Dog Fights in the Garden City By Ullaash Kumar.R.K As a matter of fact, the General Elections for the country will be held anytime between now and 2014. The last five years has seen so much scams and scams. The opposition also now going gaga with Modi. Modi sometimes has become a fun factor too. And now that the Autumn and Winter has disappeared we are in for a long summer this year. A year from which, Water in Bangalore is going to be constant problem. The city is projected has an investors paradise and all in the world come running to Bangalore to get Bangalored. Is this city going to hold such a population God only knows? But there is no shortage of dreamers. They want Greater Bangalore by destroying more agricultural lands. SEZs come to Bangalore without any `so called resistance’ like a la-Nandigram or Singur. People like Narayan Murthy are Demi Gods or new gods of this city. He is given lands just like that. If he asks 300 acres, he gets it, for what??? To set up an Infosys office. While other Software companies need only about 3 acres. Why??? Is Infosys not equally bad comparing with say the TATA plant at Singur??? And an IT park destroys more lands and employs only a few highly qualified individuals. To add, such Narayan Muthy’s are also destroying livelihoods. He went on record saying “only capitalism will survive”. The media also backs him a lot. Why not, the major income for media flows to them from IT sector. And be it any talk show or news in Bangalore, U cannot miss this character, Narayan Murthy. I learnt he is on board of NDTV. So why not??? And the same media which shows Singur, gives the Man of the year award to Ratan Tata. What an irony. They can never report anything on Singur after that. And now Murthy wants another airport at Electronic City also. Sheer madness and contempt for Nature. The media is totally becoming a lying machine that portrays the lies of the big business houses. Is Bangalore only Narayan Murthy or Prasad Bidappa??? Aren’t other people alive in this city??? People’s rights are been taken away daily. The water is getting privatized, the FDI in Retail is in pipe line, The malls have removed most of the petty shops, the slums have been kicked around, the FDI in construction has allowed many apartments to mushroom, the trees are being cut daily indiscriminately, nobody is bothered about the water situation. There is heavy mining for stones going on in Ramanagaram and Kanakapura areas. The biodiversity of Bangalore is going to dogs. Totally the city is getting destroyed. The BBC reports on the quarrying, but our own news channels ignore. Soon this will be a dead city. I imagine some day all this apartments and flats will become monuments for the future generation to examine that there was a throbbing civilization here. The IT structures will all become barren in this great Bangalore desert. It is only matter of days or might be five years from now, Bangalore city or the Garden city will become the Great Bangalorean Desert. I would have been happy for once if the media told everyone the truth. There is no more place for any one here. It is already full to the brim. Why don’t u go somewhere else man. But the greed of the politicians and businessman never die. They want Greater Bangalore, more business and more destruction. Could anyone stop the cutting of the trees in Malleswaram. Even the courts are not taking the PILs. What nonsense. Some of my young friends from Hasiru-Usiru are only struggling to stop this tree massacre. With more unmindful projects like Metro and Greater Bangalore, more trees will disappear. The Malleswaram scene everyone knows, but what about big trees cut, to make ring roads??? Who can bell the cat and stop such destructive projects??? You don’t want the tree, but need ground water. From where will it come??? I wonder soon to stand under a tree; one might have to pay, since the tree might be owned by this Naryan Murthy or other biggies in the city. Why have our people become so insensitive? If 10,000 persons from Malleswaram go and sit they can stop the great separator from being build. We all protest about things happening in West Bengal. Which is good. Why don’t we protest against the damages happening in this city??? Why??? In summer the Dog Shows will hold the centre state along with Flower Shows. The run up to the current elections has been phenomenal, with the ruling party at the center saying India is shinning, the main opposition fielding some very interesting young candidates. The Annual Dog Show also is an interesting affair for all of us in Ooty and Bangalore. But else where in the country and around the Globe we always witness numerous Dogfights. The Kashmiri stock of our blood always witnesses bloody dogfights. The Iraqi stock I thought for a moment were endangered species after the Gulf War. There was numerous dogfights between allied forces and the Iraqi army on the great Mesopotamian Soil. Today ,what I felt is coming true, since Iraq is on fire with street fights daily. With the killing of Saddam, it has become worse. The Palestinians are also belonging to the endangered category since there are numerous fights daily in their soil. Now Egypt is seeing it all. Beginning to talk of Dogs and you will first think of a tender look of divine concern in the listener’s eyes. There is a wide range of emotions ranging from acute agony, aggressiveness and positive militancy in and out of the Dog’s photo sensory organs. I for a minute would like to forget this faithful animal, as I am afraid of dogs though I am not scared of Wild Animals. We Indians have a lot in common with the Dogs. The ecumenical environment that we live in and the gregarious creature that an Indian is, he lives, a tapestry of cultural traditions and conditions and extremely, bizarre, convoluted doggy habits. It is this last spectre, to which I personally feel, we are very close to Dogs. The election scene was inaugurated here amidst festivities, festoons, disputes, seminars, misgivings, uday yatra’s, India shinning, financial booms, cricket matches with the neighbor and the usual superficial stuff that erupts and proliferates on such occasions. The `Supreme Arbitrator’ of the paegeant, the almighty German Shepherd (G.S), declared with volcanic passion that he would leave absolutely nothing to chance and would make this show the most