Indian Idol 3, the desi version of American Idol, has suddenly attracted the attention of the Sikkim and Darjeeling hills because of this man. Such was the frenzy of voting for him that the network got jammed and the mobile phone providers were in for a rough time.
While voting for your favourite singer is fine, shows like Indian Idol somehow enhance MORE REGIONALISM THAN TALENT. I’ve seen appeals on e-groups, like Coolbihari for Biharis to vote en-masse for a Bihari contestant. So are we looking at musical talent or the emergence of regional feeling?
It’s great the way in which the Government of Sikkim is going ahead with its green programme. Every department has to set aside one percent of their budget for tree planting and ensuring that Sikkim remains green. In Bihar, there’s no such vision, or priority. The forest cover is perpetually shrinking, and the water table is being depleted at an alarming rate, but who’s bothered? Not the Bihari Bureaucrats. Not the Bihari Politicians.
While voting for your favourite singer is fine, shows like Indian Idol somehow enhance MORE REGIONALISM THAN TALENT. I’ve seen appeals on e-groups, like Coolbihari for Biharis to vote en-masse for a Bihari contestant. So are we looking at musical talent or the emergence of regional feeling?
It’s great the way in which the Government of Sikkim is going ahead with its green programme. Every department has to set aside one percent of their budget for tree planting and ensuring that Sikkim remains green. In Bihar, there’s no such vision, or priority. The forest cover is perpetually shrinking, and the water table is being depleted at an alarming rate, but who’s bothered? Not the Bihari Bureaucrats. Not the Bihari Politicians.
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