(satire)
India Need to Observe Halloween
Hosts of evil spirits – ignorance, inoccupation, poverty, communalism, corruption and crime have possessed India; no hope of redemption in near future
By Mukesh Sharma
Despite all tall talks and tall claims, right from first PM
to incumbent PM, the helpless and hapless India so-called largest democracy in
the world seems to have been haunted by the evil spirits – ignorance, inoccupation,
poverty, communalism, corruption and crime. The situation is getting from worse
to worst day-by-day. Generation after generation, the poor populace has been
hoping against hope but in vain. The wily netas
are quick to manufacture datas and figures to portray a rosy picture. But
ground realities are poles apart. It appears nothing is working – no religious
rituals or prayers are answered at any place of worship. This
blogger sincerely believes, like the wealthy West, India need to observe
‘halloween’ to ward off the evil spirits; after all, India is a country of belief and it may
work.
The much scary day of Halloween has just passed by. Each
year, it is celebrated on 31 October in US and other parts of the West. It has
its origin from ancient celtic festival of Samhain. Going by their belief,
people light bonfire and wear scary masks to ward off ghosts with other
fascinating activities like trick or treating, carving jack-o-lanterns, festive
gathering, donning weird costumes and eating sweets treats besides Church
services, prayer, fasting and vigil. The festival is also called All Halloween,
All Hallows Eve and All Saint Eve.
An old timer alleges, the evil spirits possessed the nation
at the time of partition of India (1947) well conspired by the Britisher with
the help of a few then self-styled netas;
the innocent teeming millions lost their lives just for the whims and wants of
handful of netas; later the curse of
millions gave rise to evil spirits and it possessed the netas too and turned them into Zombies; and these Zombies further
divided India into Hindus, Muslim, Sikh and Christians; the Zombies didn’t stop
here, they further split the populace into dalit,
schedule caste, schedule tribe, OBC (other backward classes) etc., there is no
Indian left in India except in passports.
The old timer further adds, no Diwali, Holi, Eid, or
Christmas brings amity; on the contrary, it gives rise to jealousy – bigotry
and zealotry.
Concurring with the assertions of old timers, the survivors
(the poor people) with utter dismay and distress maintain, the zombies (netas)
have made their gangs so-called political parties. The Zombies are so powerful
that thousands of unfortunate people from under class join the gangs, for, they
believe that they can’t avoid rape so they must enjoy it. The powers of Zombies
are phenomenal; if they sneeze, it will be heard throughout India; even their
‘farts’ reverberate all the corners of India – all newspapaer and TV channels
carry their words (farts). The over shrewd Zombies call themselves ‘servants’
of people. Ironically, so called servants live like kings and knights of
ancient time; ride spanking new cars; fly in air; roll in money, and the people
so called masters live in abject poverty, not better than the flightless
insects. When the Zombies organize rally, thousands of unsuspecting people
throng the place just for their darshan
(have a glimpse). Some lesser souls contend that these zombies are God unto
themselves; they have started even doubting the existence of God when they look
at almighty Zombies.
So wisemen suggest if nothing is happening, like West, India
should also start observing ‘halloween’ in order to keep off the evil spirits –
ignorance, inoccupation, poverty, hunger, communalism, corruption and crime,
and their cruel and crooked representatives, Zombies. Belief is stronger than
reasons.
