In the world of pageantry, the four big beauty pageants, also known as the Fab Four, are the Miss Universe Contest, Miss World Pageant, Miss International and Miss Earth. Miss World and Miss Earth attract the highest number of participants every year, reaching well over a hundred. While the Americas, Japan and Philippines are staunchly loyal to the Miss Universe Pageant, the Miss World Pageant enjoys similar allegiance in Europe and Africa. Both the Miss Universe and Miss World pageants are the high point of pageantry in the year and its winner’s escalate to stardom not only in their respective countries but also around the world.
The Miss World pageant started in 1951 under the aegis of Eric Morley in the United Kingdom. London presently serves as a base for the pageant and the winner, though forever globe trots, regards London as her operational headquarters. Though it enjoyed vast success early on as it capitalized on the woman liberation front, in the mid 70’s it began to attract protests because of the objectification of women. Following this, the pageant brought about its motto of Beauty with a purpose. This led the winner to devote an entire year to charitable causes and fund raising. By the turn of the new millennia, the pageant brought about a new method of selection- internet voting. The 2005 edition of the pageant was completely based on this method and the winner, Peru, won the crown because she had received the most votes via polling on line. The Miss World pageant also crowns Continental Queens, the best delegates from each continent, in addition to the winners, runners up and sub contest winners. Another highlight of the pageant is the announcing of the winners. Until his death, it was done by Eric Morley and now by his wife Julia Morley, where the winners are always announced in reverse order. The emcees of the show never announce the winners in a long-standing tradition.
India has had a colourful and very successful history at the Miss World pageant especially since 1994. While we have had two winners within seven years of each other, a second place finish and a string of semi-final finishes at the Miss Universe pageant at the Miss World we have five winners, four in a stretch of seven years (1994-2000), two top five finish and a few semi-finalists. The last winner of the crown was Priyanka Chopra in 2000 and the last finalist was Ami Vashi in 2003, who no less deserved the third place but it was given in favour of China, the host. In 2006, Natasha Suri was celebrated as a firm favourite to win but as each continent could have one representative (and Asia- Pacific posed with the toughest delegates) she had to settle as semi-finalist. She created history with Miss Australia Sabrina Houssami (who finished second runner up that year) as being the first time when two delegates have finished with tied scores from the panel of ten judges and qualified for the semifinals together.
The 2008 edition of the pageant was supposed to be held in Ukraine in October but the Georgia crisis led to it being hosted in South Africa. South Africa has a long tradition of hosting the pageant and has hosted it the maximum number of times (6 times counting this year too). Sun City played host to the pageant in 1994 when Aishwarya Rai walked away unanimously with the crown. This year Johannesburg hosted the pageant. In all 109 contestants from around the world participated. The live show was telecasted in over 187 countries by 341 telecasters, making it the one of the highly watched live shows of the year.
Parvathy Omanakuttan, who not only won the Miss India-World title but also the Miss India-South preliminary contest in 2007, represented India. She finished fifth in the Beach Beauty contest and came in third in the Top Model gala. In doing so, she established herself as the strong favourite along side Russia, South Africa, Spain and Mexico. This year the organizers decided to vote in sixteen semifinalists for the final night’s competition. Of these, a pre-judging panel would select ten while the other six would come in through a string of preliminary contest. The preliminary contests were Beach Beauty won by Mexico, Top Model won by Russia, Talent won by Barbados and Fitness won by Iceland. The Beauty with a Purpose title was won by Trinidad and Tobago. A contestant who would have won the internet-polling contest would have also advanced to the semi-finals but due to technical glitches, it was scraped. Thus, there were only fifteen semi-finalists. USA won the Designer Award for the best evening gown.
The pageant highlighted the tourism potentials of South Africa through out the evenings telecast and showed the travels of the contestants through the length and breath of the country. The ten semi-finalists included India (called right at the end), South Africa, Angola, Kazakhstan, Spain….. Then they were short listed to the top five, with India, South Africa, Russia, Angola and Trinidad and Tobago heading the list. As the final hour closed by each of the top five were asked why they were to be crowned Miss World. India, poised as ever, was not given this chance as time ran out. She was asked first, as to what she liked about her month long stay in South Africa. She gave a beautiful yet practiced answer about the warm hospitality, similar cultural icons in Nelson Mandela and Mahatma Gandhi and fantastic journey she had altogether. Russia used an interpreter to answer and hoped to help people through her crown while South Africa expressed her confidence in creating a wonderful image of the organization just as she did for her country.
