Truth and beauty, nay everything in this world and beyond, are in the eye of the beholder. To the fickle human mind perception is reality. Dwaraka, in Yudishtra’s view, was heaven on earth; Dhuryodhana however saw only evil and misery. Their cut and dried distinctive outlooks also reflected their nature and mindset.
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Talk Media completes ten years this August. A decade may mean nothing in the vast realms of time, but for Talk it signifies a long and meaningful chat with the readers. I say ‘chat’ despite print being a one-way communication media because we believe you, the reader and resident of various localities, have often talked through us and to us.
The judicial verdict on the Kumbakonam school fire tragedy that snuffed out 94 budding lives in July 2004 raises more questions than it answers. They range from the mundane and material to the metaphysical and beg to be addressed by more than just the judiciary.
Paradoxically, the judiciary has landed itself in the dock. The sickening slanging spree in its higher echelons and exposure of its dark political underbelly stemmed from its own ranks. Now, it is not just about some ex-judges and their past acts. The question naturally arises on what skeletons will tumble out when current judges turn ex. The judicial system has all five fingers pointing inwards for a long time to come.
It has been top national news on all media for a week now, a record, albeit unpleasant, of sorts, for a Chennai ‘story’. The 11-storeyed housing complex, Faith — and what an irony — came crashing down last Saturday in seconds, but the tragedy is unfolding by the hour and dragging on for days.
Everyone comes with an expiry date. But unlike man-made packaged stuff, the Ultimate-Maker-made human body does not bear any warning of its exit time. This glorious uncertainty encourages a delusion of immortality, an assumed assurance of seeing as many daylights as is ‘humanly’ possible and is at the root of all material motivations as well as spiritual quests.
Nothing brings out the duplicity and diligence of Tamilnadu politicos as lingo loyalty does. Suddenly there is a race to the battlefront to protect Tamil that ‘predates sand and stone’. The provocation for the war cry from here is an advisory of the Ministry of Home Affairs directing that all official announcements on social media be made in Hindi, the familiar foe.
The odd feeling of change and status quo co-existing is not wholly misplaced. The more things appear to have altered the more they seem to remain the same after some period or even in instant incisive scrutiny.
What does ‘being sensitive’ mean? The term in common parlance refers to a positive trait. The scale of sensitivity applies to both individuals and society.