Will Nature also bow to polticial muscle?

Hi,

 I am back with something that made me sit up and take a look after few weeks. There were loads of corruption charges, good news, entertainment news, political situation and what not for last few weeks.  But today I read an article in Times oF India. It’s there on their website and it made me stop for a minute.

 

The Leh-Manali Highway is blocked by an oil tanker for last 2 days. The BRO is not ready to move it down the mountain which might result in the tanker’s destruction. Instead it has left loads of people to spend 2 days and nights in chilly roads with nothing to eat and no place to stay.  The article also says BRO (Border Roads Organization) has cut a part of the mountain so that small vehicles can move along. I was just wondering. Cutting a part of the mountain?, will that not  have any environmental repercussions?  Will it create a possibility of landslide in the future? Is it not a better idea to push the tanker and destroy it? Well, I thought  prima facia it seems to be  a better idea.  why was it not even considered and why is BRO hard walling travelers requests? Well, The answer is, the tanker Is owned by a powerful politician. Well again. If there is human life present, there will be politics, ain’t it?

 

I thought money was the real power, but it seems political power is giving it a run for the top rank these days. Public bodies, that too in high mountains with such elite records is bowing to political pressure. It’s such a shame if this article is really true. Also, the value given to the lives stranded there. Even nature is compromised for the passions and needs of Politicians.  Cutting a part of the mountain so as to not push the tanker out, seems to me as a ridiculous idea. Well, as history is proof, nature has her line and when you cross it, she is gonna come back and with vengeance.  Good luck in getting the tanker out of there before that day.

 

Seya!

Saina Nehwal, the next golden girl of Indian Sports

After a long wait for the next golden girl of Indian sport, Saina Nehwal has staked the claim for the title. I had almost a year back written about our need to support women in India and had mentioned Saina Nehwal. She has now put forth a strong case, not just for her but for all sportswomen. She has done one and all proud with  3 titles in so much weeks. A proud moment for  all us Indians.  She has something common with the previous golden girls of Indian sports arena. She is not a superstar , just a great sports person who is working really hard. Same as P T Usha, shiny Wilson, Karna Malleshwari and Mery Kom.

 

I believe the best asset of Saina has been Performance Personified.  Looking at her work of last few years, it is very clear, she did not just work on her game. She worked on a lot stuff around her game. Like Stamina,  strength etc. She never let down focus and most importantly she always kept raising the bar. At this point we need to give credit also  to her mentor  Pulela Gopichand and her family. For a girl  this age and such success, it would have been very easy to lose focus. There are many sportspersons across the globe who have wasted talent after a initial euphoria.

 

Saina, I believe should at this point of time also ensure that she does not tire herself out and bore herself out. In her quest to be number one  we don’t want  her to wear out when she reaches there. It’s going to be even more difficult to stay at these top rankings than reaching them. Also, the dream of every sports person, the Olympic gold. She has the mettle to win, does she have the endurance?

 

Time will tell. And we have an even bigger job, to back her to the last. She needs a lot of support and prayers from us and she will do great.

 

Kudos