Udaan

They say it is impossible to fly,
I say, but what about giving it a try;

They say there are do's and don'ts,

Right and wrong, boundaries all along,

Hurdles to clear, stakes too high,

Isn't it reason enough to stop asking why ;

I say that is precisely the point,

hurdles to jump and demons to deny,

will make the journey special,

and confer the elusive high;

They say the logics are impossible to defy,

I say, Can I just give it a try 

And so I persist,

and keep giving it a try,

and so I insist,

there will be a day, when I will fly !!

The (medium-) fast and furious

The (medium-) fast and furious

Main stream media - I

This post is dedicated to all Sagarika Ghosh fans. I am not going to do an introduction here, her name is enough. If you do not know her, you can stop reading the post here.

She conducted a 'debate' after the phenomena of spot fixing by Pakistani players happened. And here are her tweets about the same.

1. Ponting says western cricketers have different values from south asians: are we just a congenitally corrupt society? FTN at 10pm
1. Oh, I think we must be a congenitally corrupt society since Mr. Ponting whose 'integrity can not be questioned' says so
2. Good morning. Depressing views from panelists last night on FTN. cheating and dishonesty hardwired into the subcontinetal dna..
1. Yes, I definitely think that only subcontinental dna has this problem. All other dnas are clean and such skullduggery is not in their dna, So what if they were punished for this.
3. We need a mental revolution. a moral renaissance. each one of us has to inculcate personal honesty at all levels
1. Yes I think we do. But I did not know that it is because some cricketers took some money. Thanks for letting us know.
4. sadly our religions too have become degraded. noble spirit of hinduism reduced to minority bashing. islam used for violence and mayhem.
1. Oh, thats deep ! spot fixing -> corrupt society -> degraded religion, hinduism, islam  -> minority.  I could have never gained this foresight, Thanks, thanks a lot !
5. something drastic needs to happen. panelists believe shock treatment from West and globalisation will force us to adhere to norms..
1. Oh yeah, we need to be royally spanked by the west (our big daddys), so that we behave properly.
6. when society loses its spiritual core, moral collapse follows When spirituality itself becomes political& violent, god is dead
1. Oh ho ho, this is something I still can not sight. Truly genius of you.

Miss Ghosh, you are truly a boon for us mere mortals. It is a privilege for all dishonest people with corrupt dnas to get enlightened by you. I hope you keep educating us on issues !