I had my own apprehensions as to how I'll be able to wade through the vettiness during this summer vacation which seemed painfully and perennially long for a person as restless as I am....I stepped into 'not-so-in-my-league' kind of activities like yoga too to get over it...But after a while,I must say I found myself deeply engaged and embroiled in the twin potboilers which will never fail to charm us,Indians-elections and IPL....
Elections in India see common man and super women rise to power like never before.It is the time when Ammas and Didis of Indian polity come into fore and dictate terms reducing scores of men to grapple at their feet for mercy....This particular general election caught my fancy specially for its debate on aging politicians and emergence of certain new fronts at national level...The argumentative Indian has once again vested power to rule him for the next 5 yrs in a party that is less complicated in principles and policies... I was quite surprised at myself observing stuff closely and bugging my father to understand what I observe this time rather than being laid-back....Well...Is this the sign of my coming off age???Maybe... I wish the Gandhis and the new cabinet all the luck in running the largest democracy of the world...
Then came IPL-entertainment ka asli baap-and managed to live true to the expectations of cricket buffs worldwide and its master strategist,Lalit Modi inspite of sudden venue change...Mr.Modi is a happy man for the second time and is letting his imagination run high with plans for 2 IPLs a year!!!Though my hugely and strongly opinionated uncle calls it shameful adulteration of cricket,I found myself,a not so great cricket maniac,hooked firmly to the T.V set inspite of irritatingly dumb-looking Mandira Bedi and outrageously hilarious Gaurav Kapoor trying to act as cricket experts...As always,T20 proved to be synonymous with oscillating prospects of each and every team involved with the game which made it all the more intriguing and unpredictable to give it an enigmatic charm...The Zoozoos appearing in the intercepting commercials weren't any less entertaining than the main show itself...When I first came to know that they were no creations of animation but live people under specially made perspex masks shot using high speed cameras to make them appear as they do,I was left in complete awe...Well..As an old adage goes, All's well that ends well...But we Indians can never get enough of this game,can we? The ICC T20 world cup is eagrly anticipated now and ready to keep jobless junta like me a little less jobless and distract not-so-jobless people too...
The next imporatant event that keeps me occupied these days is the French Open which all of the sudden became very optimistic for unconditional Federer fans like me...I find myself praying with crossed fingers as the D-day looms closer...Good luck Feddy!!!
