My Facebook Page, at a glance, represents a scene of myriad emotions. While there are some who having started praying for good weather; others for consistent performances from Indian players; and there are even those who are 'bleedin blue'; there is a set of audience which is clinically weighing India's chances tomorrow at the face - off, with our 'arch rivals Pakistan', as media describes it. Unfortunately, there are also those who have taken to demeaning the opposite side and downplaying their abilities and skills. Before I go further, I should perhaps mention that yes, I too, am one amongst this crowd - My heart skips a beat every time a tail - end batsman lifts his bat to hit the ball high and I get the feeling it's not going to go the distance!
As Rahul Bose said in a speech recently, "We are all cricket selectors first; and then engineers, doctors, chartered accountants, etc". Somehow this statement was so profound and meant so much to me! We are so pro - active when it comes to voicing our opinions about something we are so passionate about like cricket, I wonder why we remain silent when women are raped and mauled everyday, and when we all know that terms like, 'child marriage' and 'human trafficking' are very much a reality today in India. Why are we not so vociferous about these? Why do we turn a blind eye and pretend like it doesn't exist or don't care about it until it happens to one of us , or someone we know, and sometimes, even not then?
When a country of 1.2 billion individuals stands behind and cheers on a team of eleven young men to battle it out on a cricket field and turn out in thousands and shout themselves hoarse - When we place so much trust and confidence on people we don't know or have met in person, why do we not have the confidence or the guts to stand up and give voice to the burning issues in India?
On a sidenote, I hope India wins tomorrow! :)
4 comments:
I agree Anu. if entire india stood up together for things like rape or corruption, there would be a phenomenal change...very nice thought!!!
I'v thought about it and there is usually one big reason for it. It is, for a thing like the India cricket team, there is a figure. It is 'men-in-blue' or 'team-india'. There is something that can be targeted. It is as clear as a crystal which allows us to have an emotion towards it - be it postive or negative.
But you take a thing like sexual assaults - who or what do u target? They guy who did one act is just one person. If you want to fight against him, the legal system is already doing it. But, moving to the next level, who or what to you target against when you want to target sexual offenders? Do you see a clear image of what you are fighting? This is what makes this subject a difficult one for 1.2 billion people to develop an emotion towards.
well first and foremost i like the background for this page, reminds me of dexter! second of all we should feel positive that facebook seems to be a unifying way of expressing feelings these days, wonder if we may start deciding on various other issues based on what facebook polls say! lastly i echo the sentiments up there, but hey thats india in a nutshell for u!
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