..Bharat Ratna..anyone..???

First things first. Wikipedia meaning of Bharat Ratna - the word translates to Jewel of India & is India's highest civilian award, awarded for the highest degrees of national service. This service includes artistic, literary, and scientific achievements, as well as "recognition of public service of the highest order.

..all this was started by Mr.Lal Krishna Advani. He suggested..or rather demanded for a Bharat Ratna for his Atal Bihari Vajpayee. n den came a long tail of contenders:
1) Mayawati for Kashiram {der was only Dr.Ambedkar}
2) RamVilas Paswan for God knows who all {who gives even a damn?}
3) Navin Patnaik for Biju Patnaik {who..?}
4) Congress for Jyoti Basu - a leftist {can u imagine..???}
5) Ajit Wadekar for Sachin Tendulkar {ya..ya..not even Sachin}

..as of now these are d 5 contenders for Bharat Ratna. Now read d Wikipedia meaning of Bharat Ratna n decide for urself dat who among d above 5 'actually' deserves a Bharat Ratna. to me, NONE. n its bcos of these controversies dat d Bharat Ratna has not been awarded since d last 7 yrs.
the Bharat Ratna is actually an imitation of what d British call d 'Knighthood'..n in d British history too, its been in existence since d medieval times. The British left India long back but we still follow 'some' of their footprints.
The 'good' thing (if der is any..dat is) with the british 'Knighthood' is dat, dat any person gettin d knighthood is allowed to use the term 'Sir' to his name. But what in India? To me d Bharat Ratna awardees are forgotten so quickly..ask urself how many Bharat Ratna awardees do YOU actually remember out of d total 40 individuals who wer awarded. kyon..ho gayii na googly??
The process (i am sure der is one) for awarding someone d Bharat Ratna..is it made public ever,even in dis democracy?? Even d Right to Information act doesnt work here. Sometimes i feel, d SMS polling system on various television channels is better..atleast its a bit transparent (well..dat too until Rakhi Sawant lost..er..or rather win ;)
If one looks at the Bharat Ratna awardees (google it), u'll find dat some of dem actually deserved it. Only 10 politicians 've received it till dat out of d total 40. n dese 10 politicians too were in d likes of Dr.Ambedkar, Dr.Rajendra Prasad, Lal Bahadul Shashtri, Sardar Vallabhai Patel, etc. If d Bharat Ratna is to be awarded to a politician den give it to sum1 who has done sumthing above what politics (a politician's job description) allows him to do. I dont think any1 can have a problem wid these names. Now compare dem wid the list i wrote above. dis debate makes sense..right??
This NDTV 'Indian of the Year 2007' was rightly given to THE INDIAN SOLDIER. So easy to say, yes, dey only deserve it but how many of us actually talk about d Indian soldiers, in our daily chats, gupshup, etc. HE is d reason we are safe n secure..n not dese friggin' power-hungry politicians.
so decide for urself who 'actually' deserves d Bharat Ratna or do we once n for all scrap it to put an end to all d mud-slinging.

PS: Happy New Year for d year Two thousand & eight ;)

..happy new year for d year two thousand & eight..

..a gujju friend just greeted me.."Happy new year", n i was like..wats new..its already been 10 days since the year two thousand & eight started, but she still insisted.."but still, since v are talking for d first time in d year two thousand & eight, i've to greet you", so for d second time i had to greet her back, much to her delight..!!!
..n let me tel u, dis is the case/going to b d case even 3 months down d year two thousand & eight. Sum gujju friends of mine'll still greet me wid "Happy new Year" even in March of d year two thousand & eight. i can be so confident of Gujjus cos' of my experience & observation. Obviously, no offence to any Gujju..dey r really dependable n cute (again experience & observation)..n since i've been living in Gujjuland for the past 19 yrs, i m all wid Gujjus..i just luv d place n ofcors d people. BTW,i m from Rajasthan.
Now talking bout d year two thousand & eight..it started on quite a low note wid nothing equal to 'breaking-news' happening around..except ofcors on d night of 31st Dec'07. This is wat happened: 3 of my friends r gettin married in January of d year two thousand & eight (so dis ws literally their last NY bash), Sum friends came visiting from Uncle Sam's land after 3 yrs & d most important reason-we were all together. We came, enjoyed & 'drank' (altho m n occasional drinker;n ya dis very well was n occasion). ..i guess i gulped too much for myself which all practically came out @ 2:00 am on the 1st Jan of d year two thousand & eight..n between all dis, in no consciousness, i banged my face wid to a wall while simply waking, breaking my Hilfiger glasses..making it literally my first breaking news of d year two thousand & eight.
10 days've gone by in d year two thousand & eight n am still in shock! anywz..as dey (i really dont know who) say, New Year..New Light..New hope. i've decided to agree wid dem (again, i really dont know who). 2007, for me was a year of job changes, a break-up & a fantastic Goa trip..among other less important events, not worth mentioning.
D year two thousand & eight, i hope / wish / suppose will be a more eventful year but not on d lines of d above mentioned events. I'll stick to my present job if d company keeps me happy by paying good (i hope my boss reads dis ;) , as m singal right nw..break-up thing is out of question, more blogs (dis is my debut) n ya..d Goa trip..ANYTIME..!!! Also, have decided to be quite smart wid my finances in d year two thousand & eight..my only challenge / promise to myself.

..so to evry1 who is reading dis irrespective, in which ever month of d year two thousand & eight.. HAPPY NEW YEAR..!!!!