November 14 has to be a very hectic day in India. More so for the kids. Chaachaa Nehru would almost always keep them engaged with one event in his memory or the other. For the elders, it is the World Diabetes Day that causes much of the stir. All through the day the fear of being Diabetic or becoming one consumes the human soul. Most of the day goes in planning to fight this beast or simply wondering what this almighty power means. As for me, it is even more scary. My manager was born on this day which means one full day goes in being nice and cordial with your sworn enemy. What a tyranny!
Any TV channel that you tune into on this day diagnoses you with symptoms or existence of Diabetes. They will make you believe in no certain terms that it is the biggest risk for your life. Alas! You may choose to ignore them but they are only dramatizing a fact. There can be no two opinions about the threat of Diabetes. It is serious, very serious killer. The media, both online and offline, is replete with information about the cause and remedies of this giant, silent assassin. All I can say as a polite advice is to EXERCISE, most useful on empty stomach. The global scorecard for the efforts of tackling Diabetes can be read here.
There cannot be a better disservice to Chaachaa Nehru than what we are doing in his 125th Birth Anniversary year. Congress sets up a function, does not invite anybody from NDA. NDA sets up a government function and does not invite Manmohan Singh. Both the events do not do anything more than the lip service. And I frankly believe that there is noting new and relevant in Chaachaa Nehru's legacy that is worth bothering about in the current age. Once in a while we do need ammunition to blame him for all the major failures in the country. To help garner that material, some of the most private documents belonging to him have been released by the Gandhi family to be put in the public domain. One just needs to obtain permission from the PMO on a case-to-case basis.
The weather improved ever so slightly in Bangalore to allow for some of the Children's Day events to go through. What should we really do for kids on this day? Dance, Music, Sweets? Aren't all these available on any other day? Wouldn't it be nice to put them in a session which teaches about brotherhood/sisterhood above anything else? Being able to live with non-conducive opinion is so so very difficult these days. Teaching this by example would definitely be a much more meaningful Children's Day.
Nevertheless, it won't come again till one full year passes. So, cherish the memories of what you did and what you failed to do.
There cannot be a better disservice to Chaachaa Nehru than what we are doing in his 125th Birth Anniversary year. Congress sets up a function, does not invite anybody from NDA. NDA sets up a government function and does not invite Manmohan Singh. Both the events do not do anything more than the lip service. And I frankly believe that there is noting new and relevant in Chaachaa Nehru's legacy that is worth bothering about in the current age. Once in a while we do need ammunition to blame him for all the major failures in the country. To help garner that material, some of the most private documents belonging to him have been released by the Gandhi family to be put in the public domain. One just needs to obtain permission from the PMO on a case-to-case basis.
The weather improved ever so slightly in Bangalore to allow for some of the Children's Day events to go through. What should we really do for kids on this day? Dance, Music, Sweets? Aren't all these available on any other day? Wouldn't it be nice to put them in a session which teaches about brotherhood/sisterhood above anything else? Being able to live with non-conducive opinion is so so very difficult these days. Teaching this by example would definitely be a much more meaningful Children's Day.
Nevertheless, it won't come again till one full year passes. So, cherish the memories of what you did and what you failed to do.
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