Star overnight
K.R.Wadhwaney
Hima Das
Hima's gold in world 400 metres
has rendered her a great star
overnight. She has won recognition
for the government's Target Olympic
Podium Scheme (TOPS). She will be
provided funds, perks and other
facilities for her preparation for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. She would
receive Rs 50000 a month as out of
pocket from the SAI.
According to critics, Hima is
highly talented and capable of
achieving it because of her 'drive
and self-belief'.
A huge blot
Harmanpreet Kaur
India's T-20 captain,
Harmanpreet Kaur. She has lost
her reputation and respect. She
submitted a false graduation
degree, obtained in 2011 from the
Chaudhry Charan Singh
Institution. She deserved severer
punishment of 'dismissal' instead
of demotion from a trainee deputy
superintendent of police (DSP) to
a constable. She must be made to
refund the additional amount of
salary and perks, she has drawn.
The Punjab Government's decision
has caused widespread criticism.
Her This wrong-doing will affect
her skill, ability and form.
"She is being retained as a
constable, till she achieves the
required degree. The government
appears unwilling to take any
punitive action against her",
according to reports.
Instances are mal-functioning
are increasing. Sports persons,
men and women, shine on
grounds and competitions, but
they ruin their careers for their
wrong acts.
A great connoiseur
S. S. Moorthy
On June 16, S. S. Moorthy,
residing in Panchsheela Enclave in
New Delhi passed away ---- just
nine days before his 83rd birthday.
He was suffering from lung
infection.
Hailing from Karnataka, he did
his B. Com (Honours) from Loyola
College, Chennai, and then moved
to the Delhi School of Economics
for Management Studies. He
worked with Oriental Insurance,
Crompton Greaves and Automobile
products of India before starting a
small and medium enterprise
venture for the manufacture of
railway signalling equipment.
A keen follower of cricket,
Moorthy's special interest and
love were music. Born and
brought up in Chennai, his
family, like many South India
families in Tamil Nadu, was well
versed in various aspects of
Carnatic music, with some of
his siblings being able to sing
and also play the violin. Little
wonder that Moorthy, too,
came to acquire sufficient
knowledge of Carnatic Music.
Soon after his marriage to
Gayathri Ranganathan, he
shifted to Delhi. The marriage
brought him in touch with Western Classical Music because Gayathri learnt
Western Classical Music from the finest teachers, and
was also in her own right an accomplished piano
player.
Already having a solid grounding in Carnatic Music,
it took very little time for Moorthy to understand the
nuances and intricacies of Western Classical Music,
and very soon he became a very knowledgeable critic.
The Delhi Music Society acknowledged his deep
knowledge and understanding of Western Classical
Music by electing him as its President, the position he
held for more than ten years. His commitment to that
role was phenomenal, being passionately involved in
every aspect of the working of the Music Society. He
was a perfectionist to the core.
The Polish Government acknowledged the efforts
made by the Music Society to further the cause of
Indo-Polish Musical & Cultural ties by conferring an
Award on the Music Society for which Moorthy and
Gayathri were invited to Poland to accept the Award
on behalf of the Music Society.
Moorthy was a puritan while presiding over the
Society: It should not flinch from its objective of
promoting Western Classical Music in its purest form.
During his tenure, Gayathri, too, played an active role
as the Chairperson of the Programme's Committee of
the Society. A soft spoken gentleman, Moorthy will
long be remembered by music lovers of the Capital.
Utterly rubbish !
Chastity is much more valuable and precious
than jewellery and cash. It must be defended
with utmost care, precision and passion. A
girl/woman cannot afford to lower her guard
at any moment. She has to be careful in choosing her
attire/dress; she has to be selective in her friendship
and she has to be doubly careful in deciding her
pub/bar/ restaurant for a dinner, particularly late
night outing. Any laxity may be an act to regret later.
Most media, particularly foreign, has been
maligning India as the 'most dangerous' country for
women. It is utterly rubbish. It is a much safer
country than most of the nations in the United States
and Europe. Foreign media paints a very poor
picture; what is cause for concern is that Indian
media also accuses the country for being
'utterly unsafe for women'. The recent survey cries
'wolf, wolf, for sexual violations against Indian
women'. The survey was however, said to be very very small and lopsided.
Population is increasing. Unrest is
growing; violence is in the air.
Indeed, 'sexual crime' is spreading.
This is a world-wide happening.
Foreign media is biased and, sadly,
Indian media plays a role of copy-cat.
The statistics prove that India is a
heaven as compared to western
world and most nations in Asia. To
say India is 'the rape capital of the
world is sheer non-sense. The United
Kingdom, for example, reported a 20
per cent rise for rapes in London. The BBC remains
silent on this shocking rise. There is a calm response
from the authorities. But the English authorities and
media go berserk when they touch the subject of sex
offences in India. The agencies in England say:
"85000 women and 12000 are raped every year. In
2014, an important survey said that one of three
women experienced sexual harassment since
the age 15.
Rape is an international happening with more
crimes taking place in the West than in India
and other centres. In the words of Home Affairs
Ministry, the alleged high risk of sexual violence
was based on flawed 'methodology'. The Delhi
High Court says: "Marriage does not mean that wife
is always ready for sex". It is a great act if both
persons are emotionally involved. A leading
authorities on sports in Mumbai and Delhi, Ron
Hendricks, had said: "Prostitution is a masturbation
in vagina"!