IPL: A good learning experience for all Indians
Here I am back with my rantings against the IPL.
So, the IPL III is over (on the field,but certainly not off the field). While CSK walked away with the trophy, the opposition ensured that Thashi Sharoor walked away from politics and the BCCI told Malit Lodi to take a walk. And since all of us are definitely consuming the selectively fed news to us I will not elaborate why the business part of the IPL seems nothing more than a can of worms.
What also amused me in the finals is a dance performance by a scantily clad actress.Mumbai was the venue of the finals and it is the capital of the state that not so long ago took a stand against bar-dancers and banned them all, since it allegedly promoted other activities too. So a couple of thoughts came to my mind. If the paying public are entitled to performances by socially-accepted actors to mindless lyrics and costume designing, and the actor being paid a hefty fee for it, and we find nothing wrong with it then what moral right do we have to judge other dancers at bars etc as socially-unacceptable and deprive them of their meagre livelihood. Much was said and written against bar-dancers and ultimately they were the ones to be penalised while the police who were supposed to protect them or law-makers who were to have ensured better opportunities for women have gotten away and even hailed for enforcing the ban. Shouldn't the same rules apply for affluent people also? The big difference is that in our country the policeman and the law-maker can only feel big when the bully the not-so-affluent. The elite cannot be touched and always seem to be in a protected ring.So when bombs went off on the eve of a match, the police should have had the clout to cancel the match and ensure a safe evacuation of the spectators.But instead only god knows who influenced the decision to carry on with the game.
When the stabbing of Indian students became an issue, one political party even said that they would not allow players of Australia to play in Mumbai.Stupid as it may sound, it was important enough for Pharad Sawar of BCCI to plead with him not to disrupt these matches. Yet when genuine concerns are raised by political parties such as price-rise of food grains Mr.Pharad Sawar has never come forward to assuage the Indian people. Such is the clear distinction between putting your weight behind what is important like the IPL and what is not like spiralling food prices.So who are the beneficiaries of the IPL and is it worth the pain taken by some people in the government to see it through?
After the initial hoopla over irregularities, statements have started emerging that the house of IPL appears to be in order. Much will be said about restructing, corporate governance,transparency etc but it will be ensured that the show will go on and more importantly that it will go on in the way that it pleases.
So, the IPL III is over (on the field,but certainly not off the field). While CSK walked away with the trophy, the opposition ensured that Thashi Sharoor walked away from politics and the BCCI told Malit Lodi to take a walk. And since all of us are definitely consuming the selectively fed news to us I will not elaborate why the business part of the IPL seems nothing more than a can of worms.
What also amused me in the finals is a dance performance by a scantily clad actress.Mumbai was the venue of the finals and it is the capital of the state that not so long ago took a stand against bar-dancers and banned them all, since it allegedly promoted other activities too. So a couple of thoughts came to my mind. If the paying public are entitled to performances by socially-accepted actors to mindless lyrics and costume designing, and the actor being paid a hefty fee for it, and we find nothing wrong with it then what moral right do we have to judge other dancers at bars etc as socially-unacceptable and deprive them of their meagre livelihood. Much was said and written against bar-dancers and ultimately they were the ones to be penalised while the police who were supposed to protect them or law-makers who were to have ensured better opportunities for women have gotten away and even hailed for enforcing the ban. Shouldn't the same rules apply for affluent people also? The big difference is that in our country the policeman and the law-maker can only feel big when the bully the not-so-affluent. The elite cannot be touched and always seem to be in a protected ring.So when bombs went off on the eve of a match, the police should have had the clout to cancel the match and ensure a safe evacuation of the spectators.But instead only god knows who influenced the decision to carry on with the game.
When the stabbing of Indian students became an issue, one political party even said that they would not allow players of Australia to play in Mumbai.Stupid as it may sound, it was important enough for Pharad Sawar of BCCI to plead with him not to disrupt these matches. Yet when genuine concerns are raised by political parties such as price-rise of food grains Mr.Pharad Sawar has never come forward to assuage the Indian people. Such is the clear distinction between putting your weight behind what is important like the IPL and what is not like spiralling food prices.So who are the beneficiaries of the IPL and is it worth the pain taken by some people in the government to see it through?
After the initial hoopla over irregularities, statements have started emerging that the house of IPL appears to be in order. Much will be said about restructing, corporate governance,transparency etc but it will be ensured that the show will go on and more importantly that it will go on in the way that it pleases.
dude i totally agree with the bar dancers thingy man, life sux not only for them but for people like karthik also
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