If there is something, that would be considered as,”truth & only truth”,about someone’s life,in the form of his or her own statements,made public,is”The Autobiography”.And,believe me,there was a lot of authenticity attributed, to such books in the recent past,and people would look at these books with high esteem.
But,don’t you think,that,it is now,only a thing of past,especially,when it comes to the autobiographies of the so called politicians,and the bureaucrats,who,for the reason,best known to them,have put the basic concept itself, of autobiography,in jeopardy.
Well,I am afraid,the very purpose of autobiography,has been switched,from,credibility,to commercialization and vengeance.
Now,the scene is like this,”you dare,write something,in the name of your autobiography,to defame me & malign my image,you wont find me lagging behind.”This is the sad tale, of autobiographies, nowadays.
You want to supersede,you want to gain political mileage,you want to gain from unlawful means,you want to sensationalize,you want to create a hype,just write a book,in the name of your “Autobiography”…..It is…..Your….”MISSION ACCOMPLISHED”.
But,yes,one very important fact has come to light,through these, so called autobiographies.And that is,perhaps true.”May be someone would hide something, that has really happened in his or her life,by not mentioning it,in his or her autobiography, which,in the normal course,he or she should have mentioned,keeping in view the very essence of writing an autobiography,there is,definitely someone else,who will, take the charge, and bring that fact to the limelight, through his or her autobiography,just to settle his or her score.’
And that is what, the true meaning of autobiography,it seems,is, in the contemporary India.
How sad! Isn’t it?
JAI HIND.