KISS AND TELL

so, india has been on fire lately. why? richard gere pecked shilpa shetty and moral police is back in action. again. phew! i thought the poor folks would remain unemployed till another valentines day where they could harass the couples, while ignoring the copius amount of eve teasers that strut around for the rest of the year. after all, this is India, the land of great morals. our sentiments are made of thin sheet of glass, and completely disconnected from any sort of mental reasoning. mind, actually, is a vestigial organ out here.

because had mind been used in any of these cases, one would realize, that this was just a impromptu pecking and nothing abnormal for an american. actually, why american, dont the newspapers waste paper and print photo's of wannabe celebrities, pecking each other 3 nanometers away from their lips ( if that still counts as pecking and not kissing) all the time? where is the moral police then? or is it just that targetting Richard Gere will give them an international platform to parade their ignorance?

oh, i dont blame these people. they are acting like the responsible citizens of India, and raising their voice against breaching the cultural code in this country. the active participants of this largest democracy! we must applaud them. we indifferent youngsters should learn from them. i am just waiting for another celebrity to blow a french kiss. i am sure i might find my chance to serve my country when Johhny Depp arrives for the shooting of Shantaram. after all, this is what freedom of speech and action and democracy is all about. if you dont like something, cry foul, ask for an apology, and if the other person does not give in, threaten, beat up and burn. whatever it takes to get them to apologize for acting themselves!

but to these great protectors of culture and integrity of country, i ask you this. where are you hiding, when there are 7 hrs power cuts in vidarbha, band in the middle of the day. at a time when most students are having their exams, and temperatures are bordering 40 degree celcius and above? we pay the taxes. we have a moral right to the power and right to be provided basic necessities, right? isnt it immoral then, that under such inhuman circumstances, electricity is cut everyday! i dont care what problems power department is facing. when did thinking become an integral part of any action here?

i ask you, where were you hiding, when government imposed a overall 50% reservation for the minorities, that is surely going to deprive many talented students of opportunities, just because they belong to a certain caste? while the morality of this country is all up and high when they are taking channels like FTV and AXN off air for airing some vulgar footage, where are they hiding, when it comes to framing PG and U slots? vulgar songs from bollywood flicks are aired all day round on TV channels, even on cartoon network! so, little kids are exposed to this almost all the time. also, in india, no kid sleeps at a time decided by their parents.

look around yourself. this hypocricy is costing you and your so calles selective morals them most. people have all the time to raise their voices about trivial stupid issues, but the real ones are left ignored. forget global warming, forget terrorism, forget human rights violation. no, all we need is a peck on the cheek to raise voices and burn effigies. but when human life is being squeezed and taken away every moment, we lay here, unconcerned. no one will raise their voice and no one will pay attention.

to India, and to the world, as no culture seems immune to such stupidity, i just think its time we woke up and strated directing our efforts towards something that is actually of any consequence. wake up, before its too late.

to the moral police, by all means, find another hobby. the very actions that you blame for spoiling the so called moral fabric of this country, are given importance and impetus by people like you. in that effect, you are aiding them. however inconsequential they are.