When the early humans attempted to build the tallest tower that would reach the heaven, God in fact became envious of human potentials, particularly their ability to cooperate with fellow beings. Feeling insecure, He divided their tongue with a single spell. Speaking different languages from then on, people started misunderstanding one another and the great project of building the Tower of Babel was thus given up once for all.
When the Barbarian Bishop came invading the College in May
2008, the college community rose united in anger. They raised the battle cry
“Save American College” like thunder. Even the government was stunned for a
while. Hail American College! Hail Academics!
Like God, Satan too saw everything. He did not like the Bishop
in the first place, neither could He like the idea of people coming together to
defend a good cause. He knew very well the God-Act of dividing the tongue in
primordial times. With the moderns, He thought He can easily work on their
penchant for treachery, caste, religion, easy money and vanity. When He finally
cast the spell, the crowd became a House of Babble.
Since then, they have been talking in different tongues. They
also suffer recall amnesia and memory loss; perform noontime sleep-walk; deliver
incoherent speeches without provocation. You whisper in their ears
‘Liberal-Christian-Higher-Education’, they would instantly suffer a seizure
similar to an epileptic fit and send forth foam. In the House of Babble, they
spoke four major languages known by the following names: Bureaucratic Babble,
Minority Babble, Caste Babble and Small Brain Babble.
Contrary to his initial expectation, Satan had to work hard
with different constituencies to create the House of Babble.
The language Satan first imposed on any constituency was Bureaucratic
Babble. This is a peculiar language of deceit and cunning that a person holding
responsible public office could employ in order to misuse his office and refuse
administrative justice. For instance, if a perpetrator of an offence and a
victim go before say, a Commissioner of Police, the Commissioner instead of
enquiring or investigating into what offence has been committed and by whom, would
blatantly accuse both as having done something equally wrong that he may have
to book both. Why he does it? First, at the most innocuous level, the officer
is seen as evading to discharge his duty. It may be due to inefficiency, vested
interest or pressure from powers that be. At a deeper level, Bureaucratic Babble
is used by corrupt bureaucrats as a double edged sword. On one hand it is used
as a method of extorting money or favors from the wrong doer or the criminal
and on the other hand, for silencing the
real victim from raising his or her voice.
The very first day when Satan saw the solid demonstration of unity
against the rioters, He decided to act. He went to the big man in Khaki, the
Commissioner of Police (CoP) and whispered in his ears “Here is the gravest of
grave cases coming before you. The offender is city’s prominent Christian
pontiff. His offences are Trespass (IPC 452), Rioting (IPC 146) and committing
fraud on property (IPC 420)… But Son, you must discretely use your babble so
that you can stand to gain riches… I know the crowd is right in claiming that
the College property is being thieved…. But somehow you must shut their mouth
up.”
The Big Khaki
thought for a while and said to himself. “Satan could be always right on
worldly matters, particularly on making quick riches… I can’t afford to lose
this opportunity.”
As he was walking up and down inside his expansive office
room, he suddenly started murmuring something. In another minute, the murmur
became a loud babble. He then called his officer on duty at the College who was
trying to expel the rioting mob from inside the campus. He asked him to stop
all operations against the rioters.
The baffled deputy made a feeble protest to Big Khaki saying that the rioters were
truly on the wrong side. Big Khaki controlling
his anger mildly chided the deputy and asked “Why on earth you try to be oversmart?
Have you not heard of Babble… Bureaucratic Babble… new method of dealing with
disputes… our force can spare lathis!
Police can become peace force.”
Small Khaki with a little impatience responded, “You are
right Sir… But here the crowd is indulging in violence. I must prevent serious
mishap… goons are afterall trying to thieve the property… This apart, it is an
educational institution of noble heritage… we must somehow save it… Sir, you
said something about Bible… but you know Sir, I am a Hindu.”
Big Khaki retorted angrily, “You small brain! It is not
Bible… it is Babble… Oh, now I understand… You are a Hindu… Hm…. That’s why you
are acting Harichandra… No sermon
hereafter from you. Did I ever say the college is not a noble institution? You
thick head! I am more concerned about the College than you… even more concerned
about it than the blasted bishop and the professors, the eggheads. All are
important for us. When I ask you to babble them, I say, you make them equally
responsible for the crisis irrespective of their rights and wrongs. If we
police do not care for the college in the public interest, who else? We can
either trust the pontiff or the eggheads. Clamp a curfew on both.”
He called for a loudspeaker climbed to the top of a parked
vehicle and made his proclamation. “People listen carefully. I now on, declare
this college as a disputed property. The party fighting under the Principal is
called ‘A’ party and the party fighting under the Bishop is ‘B’ party. But both
parties have committed offences under section 145 (1) IPC. They will be dealt
with appropriately. All disperse.”
When he got down from his improvised podium, Small Khaki suddenly felt overwhelmed by
the exalted pride of a colonial magistrate.
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House of Babble |
Even the city’s oldest Trade Union made use of the
caricature. It ostentatiously believed the rumors. It’s Politbureau declared
that it was a mean personal fight between the Bishop and the Principal and had nothing
to do with the proletarian class interest of teachers and their livelihood. The
TU would not spoil their image by engaging itself in petty matters.
This is how Satan succeeded in placing the
academician-defender of the American College and looter-religious mafia on the
same platform. And this is how a noble cause was caricatured to mean petty
thieving by two sets of mindless Christians. After all the state is another
manifestation of Satan – Leviathan. This was the beginning of the erosion of
public sympathy and support for ‘Save American College’ struggle.
God by stopping ‘project Babel’ made it impossible for people
to ascend to HEAVEN. But Satan by opening the House of Babble has made it easy
to experience HELL.
Next, I will tell you how Minority Babble was started.
(To be continued)
Prophet
1 comment:
I feel very upset after reading this article.How the unity among the people who opposed the Bishop was spoiled due to caste,religion ,personal ego etc.The Bishop group used the division among the anti- bishop group and it has occupied the administration illegally for a prolonged time.
The foundation constructed to build the tower of babel is even got shaken due to many known and unknown reasons.
Hey Prophet,
WE could sense your feel for the college and your anguish feeling over the people who has spoiled the image of the college.Hope your writing will bring changes in the mind of the people those who have misunderstood the real issue of the college.
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