In the end, Russia walked away with the crown while India came in second and Trinidad and Tobago finished third. The new Miss World will now begin a fantastic year of opportunities and charity. The result did bring up question marks. If the last answer was to be taken into consideration then India or South Africa deserved the crown more than Russia. Still this is India’s highest placement in the last seven years and a fantastic representation by Parvathy Omanakuttan.
Saturday, December 13, 2008
A HISTORICAL ANATOMY OF HUMAN RIGHTS
What truly are Human Rights? Why do we clamour about it with a personal enthusiasm? Moreover, when is it to be recognised?
Since the World War years, in particular the Second World War, which saw Human Rights, emerged as a very important subject. The extremely dismal yet superiorly structured genocide of the Jews by Hitler led Germans was the starting point of Human Rights. The devastation caused singularly to one religion, wiped out the golden rays of European and American ethics, principles and self-suffering idealism. Though the early proponents of Human Rights were the British and the Americans, they are no less when it comes to atrocities on the human kind. The British have left a legacy of about three hundred years of painful violence on India alone; need we step into their former colonies in Asia and Africa? The USA has had a long-standing curse with the nuclear bombing of Japan and it continues in Abu-Gharib and Guanatamo Bay with no response of constructive apology.
What seems to be wrong with the concept of Human Rights is that we seem to be seeing the concept through the broken prism of the Second World War. The dilapidated view has taken us, new nations like India, no-where because the principles constructed in the last century have no validity and no application in the 21st century. The world order has changed dramatically and by the end of the next few years, recession hit USA and Europe will be knocking the doors of the new leaders in the BRIC countries.
Every century comes with a new set of rules where the principles of diplomacy changes and the very definition of important issues find themselves being modified to suit the new ways of thinking. History has been a keen witness to the changes, be it the European Renaissance, the Indian revival from the dark ages, the Chinese march towards domination or the awakening of USA amidst the World Wars while the European order crumbled. These changes are constant and change we must because if we cannot keep up with them we shall never progress.
Thus in the new scenario we also need to change the designation we give to Human Rights. We also need to revise the very application of the benefits of these rights and consider keenly as to on whom should we confer them. On paper, these rights seem holy and white washed with morals and stringent beliefs in the eventual goodness of the human kind, but it is the execution of these rights that bring in the necessary changes. Here we are not only concerned with execution but ethical and proper execution. Over the last fifty odd years, we have seen only execution of human rights, which has in turn meant shoddy, and under prepared implementation by the international agencies at large.
The Constitution of our very blessed and young country provides us with a platform to voice our opinions and choices while giving us an impetus to forge ahead to a life we deserve to live. This is what true human rights are. It is a space where we can be truly human, where we can be assured of the next set of breaths which we will take and reassured of a life where we are sure of contributing to nation building. In this scenario, we also need to realise the value of human rights. At this point, the country is unanimous in opinionating aggressively against terrorism as a potential threat to the very human right of a peaceful life and internal security, against political detraining and abysmal treatment of Prisoners of War and against atrocities committed against women and children.
However, the larger representation swirls around us looking beyond the picture painted before us. It is time we decide to look further than the mere definition given to us and as it has been defined for years. If we look back into the history books, we will only ridicule the vibrant concept of Human Rights. It is time we traverse the boundaries set by man and look outside the conventional boundaries of colour, sex, creed and nationality to define Human Rights.
In my opinion Human Rights is the right to be ME, believing in my capabilities and contributing effectively to the nation and the world at large. It is the inherent right to live a life by terms and conditions that are personal but adhering at the same time to the collective principles of a secular society. Human Rights are the very need of every human being to live a life of justice. Equality is a panacea, which is never going to be achieved, and this fact is universal. Yet, the truth is that human rights need to be implemented so that justice is served.
This brings me to execution. On whom should we bestow this right? My answer is simple. The very phrase Human Rights gives us the answer. These rights are for humans. Humans differ from animals because we have a conscience, can think constructively for general good, are capable of speech, of crafty articulation and of diplomacy among the larger community. Right is a want if each human which is not only warranted but also guaranteed.
With the above definition, these rights are to be conferred only on those capable of being humans. It is not to conferred on a terrorist who does not regret his actions, on army personnel who over step the line of duty to commit unsaid carnage and on political leaders turned dictators who simply have an over sight on those on whom crimes are being performed in the name of administration. Human rights are simply for humans.
