Not at all happy

This month has not got off to a good start. Over the past couple of days, i have not been in the mood to write. But, today, somehow i am managing to collect myself and contribute something on my blog. But, to think concretely on one particular topic will not be easy. So, i will just give a sumup of some topics in a Nutshell.

Firstly, i am not happy with my stay here in Mumbai. In addition to the uncomfortable heat, we are facing 4 hour long power cuts, from 11:30 to 3:30. We are lucky, the rest of the suburbs have powercuts varying from 5-15 hours. In spite of all this, people in mumbai are bearing it out, and still say that Mumbai is the best place to live.

Either the people are absolutely stupid, or they are extremely patient, or they have resigned themselves to the factor of Apathy. I guess all three are correct to describe them. How can people continue to wallow in such uncomfortable scenarios and be silent? When the situation facing them will not improve for at least 10-15 years, how can they remain aloof and sweat it out literally? I guess these things can never be explained.

Looking at Mumbai's pitiable infrastructure, the rest of India is not faring well. Bangalore's Water Crisis, the Red corridor extending from Andhra Pradesh to Bihar, the secession of the North_East in the near future, the absolute meltdown of the democratic system in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, the ruin of Agriculture in Punjab, Fractured Communal Harmony in Gujarat, economic stagnation in West Bengal, all these are problems that face India. This is just in a nutshell.

Yet, inspite of all this, many news organizations say that India is shining. India is booming unprecidently in the world, and wil soon be a superpower. But, when Merit is thrown out of the window and there is no backup, it might lead to stagnation in the democratic foundation of the state. Still, all this will be swept under the rug and covered.

Sports culture has stagnated, but yet people do not want to watch quality to improve. This is with reference to the decline of viewership of the Cricket World Cup. With India's exit, viewership has declined. It is this mentality which is very irritating, that with the home team's exit, interest wanes completely. If the public watch some quality cicket that some teams play, then the sport here will improve. If administrators of the game here take note, then the game might be boosted.

So, as you can see, i am not happy with what is happening. Both personal, national, sports, it is quiet a depressing time to be here. But, it seems that we are part of a tide that has gone low, maybe it might not take much time to bounce back to happier times.