Nepotism ! As it unwinds..

Nepotism is the new buzzword which has triggered a war of words on social media with some defending and some going extra mile to let the world know how have they suffered. 

Nepotism is an age old tradition going across cultures, geographies, monarchies and in modern world even inflicting the corporate world.

Nepotism, as bad as it sounds, there’s always an unknown side to it and no human is spared without using it. The important factor to understand that whether it is a harmful nepotism or harmless. 

Nepotism knowingly or unknowingly begins in the childhood. Whether it’s schools, your neighbourhood, one will find a parent promoting his or her own child unknowingly   (/sometimes knowingly) hampering the talent of other kids. As parent or as a child, one fights it’s out and either proves a point or moves away to different avenues. Nepotism continues!

Nepotism need not originate from an individual and can be socially driven. A normal child of a talented parent sometimes will find it hard to come to terms with own potential. If one goes back into history of sports, an interesting story of Sir Donald Bradman’s son makes us realise that, we as a society stretch ourselves too far. His son chose to change his surname to Bradson dumping the legacy of the greatest ever or someone like Liam Botham who retired in early twenties to move to Rugby from Cricket. Many such examples in  normal walks of life can be quoted wherein the next generation has chosen its own path. But, Nepotism continues!

Nepotism, if it was the way our ancient nobleman propagated, the same has not changed in today’s corporate. What has changed, is its course and now it goes beyond family roots. Favouritism can be the new synonym to keep the control under your own pedestal. Survival of the fittest is still the rule and the one who copes up, stays back or can choose to move out. Nepotism continues! 

Nepotism, the word turns foul when it starts impacting the very existence of other individual. Promoting your own progeny or chosen one is fine but postering them without an iota of credibility and that too at the cost of others is harmful. Kingdoms were replaced with democracies, caste based professions made its own way towards skill based society. However, those who haven’t understood these ethos of life, still suffer with agenda of own and many a time we come across leaders with no credibility pushed on the society. Nepotism continues! 

Nepotism, as it means will keep coming at you and one has to find own means to survive with it. What matters is the fact, that it should not come at a cost of spoiling a childhood, snatching a promising life or most importantly compromising nation’s interest. As like ages, Nepotism continues!

Nepotism, as it means is here to stay. Harmful or harmless is our choice.

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Disclaimer: The article is a personal observation about nepotism and does not talk about any individual or a family.

The spin wizard Rajinder Goel ! A silent contributor call it quits 🙏

A silent cricketer, who could never make it to playing 11 and still regarded as one of the greatest to grace the Indian cricket walked out of life.

Rajinder Goel, a fine left arm spinner died and the news occupied a small corner of sports page today.

As cricket is going 20-20 way and new generation inclined to follow IPL heroes, spinners are to be hit out of ground. But one who can keep the batsman in his crease and have him tied up is still regarded as a top notch cricketer. Goel, probably would have been one of the greatest finds of IPL had he played 40 years later.

With quartet of Bedi, Chandra, Prasanna and Venkat, it was obviously a challenge to find a fifth place and the dream remained void forever.

A cricketer who never regretted not getting a blue cap and still wound up as highest wicket taker in Ranji Trophy by no means is a small achievement.

Nonetheless, not representing the country can only reduce the visibility but not the greatness.

Indian cricket was blessed to have Goel.

RIP Rajinder Goel 🙏🙏

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Dragon will come ! Pushback is the way forward!

छोटा भाई पाकिस्तान तो बडा भाई हिंदुस्थान !

हिंदी चीनी भाई-भाई !

रोटी-बेटीका रिश्ता !

Sounds so much like a family saga ‘ये रिश्ता क्या कहलाता है’, but surprisingly it’s a tagline for two countries.

If the first statement cut the Indian exchequer amid partition in 1947, second made us realise that brother can turn out to be Kaurava then the latest shocker opened the eyes to a new reality that no relationship is permanent.

End of the day, we were dealing with 3 independent countries and with supremacy in Asia at stake, it was bit obvious that Dragon will have its own push when the world is engrossed in COVID pandemic.

Dragon is not used to see India having its eyes, ears and arms open, so it will come out with all its aggression, economic penetration and entice all Indian neighbours to speak its own language.

Gone are the days when the country accepted a treaty to end war of 1965 or when Aksai-Chin landed up in Chinese map even without any objection or dialogue.

The test has began now and one who blinks will be caught unaware. Till now, it was all about economics but going forward it’s going to be muscle, money, influence, unified people and sustained leadership.

The aspirations of young India are on all time high, it wants an eye-to-eye connect with the world, is not afraid and knows its rights fully well. Snatching without confrontation won’t work anymore and the political will has to understand that they are dealing with ‘New India’.

Happy to see that India is finally dealing boundary as boundary rather than finding families across the border!

Salute to Indian Soldiers and their sacrifice🙏🙏

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Disclaimer: The article is a personal viewpoint on the current standoff at the border and does not intend to comment on any political decision or take sides of any political party.

A Pavitra Rishta had a long way to go ! RIP Sushant Singh Rajput !

As the obituary messages started pouring in for Sushant Singh Rajput, a parallel content emerged in the media comparing the unknown warriors who sacrifice their lives day in and day out.

A plethora of emotions question the EQ of the people who go into a shock for being hyper sensitive when a celebrity departs.

The fact of the matter is that every life is important and untimely exit causes a heartbreak for all those to whom the departure or the departed matters.

We all live in cocoon and have our own world perfectly built according to our own nests. A decorated corporate professional is a non entity as he enters a hospital. A larger than life doctor would be an unknown personality as soon as he or she occupies a seat in the flight. The pilot for that matter is then a star for all till he takes us to our safe destination only to be forgotten as soon as the passengers disembark the aircraft.

We are helped by many such unknown heroes in our lives who could be our own soldiers, police, economists and many more. Unfortunately all these professions are masked by their responsibilities wrapping their names under the roles they perform. The heroes in their own fields become mere mortals outside their own profession.

Each profession has its own ups and downs and the mortal professionals find a reason to celebrate or come out of their monotonous professional or personal hazards by following and celebrating a life of public figure.

The pressure on the public figure is no different than the challenges faced by any common or decorated mortal. However the difference lies in the fact that the public figure is part of the lives of the people and when they make an untimely exit, the emotions soar on a public platform.

Let’s not compare the deaths of a celebrity or an unknown entity. Both hurt equally and impact the lives of those left behind. Life is a gift of god and may all those unknowns who protect us be blessed forever 🙏🙏

May the soul of Sushant Singh Rajput RIP 🙏🙏

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Disclaimer: The article is a personal expression on the exit of an actor and intends to look into the public emotions and opinion in an individual capacity.