Criminals to be kept out of contesting polls?

Couple of years back I had put forward a proposal to keep out the netas that are convicted criminals in a lower court, from contesting polls. See my earlier post here .

Looks like someone got a better sense (thanks to Veerappa Moily) and the government is thinking of making this a law. See the TOI news piece here .

I am excited, even though it is still too early. But this law would go a long way in cleansing our political system. Hopefully somebody somewhere has not given up hope and fighting from within the government to save the future of India.

May it happen...!

Fearless cricket, what about a fearless life?

Heard Virendra Sehwag the other day after an IPL match,

'I told the boys to play fearless cricket'.

How simple, but profound! Sehwag's style has always been fearless, it has not worked in all matches for him. Given the success he had in international cricket so far, it is difficult to say that the odds of succeeding playing fearless cricket is low. If anything, he has done much better than some other methodical players who have always been afraid of losing their wicket and at some point in their career ended up losing their place in the elite class. Being fearless does not guarantee success, but does it guarantee peace of mind? At least for some?

Being fearless frees you from the burden of future, as you can't expect much and just take whatever comes along the way.

I wonder why it is so painstakingly frustrating to stop thinking about the future? That is where all the fear starts. What happens if I lose my savings some day? What happens if I catch an illness tomorrow that has no cure? What happens if something wrong happens on my way to office today?

Fear of unknown plays such a big part in our lives.

How I wish life was that simple and I could suggest somebody:

"Go out there into the big world and live a fearless life".

Alas, how I wish...