Bluntness (An inspiration from Late Peter Roebuck)

Bluntness may not be crude, but it always sounds one. The theme that i particularly relate to bluntness is not about boldlessness or fearlessness. Neither do i associate something like innocence or arrogance with it. But bluntness is probbaly the epitome of rural, sufism and a will against the over reching urben wishes. It probbaly makes me feel to question the monoliths and establish orders. But so called Bluntness has find a new fashion and a trend which rather than fighting against the modernist and post modernist outcomes, dilutes itlself with the results.  Why does not a Janradan remains a Janradan in the movie 'Rockstar'. He becomes a 'Jordan'. Jordan does not has any thing to do with Jats of the Haryana and the brashness of a Hrayanvi Jatt. He resembles a conflict of the post modernist era. Where monoliths minds are aspiring for huge turn overs and profits. Where the wishes and wisdoms are a reflection of compromises. Compromises everywhere. Be it Art, Films and Media. Therefore a Rockstar never reminds us of a introspetion and retrospection. He instead make us desire to the elements of being a superstar. He reminds us to relate ourselves with the false conciousness of our past actions and outcomes. In ths whole context its hard to find people with some sort of sync with the real bluntness, which is true and which can make us think. I see few of the Marxist talking about in a manner that i see bluntness in the primitive man and the will to go back to villages as the correctness of wisdom. But in an era when mind resides in the consumerism and the heart resides in that mind, talkin of villages only garners something like a PPP(Public Private Partnership) Mode debate. Where water and land is questioned beacuse of their existence in a consumerist world. Where government are in sync with the market and they are shrinking.

In an era like this the concentration of so called wisdom is in the clutches of few whereas the so called insanity is spread over a large swath. But still here is the time to remain a Janardan, who doesn't look at a seemingly  white  girl. here is a time to be a man of few words and a boy of many words. lets become mad , mad over the questions that why do we have to be conditioned ? Why can't we challenge them, lets get an answer.

Lets terrorize the owner of Surpluses and lets tarnish their property and lets try to become Primitive.

For something like this i certainly get an inspiration from Late. Peter Roebucks pieces that use to come on Cricinfo website. He was a relentless critique of the 'Cricketing Monoliths' and the always 'sledging Australians'. he was the one who was the main reason behind the question over Ponting's captaincy after the 2008 sydney Fiasco. He was a man of  flow and rawness which put him beyond his contemporaries and today he is no more. i dig out my memories about Mr. Roebuck and this is what i came to my mind. Thanks friends.            

Democratic Debate with Urban Wishes and Mindsets in India.

Democratic Debate with Urban Wishes and Mindsets in India.

There are Polticians, who are Handsome, Youthful and Very Urban; they are projected as the voice of New India.

Though there are some pre requisites to be this voice of new India. Pre requisites like regular attendance at South Delhi Cocktail parties, Frequent rounds near North Block, Good English, Very Urban looking face and the tokenism of visiting the dusty rural land of the country, so that Media can project them as the Man of Masses.
But these pre requisites are not confined to the modern times, they were there right after the Independence. Indira Gandhi sent her children’s to London School of Economics. One of them became a pilot and yet chose to enter the politics. Every thing went as par the Voice of that Time. The odd visits to the rural areas were always meant to remind us about the great sacrifice done by the Politicians, especially the young politicians of that time. The trend goes even today and becomes trendier when an election is around the corner.
From where does this trend gets its strength ?
The answer to this question opens an eye to many periods.
There is an over reaching aspiration to be trendy, Glamorous, Urban and sophisticated. The more there are billionaires in a society the bigger the aspiration becomes, therefore when people are unable to earn like a Billionaire or a film Star they want to have other options to showcase themselves as very Urban and class full. These options comprise of Visting to big malls, being brand conscious and sounding like an Intellectual. The third part "Sounding like an intellectual" has a very big part in forming the policy decisions in today's time.
How ?
All of us know that a small chunk of population enjoys the benefits of National Growth and a large chunk remains marginalized. It is this small chunk who for once and twice visits a village and projects its points as the real concern of the Aam Hindustaani. These days this chunk very often discusses on English News Channel's prime time debates.
They enjoy benefits of being the small one and thus they get the opportunity to speak on news channels.