As we turn towards 2009, it will be wise to measure up our system of managing these rights. These rights should be respected but too much emphasis too may dilute the principles of independent administration. Right now is the time to amend our views with respect to Human Rights and deliver on promises of justice if not equality.
Since the World War years, in particular the Second World War, which saw Human Rights, emerged as a very important subject. The extremely dismal yet superiorly structured genocide of the Jews by Hitler led Germans was the starting point of Human Rights. The devastation caused singularly to one religion, wiped out the golden rays of European and American ethics, principles and self-suffering idealism. Though the early proponents of Human Rights were the British and the Americans, they are no less when it comes to atrocities on the human kind. The British have left a legacy of about three hundred years of painful violence on India alone; need we step into their former colonies in Asia and Africa? The USA has had a long-standing curse with the nuclear bombing of Japan and it continues in Abu-Gharib and Guanatamo Bay with no response of constructive apology.
What seems to be wrong with the concept of Human Rights is that we seem to be seeing the concept through the broken prism of the Second World War. The dilapidated view has taken us, new nations like India, no-where because the principles constructed in the last century have no validity and no application in the 21st century. The world order has changed dramatically and by the end of the next few years, recession hit USA and Europe will be knocking the doors of the new leaders in the BRIC countries.
Every century comes with a new set of rules where the principles of diplomacy changes and the very definition of important issues find themselves being modified to suit the new ways of thinking. History has been a keen witness to the changes, be it the European Renaissance, the Indian revival from the dark ages, the Chinese march towards domination or the awakening of USA amidst the World Wars while the European order crumbled. These changes are constant and change we must because if we cannot keep up with them we shall never progress.
Thus in the new scenario we also need to change the designation we give to Human Rights. We also need to revise the very application of the benefits of these rights and consider keenly as to on whom should we confer them. On paper, these rights seem holy and white washed with morals and stringent beliefs in the eventual goodness of the human kind, but it is the execution of these rights that bring in the necessary changes. Here we are not only concerned with execution but ethical and proper execution. Over the last fifty odd years, we have seen only execution of human rights, which has in turn meant shoddy, and under prepared implementation by the international agencies at large.
The Constitution of our very blessed and young country provides us with a platform to voice our opinions and choices while giving us an impetus to forge ahead to a life we deserve to live. This is what true human rights are. It is a space where we can be truly human, where we can be assured of the next set of breaths which we will take and reassured of a life where we are sure of contributing to nation building. In this scenario, we also need to realise the value of human rights. At this point, the country is unanimous in opinionating aggressively against terrorism as a potential threat to the very human right of a peaceful life and internal security, against political detraining and abysmal treatment of Prisoners of War and against atrocities committed against women and children.
However, the larger representation swirls around us looking beyond the picture painted before us. It is time we decide to look further than the mere definition given to us and as it has been defined for years. If we look back into the history books, we will only ridicule the vibrant concept of Human Rights. It is time we traverse the boundaries set by man and look outside the conventional boundaries of colour, sex, creed and nationality to define Human Rights.
In my opinion Human Rights is the right to be ME, believing in my capabilities and contributing effectively to the nation and the world at large. It is the inherent right to live a life by terms and conditions that are personal but adhering at the same time to the collective principles of a secular society. Human Rights are the very need of every human being to live a life of justice. Equality is a panacea, which is never going to be achieved, and this fact is universal. Yet, the truth is that human rights need to be implemented so that justice is served.
This brings me to execution. On whom should we bestow this right? My answer is simple. The very phrase Human Rights gives us the answer. These rights are for humans. Humans differ from animals because we have a conscience, can think constructively for general good, are capable of speech, of crafty articulation and of diplomacy among the larger community. Right is a want if each human which is not only warranted but also guaranteed.
With the above definition, these rights are to be conferred only on those capable of being humans. It is not to conferred on a terrorist who does not regret his actions, on army personnel who over step the line of duty to commit unsaid carnage and on political leaders turned dictators who simply have an over sight on those on whom crimes are being performed in the name of administration. Human rights are simply for humans.
As we turn towards 2009, it will be wise to measure up our system of managing these rights. These rights should be respected but too much emphasis too may dilute the principles of independent administration. Right now is the time to amend our views with respect to Human Rights and deliver on promises of justice if not equality.
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
‘DIL KABBADI’- AN ERRATIC DISPLAY OF INFIDELITY ON SCREEN
‘Dil Kabbadi’ is a roller-coaster ride you would not want to take for it is erratic, boring, and slow and certainly does not know the direction it is headed to. It is a movie made with very little finesse and has no structure on which it has been built. It falls flat from the very beginning and does not get up from its slumber inducing progress till the very end.
