RatanML

December 7, 2010 The Monoliths Life does not treat everyone equally well. Some folks get unusually comfortable treatment while some others don’t, despite both kinds not having done anything extraordinary to deserve what they get. But the power of life acts strangely, as it reaches us through the acts of friends, powerful people, relatives, family members and even total strangers. Take, for instance, the big names in the game of power that have recently had to face embarrassing questions or worse, exit from their comfortable perches. Big names in the fourth estate that were taken with veneration till a few weeks ago, and were included as role models in any discussion about media as a great career. Not only some big names were forced to issue clarifications about their semi-professional or perhaps personal conversations, but some had to actually take a break from their high-profile media appearances lest the allegations became fiercer. And then there were politicians. Two union...