Thursday, March 26, 2009

Hysterical Hindustan

(This article was written before Ashwarya Ray and Abhishek Bacchhan got married)

Don’t worry , be happy Hindustan , this is Hindustan news channel bringing you head lines - Ash and Abhishek have got engaged . Its time to celebrate Hindustan !

What did you say ? Farmers committing suicide ….. Oh , it is routine affair . It occurs very frequently , in fact its happening over three years now , it will go on happening as the authorities continue to be in deep slumber . How can it be the prime news ? Forget it , now elevate your moods , wipe the tears , it’s the time to celebrate , Ash and Abhishek are getting married .

Oh no , not again . Why are you in blue mood over load shedding ? You do not get electricity for 4 hours in your town and for 12 hours in your village . Don’t you worry . When our favorite starlets get married , you shall see and enjoy what electricity look like . The best lighting of the century shall be displayed in their wedding . The world will remember for ever the great show ! So worry you not , Hindustan , forget load shedding , its time to celebrate , Ash and Abhishek are getting married .

What if the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh did not visit Noida where hapless children and innocent girls were tortured , their body dismembered and bones thrown in to garbage , but don’t you realize that Mulayam is the only Chief Minister to express his overwhelming happiness over marriage of Ash and Abhishek . In fact he has deputed his lieutenant Amar Singh for Herculean task of making arrangements for wedding of the starlet duo . After all , such ‘small’ incidents of murder do happen on and off . You should not be anguished for such insignificant incidences , elevate your mood , see , Ash and Abhishek are getting married .

Water scarcity ! What is that ? Every one knows that during summer you shall be without water and electricity . Why do you worry about such routine things ? The authorities will dig the wells once water scarcity starts . The health care facilities ? Don’t you ever say that ! We have severe resource crunch for these basic things of life . Now we bring you a news flash – Ash will be wearing anmol Benarashi lehanga worth Rs two lakhs for wedding . This is only lehanga , don’t ask about georgette and bandej saris in varied hues including pink , scarlet , mustard , royal blue and magenta with exquisite pearl and stone work , ornaments , Italian chappals for Ash , best designer outfits and German shoes for Abhishek , Swiss diamond studded wrist watch for both and a party to be held in an exclusive yacht over pacific ocean where a chartered flight shall ferry the guests . The wedding itself will take place in some palace of Jaipur . Oh , how exciting !
Never mind if the amount spent can feed and rehabilitate the starving hundreds of Melghat for ever .

The rapes , day time robbery and murders , rising prices , corruption , suicide of jawans at the frontiers , battering of cricket team in South Africa , closure of factories and small scale industries ….. ….. these can no longer be the head lines , oh , Hindustan , these happen day in and day out . Don’t worry and be happy , see , Ash and Abhishek are getting married . In the mean time we assure you that we shall bring you the latest details from time to time about premarital gossips , shopping , wedding , honey moon , pregnancy …………,......., .........