Dear India,

 

i know this blog entry comes as a surprise to most. i don't want you to consider this a half ditch attempt at resurrecting a "Ghost Blog", but as a sincere message to every Indian to wake up and smell the coffee.

 

Tanzanite is a stone lacking a single electron in its atomic structure, due to which it is left a dull green /purple stone, lacking the lustre and hype of its more fortunate isomer, the Diamond. this sounds eerily similar to our country India, who for sheer lack of good leadership, is stuck in the Doldrums.

If you think about it carefully, Indians love a good family saga. for the last sixty years of Post-Independant India, and a couple of years before that, one family in particular has managed to market the Ultimate Indian Cinematic Marvel. from a population of  less than half of what is today, sixty years ago, to today's 1 billion, this is one saga whose TRP's are unparalled. we have watched in foolish awe as one particular political family has governed our nation for the better part of the half century, silent spectators to their follies. a family that has made its fair share of mistakes, for which WE are paying the price today. we are the products of a single family's ambition and short-sightedness. we are a star-struck audience, staring passively at the Greatest Show on Earth. we are the couch potatoes who refuse to turn off this ridiculous show. the commercials carefully interspersed show us that "india's shining", show us images of Modern India being a world player, cleverly lulling us into a deep stupor. we forget to question the integrity of the main show that's running before our very eyes. we merely gape at each twist and turn in the tale.

 

the price we are paying is high. it is almost too much to fathom. yet we continue to promote this ridiculous show. we don't care who the actors are, we don't question their dedication to our country. we merely chase a brand name, that has done more harm than good. little wonder we're called the Blue Billion.

 

regards,

 

an Indian