So the Delhi trip was kind of satisfying . While I applied for my Visa the only thing I missed was writing about the much hyped IPL. It just happened that I was passing through the vicinity of Feroze Shah Kotla stadium and with the flood lights on , I who has been ripping apart the IPL in the name of Indian Paisa league was tempted to go inside and watch the proceedings.
I wonder how it feels to watch a match in a stadium. Since I am extremely lazy by my own admittance and detest any form of physical activity which involves movement for the sake of fun , I know that I wont ever go to a stadium to watch a match even if it were between the arch rivals India and Pakistan and the tickets were by invitation.
I have never really watched a complete match from ball one to ball culmination and since I am never interested in watching a batsman score a hundred ,it is fraudulent for me to write anything about the game so I have always kind of stuck to highlighting the controversies involved in the game. As they say “To each his own.” My blogs on cricket do not have a great audience and since all the TV channels are stuck with the latest fad of only talking about the controversies , I thought of doing it myself, not because I couldn't see it ,but no one was talking what I wanted to hear. It seemed people were afraid of saying it .I on the other hand who is a nobody and like to think on the conspiracy theories love to write about it.
It also has proven to be a vent to the pent up feeling regarding the tide that has swept the world of cricket. While hockey suffers cricketers are paid insane amounts in a duplication of a game trying so hard to copy the excitement of a football game. If cricket ,which once was a character building game has turned in to a mockery ,it is us to blame ,who wish to enjoy the game but do not want to really waste a day watching the game. The answer is reduced hours, faster game and cheerleaders to provide raunchy entertainment.
India a country of diverse elements has finally succumbed to the foreign invasion once again. If things were to be this way it is sad that so many people actually tried and succeeded in attaining freedom to the country. Indians would have been much happier working in British Call centers and spending pounds instead of rupee which is almost 1/80 of the British pound.
It is true that the country would be more stable if it was still under the British empire, at least the youth of the country would be much happier. The domination of foreign brands is only an indication of times to come. What is sad is the fact that the youth of India is no longer interested in the glorious past that this country has but is moving on the path of self destruction. The multi billion Dollar fast food industry that once crippled an entire generation in the USA is now targeting the Indian market and no wonder is going to succeed. Most of the fast food contains MSG or mono sodium Glutamate which not only is addictive but is a major cause of cancer . While the US government keeps on blaming the indian lifestyle for the increase in the food prices, I wonder why their fast food giants are so anxious to invade the indian market. The reason is money .
When we were kids our only encounter with the burger was at the local restaurant which used to be a big greasy affair. Chances were that you would not relish the product and wont order it again. Now with Burger chains who claim to provide with low fat burgers and healthy burgers ( burgers with a leaf in them), people are being conned in to eating that remains as unhealthy as it always was . The names change and so do appearances.
Whats surprising is that how easy it is to attract customers in India . Create a brand name. Convert it in to a status symbol . Get people addicted to it . Reduce prices once investments have been recovered and watch the crowds walk in through the doors wanting more. One would say that its good business sense but what about the social responsibility that any corporation has towards its customers.
IPL is just a symbolic representation of the deteriorating times that have slowly but surely been leading the world to disaster. With twelve thousand people dead in China just before the Olympics , nothing changes . Money will still be spent on making a stadium rather then providing shelter to the homeless. Times are changing and when people run to God for shelter on doomsday and ask him why he did it , I am sure Gods reply will be “ Its not me , its you who have brought this day upon you. Remember when you were cutting the rain forests and destroying the fragile ecosystem all in the name of progress. All that you needed was food , shelter and water to live a healthy ,fulfilling life.”
What would be interesting will be to find that heaven would already be full of species that man so carelessly killed for his own selfish interests and the only place for him will be in hell where he shall suffer for eternity as there will be no place left for him to rebirth.
I say we will all achieve Nirvana this way . Freedom from the bondage of life and Death. Destroy earth and thats it. What say gentlemen . Cricket doesn't need you anymore.
No comments:
Post a Comment