Made on the very ‘urban’ and absolutely ‘hip’ concept of infidelity in marriages the movie boasted of a stellar pair of actors in Konkona Sen Sharma and Irrfan Khan along with the very intellectual and multifaceted Rahul Bose, banker turned blue blooded actress Soha Ali Khan, underrated and underused Rahul Khanna and ‘Big Boss’ inmate Payal Rohatgi. Though the cast is quite impressive to begin with it remains superior only in name and on paper. It is disappointing to see such wonderful actors being given a raw deal in a movie which in its promotions promised a lot.
The screen play goes haywire from the very beginning and nothing in the movie seems to be relatable. The narrative takes you aback and is at time confusing. As the script is enlightening us with quite a few stories the confusion is chaotic. At times there are movies which speak multiple story lines eloquently without swirling the audience in a self induced frenzy. This does not hold true for ‘Dil Kabbadi’. There are times that I had to wonder what happened to a certain story while one was on the roll. This affects the concentration of the audience and is not a good feeling. After all we don’t go to the movies to invest our brain cells on the screen. The humour is poor, though not slapstick but not enjoyable at the same time. The fun element does not blossom and leaves you with a very wanted mood.
The actors don’t really impress primarily because the characters are very irritating. The sketch of every role is mopped with eccentricities which are not likable to begin with. To top that the script builds on these with great efficiency this spoils the likable factor of all the character. Turning back I cannot point out even one positive fact of any of the characters. This is truly sad because this translates to the audience not liking the actors themselves even if they do a fine job.
Konkona Sen Sharma is on auto-pilot through out the movie and has nothing really to show from her brilliant repertoire of acting skills. Irrfan Khan is surprisingly irritating while Soha Ali Khan needs to learn how to emote the intelligence of her face through her eyes. They remain blank through out and any effort to trace out any emotions would lead to empty hands. Rahul Bose has an very skirmish quality to his acting in this movie while Rahul Khanna is very plain. Finally, Payal Rohatgi may have acted her part to the T but it was the most nauseating track of the movie. She was neither funny and nor was she cute, though she did look good.
All in all, miss this movie if you can. In the multiplex era tickets can be heavy on a student wallet, better save it for the biggies coming later this month.
Made on the very ‘urban’ and absolutely ‘hip’ concept of infidelity in marriages the movie boasted of a stellar pair of actors in Konkona Sen Sharma and Irrfan Khan along with the very intellectual and multifaceted Rahul Bose, banker turned blue blooded actress Soha Ali Khan, underrated and underused Rahul Khanna and ‘Big Boss’ inmate Payal Rohatgi. Though the cast is quite impressive to begin with it remains superior only in name and on paper. It is disappointing to see such wonderful actors being given a raw deal in a movie which in its promotions promised a lot.
The screen play goes haywire from the very beginning and nothing in the movie seems to be relatable. The narrative takes you aback and is at time confusing. As the script is enlightening us with quite a few stories the confusion is chaotic. At times there are movies which speak multiple story lines eloquently without swirling the audience in a self induced frenzy. This does not hold true for ‘Dil Kabbadi’. There are times that I had to wonder what happened to a certain story while one was on the roll. This affects the concentration of the audience and is not a good feeling. After all we don’t go to the movies to invest our brain cells on the screen. The humour is poor, though not slapstick but not enjoyable at the same time. The fun element does not blossom and leaves you with a very wanted mood.
The actors don’t really impress primarily because the characters are very irritating. The sketch of every role is mopped with eccentricities which are not likable to begin with. To top that the script builds on these with great efficiency this spoils the likable factor of all the character. Turning back I cannot point out even one positive fact of any of the characters. This is truly sad because this translates to the audience not liking the actors themselves even if they do a fine job.
Konkona Sen Sharma is on auto-pilot through out the movie and has nothing really to show from her brilliant repertoire of acting skills. Irrfan Khan is surprisingly irritating while Soha Ali Khan needs to learn how to emote the intelligence of her face through her eyes. They remain blank through out and any effort to trace out any emotions would lead to empty hands. Rahul Bose has an very skirmish quality to his acting in this movie while Rahul Khanna is very plain. Finally, Payal Rohatgi may have acted her part to the T but it was the most nauseating track of the movie. She was neither funny and nor was she cute, though she did look good.
