This week’s Bansal and KUMAR controversy leaves me wondering that we are perhaps seeing Mahabharata play again albeit the modern way.. Policy makers bending laws and disrobing institution for personal/political gain and what is shocking is they are backed so fiercely by people at the top..
Our man at the helm is behaving like dhritarashtra who is meek, biased and unable to take tough decisions. The desire to hold on to the chair has blinded him of all the muck that is going around and has failed the country. At times he has also behaved like Bheeshma being true to THE family in right or wrong, good or bad..
I would think a weak, good leader is worse than a strong bad leader. Amazing how someone who has had such clean track record personally all through his career has tarnished his image completely just because he has kept mum.
To borrow it from a European economist who said “I fear German power less than Germany’s inaction” on the European crisis, i think the same holds true for India’s policy makers.
Abey John
Strong bad leader is not an alternative. Nothing will have changed. We’ll be exchanging a weak piece of shit for a strong piece of shit who will bend the laws to suit his “strong” agenda. Example: Putin in Russia.
Akanksha Bumb Sachdeva
Abhinav..great post!
Although I did find it a little male-centric and a little (just a tad) misogynist; but I guess you can’t help it!
The story at the other end is as frustrating. So when a guy quits on his dreams for marrying a girl sometimes cant even dream. Sample this “How can you start an idea in Ahmedabad? Who knows where will you land once married!” OR “What if your would-be husband is in a transferable job?”
May be the pressure of FLAT isn’t as much, but the FAMILY gets worse.
But I think it boils down to individuals. I left my job to figure myself out and do what I had dreamt of, when I was still single. My husband did that a month ago because he realised that being married is an asset and not a liability.