Three Things

There are 3 important things and 3 type of people.

A.  Philosophy (What it/we should be)

     1.  People who have read 'The Book of Mirdad' and have grasped/understood it.

     2.  People who have read 'The Book of Mirdad' and have not grasped/understood it.

     3.  People who have not read 'The Book of Mirdad.'

B.  Civilization (What it is/we are)

     1.  People who have read 'Animal Farm, and Catch 22' and have grasped/understood these.

     2.  People who have read 'Animal Farm, and Catch 22' and have not grasped/understood these.

     3.  People who have not read 'Animal Farm, and Catch 22.'

C.  Cricket

     1.  People who have read 'Inside The Boundary Line' and have grasped/understood it.

     2.  People who have read 'Inside The Boundary Line' and have not grasped/understood it.

     3.  People who have not read 'Inside The Boundary Line.'

What a World!

International cricket i.e. any cricket match; T-20 leagues, ODI's or Test matches involving international cricketers (with or without local lads); is easily the largest organised fraud that is being committed on mankind, in broad daylight. 

An extraordinary coincidence took place recently. A book, 'Gambler Bookie Fixer Spy,' by a British journalist, ED Hawkins, made news before it was published. The book raised doubts about clean cricket and indicated possibility of continuing fixing in cricket. But it also betrayed racial bias of the author. While the author dwelt on the sub-continent, and  matches involving teams of the sub-continent, he knowingly or unknowingly didn't dwell much on more important events/matches involving the whites and the white players in the past. Anyway, the book just raised some eyebrows before the international media and the world chose to close eyes and preferred to remain blind.

The coincidence is that a week before publication of  the above book, another book, 'Inside The Boundary Line,' by me, a common Indian, got published in India. This book didn't raise questions, rather conveyed the truth (contained in the opening line/para) to the world. The author shared the truth he had experienced with the world. The international media and the world at large continued to be blind by choice, and didn't even raise an eyebrow. Strangely enough, the British author, Mr Hawkins, also couldn't do much when confronted with the truth. 

The world seems to be saying 'so what if international cricket is a continuing biggest fraud in broad daylight?' Right. But then why does the same world makes noise about very small matters in comparison? Probably not only India, but the whole world is the theater of the absurd. And Ms/Mr X, Y, or Z, howsoever well placed you are, wherever you are, howsoever handsome or beautiful you are, howsoever rich you are, you are but an absurd entity in this theater of the absurd.

Wishing all a happy and prosperous new year!

The Contrast

    Mitt Romney was pleasantly graceful in his defeat. Barack Obama was simply marvellous in his winning address to his people. Just for a moment contrast their speeches with those of Sonias and Modis in India and you will know the chasm between the two countries and the two people. There is hardly anything but mud slinging when Sonias and Modis speak. The emphasis all the time is on trying to prove who are the worse rogues. Don't be mistaken that the difference is between the quality of leadership in the two countries. The contrast is between the character and the culture of the two people these leaders represent.

Mahesh Jethmalani

      Mahesh Jethmalani resigns from the Executive Committee of BJP as tainted Gadkari continues to be its President. Good. But what does he and millions of his educated and intelligent brothers and sisters do, even though the country continues to be governed by an outright corrupt Cabinet of Ministers (as its overall character, not necessarily each and every member is corrupt). They do precious nothing. Led by Indian Media they just make false noise and continue to enjoy themselves.

No limit to Absurdity

   "PM vows to root out corruption" says the headline in today's The Statesman. He must have meant corruption by others excluding the first family, himself, his council of Ministers, and the Congressmen. Or did he mean that all of them were holy cows and no act by them, howsoever corrupt, could amount to corruption. How does one maintain sanity in this country - touching new depths of depravity each passing day!

Third World = Third Rate

No doubt, India is a third world country. No doubt, it has been ruled by third rate leaders, third rate journalists and editors, third rate judiciary, third rate bureaucrats, and has been inhabited by third rate intelligentsia. Now, we also have third rate crusaders (who don't require any outside force to divide them) on the scene.

Challenge for Debate

  Arvind Kejriwal, no doubt, is an intelligent man. That is because he has challenged Sonia Gandhi, PM Manmohan Singh, and Rahul Gandhi for a debate. He could not be more intelligent in choice of his competitors, who could be challenged even by the mentally retarded. Sonia Gandhi will have to ask her speech writers before she could argue any point, Manmohan will have to ask Sonia, and Rahul Gandhi will keep on wondering whom to ask.