A New Youth Icon

		By Aminur Rashid in General Published: Friday, 07 September 07 - 11:28 AM (GMT) Last Updated: Friday, 07 September 07 - 12:27 PM (GMT)

When MTV, nominated Orkut for its new Youth Icon of the year, very few would have really imagined that Orkut will make it to the numero uno position. Infact I voted for "You" as the youth icon. It was hard for me to digest initially that, in the country supposed to be culturally (and otherwise) so rich, we will be selecting someone as virtual as an online community as the Youth Icon. But I was on the wrong side. And rightly so. With so many Arm-Chair analysts, debaters, enthusiasts and alikes mushrooming in, it was only an oversight on my part to think that Orkut is going to loose out. I still remember, during my school days, in literature, I started with writing essay on something like "Chandani Raat me Nauka Vihaar" (चान्दनी रात मे नौका वीहार) or something like on a leader (Do you remember when was Rajendra Prasad Born, I do remember ), or on Picnic. I won't be surprised , if my Kids, down the line will be asked to write an essay on any Online Forum, or will be asked to give an extempore on their last online debate.

Orkut can be a reason to cleberate for arm-chari netizens who has dedicate their entire life, entire youth to the monitor and key board, for online lovers, for online patriots, for online revolutionaries, and for, in words of Soumya, suffering from ICPSS, but certainly it can't be an Icon from me. I will be more than happy taking even the next door Sharma ji as my Icon, instead of this 'great' virtual social network as my icon.

All those "neticted"