We were still getting used to Mahi Maar Raha Hai… And he leaves in his own terms ...
In India
Cricketers and Filmstars are the people who are celebrated and revered and they
are the distraction who provide that necessary happiness also in someway.
Especially if someone is a Rags to riches story
and especially people whom you can relate to.
We had the Angry young man movies of the 70’s
or the one Sachin in the 90’s who was
accountable to an entire nation .We were a patient society still during those
days even if the team was not performing well or there were not as many jobs
or a booming economy like now .
Probably Media was also information/content driven then.
One Software success story or one depressing
story cannot be a method to judge a country which according to me is still a
work in progress.
Social media like Facebook and Twitter have
either become a social status where you are pressurized to comment on every major
incident happening around you irrespective of your expertise on the topic of
discussion .
Or it is the future is something the society
needs to think and answer.
Indian democracy needs to be celebrated post
its independence for the progression we have done especially in the previous
decade and we also need to understand it is still a work in progress.
As a society our impatience to react to events
happening around us needs to be constructive criticism not a judgement .Let us
leave the judgment to the Judiciary to do as they recently did in case of BCCI
tussle and many other cases as well.
Rather than asking is Bangalore a safe place
for women and creating fear in the people ,focus should be on improving the situation and not being judgmental about
the city itself. Any culture or society or even civilizations were not built in
a day .
As I said before it is a work in progress still…
Mahendra Singh Dhoni was celebrated Indian
cricketer with a difference .There was aggression in his work not in his behavior
.Something that the current generation of social media lovers could learn. In a
country mesmerized by Sachin’s legend ,here was a
Cricketer who left his own stamp of legacy
behind with the sense of confidence that he gave to millions of people when a
cricket match was in a tight situation .Watching an India team in a major tournament
was a less pressure job now and “Mahi Maar Raha Hai “
Was a a common synonym .For those non cricket
lovers or fans in India ,the fans are under
more pressure than the players playing especially if it’s a major
tournament and we are a society which loves it.
Cricket has indeed been the common thing which
unites the country irrespective of religion or caste.
But as Dhoni relinquishes his captaincy from
all forms of the game one major aspect that a celebrated cricketer has brought
about in people of the country is everybody knows this is how he plays it .
The “Nation Doesn't want to know “ why now and
there are no heartbreaks…
We are not intolerant society ,neither are we a
reactive one .We are a work in progress society and members of a celebrated Republic
established by the sacrifice of our founding fathers…
As I end the post the biggest respect and
gratitude we offer Dhoni for giving us joy happiness and pride is by
celebrating his decision to move on …
And as I always say to my readers…. Life Goes On….
