Democracy- the only alternative?

What if you lived in 15th Century Italy and championed the cause of heliocentrism(the theory that says that the sun is at the centre of the universe)??

If one would have polled people from across Europe during that period, they would have all vouched for the geocentric view(the theory that says that the earth is at the centre of the universe). And because we the bearers of the democratic institution would have basked in it's glory and fortefied that claim. But we now know for sure that Galileo was right.

Rightfully, in questions of science, we all know that theories are discussed before being awarded it's right to become a law. Voting, polling and democracy does not drive scientific temper. This is so because the whole population is not capable enough to figure out the analytical disposition towards science. This is not just the case with science but also with art, music, technology, law and other fields of human achievement.

Then why is this different when it comes to choosing our elected representatives. We all have something against the people standing for the elections. What about those that vote them to power! Do you think that a large section of the population that can't read or write, that can get influenced by caste and religion based politics rather than economic reforms vote the right candidate to power? How can they take informed decisions when the information itself is so thinly disguised in various coatings of populism? Would that be a just and right outcome?

How can a nation where 99% marriages are based on caste and religion, where Ram Mandir and Valentine's day become major issues, where statues burn along with the city and where a film or an artist needs multiple permissions to gain rightful access to freedom of his expression?

Leave it to the custodians of democracy to see it through. We will be a witness to another jamboree of election mayhem where we hope that people take rational decisions. Lastly...as Galileo said 'the opinion of thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of a single individual'. Reasonings fail in a democracy.

The truth about Lies

Truth is like a black & white feature film inside a dilapidated theatre. But a lie is like a technicolour movie inside a multiplex. We, forever,walk alongside truth but the direction gets us to falsehood and lies. Actually, humans wouldn't have survived by truth. We would have died long ago; our ancestors believing that we are slower than most predators, lacking in sharp jaws or muscled claws would have died. We lived on because we somehow believed the lie, we told ourself; that we are all powerful. We developed our own tools, romanced our own dreams and magnified our own glory. That is the story of mankind. Hope is a lie, God is a lie, religion is a lie, love is a lie and so are many more things in life. The distance of the moon from the earth was a truth and hence it's reach became an unsurmountable fact. But by reaching those dissy heights made it a lie. If we really had faith in truth, our world would have come crashing down. We take challenges because somehow the dream in us surpasses the truth of rationality. We cross barriers thinking that our protection is guaranteed by certain powerful forces. A lie gives out the creative side of human intelligence. Truth is but very boring, stoic; born out of fatigue. Ideas emerge out of lies. Every mathmatical model that brings 2+2=4, is the truth. But making that conversion into 5 or 6 is the true esscence of human civilisation. Thats how things work. Every generation has to live with it's own truth. That hinders it's growth. Our progress is ceased by constant scrutiny that we surrender ourselves to. If we really find the truth in us,we can do nothing. The most extraordinary things have been borne out of the most ordinary human brings. If we can tell ourself the right kind of lie then anything becomes a possibility. Every distance is attainable, every dream reachable and every means managable. Let the true lies out of the closet........

FOOD WONDERFUL FOOD !

I really find it interesting that food forms a major part of our life & yet we don't realise it. Glad, I did it long ago. Isn't it amazing that we leave all our work, sit & have our food at some point of time during the day. Frankly food consumes me for most part of my waking life. I am hungry before I eat & hungry thereafter. I eat after I eat & then I eat before I eat. All religions as a matter of faith practise penance through starvation. That I say would have been a disaster for me. So I practise two hours of strict starvation every day. I believe that we should have a mechanism through which we could consume our food even in our sleep. Imagine a drip pipe attached to a funnel connecting your mouth to some delicious pre-digested food parcels. That is true paradise! If you've seen 'Wonka's' chocolate factory I presume you'll understand what true fantasising means. I've been there lot of times. I understand why infants cry or life of very old people is made miserable. They can't consume enoumous chunks of food. For most of us we should be making full use of this wonderful opportunity that enables us to conquer all food items. The most important aspect of heavyduty eating is to pack your mouth with everything that you can lay your hands on. Remember,the next day you might still be hungry. Then what? Always have your desserts after your main course before your apetisers not because it's been laid infront of you but because you should'nt make any food item feel bad about the fact that you haven't consumed it. But then what about weight loss programs, dieting and balanced eating. Oh!Theres a certain way out of it as well. Go to gyms with a food canteen attached or having a food-joint in it's immediate vicinity. Gain weight, lose weight. Please understand that some insects eat five times their own weight. So that makes us food deprived. Even poor elephants eat six tons of it. But they hardly have variety. All elephants die wondering how Chinese soup or french fries or candies or burgers taste like. Thats why we ride them!