{"id":2048,"date":"2020-12-05T04:43:22","date_gmt":"2020-12-04T22:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/himalini.com\/en\/?p=2048"},"modified":"2020-12-04T23:00:17","modified_gmt":"2020-12-04T17:15:17","slug":"without-godfather-vivekanand-jha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/himalini.com\/en\/without-godfather-vivekanand-jha.html","title":{"rendered":"Without Godfather : Vivekanand Jha"},"content":{"rendered":"

Without godfather–Will millions follow in the footsteps of Sushant Singh Rajput for failing to find godfathers in their lives?<\/span><\/h4>\n

(This article was written soon after the demise of Sushant Singh rajput, which raises somany important burning questions that engulfs us today)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Vivekanand Jha Ranchi:\u00a0<\/strong><\/span> Without godfather–Sushant Singh Rajput’s calling
\nit quits for his failure to find a godfather engenders a serious
\nquestion: Will the millions who languish in some dark corner of the
\nworld without their finding a godfather too should end up their lives
\nthe way Sushant Singh Rajput had? Sushant, despite all his pains and
\nanguish, reprehensibly ends up tainting the Bihari community for being
\nthe first few Biharis’ for choosing to end up his life as his summum
\nbonum without waiting for the light to penetrate the darkness that had
\nenveloped him for the time being. In my sophomoric days, I was addicted to reading novels, most of which were Hindi. However as my intoxication with English language accentuated, i switched over from Hindi to English. In fact, I began my serious endeavour for the conquest of the bastion that was alien to
\nme little belatedly, the consequence has been slightly disastrous:
\nDespite best of my efforts, though i can write better than most, yet my ability might still fall short in comparison to men like Shahi
\nTharoor or Dr Pratap Bhanu Mehta, or novelists like Amitav Ghosh. Now,
\ncoming to the most important point that i am trying to make is, that,
\nhow my excitement reached crescendo when i read the novel of Mario Puzzo’s The Godfather. The novel has U,S.A as its background, with
\nthe scintillating depiction of the characters culminating in Don Corleone who was the Mafia king and consequently nothing moved without
\nhis blessings. Whether it was a break with Hollywood or into
\nConstruction business, or killing politicians of any hue or colour,
\nDon Corleone’s blessing was sine qua non for the same. Many supersars of Hollywood would often make beeline for seeking his blessings. No wonder then given that his writ alone mattered in making good budgeted
\nmovies, or in contesting elections, the aspirants would come calling
\nto him, and Don Corleone would distribute his own largesse the way he
\nso deemed fit. As an adolescent mind would feel so much impacted by the story of a Mafia don controlling the affairs of USA, bewitched me
\nto the omnipotence of Don Corleone for so many days together. I would
\noften see him in reveries during my afternoon siesta or in a prolonged
\nsream at night, Don Corleone would appear to enthrall me with all his coarse voice and stentorian commands.<\/p>\n

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So far, so good. Yesterday, as the news of the sad end to an otherwise promising hero, Sushant reached me, I had a mixed reaction to his committing harakiri(
\nJapanese world for suicide, which is often used as a m’etaphor in
\npolitical description) was that, ‘Oh, why should he do it? He was a
\nsuccessful hero, with plenty of success still awaiting him, why would
\nhe finish his life in the state of depression? would he be the first
\nBihari to have brought the curtain down on life by committing suicide,
\ni asked to myself ‘. Suddenly my mind shifted to Dr Dinesh
\nMishrajee’s observation in the context of our discussion going on
\nabout the river Kosi, whereupon Dr Dinesh Mishra, the river Putra, had
\nvery candidly made an observation: ‘ Even if the government orders for
\nthe horses to run amok, the Bihari farmers who are never known for
\ncommitting suicides will migrate to some other states for eking out
\ntheir living, yet will never commit any suicides’. Dr Dinesh Mishra
\nwas speaking about the past history of the people of Bihar who are
\nnever known for their pusillanimity. But then I felt sad at the sad
\ndemise of the talented actor who won my admiration for his legendary
\nrole in playing the role of Mahendra ingh Dhoni. Why would such a
\npromising actor commit suicide, there must be some genuine reason for
\nthe same, or else such a handsome man like Sushant would not fritter
\naway his life unless something drastic must have happened with him, i
\nconcluded.<\/p>\n

