Some time back I heard about one BABU Rao who had a strange & highly contagious habit of scratching his palm and demanding Chai, Paani (tea, water) from every other guy visiting his table. Soon everybody saw the usefulness of his ways and it wasn’t long time before the great Indian Bureaucracy took to it, hence the rise of the great Indian Eating Disorder. Eventually the whole system turned laced and sticky with all that dipping and licking, it became a kind of pain in the ass which happens to exists amongst queer men these days, giving pleasure to only the one in control and pain to other.
How could the Politicos stay far behind, after all they are the supremos of the administrative structure. An understanding dawned upon the Bureaucrats and Politician "United we eat , divided we starve" hence the great 'Bhagidaari'. Bing(e)o! Gluttony spread like fire. Everyone scrambling to gobble as much as they could, and when they couldn't digest they threw up whatever they could into the safe locks of foreign banks , to be consumed again later.
A stand-up artist put it very smartly sometime back on a show:
“hmaare neta is desh mein mein khaate hain ,
Isiliye videsh mein unke khaate hain”

Well we cannot blame the whole political system for one man's gluttony, I hope not though I'm not sure.
You know India is about great food , delicacies , cuisines never to be found outside India. So when the Administration decided that the food had started not to taste very well they decided it was a time for change . Now With all the talks about changes at the grass root levels, the politicians couldn't help try proving their dedication by pitching changes in the actual grassroots without considering the implications for health among both the general population and at-risk groups. I wonder where they get these ideas or whether they even care.
"As with other eating disorders, binge is an "expressive disorder" — a disorder that is an expression of deeper psychological problems.". Power, control, influence, all this without sense of responsibilities or even slightest concern for the general masses whom the bearer governs, is the most dangerous combination for any civilization. I am "by and large a god fearing vegetarian" however i cannot help reflecting at the collective pseudo-cannibalism of the bureaucracy. It's all about leg-pieces.. fight the leg, pull the leg, chew the leg. Thinking about all this makes me convulsive, feel like throwing up on their faces.
The Indian bureaucracy is not the flag bearer of the eating disorder, its only that it is more visible to me than others since i am live breath and eat here. Its rather intimidating to realize how long we have allowed this one helluva disorder to grow out of proportions . I often wonder, do we wield enough power and determination to contain it. Even more disheartening is the fact is that those responsible for this gluttonous behavior are the once who keep getting elected to the positions of power. I guess the apple is too inviting to resist. Idealism has no place in this new world order, but hope for an ideal society is what keeps us going , keeps us and our efforts stuck with the system. So i hope ....
ur insightful comment about queers is interesting, the nature of the relationship :P u will surely offend lots of queers and pervos.
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