..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 ;)