Random scribbles

Is there an alternative reality that exists somewhere in the fleeting web of missed seconds? Maybe, it does! There is that subjectivity of being that is somewhere latent in the turning wheels of time. Sometimes, it does make all the sense in the world. This surrealism that underlies the very myth of existence comes disentangled inexplicably before you. It hypnotizes you and you have that momentous tête-à-tête with the indelible imprints on the sands of time. You want to clasp that in your little hands but it eludes you deceptively. You want to gain that moment of clarity, that awe-inspiring breath of salvation. You yearn for the light of understanding.

What is it after all? You are inundated by the deluge of emotions which you really can't possibly categorize. A sense of emptiness engulfs you. The question lurks in the layers of shadows waiting to jump at you. What is it that we want? These are metaphysical conundrums and you sigh after the fruitless jabs at finding a solution.

To be emotional and rational at once is a contradiction in terms. This feeling of impotence is debilitating to the soul and life forces within. The clear and innocent voice within suffers and transforms into a wound which never heals. You are battered and shattered because you are not strong enough. Maybe, maybe not!!

I think that I can go on and on about the dark thoughts but it is already late and I haven't had my dinner yet!
But the most important fact remains that I really feel like a swine making merry in the mud and rains of my glorified self-pity.

Corruption

There are fundamental rights guaranteed to every citizen of India. But, have these guarantees enshrined and venerated in our constitution reached us? Has it manifested itself or does it stay hidden? Has the state been successful in ensuring these rights? These are complex issues and there can not be a yes or no answers to them. We can not treat them simplistically and have sweeping generalizations.

We have a democratically elected government, an independent judiciary acting as the custodian to the constitution and then there is a press and a vibrant civil society.

Democracy has ensured that we have a popular government representing us.But, is it popular enough or representative enough? The electoral system has ensured that a person getting even about 20% of votes can be our representative. Elections are still fought along caste lines.  The Election commission says that there is huge amount of black money used. The parliament has not been able to function for last 2 sessions. This is symptomatic of a larger malaise afflicting the system. The government has lost credibility and accountability in the eyes of a layman. There has been a massive erosion of trust. Government in its own plan papers says that there is a huge governance deficit. Realpolitik has thwarted public policy. There is a tacit understanding among political parties, corporate houses and press to cover up for each other.

This is India's spoils system at work. It is a sort of 'Honour among thieves'. State with its legitimate coercive rights has become the biggest bully in town. They have not spared even the high office of CAG which has been a thorn in the flesh for sometime from the petty politics of aspersions and insinuations.
India with its diversity faces a whole gamut of diverse issues of corruption, crony capitalism, poverty, malnutrition, plight of women, illiteracy and many more. But, how can these issues be solved if the Fountainhead of power is itself poisoned with corruption?