Politics, or "poltu", in popular lingo, is a very dirty word. And like all evil things, everyone who's into it derives exceptional pleasure out of it. Infact the deeper you are, the more fun it seems, and the more difficult it is to ever imagine getting out. It can make you both famous and infamous at the same time. It's probably the only thing I can think of at the moment that can make you enjoy itself as much as you repent it, simultaneously.
Poltu season in my college is barely over, and though I was expecting a lot like this to happen, eventually I must say I have seen more filth in 24 hours than I could have imagined. Without being specific or accusing anyone, one thing I must say is that it's absolutely bewildering the level to which people can stoop, just to win an election!!!!Just to see their name on that bloody board at my hostel gate, or the one in SAC. Soem of it, may be understandable...afterall, politics as they say is a dirty game, and nothing is fair in poltu and power.
All said and done, it's only introspection that's left. I never wanted to be a part of this whole muck in any way whatsoever. And even though I'm still not involved, unfortunately I cannot even say I'm totally away. Mainly because I now hold a certain post, which i didnt really want, but circumstances were such that......anyway, I never had a problem with work, or responsibility. It's just the power play i wanted to avoid. and the only real manner in which I now find myself "in" is an effort in the counter-strategising of a certain horrible aftermath of the whole procedure that I better not name here.
All that apart, i still cannot help wonder what lures one to overlook one's own conscience, morality, friendship, indeed what not....
Greed, money, fame, power......
I still dont know?
Isn't the ignominy of defeat way better than a victorious bonfire over the pyre of scruples.....
I atleast think so...dont know for others....
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Its as bad as it gets in KGP (atleast it was), the profs had to take a lot of tough measures to stop students getting involved in 'physical' incidents.
One incident made me realize how people must feel in riots. Scared but not able to understand much. Patriotic (not towards the country but for your group/hall) but still sad for the others. Huh... that was some experience. Glad its all over now!
Wese, I also kept myself away from all the crap as much as possible.
@ted....
i dunno...maybe u r right, I'm much younger and inexperienced than u to arue, but at least i think if you cannot look at your own self in the mirror without any guilt, and if u cant go to sleep content that u dont have a weight on ur conscience, everything that u have accomplished for urself is worthless...
the hurt is temporary, we have to be mature enuff to tide over that...but i cannot stand any blots on my conscience.
@Pradyot
Yessir
I take that as a good advice from a knowledgeable senior :)
i'd prefer the fun part though....i cannot let the passion of winning kill my soul.
i heard this quote somewhere...
its seems good for this post..
"it is not dirty polictics, it never was , it will never be, it's just that today's politics is being played by dirty people"
lekin kuch bhi ho politics se achcha koi carrer nahin hai
i heard this quote somewhere...
its seems good for this post..
"it is not dirty polictics, it never was , it will never be, it's just that today's politics is being played by dirty people"
lekin kuch bhi ho politics se achcha koi carrer nahin hai
Uh, Hi.
I came here blog-trotting. So, will leave the introductions. I don't know you and for all you know, you will never get to know who I am.
So, that settled, here is the thing the comment was intended for. This is a link of post I read on someone else's blog some other time.
Read it, you might like it.
http://thelosthighway.blogdrive.com/archive/130.html
@Aidoneous
It's ok sir...i have seen ur presence while blog-trotting myself, atleast at rohan's and arnav's blogs...
and although i was always intrigued by why u hide ur profile and blog from the world..it's ok sir...i would just take as a cool advice from a respectable senior, as i seem to have some idea of who u r...and ur insti reputation superceds all other curiosities..
As for the link, thanx a lot, but i had read it previously anyway.
and by now even i have a more than fair understandin of how the system works in IITD poltu.
frankly, the external thing doesnt bother me at all...it's pretty enjoyable.
I was just outraged with the internal games at the time of writing this post.
thanx anyway :)
I am intrigued, and curious. You know who I am? And, I would be more than glad if you can elaborate on what my insti reputation is?
I would be most grateful to you for this little favour.
Naah i dont think I shd write all that here sir...
soem secrets are best kept :D
and I like the idea of making "u" intrigues by someone for a change
:))
Ok, I guess.
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