy skills, instead of contributing to the economy, which in itself is guarded by these very soldiers! We should instead pay tax for educating young lad who'll learn technology at IIT, Administration in IIM and then will proceed to work as an investment banker / financial analyst abroad before discovering his love for writing college sex stories, coming back to India (because people anywhere else outside India won't even bother about reading such poor work of English literature) and try his hand at teaching people how to live, think and even fart.


This reminds me, a set containing 5 books written by you cost Rs 897 on some e-commerce website. Tell me one good reason why should a person writing masala novels earn more than a veteran who signed up to take bullets and stood at guard in inhumane conditions, worked at odd hours away from family? Why shouldn't we instead spend on buying him a better bullet-proof vest and taking care of him when he is old?

Demand and supply? Capitalism?  Yes, very valid  *slow clap*

Also, good that you quickly typed in the 12,000 crore figure for your readers to awe, compare and reflect upon. Writing zeros does make an impact, I hope you won't try covering PM's recent speech in Bihar elections-warm up, where he promised 1.65k lakh crore as election freebie! We should anyway be least bothered about the generation of capital for such astronomical figures that the PM keep promising to various states and communities in his election rallies. We shouldn't write articles against freebies and subsidies that our politicians get. We shouldn't also bother about why there is 50% reservation on caste basis which takes sizable amount of chunk from the govt. coffers to financially aid those who already, abundantly have all means to pay for their own education. These are small things along with many more like them, silly issues!
Regards,
A non IIT ,non IIM mere mortal.

Wednesday 21 January 2015

Mute Screams


One may write thousands of words on the feeling one gets regarding the 'plight of Kashmiri pundits', but I would like to instead write the reality here.

1. Resettlement back in Kashmir isn't possible anymore because of the dominant Islamist ideology that governs Kashmir, its demography, and its politics. Also, Kashmiri pundits are one of the most progressive and educated community, this rules out any possibility of armed and violent retribution.


2. This does not make the entire Muslim population of Kashmir valley bad or good, but it simply reflects how people tend to not poke their nose in other's issue when their own home is not burning.  It was never ‘Kashmir issue’, it was and is about ‘supremacy of one community over other’, for if it would have been a demand of free Kashmir for ‘native Kashmiris’, Kashmiri pundits would have been taken into confidence to struggle against union of India instead of being massacred and thrown out. 

3. This is a classic case where violence has won and is prevailing. Right now as you read this, there are millions who are displaced in their own country and whole of the judiciary and the political setup is a mere mute spectator. ‘Ahimsa’ anybody? 


4. The only solution to this issue, that was available for Nehruvian parliament, was never acted upon and does not exist anymore. Infact ‘super intellectuals’ are demanding plebiscite to let the ‘Kashmiri’ people decide their fate, I wonder how is this justified or ethical or even logical in absence of Kashmiri pundits?

Their life in exile, in their own country is a matter of shame for each one of us and the democracy which we boast about. Those who are aware of the rich culture that this centuries old community represents can perhaps imagine the necessity of its survival. The government was and is responsible for protection and welfare of each and every citizen of the union of India, isn't this is the reason why we all don't roam around with gun in our hands? What is one supposed to do if the government is failing in doing their mandated task?

So, next time before we teach the utopian concept of 'Satyamev Jayate' to the world, pause and question, does truth alone win?


Jai Hind,
Abhinav



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