😎THE DAILY OBSERVER-55😎
Mon 21 Dec 2020
Remembering those good old days when the first sounds in the early morning set the tone for the day. What fun to get up in the dark in total silence and slurp that first cup of tea in total peace ! One major difference was the absence of this gadget called the mobile. The maximum one could do along the lines of creating some artificial noise was to switch on the radio/transistor and fiddle/twiddle the knobs , hoping to hear something.
These days, it is becoming almost impossible to keep away from checking out messages on Whatsapp first thing on waking up. And there lies the whole problem. There is no saying what kind of a message the eyes land upon first and the day kicks off on that note. Days lead on to weeks and months and before u can say " SAVDHAN " , a whole year has rolled by !
Our daily Modern bread seems to have become unpalatable with ESM butter and Kissan jam. While on the one side i feel sorry for the sons of the soil sleeping and roughing it out in the cold, i envy the jalebis and pakoras,foot- massages and SUVs on display. As if regular media coverage was lacking, our own fellow brethren came up with more than a hundred snapshots and videos to prove the point. It made one proud to see one favourite grizzly veteran of ours spouting slogans on-stage to the cheering of the crowd.
While yet others covered the event with videos from their cars.
Not to be left behind, the opposing camp came out with its own narratives and videos and the sparks flew fast and furious. Also came the conciliatory messages begging for restraint. Videos of a Boxer mother playing around with and feeding her pups were thrown in for good measure in an attempt to spread the message of the milk of human kindness. The video of a bare-bodied sadhu ( some say it is actually Chandan Das in disguise) rolling around in the snow along with his dog ( rumoured to be yet another group member in disguise) was added by Naithani as compensation for his earlier strong remarks on the subject.
Talking of all the remarks on the subject, the awards go to :-
RPS Kang for very diplomatically driving home the point that this is an issue close to the hearts of the Punjab farmers and so it should not be taken lightly.All should view the issue in an unbiased manner and then --- back the farmers.
Naithani for his comment that none of us are economists or agriculturists so we should refrain from commenting but….. should support the government's efforts.
Rakesh Luthra for very cleverly touting the Govt line on the issue in sugar-coated words meaning nothing while objecting to the Andhbhakt remark. And adding that we should remain unbiased but……...support the Govt's efforts.
SBT for first letting off some atom bombs in the form of videos and then bringing in the humanitarian angle by posting the video of his Boxer with her pups.
Chandan Das and Vidur Nevrekar for the best on-field umpiring.
Sanjay Soi for OUT-STANDING performance as third umpire.
Amarjeet Singh for best expert commentary.
Prithvi Ranjan Das for threatening to quit.
Gurvinder for encouraging debate and free speech.
All the rest of the group for remaining by and large non- commital and ideal non-partisan spectators.
Special prize to UnServicable Gill for starting the Atishbaji with his remarks on Andh-Bhakts and one for Manjeet Singh Sidhu for stoking the fire with inflammatory videos.
NOTE : The above awards are mere suggestions. Readers are most welcome to come forward with their views and final proposals
for the awards to be presented on 26 Jan.
