'Sporting' is a much higher word than 'sports-loving'. So Firstly,
lets say they mean 'sports-loving' and lets evaluate the statement.
Yes recently the tumultuous reception given to KKR team , which would
not happen any where else, could be brandished as a proof.
'Sports-loving' would mean , in general, committed interest in sports
of all type , and sportsmen!, more than other places.
Look
at a Bengal sportsMAN who has brought laurels to India and Bengal and
his/her humiliation going on. Pinki Pramanik. Even Criminals have
human rights and Pinki is just accused not convicted. Human Rights and
Personal Dignity have been thrown to the dogs and Bengalis seem passive
about it. No crowd protesting, No crowd demanding respect for human
rights.... I had written earlier how I personally have felt unsafe as a
Single person in Bengal especially where the volatile madness of a
generally educated, creative, intellectual and 'modern' society can
lynch a person on just hearsay .... with all qualities of education,
creativity and Intellect going for a toss and raw animal instinct
taking over! Educated Bengal just forgets simple kids Sex education
that whatever crime Pinki Pramanik can be guilty of, she CAN'T be a
RAPIST as a Transgender even if she wanted to!!!! Thank God, Pinky Pramanik, the
small blessings you had (or not had!!!) which finally let you come out
of the jail. The Important Question is : Is
the reverse true? If You could rape, or rather possessed the tool(s), then
if somebody accused you of rape then would you be jailed for the simple
reason that you are a MAN enough??
Police,
Politicians, People have already condemned and RAPED her by
circulating her naked MMS and conducting her medical trial in front of male
policemen. Bengal cannot be a Sports-loving state at all the way they
have not been able to stop a meritorious athlete of Bengal from being talibanised.
Forget the higher word 'Sporting'.
Is
Bengal really is a sports-loving state? Then Bengal (and India too)
would also know how to take defeats in it's stride. Gavaskar, Kapil,
Sachin and Azhar have been filthily abused at the Eden Gardens at times
they have failed and That shameful incident when Pakistan / Srilanka?
defeated India in a world cup match at the Eden Gardens which had to be evacuated owing to
crowd trouble when it realized India was going to lose .... proves that
Bengal (and India) just takes to Sports as a replacement of lack of
success in general and no valid alternatives to be busy
doing other commitments like working hard!!! Sports, actually only a
couple of them, Football and Cricket, which act as a alternative (or
a supplement!!! ) to drugs, drinks and sex... a ORGY of Idiots sitting
at a crowded stadium or a get-together feeling sportsmen-like, and
getting a momentary Community Orgasm together!!!!
And
for the orgasm to be enjoyed, Sachin and others have to WIN always and
score Centuries every time they bat. Else even the GOD of the Cricket
World gets abused and advised to retire.
If
Bengal is really Sports-loving then why did the crowds not dance in
streets on hearing that Anand is a 5 times World Champion; that
Leander is attending Olympics 6th time; that Mary Kom is a Woman World
Champion in Boxing at least 3 times; that a 20- year old Girl from
Jharkand is a World No. 1 in Archery currently. But they act crazy
days before a fat, retired and drugged old Maradona lands in Kolkata
as a nobody and not a current player.
Coming soon my ejaculation on the next key word " Is Bengal Sporting....???"
© Rajan Kapoor 2012