All in all, miss this movie if you can. In the multiplex era tickets can be heavy on a student wallet, better save it for the biggies coming later this month.
LESSONS FROM A YOUNG INDIAN
Most of our learning’s take place in an audience being informed by elders. Our teachers are always senior to us in age and experience. Very often we are led in our professions by entrepreneurs who are on the higher side of the age bar. Finally, we are being represented in the political landscape by very dramatic, chaotic and bratty politicians who just happen to be on the wrong side of sixty, which is most of the time.
In this very elderly-bias learning society it is very refreshing to be taught, hands on, by a young person who if not is a part of your generation but somehow identifies with your visions. They can effectively substantiate them with observations of their own without damaging your individual idea in the first place and dampening your burning spirits. I believe this is true teaching. In fact the single biggest academic success of mine has come with the true inspiration of my own peer and best friend.
Just a few evenings back my family of three played host to a soon to be married couple whose family happen to be of close proximity to us. Among Bengalis it a traditional feast called ‘Aiburo-bhat’. Though I knew the bride and her family since my school days I was quite new to the family of the groom. It took us a few minutes to strike a conversation while the women retired to the usual marriage talks oscillating between the kitchen and bedroom while the fathers took their day’s drinks to the balcony. It was here that I had an experience of a lifetime with a virtually unknown person who now turned to be a friend and a personal visionary.
The groom, a fine-looking twenty seven year old engineer had an opinion on about everything. It was just not opinion but it was informed opinion which made the pivotal difference. While talking about the educational system of our country I learnt that how much we criticize the system without exactly knowing of its true value. What we conveniently forget is the fact that a little experience is required before we can logically create a critique about any fact about our lives or experiences.
I ranted off about the reality that our education system kept us on our toes with a rote learning system which discouraged any imaginative and constructive intellectual architecture from our side. The fact that most of our learning was useless made our student lives fairly stressful. Most of the times we were made to study subjects which had no direct connection to our real lives. Considering the fact that no country in Europe studies modern Indian history in their school baffled me as to why we invested so much time in studying European history.
That is when I got to learn that there was a very tricky fact we overlook about our Indian education system. In his visits to Germany he realised that we, Indians have an in-depth knowledge of their history which is not only surrounds around their recent history of the two World Wars. The fact that we as students are also taught of the German contribution to the Renaissance makes them happy. This heavily translates into an effective working relation based on trust and respect. The fact that the Germans realise firstly, we look beyond the misery of the events of the 20th century and secondly that we value their history which was more glorious leads them to be warm towards us as we know so much about them in the first place.
Come to think about it I did realise that it actually holds truth. I would equally be very warm towards a foreigner who would know so much about our country rather than a visitor who is ignorant or dismissive of our country’s heritage and history. He realised during this time that the Indian educators apprehended early on that as a new nation we would be heavily dependant on foreign assistance. One way of being in the good sight of these nations is to create a legion of educated Indians who would be conversant in the basics of the history of the world and this could translate easily into a smooth transition of faith and respect leading to economic, social and diplomatic support. How ingenious!
At the same time he recounted his experiences of how the little-stressed-out study environment helped him create a very sharp focus for his job. The very fact that as students we are constantly on our toes keeps the tempo on while we are on our jobs too. According to him the sharpness of the mind cannot be substituted by anything in any profession, and that our learning pattern induces the same. At the end of the day we might just be scored on what we reproduce on the paper but the farsightedness is that not what we can recollect but how chiseled our brain cells become over time. We really do not realise in the midst of our agitation that our brain are actually receiving a work out, in fact a much needed one.
According to his observation this translates further into work ethics. The hard work we are so used to do (even if grudgingly) leads it to become a habit. Our social scenario too encourages us to strive for success most of the time beyond our reach. In Europe as the post retirement life is secured for every one who works they do not resent living their professional lives in the same comfort zone. In stark contrast in our country we are so unsure of our future lives that we endeavor to work hard and sometimes a little harder to achieve what we truly want. This is another legacy we carry on from school.
I know a lot of readers will find what I have written here age old but for me this is new information I never imagined existed. We all have a foundation in our lives which govern as to how our thought process works and shapes. In my case it is my father. Then again with time we come across people who add on to our knowledge, to our experiences, to our lives in general. The thing about young teachers is that they can shape out thoughts with care and not with harsh canons.
