Lyrics of Motumaster-Iski Maa Agar Isse Song

Iski maa (bhai kiski maa)
Iski maa agar isse, pait mein hi maar deti (maar deti)
Toh Bihar mein akaal na hota (akaal na hota)
Orissa mein, Orissa mein baad na hoti (baad na hoti)

Saw this car, just after batra hospital on MB road, around 12 am, 5th july. Deeply embedded in one of those thousands of holes dug up in delhi. A simple question: ‘who’ll say sorry to this guy, mr kalmadi, or mrs dikshit?’ i am not against “trouble today for a better tomorrow”, but then, is it too tough to have proper signages and lighting done, to warn motorists of the danger lurking in the vicinity?? with the monsoons hitting us finally, this can only get worse in the coming days.

It is with amusement and alarm that i read the story on the reinstatement of Indian Hockey Federation, with KPS Gill back in the news. Few would deny that the ex-supremo of Punjab Police did all he could, to kill all respect for himself by handling the national sport of India in a completely bizarre and shoddy way. People like him, after the days of crowning glory being past them, tend to stick to one such body or federation, so their flow of income continues till eternity. Or atleast till they are alive. Through the years, mismanagement and a complete lack of empathy has resulted in Indian Hockey going through the doldrums, with past records and the golden era of Indian Hockey being the only yardsticks by which we continue to justify Hockey as the national sports. Constantly figuring towards the bottom in past few editions of world hockey championships, with players complaining that they dont get salaries, and with federation begging for inflow of funds, it is a sorry state of affairs for hockey, and politics and faulty sports administration are the only reasons which can be ascribed to the downfall.

It has been with a lot of fascination that i have been watching and reading the Modigate/IPLgate that has grabbed the collective imagination of the nation. The sweet li’l tweetings and everything that followed has been immensely more fascinating than the spectacle of IPL itself. Without getting into any of the murky dealings that Modi has been accused of, ranging from fabricated bidding, granting rights to friends and relatives, match-fixing, betting, parties, money laundering, ownership in teams and other such stories, i would only want to say that Modi has managed to create, during a time-frame which goes into mere planning at a number of corporate and government bodies, an entity which is worth a few billion dollars, and a body which throws a nation out of gear for close to 2 months every year. To bring about a somewhat alien concept of commercial club league to India, and succeeding in creating something so brilliant, that each and every critic got silenced, is a mark of genius. And in Lalit Modi’s defense, his perspective needs to be listened to. I am more than 100% sure that there are some murky secrets and vested interests of BCCI officials, UPA ministers, NCP ministers and a few others, who have all collaborated to ensure BCCI puts the entire blame on one individual, in the hope that other more powerful people do not get exposed. But if my judgment of Modi is correct, he will not remain silent. He has so far lost more than anyone else, and when drowning, he will ensure he takes a few others down. I hope he does. As that will perhaps help people realize how politicians have been sleeping with sports in this country for way too long, and the same set who are crying illegality and immorality in all of Modi’s dealings, have been doing the same, and much more, through their lives. And if the nexus does not get exposed now, it will perhaps continue the same way for a few more years to come. Until a Modi-like chap comes again, and manages to do the unthinkable. A man so supremely confident of his vision and his ability, that nothing can stop him from beating all odds, and achieving the vision he set out for. I wish there were more such administrators in India, or at least in Indian sports. Perhaps not be as flamboyant and as counter-establishment as Modi was, but those who have the balls to stay by their vision, and go out and make it happen.

There are strong rumors in the Indian media suggesting that Mr. Lalit Modi, who has converted IPL into a multi-billion dollar enterprise, is all set to be given charge of turning around CWG Delhi 2010. Senior officials of CWG were unavailable for comment.