In a land ruled successively by actors, actresses, poets, script-writers and the like there would naturally be no shortage of stories. While many tales, from fast-paced thrillers to family tear-jerkers get played out here with official patronage, the Tiger Tales would rank as an evergreen chart buster. One such plot has unfolded again.
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Deepavali marks the peak of the festive season. Though in this land festivals abound round the calender, the religious fervour that begins with Gokulashtami, usually in August, runs a packed and continuous course till it subsides with Sankaranthi, in mid Jan.
‘ .. given the nature of competitive politics and the very fractured mandates given to governments, it has become difficult sometimes for us to do what is manifestly obvious’. Such lament should be no surprise to those following the PM’s moods, particularly the post-nuclear deal fiasco.
If 1952 were to be taken as the starting point of electoral democracy and had elections themselves stuck to the Constitutional calender of 5-year-intervals, India should have gone through 12 elections by now. But we may well be staring at the 15th, come 2008, if current political trends are any indication.
If 1952 were to be taken as the starting point of electoral democracy and had elections themselves stuck to the Constitutional calender of 5-year-intervals, India should have gone through 12 elections by now. But we may well be staring at the 15th, come 2008, if current political trends are any indication.
The week ended saw the shifting of national focus from sethubandhanam to sethubandh. Now, TN’s rationalists would like the world to believe that both did not happen: There was no bridge and there was no bandh. The irrational populace of the State, however, believes otherwise: It is learnt that the influx of devotees to Rameshwaram has swelled. And all of us know for a fact that last Monday was no manday!
The Madras HC’s verdict allowing the Oct 1 ‘Total closure’ albeit with appropropriate safeguards is undoubtedly a huge dampener to public spirit. Some of the queries raised and comments made by the learned Bench during the hearings did reflect the prevailing mood of the people, which is one of fatigue and frustration: “ …
The rationalist rage against Lord Rama is raging at full clip, unmindful of the outrage being caused to millions. Since Sunday last, not a day has ended without an innuendo from the TN CM: Rama did not exist …Which engineering college did Rama attend? … burning buses is the culture of Ram bakhts …Rama, a big lie like the Himalayas and the Ganges ….
Some ‘communal’ talk would be in order this week. It is no secret that in India that is not Bharat, it is deemed secular to put down Hindu religion and deride its beliefs. And this secularism gets even more shine if the other faiths are indulged simultaneously.