So we are at it again, if it was not for the Virs and Kanganas life would be so dull. We must actually be grateful to them rather than pouring scorn. The electronic media will then have to do some real reporting and research, which is oh so boring! After all, there are more such entertainers ready to pounce at any and every controversy to keep them relevant. With the advent of social media, there are adequate number of platforms which are available to every Swara, Vir and Kangana. Vir Das is just one among many such smart alecks who are aware that such an act is bound to pitchfork him/her to the centre-stage.
While Kangana is entitled to her views about when and how did India break the shackles of colonialism, she obviously has taken on the mantle of Rani Jhansi rather seriously and started to charge at windmills in a rather Quixotic manner. She is gutsy and has made a mark as an actor with some outstanding performances, but that does not make her a historian. Although, politicians are also great actors, not all actors are good politicians. Then why do we take our entertainers so seriously, when they are only meant to entertain us? Though we are not alone who are so gullible. The oldest democracy in the world and the largest one have this common trait of electing film industry personnel to high offices. They have had their Reagan, Schwarzenegger, we have had MGR, Jayalalitha, Rajesh Khanna, Shatrughan Govinda, Hema, Jayaprada and so on....In fact most of them were not serious about their duties as elected representatives with some of them even bowing out like Amitabh; barring MGR, Jayalalitha, Karunanidhi and NTR who were a force to reckon with not just in their states but also at the national level, all the other were there only for fun and to win favours with the ruling party in power.
Vir in Hindi means brave, but actually he is “Bheeru” which is the opposite of brave i.e. a coward. Why do I say so, well he chose a foreign soil and a foreign audience to vent out his ire on his perceptions of the existing state in the country. May be he was suffering from Delhi Belly, no wonder his monologue was a byproduct; 'constipation of ideas and diarrhoea of words'(!) Freedom of expression is a funny fundamental right, that provides me with immunity to express my impressions and stick to them even if I am factually far from the truth. So he has exercised his right, chosen his own arena well aware of the consequences. A minority may agree with his version, personally I don’t agree with his views, probably so do majority of Indians, again a personal choice.
The Rajputana Rifles Regiment of Indian Army has its motto as "Veer Bhogya Vasundhara", excerpted from a Puranic shloka, meaning "Only the Braves enjoy the Earth", this Vir is enjoying his infamy. Unfortunately for him, his 15 minutes of infamy was too short lived with PM Modi's repeal of Farm laws taking centre stage the very next day; the hungry pack of news channels just moved on and suddenly no one gave a damn about what some Vir spoke somewhere. How I wish, our media barons had the wisdom to separate the wheat from the chaff and refrained from raising such storms in tea cups.
30 comments:
वाह!लतीफे के अंदाज़ में समसामयिक चर्चा। उत्तम लेखन।
Very well articulated Suyash. Bang on
Succinctly put, as usual
Too good
Very well written. Totally agree with your views
Your words so precisely echo my emotion!
Eloquent and engaging...incredibly presented!!
मस्त लिखा है मित्र सुयश। However you have been less critical of kangana in comparison to veer das.😉
Funnily (for the respective opposition lobby) kangana was awarded padam shri and veer das has been nominated for international emmys award 2021.
Keep posting Brother.
Fab as ever!!
Very well said sir
Made actual sense of this non sense....superbly written
My sentiments exactly.....why do we give so much publicity to our fair and lovelies, or handsomest, and hang on to every word they say about anything from farm laws to AFSPA, and Galwan to floods in Chennai....and everything in between. Well articulated, sir.
Well expressed Suyash. I agree with your views. These guys do it because the media blows it up. The media is stupid, selfish looking for TRP and so this is a vicious circle.
Well written Suyash….as usual your choice of words has been precise and captures the sentiments of common man very eloquently
Our fascination for the silver screen players and our inability to view them as just Good professionals results in such lop sided adoration. Compounded by an abysmal decline in the nature and quality of news reportage - we are truly in the " world is a stage " moment ( with due apologies to the Bard)
Amazing words, as always... Suyash!!!
As usual, very well articulated.
A Chen Gaze Khan Moment. Earlier ones were physically from Western geography, the Morden day ones are home grown Western ers! No change. BHARAT has seen many such plunderers.
Well written and timed.
Smartly put across your point of view on Vir.
Incisive, utter trash and misplaced by the "brave servant"
Superb take on a recent issue... The effortless meshing of Bollywood stars & other wannabes on this issue - excellent!
Impressive articulations. Expressing Frank thoughts has been your hallmark Sir. Please keep up the good work.
Well written, sir. I really enjoy reading your writings.
Wonderfully written. Fully agree
Well written.
Your last line is telling. Sincerely wish our fourth pillar read it and introspect.
Nice
Nonsense is in proportion to our population. Plenty to muse about....As usual hit the nail on the head. Keep it up....Suyash... Regards
Dear Suyash
Very well written.
Thanks
Vasandani
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