This post is prompted as a result of articles I have seen related to the Commonwealth Games Delhi 2010 and the Ayodhya verdict. So much has been written about the ill-preparation pertaining to the CWG that I do not feel the need to repeat it in this post.
However, what frustrates me is that on Day 3, when things seem to be going well, some journalists will find some way or the other to bad mouth the games. For eg: http://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2010/10/06/delhi-grinds-to-standstill-for-games/ Here, the journalist compares the games being held in India to the games that took place in Australia in 2006 and the fact that all commercial activity was open for the opening day. Did Ms. Chakraborty use her brain for one second to think about how different the two countries are in terms of demographic, culture, infrastructure? I suspect not. It amazes me how such pieces are allowed to be put up on supposedly respectable publications such as the Wall Street Journal. It infuriates me to think that this is the picture that gets painted in front of the western world thanks to such articles. Agreed that people (myself included) are having to go through inconvenience for the duration of the games (15 days). However, what would one rather have - security or convenience of living your life as you would if the games were not taking place? For me, the choice is obvious. I would love to hear some thoughts from people who live in Delhi and are undergoing some of these inconveniences also.
My other gripe is related to the Ayodhya verdict. The media built up a lot of hype around the result. Further, they posted polarizing remarks by some politicians. These are the sort of things that instigate extremists into action.
While I appreciate freedom to speech, such things make me wonder if maybe we have too much of it in this nation?
Wednesday, October 06, 2010
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