This is my first post so I'm not really sure how you are meant to start off. Do I write a "Hi", "Hello" or do I welcome you? Not sure so hello, hi and welcome and here goes.
I've been reading, watching and hearing a lot about the crores of rupees that our cricketers have been 'auctioned for'. I'm generally the sort of person who does not have much of an apetite for numbers and often wonder how many zeros a crore has (though I definitely know that a million has six, beyond which the confusion starts). I came across this interesting article on the IBN Live site about "Cricket's Big Bazaar" and it ocurred to me that it's true that Indians are no longer shy talking about money and money does not seem to be a dirty word anymore. But what surprised me was when I saw "Dhoni sold for 6 crore", splashed over my tv screen and newspaper. I am sure that 6 crore in anyone's bank account would feel great, but what I do want to question is, was Dhoni himself sold for 6 crore or was his cricket or the brand that Dhoni has become.....or is India heading towards a culture where such a distinction between selling yourself and your services really does not matter?
http://www.ibnlive.com/blogs/rajdeepsardesai/1/50320/crickets-big-bazaar.html
2 comments:
I guess Indians are heading towards a confused culture, where all that matters is money and the materialistic prosperity. The actual wealth of being a responsible human being and citizen is lost somewhere. We need to find that uniqueness again - the sooner the better!
Cultureshif does happen once in a couple of decades across countries and its only a matter of time rather than a matter of why?
The "uniqueness" will comeback but with subtle changes maybe 4 to 5 decades latter...
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