Thanks for reading further. The fact that you are in no hurry and have chosen to read at your own wish and peril, you must be complimented for your taste-induced-trust and ridiculed for an absolute lack of commitments.
The post.
India turns 61 as a sovereign republic. The Constitution turns 61 and so do the perrenial loopholes. The newspapers today will try to highlight the same in ink and colours along with our "glorious past" and "opportunities galore" for the Indian tiger. Piss!
For the same reason, I would abstain from critiquing the senior citizen. Nor would I draft "Vision 2020"s. The post lies midway. Its just a "To-Do" list of sorts. Its just a reminder of what we already know to the last alphabet but somehow slip up. The drop in the limitless ocean never feels guilty. But the weighted average of goddamned consequences just screws the country shitless.
The post will be a success if even one of the tormented readers stops for a while, not to think, but fuckin' act!! Lets take responsibility of the relatively individually insignificant but collectively diastrous footprints of ours that we leave behind through every wrapper/ciggi-butt strewn, every voting franchise missed and every damn action out of the "Chalta hai" attitude. Nahi chalta yaar. Saala kab tak chalega?
# A chewed chewing gum is supposed to be wrapped back in the wrapper and dustbins are supposed to be used.
# You are doing enough damage through pollution and passive smoking while puffing your favourite smoke away. Butts are supposed to be put out and carried back in the pack to the dustbin.
# Vote for christ's sake. Do not be an elitist crib otherwise. You are as redundant in the scheme of things as a "Melty Man" victim. Use the power you have, you impotency-loving self-obsessed freak!
# Plant a sapling in your backyard. Stop breathing otherwise.
# Stop wasting food. You were just born lucky to not starve to death. Count your totally undeserved blessings and pay back.
# In your whole darn life, bring the light of literacy in the life of at least one much less privileged as you are.
# Now when you have survived through this shit, let this imbecility take the logical climax and comment on this god forsaken blogpost!!
So, before you waste hours on today's edition of TOI, get down and do something this Republic Day! Jai Hind!
jai hind..jai bharat..
ReplyDeleteNice Republic Day Resolution kinda stuff... Yes Intiative have to come from oneself den u should expect things to improve... Using Dustbin is good.. putting cigrate butts in packet.. not spitting one the road... pee in d lavatory gr8 job... But what if dustbin is not there... miles n miles no lavatory... Voting for whom ?.. Still I will try my bit...
ReplyDeleteNone the less.. A salute to the feudal Democracy of India.. for co-existing with is dysfunctional system... tainted bureaucracy...
JAI HIND... but Jai Jawan and Jai Kishan is distant posiblity...
VKG :-)
ReplyDeleteVery crisp, very specific, very VKG.
ReplyDeleteRad Dude!
@ abhinav: jaihind!!
ReplyDelete@ ankesh: very valid points. the prob is we take things fr granted and these arguments become mere excuses. so lets change ourselves first. the macro changes will follow suit. jai hind sir!
@ mohit and ishita: thank u guys...u read it all...u guys rock!! :)
Jain hind!
ReplyDeleteI felt proud of following almost all...Except the 2nd one and the last one!!!
2nd doesnt apply on me...and last one!! hmmm...saala kab tak chalega???
vkg..may b seen ur dis sid fr the first tym...nice to knw sm1 having these thots.....gud gng....
ReplyDelete@ sneha: responsible citizen eh! :)
ReplyDelete@ romi: thanks! bhai thots se zada zaroori action hai...i just hope people get down and do the groundwork without any PR :P. An ounce of good work done is whole lotta better than a mine of good intentions :)
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ReplyDeleteNahi chalna chahiye, phir bhi chalta hai.
ReplyDeleteRaj Thackarey has started vandalising taxi drivers who don't speak Marathi. EVERYONE KNOWS that something should be done. EVERYONE SAYS that Raj should be put behind bars. EVERYONE TALKS. No one does.
Everyone's going green...to the extent feasible.
Everyone's talking about India's potential...no one's setting out to achieve it.
Everyone's making resolutions...no one's carrying them out.
Everyone's writing blog posts.
No one cares.
And that is the sad truth of the world. It's why I've stopped writing patriotic blog posts, because everyone's going to read it, everyone's going to comment on it, everyone's going to get a feel-good factor, a sense of belonging, of pride and a sense of action to do something...but after a few days, it's going to sizzle out, rained on by the pressures of real life.
"Let me do my job properly first, let me get good grades first, let me secure my future first...the nation, the world, the universe, it all comes later."
PS: Why isn't it letting me post my real URL? It's only allowing those with blogger profiles to post comments
Very true dude and we all know that. Bhagat Singh chahiye par padosi ke ghar pe. Fuck it! We'll do our job. We'll contribute in our minuscule ways possible and the followers will follow. In the meantime, we'll also write stuff compelling PLU and PLT to feel ashamed and ACT!! When the enthusiasms sag and the spirits die, little reinforcement won't do any harm.
ReplyDelete"You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one." - John Lennon
P.S. I've changed the settings, dude. There was a reason.
What a come back post ... :D:)
ReplyDeleteIts a doable list and should be done!!
eggjactly! :)
ReplyDeletego!
ReplyDeleteTotally supposrt Gurdit.
ReplyDeleteWe have taken this situation for granted. Lets change ourselves first and then worry about the world.
What an attitude man!
@ for_sona and dharmarajanpaul: dats the kinda attitude which is needed...as suhaib ilyasi said, "together we can and we will make a difference."
ReplyDeleteTerrible things keep happening....how can you stop it when your representative is asleep?
ReplyDeletedoesnt mean you go to sleep as well and forget your duties. :)
ReplyDeletea very thoughtful write...but 'men will be men'....
ReplyDeletelast year only i urged a lot many ppl to register themselves for the vote...but nobody turned up....infact dey make mockery of u...n i dont get why????
ppl always remember to switch on d lites wen dey enter the classroom...but dey forget to switch it off on d way back...n wen somebody (lyk me) does dat...dey call it idiotic...again i dunno y??
You know what, I totally agree! Soemtimes its way too frustrating when people get up from the seats and get out of the door even when the electric switch board comes in the way.
ReplyDeleteNot everyone thinks alike. The best way is too keep on being called idiotiv till they stop to think! We can make a difference!
I'm loving it...But seriously tell me Bunty, do you "god damn talk like this with all your fukkin friends" ?
ReplyDeleteJust curious.
Liked your points though...
Thanks!!
ReplyDeleteWell, I used to. Sense is seeping in sure as hell. (:
It's these little revolutions that bring a huge change.
ReplyDeleteNice post.
Thank you, Komal. I wish!! (:
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