No noice for a while...

It has been three long months since I visited this place. Last two months have been very different rather difficult at work. But, every difficult situation teaches you something. It is difficult to loose the lesson when you learn something the hard way as I did in the current assignment. I have had many moments of frustration in the current assignment when people around start to question me what I am not responsible for. Bosses are to question and they will not shy away from their duty anytime. So, let me not complain about that!

There are so much of news that made me wonder about so many things. Shilpa's episode is one that surprised me most. I was amazed that Karan Thappar interviewed British High Commissioner, Sir Michael Arthur about this incident in CNN-IBN. I am not so sure if High Commissioner decided to choose Devil's Advocate program on CNN-IBN to answer all the unanswered questions raised by the Indian media. You have an actress here who accepts an offer from Channel 4, knowing very well of what the reality show offers. Does Govt. or bureaucracy need to intervene in matters pertaining to two individuals? It is two individuals who exchanged some words in a reality show and people started to raise doubts about the bilateral relations between India and UK. I did not expect a journalist like Karan questioning high commissioner about the effect of this episode on the Indo-UK relationship. And as it happens every time, netas in India used this opportunity to score some points. We have had Anand Sarma from INC quick to point to the media that his govt. would take appropriate action and take it up with highest levels in London if needed. It was a great win-win situation for Channel 4 and Shilpa and what role do Indian politicians have to play in this matter. Indian press will of course take it up after all it can be served so well to waste good amount of air time. How can British be branded racist community because of the racist remarks made by some celebrity in a reality show. Give me a break! If that is how we brand countries, no country can ever avoid the racist tag.

Ratan Tata became winner yet another time with Corus deal but Singur controversy still makes him wonder about the Indian politicians. Mamata is at a stage where she makes noice now or keeps quiet forever. We are in a country where politicians have their share and role in anything that happens around us. Most important items that our politicians worried about in the recent months are in the order of priority - Dada dropped from Cricket team, Greg not doing his duty, Shilpa crying in a reality show abroad. For heavens sake, we have prices soaring new heights every day and only worried men in the lot seem to be the RBI Governor and Finance Minister while rest of the lot talk about nonsensical issues. We Indians learn to live with politicians of the lowest quality.

AP Politics are no better. This Congress Government gives tremendous opportunity for criticism but TDP has forgotten how to pick on issues when siting in opposition. By the end of this term, I hope TDP learns to be a better opposition so that they can practice their learnings for 5 years after the next election.

My own life at work has not been shaping up so well in the recent past and I have been feeling so low to put it in short. If this had not happened, I would not have discovered some of the weaknesses. Thankfully, I am still young to work on my weaknesses than boast of my strengths. I don't think there is anybody who wants to get associated with failure and I sometimes feel that I foolishly accepted to be associated with this effort that is not quite failure yet but can turn into failure anytime. Anyway, I just want to get done with this and move on!