delhi's cultural elite

went last evening to an opera(nothing less) in siri fort auditorium.this was an indo-french production"if i were king".
the approach to the siri fort road was choatic or so I thought till i saw the queue waiting to enter the auditorium;i thought ah it is the security drill which is so essential till i got closer.the securirty checks were perfunctory.the choas was only beacause of the sheer inefficiency.managed to get through this ordeal unscathed and made my way into the auditorium when i noticed that my ticket did not have a seat number.so there was a free for all-this must be the only large auditorium without any seating numbers.so there you had the spectacle of people "reserving"seats for their friends.the ticket was RS.250/ and one expected a seat where you could see without straining eye and neck.well the seating arrangemnts for the janata class walas was apart from being at an acute angle far away;so you had to strain your neck to read the opera (well you see ther were large passages in french and this was being translated and displayed on a wall passing of as a screen.)
the seats were pathetic-dirty,torn and in urgent need of replacement.the people were in their finery most eager to be seen seeing the opera.they cared little for the opera itself or the other members of the audience.so the ubiquitous cellphone was in abundant display;people strolled up and down,in and out(had the misfortune of getting a seat near the exit) and eating,slurping food and coffeee.pathetric,pathetic.
the opera itself was magnificient despite(and this is a big despite) allthis.a simple tale told with humour and mirth-splendid sets ,multimedia treat,with a wonderful live orchestra.the singing was great by the lead actors none of whom took themselves seriously.
when will we learn to respect artists,other people-learn to be sensitive.

of rising prices

why are prices of all vegetables,fruits,sugar,lentils going up?who is responsible?why does nobody come forward and explain the reasons?why does everybody think that no explanation is necessary?why is it that only the press thinks that this issue needs a discussion and indulges in speculation?where are the powers that be?there must be a explanation-so why is nobody coming forward and expaining?
and we talk of accountability.huh!

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miserable,cold,dull day.

how do the poor,homeless,less priveleged manage?and what does one say to the destruction of the night shelters by the government?the sheer callousness of those who should care for the citizens?all in the name of development of the facilities for the CG scheduled for 2011.pathetic.

and we get concerned when the the lesser privileged raise protests and sometimes violently.never do we think about what forces them to do what they do.

when will we learn to be caring;learn to give back to society;learn to help and protect the lesser privilegd then ourselves?

that will be the day.

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It has been a long time once again since I last posted a blog;same reason as before-the sheer lack of time.

Have entered a New Year since;what is in store,one knows not-what I do know is that I will continue to do what is my duty.And what exactly does one mean by that-do we all know what is our "duty"-as a son,father,husband,brother,brother-in-law,friend,in your work place?and if we all know that and are doing that the world will indeed be a better place.So let me rephrase-I shall endeavour to do what I think is my duty in all the roles which I play.Obviously while discharging one aspect of this role "dutifully" some other role is bound to be neglected.So how does one compensate?how does one balance?You try and hope that you have not been too neglectful of any one role.You explain to the people concerned that you are trying to do what has to be done so that they understand the difficulties.You constantly sit back and analyse your roles and the manner in which you are discharging your duties-this is the only way in which one can ensure a balance is maintained. So all the best to everybody-and yes let us all do our duty.