Much has been said about the Andrew Symonds racism controversy.
It is probably time when International folks really understand the Indian psyche and the way they look at Racism. There's no such thing as racism in India and Indians do not understand it. Until this moment, I was unaware that Andrew Symonds is black. To me he only looked like a mix, and that is to a person who has lived abroad in a multiracial nation like USA for 6 years. While calling a spade a spade, if Indians did want to racially discriminate a black guy, as is being purported, they would much rather do it to a West Indian. But in that case too, its hard to imagine Indian crowds going after someone's color or race unless he's an Indian (or someone from the subcontinent) and is extremely black. Any organization coming out and making statements against Racism is only a nominal thing and falls in the realms of the paradoxes of Bureucracy.
Now, is this article alluding to the situation that the crowd hasn't mobbed Andrew Symonds? No. What has happened is a crowd booing at someone they don't like or is causing them trouble. If this is the way various Cricket organizations across the globe react to this incident, you can apply a similar reaction to Inzamam's harassment case in Toronto. There was no element of racism to that, but hey, what the heck. Make a statment that we are doing something about it. Amidst all this, the Australian media certainly seemed to miss the point here.
Well, one of two things is for sure. Either the crowd does seem to understand what ticks off Andrew Symonds or it could be one of the regular fare Australian mind games, in the name of "this is the way we've been playing our cricket".
Monday, October 29, 2007
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Pawan Vs Common Man
Andhrudu Aarambhashoorudu antaaru. Chiranjeevi adi kaadu.
Pawan Kalyan's recent announcement of a "Force" for the protection of Common man has come in the wake of the Srija-Sirish controversy. The timing of such an announcement comes into question for the general media whose other face is the "Common man".
Over the years Chiranjeevi has displayed unflinching commitment to serving the society. Such a return to the society is the result of 25 years of hard work, perseverance and passion. A state that has not only rubbed off to members of his family but also to fans associations and millions of likers across the Telugu speaking world. In one perspective - a third of his life was spent in making himself, a third of his life will be spent in serving the society and another third for his personal front.
Pawan Kalyan as we know him has been one stubborn nut and a stickler to perfection, albeit in his own right. His prodigal brother gave him his first break, which din't help much. After that Pawan Kalyan earned a winning streak of 5 films. What stood out however in these movies was an actor's will to be different within this extreme commercial format. A solidly established track that defied everyone's expectations, sometimes which might have even gone against the Megastar's recommendations, soon came to an end with a string of flops. Unlike Chiranjeevi, his repertoire constituted solely playing it to the galleries. Pawan Kalyan is known for his mannerisms, not for his acting or solid performances.
Their social service patterns would also follow the same track that their career patterns have evolved into. Chiranjeevi's meticulous planning of his future, his career, his skills (as an actor) are just parameters that just spilled into his social service activities as well. He's considered a brother to all in the Telugu fim fraternity and the same trait has followed him all the way to his fans and his patrons. This character will span the rest of his lifetime in whatever activity he will involve himself into, be it politics, graceful retirement or what have you. It is this same character that has enabled his composure during the Srija-Sirish controversy and it will be the same character that will help him wither any storm. Unlike Chiranjeevi, Pawan Kalyan was never known to be the best brother in the world. He hasn't yet completed the painstaking 'process' of taking successes and failures alike and becoming an accomplished actor. At the moment, he is at best half-baked. Whatever run he will have with CMPF/CPF will be with the support of the force that he has garnered over the past decade, but more than that will be due to the backing that he is facilitated by his brother.
We all need an organization that does what CMPF/CPF proposes to do. However, the activities of such an organization will come into question more often than not. Unlike so, in what his brother had chosen as a form of giving back - Blood and Vision, a much peaceful form. Will CMPF/CPF be backed by some level of violence? How will it find the middle ground? Given an issue, who will be the judge of what's correct and what's not? What's the solution it has to offer to the Srija-Sirish case? I have no doubt that Pawan has been toying with this noble idea for a long time and now has a lot more questions to answer. If you ask me if my wishes are with CMPF/CPF, sure they are and they ought to be, but has he got the timing of it right? I don't think so.
Pawan Kalyan's recent announcement of a "Force" for the protection of Common man has come in the wake of the Srija-Sirish controversy. The timing of such an announcement comes into question for the general media whose other face is the "Common man".
Over the years Chiranjeevi has displayed unflinching commitment to serving the society. Such a return to the society is the result of 25 years of hard work, perseverance and passion. A state that has not only rubbed off to members of his family but also to fans associations and millions of likers across the Telugu speaking world. In one perspective - a third of his life was spent in making himself, a third of his life will be spent in serving the society and another third for his personal front.
Pawan Kalyan as we know him has been one stubborn nut and a stickler to perfection, albeit in his own right. His prodigal brother gave him his first break, which din't help much. After that Pawan Kalyan earned a winning streak of 5 films. What stood out however in these movies was an actor's will to be different within this extreme commercial format. A solidly established track that defied everyone's expectations, sometimes which might have even gone against the Megastar's recommendations, soon came to an end with a string of flops. Unlike Chiranjeevi, his repertoire constituted solely playing it to the galleries. Pawan Kalyan is known for his mannerisms, not for his acting or solid performances.
Their social service patterns would also follow the same track that their career patterns have evolved into. Chiranjeevi's meticulous planning of his future, his career, his skills (as an actor) are just parameters that just spilled into his social service activities as well. He's considered a brother to all in the Telugu fim fraternity and the same trait has followed him all the way to his fans and his patrons. This character will span the rest of his lifetime in whatever activity he will involve himself into, be it politics, graceful retirement or what have you. It is this same character that has enabled his composure during the Srija-Sirish controversy and it will be the same character that will help him wither any storm. Unlike Chiranjeevi, Pawan Kalyan was never known to be the best brother in the world. He hasn't yet completed the painstaking 'process' of taking successes and failures alike and becoming an accomplished actor. At the moment, he is at best half-baked. Whatever run he will have with CMPF/CPF will be with the support of the force that he has garnered over the past decade, but more than that will be due to the backing that he is facilitated by his brother.
We all need an organization that does what CMPF/CPF proposes to do. However, the activities of such an organization will come into question more often than not. Unlike so, in what his brother had chosen as a form of giving back - Blood and Vision, a much peaceful form. Will CMPF/CPF be backed by some level of violence? How will it find the middle ground? Given an issue, who will be the judge of what's correct and what's not? What's the solution it has to offer to the Srija-Sirish case? I have no doubt that Pawan has been toying with this noble idea for a long time and now has a lot more questions to answer. If you ask me if my wishes are with CMPF/CPF, sure they are and they ought to be, but has he got the timing of it right? I don't think so.
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