successful ever. In no uncertain terms, he summarily ticked off `Lightening Express’, the Alsatian, for whipping up community disharmony and promoting doggy discords. A first hand dog narration would, I believe make it more interesting. So here goes…. G.S: Lightening, don’t be silly. I possess the Bramahastra to reduce your ambition to ashes. Lightening: Grrr…., Your diabolical plots are clear as crystal now. In the league with mystic charm, your attempt is to discredit me remember my bite is worse than my bark. “Mystic Charm” the smooth haired Dachshund is much a different personality. This creature gets sticky wet by falling into wayside potholes. Mystic: Stability is the need of the hour. The cry of our times. I am afraid Lightening is a bit unstable. Lightening: Mystic the stable is where you belong to, go home and eat grass. This arena is for kennelites. Mystic: I’ve filed petition against malpractices and corruptions. Lightening: You keep filing petty petitions… no use. (`Vendetta’, the Doberman, a talker of morals, ethics, principles enters the scene) Mystic: You’re always looking for excuses. Vendetta: I’ve completed more than half of my lifetime working for my kennel members. (Romantic Revival, the Retiever enters the scene) Romantic: Minds and Hearts have to unite if this country is to progress. I expect all of you to be fair. Look at the plight of the poor pomeraninans. Lightening: I object very strongly we’re doing our best. G.S: “Pomeraninans are the most cuddled and appeased breed these days. Now they’re asking for airconditioned toilets… there needs will never end. What about breed, which have foreign origin? They are against privatization. Mystic: Foreign origin does not matter. What about their share in power equations today? How much do we depend on them? (At this point “Ooty Gambler’ the Boxer enters along with `Loud Bombmer’, the Great Dane, “Chic Chocolate, the Bull Terrier, Rody the Afghan Hound and Snowy the Pomeranian) Ooty Gambler: With Idiots like you around, Pomeranians have nothing to get exercised about. As for opportunities, I will arrange that without bribes. Loud Bombmer: I fully agree with Gambler. The easy way out is to eat your meals on time, squat 80% of the time, bark unnecessarily occasionally to make your presence felt. The rest will be done automatically. With this we can pass the FDI in Retail and also privatize the water. The bigger projects like Greater Bangalore will fall in place automatically. Chic Chocolate: Pomeranians are not a breed at all. We’ll do our work to the best. Why partiality? Rody: If our section comes to power we’ll guarantee Pomeranians, Cocker Spaniels, Lhasa Apso’s, St Bernard’s etc etc a special status. Snowy: I also agree to Rody. I will do my best for all sections of Kennalities. Romantic: The contestants may please refrain from inciting antibreed slogans. G.S: Our Section of Kennels is now very very clean. Lightening: Personal Attacks will be viewed and delt with very seriously. Mystic: What about my petition? Lightening as been exhibiting his tail, a bit too much. It is days of online petition and my petition is online please sign it… Lightening (Ferrociously): I question the locus standi of this duffer in matter. My tail is a matter of symbolic pride to my community. G.S(Uncertainly): But using racial symbols of race and breed… Mystic (Eagerly): yes, Y’es…. Lightening: Mystic and his fellow guys use this more than all of us. Vendetta: If you dogs are interested, I may…… Ooty Gambler: There he goes again. Snowy: Every other dog here is blabbering about non-issues. We’re concerned about Lightning’s tail, while our fellow Kennelites are suffering for food, water, shelter, road and what not….? Loud Bombmer: All that our mistress has already stolen! Chic Chocolate: He is right! Rody: What is the Solution? G.S: I have to do something serious to settle this problem. Lightening: We have given everything, Road, Food, Water and are improving it day by day. What has G.S done over the last so many decades? Nothing. The whole situation today is due to G.S and co’s wrong decisions. Mystic: What about the master plan? Rody: It was a big mess. Snowy: I don’t understand why our members agree all such master plans. Absolutely a non-issue. G.S: It is for pure breeds? Lightening: We must have another master plan. This time not based on obedience. G.S: I have received reports of forced transfers and migrations of important functionaries. Lightening: You must know better on what you’re doing. All poodles and Pomeranians are to summarily dismissed for their lack of commitment and dedication to dog causes. Snowy: This is the result of entrenched lobbies of Alsations and German Shepreds who are close to the power centers. I say, let the Common Dog have its day. Gambler: Then what about sleeping dogs? Loud Bombmer: They must give up their chairs. Mystic: You dogs are barking out everything. I am bothered about stability. Rody: Last few years, I’ve watched G.S and Co do nothing right. Their upliftment with foolish ideas took the dog nation downhill. There has been some improvement after Lightening and Co are in power, but still the dog nation is going downhill. G.S: No personal remarks please. Snowy: Facts are in variably facts. You have to accept a spade as a spade GS. Rody: I like speaking out the truth bluntly. Ask any one…. I am Sathyam Rody. Vendetta: During this point of time we all bark out each others faults, which are all truths of what we’ve done and not done. Lightening: Right! Rody is not the only Harichandra and Gandhi around. G.S: Things are taking a turn for the worse. Dogfights will breakout everywhere… the nation is in grave peril…There will be a civil war. Lightening: Out into the battlefield, my merry dogs! Best of Luck! (Goes out) Romantic: I am viewing every activity, seriously Mystic: My able, stable followers… Success will be yours. G.S: I ban every activity-taking place in the name of race, creed and breed. Snowy: I am off to see my beloved supporters, see the `sweat’ on their eyebrows, but happiness in their eyes. The future is theirs. G.S: Help! I am being doghandled… Gambler: Don’t understate anything. Loud Bombmer and Chic Chocolate: `Dog Kicked’ Would be most appropriate. Kicked dog like around.
Posted on: Sun, 18 Aug 2013 06:00:55 +0000
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