Saturday, April 17, 2010

News items year after year .

1. Commencement of +2 and CAT exams.

2.Interviews of toppers in + 2 , IIT entrance and IAS exams.

3. The fat salary of IIM graduates ,bagged in campus interviews.

4. Ups and downs in cricket.

5.Election rallies to various Assemblies ,Local admns, and Parliament , sprinkled with accusations and counter accusations.

6.Accidents, murders, riots ,curfew, bomb blasts and insurgencies.

7.Institution of infinite numbers of commissions of inquiries.

8.Rise and rise of gold prices .

9.Rise and fall of sensex.

10.Escapades of amorous God men and politicians.

11.The President forever distributing ,national and international prizes in lack lustre functions.

12.Perfidy of Pakistan

13. Jallikattu in T.N ,boat racing in Kerala and the cattle market

14. Bursting of crackers , smearing of colours , breaking the fast and revelry at News years eve .

15. Scams always in numbers beyond human comprehension . Reported with a bang and buried quietly without a whimper.

16.Frenzied processions in Kashmir.

17. Smirking politicians attending party meetings.

18. Republic day parade of India and Pakistan.

19. Tying into knots at the rare visits of U.S presidents.

20.Solar eclipses and scaring the entire nation to hide themselves .

21. The dip in the Ganges by ash smeared sadhus.

22. The congregation of singers in Thiruvaiyar.and dancers at Chidambaram and Konark.

23.Puri rath yathra , Amarnath yatra and Haj pilgrimage. 24.The elephant parade in Kerala. .

25 The Dalailamas tours and speeches and the caustic reactions of China.

26.Off beat decisions of the Supreme court.

27. Nobel peace prize . the other categories only if an Indian wins. Oscars.

28. The conquests of commerce ministers in Davos.

29. Grand slams of tennis.

20. Beauty pageants ofMiss India andMiss world . [ not a single mention of MR India or MR universe .]

31. Talks and talks with Pakistan and NSCN .[nagas]

32. Testing of missiles and missiles.

33. Hundi collection at Tirumala.

34. Ganesha and Durga puja , Ramlila , midnight mass and Muharrum.

35. Magarajothi at Sabari mala and Bramhotsvam at Tirumala.


Toss in all the above items in a mixing bowl and top it with a sting action or two and you have a tepid concoction called 'media'

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