I received many emails from people known to me (and from people not known to me) reminding me to vote for tajmahal either through SMS or through the internet, so that tajmahal will finally be in the list of seven wonders. Somehow i was not comfortable with the idea of selecting the seven wonders of the world through vote (it's my opinion). Does it imply a message that, now on its only muscle power thats going to prevail for anything and everything in this world? Are there no considerations for the wonders to be qualified and get a rating based on some scientific criteria, excluding the emotional attachment of people attached to those respective countries? I understand that the telcom companies amassed good amount of money in the process, many charging higher rates for this SMS. It's commercial exploitation everywhere, and it's not even leaving the seven wonders. How can one believe the selection process, as there were commercial (vested) interests of many agencies were entangled with the process.
I think, it was another reality show, like the ones which are being telecast on each and every TV channel these days. In these reality shows, there is no credibility for performance. It's just the number of votes that counts. I remember one of the participant in a reality show (Nach Baliye on Star One), was justifying his distributing huge number of SIM cards to people to do voting for him. He agreed to a newspaper that, he doesn't see anything wrong in doing that. So all these are just eye-wash programs, now even the selection process for the wonders of the world. It's just the votes that matters, just like our politicians. Yes, its democracy. We do elect our representatives, the ones who get more votes wins and earns right to abuse power. In a political system that practice democracy in letter (may not be in spirit), thats the only way. But, i cant understand the voting process for selecting good performers on stage and wonders of the world.
Now it seems, everything will depend on muscle power, may be through votes or through any other means.
3 comments:
Assessing the quality of art in terms of votes is really a pathetic one. I have also witnessed reality shows, which stresses more on outward appearances, pushing the real art to a back ground.
there are a couple of points i would like to mention here
1. one must understand that the complete process of selecting the new seven wonders is a gimmick ... it was done by a private organisation headed by an ex UNESCO official with no jurisdiction whatsoever as far as preservation of these sites is concerned ....
2. great wall of china and taj mahal had to get "elected" ...they belong to the world's most populous countries .... having an emerging telecom sector ...providing potential markets....
3. one of the most striking features of reality shows is the complete lack of sincerity ...it is promoting "projecting oneself" rather than "being oneself" .....
agree with nandu about assessing the quality in reality shows... naveen has put in right saying 'it is promoting "projecting oneself" rather than "being oneself" '. whatever be the case, the reality shows have succeeded in keeping people glued to the tv.
regarding naveen's comment on world's wonders, it may be run by a pvt organization headed by ex. UNESCO official. UNESCO itself has distanced from the whole process, saying that the process is totally unscientific. you have put it right, one from india and one from china "have" to be "elected".. because of commercial reasons.
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