Yet an idea struck me: Would the underlying reason, of
\nhowsoever degree or magnitude, could have been sufficient enough for
\nthe bright young talent to bring the curtain down on his life? Many
\ncricketers, i knew, who despite being the most talented could never
\nget a chance to play for the nation, but i never heard them ending
\ntheir lives at the altar of blinding frustration, was Sushant an
\nexception to that rule, especially when his going was great, I mused? Suddenly the news on twitter began inundating: Sushant was the victim
\nof cartelisation by a privileged cosy club that dictated and
\ncontrolled the destiny of actors in Bollywood. Small wonder the
\ncronyism that controlled the affairs of Bollywood was being piloted
\nby the sons and daughters of renowned film actors and directors,
\npresided over by such thugs like Karan Johar and his ilk. The poor
\nSushant ( This information is made public by Sanjay Nirupam, Congress
\nleader) got seven movies, for which he had already signed, annulled,
\nand therefore, in the deep depression, the young man, feeling left out
\nin dry, called it quits from his earthly journey. But Sushant should
\nhave known that by embracing death as the last option, he had lost
\neverything that he had earned in such a short time. Also, he had
\nbrought such a bad name for his state, Bihar, from where seldom people
\ncommit suicides despite facing the most adverse situations. Moreover,
\nhe had also given enough of indication of his being a ‘defeatist’ who
\ncould not withstand the pressure.<\/p>\n

Sushant had left but he left some big questions for the society to ponder them and find their solutions. First, despite a parrot like repeating for meritocracy being the defining parameter for the society, the truth remains strikingly
\ndifferent: It is the godfather that really shapes one’s career –be it
\nin Bollywood or in politics. In politics today, none can find his or
\nher place without his or her godfather. Sushant, despite his earlier
\nsuccesses had no godfather and, therefore, lost despite his success.
\nWorse still, despite his success, his contracts in seven movies that
\nhe had signed, were annulled at someone’s behest. Who was that
\nsomeone? Regrettably, all those who are shedding crocodile’s tears
\nnow, were guilty for being the trigger for his taking the ultimate
\nrecourse. The investigation must be conducted to unravel the real
\nculprits who hide behind the veil, after each suicide or murder
\nhappens in Bollywood. Unfortunately, Sushant had set a bad precedent for the millions of unfortunate brethren who languish in the dark corner of the country
\nwithout any godfather, to finally call it quits if none heeds to their
\ndesperate calls.<\/p>\n

Further, the evil of consummerism is taking a heavy
\ntoll on the society where the spirituality had long taken the
\nbackseat, with an overwhelming splurge of materialism engulfing the
\nsociety in its octopus like grip. Sushant’s suicide is the vindication
\nof the erosion of spirituality from the lives of those who spend their
\ntime in crude material pursuit, being unmindful of the reality that
\nnever fails to touch them. Even the simple truth of ‘ all name, fame,
\nand wealth, never comes to one’s rescue when the final moment for
\nleaving this world comes. In fact, the greatest lesson to mankinf has
\nbeen taught by great Asi Shankaracharya in Bhaju Govindam: ‘Ma kuru
\ndhan jan jouvan garvam, harati nimesha kalah sarvam! Maya may mid
\nmakhilang Buddhwa, Brahma padam tyuam pravasi viditwa( All material
\nwealth, name, fame never comes to anyone’s rescue, only the name of
\nGovinda is the final arbiter, the liberator from the cycle of birth
\nand death.)<\/p>\n

Hence, Sushant had failed to imbibe the spirituality of
\ngreat Adi Shankaracharya while giving up his precious life. He
\nseverely stands indicted in the eyes of divine for having wasted the
\nprecious life that was endowed upon him by Supreme Brahman. Let the
\nnation once again revive the spiritual treasure as unleashed upon this
\ngreat republic by great Adi Shankaracharya. only this can enable the
\nsociety from saving the lives of such brilliant men like Sushant in
\nthe future. Vivekanand Jha is an author of Yes, I am Bihari and The Living Legends of Mithila. He is an author and a Public Intellectual.<\/p>\n

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Vivekanand Jha is an author of \u2018Yes, I am Bihari\u2019 and an upcoming book The People\u2019s leader.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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