SUPREME COURT HAS BRAINS!!!!

so finally, not everyone in india has lost it. supreme court stayed the order for the 27% increase in reservation quota in higher educational institutions, which will, at least for now, prevent it from getting to the ridiculous figure of almost fifty percent reservations. i was so rooting for the person intelligent enough to separate the judiciary from the rest of the politics. in principle. i mean, the stay is completely rational. the supporters of the quota have been going on and on about the so called disparity and all that jazz. it makes perfect sense that they give the required evidence. till now, they have only be creating and acting out the drama. what about some factual and authentic information? if they are just in their cause and think that the situation is worth it to alienate a major chunk of young india, which will happen by the way, then go ahead. education is a big time market and i am sure that the ones who have talent will find their way, in india or outside. it might be, that these reservations become the biggest mistake any government ever committed.

but i was shocked to see that the government wants to take legal action!! against the supreme court!! like where? the international court or something? because out there, such stupidity wont even stand. last i heard, the legislature and judiciary were separate. and thank god for that, otherwise some of the mental retardation so common to politicians would have seeped in the justice granting systems of the worlds. so now government wants to take legal action against supreme court because it has told the government that they cant act like 5 year old delusioned kids and will have to proove their case before they start introducing quotas like maniacs????

thats amazing. makes complete sense too. i mean, i wonder why anyone with a strong case against them would do that. they would just go in the court armed with the arsenal of documents, and proove that they had been fighting for a good cause themselves.

personally, i think if vote bank politics and not rationality backs this decision of the government, they will pay, and pay dearly. most of the medicine students that i know, are preparing for USMLE or some other examination. students know that they have more chances of securing better educational opportunities outside of india than within it. also, if the other category ( the SC/ST of the 21st century) forms the major chunk of young india, then they might have as well started a campaign " others dont belong" or something. i think many students will feel the heat and feel like they dont belong. this is not the atmosphere they want for the india of tomorrow do they?

i dont know what will come out of it. i mean vetoing president is one thing, but acting smart with the supreme court. they might as well declare that democracy is a lie some people invented to keep the rational people in line as they were surely above aristocracy's binding slavery. and they might want to revamp their image as the biggest democracy in the world or whatever such thing the media created.

my only regret is, they didnt raise the reservations upto 90%. that way, i could see all this circus and fiasco in my lifetime.... and see them being put to justice for being so obtuse, and for not respecting their biggest resource, the young human resource. also, not realizing that this might actually create seeds of unrest and bring back the caste system that india had with such difficulty, finally removed. only this time, the bramhins, kshatriyas and viashyas will be the angry underdogs, and a copius amount of angry underdogs at that.

i am a student, an other category students like many of you out there. all i want to say to my peers, others or otherwise, is that merit, truth and hard work stand the test of time. will and conviction to do something is strong enough and that, human determination has the power to restructure this world. we have it already. seats or no seats, find your destiny and dont feel a need to indulge into something as petty and ridiculous as this battle for votes/justice for a case closed 200 yrs ago.

SANJAYA MALAKAR- the idol??!!!

so, i am not american, and i dont even watch american idol a lot. though the few times i do, i usually enjoy the quality of vocals. it is no where near the talent that Rockstar INXS ( in my opinion probably the best reality show in music) had, its pretty great. then i saw this kid, sanjaya malakar. i was like, they have an american indian on the show, thats different. but the moment he opened his mouth to sing, i was amazed. what was he doing in a singing competition. i mean not that i like the other performers, save probably Gina and melinda.. but this guy was bad! of course he wasd slaughtered by Simon. this was before the mohawk by the way. way before. and in like a few weeks, this kid is a star!

there are people raging on him, on how he shouldnt be there, and all that. Howard Stern is supporting him because he is the worst of all the idol finalists, and Simon Cowell threatened to leave the show if he wasnt removed from it!! i think a lot of people will start voting for him, just to see if Simon will keep his word! there are spoofs of sanjaya, fan sites of sanjaya, tweeny girlies crying their hearts out, and what not!!! hez even on wikipedia! i am amazed he hasnt become a topic of global discussion like shilpa shetty did a few months ago..honestly , i thought it was crazy he had even made it beyond the auditions, before i saw his audition tapes, which is probably his best performance.

so, when did a kid with long hair ( how can i not mention those), and a mediocre performance skill become a superstar? how, actually, is my question. why? its a singing contest, not a matter of national security. but since the priorities of this planet are a bit off key, i might as well give it its due. heres my take on the whole Sanjaya thing.

while i dont think he should be in the competition, while some better singers get voted off, i did find it amazing the kind of brickbats he has been handling. i mean how many 17 year olds get so badly slaughtered my media and judges and even people. its not much of a comfort to know that 10 yr old girls are crying out there for you. i am amazed he did not even cry once, or jump and rip off simons head or something. every week, he just stands there, and takes the brick bats like its normal everyday thing!!!!!! i mean, i wont be surprised if he gets votes proportionate to the criticism he faces. its not his mistake he is still there. i mean, i am sure the kid might have voted himself out.

or maybe not. not after the mohawk. seems he finally learnt the ropes of the game. they wont stop hating you? make em hate you more. so do i support sanjaya malakar? not really. i just hope that people who are voting for him out of kindness, or love for him, just vote him out. i mean, its just a mediocre singer who doesnt deserve to be on the show ( as if its been absolutely fai with its earlier decisions). its not like he will bomb the world or something. there are people protesting his stay, or making theories of how savvy he is. grow up. its not like he wants to stay there. he doesnt vote for himself, remember? and how the hell can a 17 year old plan to come to a show and become famous just by not responding to the barbed comments of the judges. of course, after the faux hawk... i think he might have gotten an idea that they wont stop blaming him for something he isnt responsible for, and jumping into the bandwagon that carried him till this level. and maybe, he will win the whole thing, beating some of the more deserving people, who by the way , did get noticed and will make it i am sure. or maybe, he will be voted out.

then again, if that happens, there might be nothing good to talk about for the coming few weeks till some other controversy strikes. what are we gonna do then? face global warming or some such depressing thing?

man, i started feeling i wanted to write, now i feel, i wasted cyber space. whatever, seriously, whatever.