The blessed groom made me realise that most of our criticism is founded on no real base and is nothing but a fallacy. What we need at this time for a young independent country like India are young teachers, young entrepreneurs and certainly young leadership. Most importantly the young political leadership must be achieved on ones own strength and by a cushion set for years on a name the country has literally grown on. At the end of the day we require self made young inners to lead our country to victory.
A salute to the young!
In this very elderly-bias learning society it is very refreshing to be taught, hands on, by a young person who if not is a part of your generation but somehow identifies with your visions. They can effectively substantiate them with observations of their own without damaging your individual idea in the first place and dampening your burning spirits. I believe this is true teaching. In fact the single biggest academic success of mine has come with the true inspiration of my own peer and best friend.
Just a few evenings back my family of three played host to a soon to be married couple whose family happen to be of close proximity to us. Among Bengalis it a traditional feast called ‘Aiburo-bhat’. Though I knew the bride and her family since my school days I was quite new to the family of the groom. It took us a few minutes to strike a conversation while the women retired to the usual marriage talks oscillating between the kitchen and bedroom while the fathers took their day’s drinks to the balcony. It was here that I had an experience of a lifetime with a virtually unknown person who now turned to be a friend and a personal visionary.
The groom, a fine-looking twenty seven year old engineer had an opinion on about everything. It was just not opinion but it was informed opinion which made the pivotal difference. While talking about the educational system of our country I learnt that how much we criticize the system without exactly knowing of its true value. What we conveniently forget is the fact that a little experience is required before we can logically create a critique about any fact about our lives or experiences.
I ranted off about the reality that our education system kept us on our toes with a rote learning system which discouraged any imaginative and constructive intellectual architecture from our side. The fact that most of our learning was useless made our student lives fairly stressful. Most of the times we were made to study subjects which had no direct connection to our real lives. Considering the fact that no country in Europe studies modern Indian history in their school baffled me as to why we invested so much time in studying European history.
That is when I got to learn that there was a very tricky fact we overlook about our Indian education system. In his visits to Germany he realised that we, Indians have an in-depth knowledge of their history which is not only surrounds around their recent history of the two World Wars. The fact that we as students are also taught of the German contribution to the Renaissance makes them happy. This heavily translates into an effective working relation based on trust and respect. The fact that the Germans realise firstly, we look beyond the misery of the events of the 20th century and secondly that we value their history which was more glorious leads them to be warm towards us as we know so much about them in the first place.
Come to think about it I did realise that it actually holds truth. I would equally be very warm towards a foreigner who would know so much about our country rather than a visitor who is ignorant or dismissive of our country’s heritage and history. He realised during this time that the Indian educators apprehended early on that as a new nation we would be heavily dependant on foreign assistance. One way of being in the good sight of these nations is to create a legion of educated Indians who would be conversant in the basics of the history of the world and this could translate easily into a smooth transition of faith and respect leading to economic, social and diplomatic support. How ingenious!
At the same time he recounted his experiences of how the little-stressed-out study environment helped him create a very sharp focus for his job. The very fact that as students we are constantly on our toes keeps the tempo on while we are on our jobs too. According to him the sharpness of the mind cannot be substituted by anything in any profession, and that our learning pattern induces the same. At the end of the day we might just be scored on what we reproduce on the paper but the farsightedness is that not what we can recollect but how chiseled our brain cells become over time. We really do not realise in the midst of our agitation that our brain are actually receiving a work out, in fact a much needed one.
According to his observation this translates further into work ethics. The hard work we are so used to do (even if grudgingly) leads it to become a habit. Our social scenario too encourages us to strive for success most of the time beyond our reach. In Europe as the post retirement life is secured for every one who works they do not resent living their professional lives in the same comfort zone. In stark contrast in our country we are so unsure of our future lives that we endeavor to work hard and sometimes a little harder to achieve what we truly want. This is another legacy we carry on from school.
I know a lot of readers will find what I have written here age old but for me this is new information I never imagined existed. We all have a foundation in our lives which govern as to how our thought process works and shapes. In my case it is my father. Then again with time we come across people who add on to our knowledge, to our experiences, to our lives in general. The thing about young teachers is that they can shape out thoughts with care and not with harsh canons.
The blessed groom made me realise that most of our criticism is founded on no real base and is nothing but a fallacy. What we need at this time for a young independent country like India are young teachers, young entrepreneurs and certainly young leadership. Most importantly the young political leadership must be achieved on ones own strength and by a cushion set for years on a name the country has literally grown on. At the end of the day we require self made young inners to lead our country to victory.
A salute to the young!
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