I guess this was inevitable since everyone these days has to subsist on a staple diet of bigotism, minority bashing and lies, which is not known to promote the growth of either body or brain tissue. It may also be due to “too much democracy” and no doubt the Niti Aayog will soon look into the matter, just as soon as it has sold Rashtrapati Bhavan to the highest bidder. The building has a Double A rating and it is only proper that it goes to the “double engine” A+A duo who are driving India’s growth. After all, growth of billionaires is far more desirable than the growth of your average Joe’s height, isn’t it?But as usual I have a different take on this. I believe Indians are losing height because Mr. Modi is cutting everyone down to size, along with the economy and the GDP. Come to think of it, have you seen any Opposition leader who is more than 5’8” in height? The newer ones, the postModi breed–Kanhaiya Kumar, Mahua Moitra, Tejashwi, Jagan Mohan Reddy, Aditya Thackeray–are even shorter. Of course, Mr. Modi is not exactly a bean pole, but then he makes up for it with a 56” chest and a beard of indeterminate length which waxes and wanes with the moon and his electoral prospects.Perhaps what we are witnessing under this government is a form of reverse-evolution: Indians regressing back to the Neanderthal Man era (whose average height was below 5’). Neanderthalensis too was a man of few words and all disputes were settled with the liberal use of a club. Seems familiar? Form and substance appear to be finally coming together, in final confirmation of the promised “Acche Din!”
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