Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Rangoli Competition & Indian Politics


A beautiful and huge Rangoli was drawn in the main square of a city, available for the public to see. Every passerby appreciated the grandeur of this crafty colorful carpet, that was a visual treat for the eyes & the mind. The intricate designs embedded with the vivid color combinations could immediately entice anyone and everyone at first sight.
A display sign was put up next to it, requesting feedback for the artist. It also further requested the citizens providing the feedback to visit the square the next day.
A lot of enthusiasts (critics) promptly filled in the pages of the feedback book, proudly signing with their contact details. Some commented on some small line not being right, some spelt out different color combinations, some even suggested they had seen much better Rangoli designs - Very few plainly appreciated the beautiful Rangoli and its effort realizing that it was a Herculean task. Anyways, word of this grand Rangoli's colors spread like wildfire across the town and everyone was excited to witness it, critics and fans equally. Some made it the same day, some planned for the next and many had to be content with just the description (or pictures on FB/WhatsApp). Media had found its bread and butter for more than a day. Lavish appraisals, Raging debates, Brutal criticisms, Pointless speculations and a lot more discussions started making the rounds. The artists were quietly absorbing the feedback and planning for the next day.
The second day the Rangoli was a lot better, but still not the best. A lot of the mistakes were corrected but not all. Again the same request was made and a lot more people signed up to provide feedback. Many more mistakes were pointed out, hue & cry over unfixed error, disappointments over unchanged color combinations and a lot more noise ended the day.
Everyone was hopeful that the Rangoli will be flawless on the next (third) day. Everyone, returned to see the third attempt.
This time the Rangoli was missing. Instead people found a picture of the second day Rangoli. Next to the picture were names of all the feedback contributors, requesting them to do the needful so that the Rangoli will be as perfect as possible.

At this point in time, I will leave it up to your experience/ imagination - to connect the dots, complete the picture and color the Rangoli. We all have seen the Rangoli from each state and the state of each Rangoli. I leave it to your prudence to differentiate between the artist & the critic(s) to choose the best Rangoli maker for India, this election.

Choose any color you wish, just make sure to contribute your "Dot" without fail and color this Indian Rangoli to its best.

Make sure to exercise your duty and your right with one simple act of voting. Details are available at the site of the Election Commission - http://eci.nic.in/eci/eci.html