Getting a nobel prize is a dream for many scientists. It is also a recognition for "peace". but, when Nobel peace prize was awarded to Barack Obama recently, I lost all the respect I had for Nobel prize. If I were a billionaire with lots of political clout and lobbying capabilities, I could even get nominated for a Nobel Prize!!! Probably, Osama Bin Laden should consider lobbying for Nobel peace prize as he is fighting the "holy war" for muslims!!!
I was surprised that Gandhi was nominated in 1937, 1938, 1939, 1947 and, finally, a few days before he was murdered in January 1948. Nobel committee will have its own explanations. But, non-westerners know the fact that Sweden or Norway do not want to insult the colonial power of the time, Britain. It would have made mockery of the British colonial empire and have given impetus to the ongoing Indian Freedom struggle. Thankfully, Gandhi's own country men gave him the honor of "Father of Nation" (though they killed him themselves). Anyway, how can they award a peace prize from the money which is the profits earned due to the discovery and sale of substance that killed many people in the world: dynamite. The people accepting Nobel prize for peace should think about this before accepting the award.
Now for the film awards. The so called Oscar awards have a category for best foreign film. Hindi film Lagaan was nominated to Oscars in that category in 2001. It failed to win it. In 2009, another India centric movie "Slumdog Millionaire" got nominated and won couple of Oscars. While Lagaan shows the victory of Indian villagers over colonial Britishers, The Slumdog Millionaire shows the slums and their conditions in India. It is for the readers to judge the attitude of the so called western media. They still see India as slum filled country (even developed countries have it!!).
Thankfully, Aamir Khan does not go to such award functions (he's been to Oscar anyway) stating that they do not have credibility. In India, after the success of "Taare Jameen Par" he was awarded Gollapudi Srinivas Rao Award in 2007 which is given to best debutant film director in memory of the young director who passed away during the shooting of his first film. Type "aamir khan crying" in you tube. You will see this function where he is felicitated by K. balachander, Anupam Kher and Vidhu Vinod Chopra. I believe awards should have such importance. This award I feel is the right one. Not the usual annual awards for the paparazzi and endorsements.
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