As one meanders, hacking ones way through various experiences in life, which more often are painful than pretty, generally one grows our understanding and perspective changes

We do not get it or do we?

As one meanders, hacking ones way through various experiences in life, which more often are painful than pretty, generally one growsu00a0 our understanding and perspective changes. The country has grown a lot to that effect in the last so many years between the two versions of Mile Sur. But the people who have the facility to impress upon the minds of multitudes do not seem to have caught up with it, not even a zilch.

It's not about endless screen time of the Maestro's prowess over a fingerboard, ditto about a country's icon, it is not about exotic locales with white sand and a rock group crooning at a time when public opinion can reopen the case of an influential murderer who almost got away.

It is not about the serene locations and the santoor and sarod, it is not about pairing parents and their offsprings, it is not about another maestro playing with water, it is not about the expensive-looking backdrop of palaces, when a country with the highest percentage of youth has seen the Kargil war.

u00a0It is not about getting film stars to perform the way we see them in their romantic songs. It is not about cute 'worked out' shots of stars with kids when even a ten year old saw the 72-hour drama on TV that shook the guts out of all of us as real terrorists were killing real people and burning an iconic symbol.

The only time the video connects is when we see the real heroes albeit 'stuffed' in the last few seconds as if it was an obligation taken care of. The diversity of a nation and its people and the need for all to unite is what the video was supposed to be about, without having to explain it later. I guess that's what any communication is all about.

We the people of India now see better, understand better and know better. Do not insult in the least with your hogwash, if you cannot respect us. This comment is not on the participants, it's about the makers. Is this the best we could do? Sad times.
(Harsh Chhaya is a television actor)