Saturday, January 9, 2010

A Frustrated Nation

Once upon a time ( as close as a decade back), scandals such as the Bofors, match fixing or the kidney racket used to shock us. How could all this happen in our country ? The newspapers used to leave us with a feeling of being cheated.
A decade later, India has emerged as a land of perverts. Scandals of an earlier time are now passe, cursory and demure. We have emerged as a nation out to prove its prurience. After all, we wrote the Kamasutra. So we need to be known for our libidos. So what if they are satisfied in a treacherous way.

Delhi, is now known as the rape capital. A few hundred people molest two girls on a new year eve at Mumbai. A bunch of fundamentalist rogues thrash girls in public at Mangalore. Kerala's sordid sex sagas never end. Goa is the land of sun, sea and sleaze.

Some of these scandals really stand apart not only for their gory nature but also because of the sheer negligence shown by the Indian judicial system in punishing the offenders.

- A paedophile and a lunatic team up in Nithari to go on a long cycle of rapes and murders. Around 30 skeletons were unearthed from their backyard. The lunatic is in jail and will remain there for ever and the paedophile could be out very soon. Nobody hanged....

-A recent article in a newspaper highlighted the plight of a nurse who was strangled during a rape and has lived for about 30 years as a vegetable in the hospital. The accused works in a different hospital and has escaped conviction.

-A Director General of Police molests a 15 year old girl and drives her to suicide. Case closed. No conviction.

We could write a big fat book on all the sexual atrocities commited in our country for the last 4-5 years. Politicians, Film stars ( Shiney Whiney), Policemen, Priests etc etc. These people have put the common crook to shame.

Lets move to the latest one. Mr. ND Tiwari. 86 years old and with 3 women at one time.
Awesome ! ! He is the brand ambassador for a frustrated nation called India. His virility could put Viagra to shame...