Sanket Mishra

Dear Aunty National,

Life’s tough. Pollution, road accidents, diseases, stress etc. But look, I survived!

Am I a hero?

No!

I was born and brought up in a middle class family, let’s make it a lil more accurate, a lower middle class Brahmin family. Competed against a lot more people than the number of people who struggle for an acting career, studied and got a government job without using reservations, scholarships or stipends.

Am I a hero?

No!

I say something stupid. I am mocked by people around me. I am offended. I tell them about my struggles till now. They apologize. But I don’t accept the fact that I said something stupid.

Am I a hero?

No!

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Am I a hero?

No!

We all are biased narrators of our own stories. And that doesn’t make us a hero. Unfortunately for us and fortunately for you, there are many who believe these stories. Just like they did when they heard of a kid playing with the tail of a crocodile or a “chai bechne wala” becoming the God.

Now let’s have a look at what other columns have been checked which we keep forgetting with every new inauguration ribbon being cut or a statue being unveiled:

Losing to the stupidest politician (as declared by your own followers)- Check

An HRD Minister who thinks degrees are not that important- Check

Still that HRD Minister lies about her qualifications- Check.

Budget Allocation reduced by 55%- Check

An HRD Minister who supports unconstitutional Police action against a group of students inside a University Campus- Check

An HRD Minister who looks down upon IITs as students from there didn’t join Indian Army- Check

An HRD Minister’s uncalled interference in issues leading to resignation of Professors and Chairpersons at IITs- Check

An HRD Minister lying about 90% of things while addressing an issue of a student’s suicide in Parliament- Check

An HRD Minister advocating bans on students groups- Check

Bureaucrats resigning and seeking transfers from HRD Ministry for “files being thrown at them”- Check

An HRD Minister who thinks wasting a huge amount of money in hoisting Indian flag at all Universities will make students more cultured and patriotic- Check

An HRD Minister trying to make Sanskrit compulsory in IITs – Check

A narrow minded HRD Minister who finds “Dear” and “Aunty” as something offensive- Check

Khair, Respected Smriti Zubin Irani …

I am sorry that I started using two words which offend you the most and that’s why they were followed by the third one which wins you a lot of blind support and is music to your ears. National!

Regards,

Yes,you guessed it right,

an Anti-National

The author has written this blog on his Facebook page in response to HRD Minister’s emotional Facebook post on Thursday.