Nobel Prize for elocution !
Any award or prize in public domain is in appreciation of contribution / achievement of the recipient and is a public appreciation. The process of selection may vary but the general philosophy remains the same.
The citation read out while the award is presented lists out the achievements. An award is not given anticipating an achievement as there is many a slip between the cup and the lip.
There is a general notion in India that Dhadha Saheb Phalke award for life time contribution to Indian cinema which is announced once in a way is awarded to a personality who is in semi retirement. Adoor Gopalakrishnan was the recipient a couple of years back and is definitely an decade and half younger than all recipients so far. Adoor remarked that by presenting this award to him, the public was asking him to retire ! Manna Dey, the famous singer from Bengal, was the recipient of this award last week. He is 90 years old !
The achievements of Nobel laureates are legion. Rabindranath Tagore has contributed immensely to Bengali culture and literature. Mother Teresa had worked tirelessly for the less fortunate.Nelson Mandela has spearheaded the movement which led to the break up of apartheid. The list goes on.
Nobel Prize for Obama for world peace ? It sounds incredulous. Other than speeches made by him on various occasions, most of his ideas are on drawing board and it is difficult to make out what shapes they would take and how many designs will be abandoned.
One can understand a Nobel Prize for American citizens for putting a stamp approving diverse ethnicity. But an award for Obama at this stage is uncalled for. Yet the committee has chosen to bestow the award on Obama.
This Nobel Prize for peace has been definitely awarded for best elocution ! It is difficult to get away from this feeling.
The citation read out while the award is presented lists out the achievements. An award is not given anticipating an achievement as there is many a slip between the cup and the lip.
There is a general notion in India that Dhadha Saheb Phalke award for life time contribution to Indian cinema which is announced once in a way is awarded to a personality who is in semi retirement. Adoor Gopalakrishnan was the recipient a couple of years back and is definitely an decade and half younger than all recipients so far. Adoor remarked that by presenting this award to him, the public was asking him to retire ! Manna Dey, the famous singer from Bengal, was the recipient of this award last week. He is 90 years old !
The achievements of Nobel laureates are legion. Rabindranath Tagore has contributed immensely to Bengali culture and literature. Mother Teresa had worked tirelessly for the less fortunate.Nelson Mandela has spearheaded the movement which led to the break up of apartheid. The list goes on.
Nobel Prize for Obama for world peace ? It sounds incredulous. Other than speeches made by him on various occasions, most of his ideas are on drawing board and it is difficult to make out what shapes they would take and how many designs will be abandoned.
One can understand a Nobel Prize for American citizens for putting a stamp approving diverse ethnicity. But an award for Obama at this stage is uncalled for. Yet the committee has chosen to bestow the award on Obama.
This Nobel Prize for peace has been definitely awarded for best elocution ! It is difficult to get away from this feeling.
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