Now let’s come to the debates. What are the main points and views which these elite propose on the Prime Time?
The answer to this question is not very difficult. They attach everything to Humanity, Justice and Liberty. Such is there rhetoric about these three points that an Act like AFSPA (Armed Power Special Power Act) is not getting the right kind of debate. There may be draconian parts or to say inhuman elements in the act. But the act was there for last 21 years in Jammu and Kashmir. What is so sudden that the talk about justice and liberty has come to fore front. Nobody wants an act like AFSPA, but if you can have a trial for Ajmal Kasab then why not a real democratic debate on AFSPA. By viewing prime time TV these days one can easily get an impression that there was every thing bad in the law. Such has been the overdose of Liberty and Justice that Government has set up National Minority Commission especially when there is National Human Rights Commission. There might be many reflections and outcome of this Elite mindset.
There is a talk about the corporate funding to some of the leading NGO's of the contry. The NGO's which are at the front to oppose the AFSPA. In fact recently we have seen the talk about Justice, Democracy, Participation and Humanity is getting oriented by some of the leading NGO's of the country. The NGO's which are heavily funded by big corporate and which hope to seek the free run by proposed Jan lokpal by Team Anna.
If this is the case then there would be a situation in near future when the equilibrium of power might shift towards the corporate funded bodies and corporate. We have seen such examples through the de regulation of Petrol Prices.
But it is not just about the direct impact of such an ongoing shift; it’s about the sociological impact as well. From economies to politics this so called elitism is setting itself as the dead end of prosperity. Mind you every third of fourth week this end climbs to or three more steps, thus, resulting in a never ending end of aspirations.These aspirations have made people to like more and more cocktail parties, fast running SUV's, paid news on news television, the sophisticated and complicated talk about the poverty in country, growth implicated as market growth and at last cute handsome and urban looking politicians. The likeability and un likeability of politicians like Mayawati seriously gets hampered by such a mindset. She is very brash in her approach, not very city look a like and she does not speak English, therefore her Raaj In Uttar Pradesh is considered as Gunda raaj without even looking and evaluating her decisions.
Friends democratic debate can only be fruitful when the initiators of the debate seek to include every one. But sadly this is not the case in India. Today's initiators are a reflection of neo liberalisation and its consequences.

he never knew that he has a tendency of not staring at the girls. The best in his class always stared. Even the meritorious ones also stared, they considered staring as a part of "beauty of nature" and everybody had the right to stare at nature. They had their own ideas. But he was a average student, who never went beyond 60% marks. He used to sit in the middle of the row. Whenever teacher asked him he gave a half right half wrong answer.
The girls who were supposedly full of wisdom used to laugh at him. They were the ones who looked like heading the Women Empowerment department of the class. they were the ones who use to sing Humko man ki shakti dena' during morning assembly. A bunch of five girls and all of them competed with each other in terms of looks, marks and status. Such was there competitiveness that they never spared themselves a single penny in their pocket. Means during lunch time all the them spent good money

A dropless Sorrow

Long before sun set
I told u to break ur rest
But u seemed tempted with ur comfort
Abusing me and my effort
U shied
when i veiled and cried
u barked
and i Pretended to be mean
u laughed
and i thought i m in d scene

but nw u restored all ur sorrows
emotions r lost emptiness is borrowed .

ME FIR AUNGA

में फिर आऊंगा
मुद्दतों बाद
फिर मिलूँगा तुजे बिछड़े सफर में
तेरी उदासी दूर करने
कब दुःख हर घड़ी ताकता होगा
हर ख्वाब फाख्ता होगा
में आऊंगा
थोडा हँसाने थोडा रुलाने
गैर न समझना मुझे तब
में फिर से खास बनने आऊंगा
फिर से रास मन आऊंगा
फिर एक नए सफर का वादा करूँगा
तेरी खुशी का इरादा करूँगा
फिर सारी दुनिया को चमकाएगा
मेरा हँसता हुआ चाँद
हर खुशी के साथ वो मुझे देगा बाँध
में कुछ अरमानो की डाली पे झुलूँगा
तेरी हर मुस्कान पे फूलूँगा
तू गरीब होगी
और में बनने की कोशिश करूँगा
हमारी गरीबी
ही हमारी अमीरी होगी
जियेंगे करीब से सांस दर सांस
महसूस कर्नेगे जिंदगी को

kuch dard batore humne

aaj bhi jindagi par nahi bharosa
aaj bhi dhool fank raha hai bhavisya
aaj bhi tan k kapde gande hain
aur mann ki machine purani hai
par aaj bhi mandir ki chaukhat pe fool pada hai
hath ko dard dene wala shool bhi khada hai