In an act of characteristic magnanimity, Sister Nirmala, Mother Teresa's successor, dedicated her Padma Vibhushan to all those who work for the poor. Her first reaction upon hearing the news was: What did I get it for?
Olympic Bronze medalists expressed disappointment in not getting any national award in a season that would see Aishwarya Rai bag a Padma Shree. Once again, if Government is supposed to correct market failures, where do we have a bigger problem? Producing Bollywood stars or Olympic medalists? Now, it is just speculation but it looks like these guys got shafted because of the strict Varna system observed by the secular party. Abhinav Bindra got the 'Bhushan for an Olympics gold, so you would have to make silver to get the 'Shree. Simple!
Finally, proof that secularism is that rare gift that keeps on giving: no one is quite sure why a man from Kashmir got the Padma Shree award:
The Padma Award committee seems to have goofed up big time. It has conferred the Padma Shri to Hashmat Ullah Khan of Jammu & Kashmir for being a master craftsman of the rare Kani shawls. But it now transpires that Khan is no craftsman. He is an exporter of shawls, who is said to be currently on a business trip abroad. [link]
Naturally the Government has clammed up.
We understand the need for awards for the socially disadvantaged groups, especially those who threaten to get away on a daily basis. But couldn't they find a better candidate out of 150 million? How about Taslima Nasreen? Doubly disadvantaged, so to speak.
Also missing from the award list was Aravinda Adiga - we were really rooting for him. But unfortunately there is a long queue in front of him and the store is forever closed. He can't get the award because Kiran Desai didn't, who in turn will never get it because Arundhati Roy didn't. Of course Roy will never accept the award, having turned down even the Sahitya Akademi and considering it is coming from the bad Deep State.
Even if Roy weren't so upset with the state, chances of her getting a national award would be pretty slim because Rushdie can never be felicitated by the state and the line starts with him. Maybe that's why Rushdie went out and got himself a consolation prize - his short relationship with Padma Lakshmi.
The fact that M.F. Hussain got his Padma awards (all three), and Rushdie never will is proof that secularism works and communalism doesn't.
4 comments:
f**** Ass (ASH) bagged a Padma Shree!!!! what did she do besides stretching her salivatable-waist langurously, fluttering the shutters of her heavenly insipid eyes, and quivering her vulnerable yet fuller lips
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Is Abhishek the only one in the family without atleast a Padhma Shree ?
Brilliant take on the "line starting with Rushdie".
"The fact that M.F. Hussain got his Padma awards (all three), and Rushdie never will is proof that secularism works and communalism doesn't. "
I couldn't tell if you were being sarcastic there or not. Did you mean that M.F Hussain is secular and Rushdie is a communalist? Could you please clarify?
Yeah, something like that.
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