Be thankful to your earlier generations – what they have gone through themselves and what they have left for us…instead of cursing them and discussing things they could have done to avoid some mishap or calamity! Were you there at that point of time? Had you any clue as to what kind of a lifestyle they had? What setbacks they had? What rules they had to follow? How they depended on the postman to communicate with someone just 50 miles away? You basically depend of couple of authors and film…
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Comparitive Analysis – Aaina vs. Laga Chunari Main Daag
Aaina – release year 1977 Aaina – remake – Laga Chunari Man Daag (LCMD) – release year 2007 30 years later, Bollywood made the same theme because they failed to drive in the message in the think-brains of we, the Indians – way back in 1977! So in LCMD- Rani (who eventually becomes a prostitute in the film) is the daughter of a retired Professor (Anupam Kher) who is not getting his pension and is shown running from pillar to post to get it. Jaya (playing Ran’s mother) is somehow…
Read MoreWhy Indians decline the concept of Live-in relationships?
Why Indians decline the concept of Live-in relationships? Been there, done that folks! Please know that Indian culture dates back to more than thousands of years! Please do not think that we are naive kids who are absolutely clueless about the ways of this world and the balanced social code of conduct! Why are we hell bent on marriage and maintaining the sanctity of it? Because we have lived through many ages…we have studied cases of polygamy, polyandry, orgy…and 100 different things regarding human relationships esp. pertaining to sexuality or…
Read MoreForced Private Tuition Locha- A Curse For Students
Series: True Short Stories (based on real life experiences) ‘Forced’ Private Tuition Locha As a soft skills plus Spoken English trainer, I once asked my students to write & discuss about their most memorable incident. Here is one incident. He (let’s call him Amit – not his real name) told us about the ‘corrupt’ tuitions business that run successfully in spite of the ban that Government has levied upon it! He said that his parents were not very well to do and were somehow managing to pay the school fees….
Read MoreTop 10 Reasons – Why has the Government banned Porn Sites?
Top 10 Reasons – Why has the Indian Government banned Porn Sites? For the very basic and archaic reasons which are as follows: A human being is hired for doing ‘dirty things’ on screen for the whole world to see. This concept itself is very wrong. Such humans lose all sense of shame and respect. Having lost the sense of shame & respect, they tend to become anti-social dare-devils and start bending rules according to their own sweet will. Since they make enough (more than enough…surplus) money by doing ‘private…
Read MoreEnglish vinglish – Cannot speak English? Be humiliated in India!
How humiliating it is in India to not know to speak in English! Cannot speak English? Be humiliated in India! Film Review – English Vinglish. A mother of a teenage daughter (played by Sridevi) cannot speak English well. Her daughter hates to take her to school because her friend’s mother can speak good English! She is reluctant to take her mother to school in parents-teachers meet lest her friends and teachers will come to know that she cannot speak good English …so basically is a ganwar (illiterate) female the daughter…
Read MoreSuch a mockery in the name of religion!!
Lajja – modesty, shyness & a sense of shame What a mockery in the name of religion that we, the people, indulge in! And then we wonder why on earth do we suffer!? Come Pujas – soon we will see the (some) females loitering & pandal hopping wearing fashionable backless cholis introduced to them by the fashion world. Those who follow fashion so blindly should not waste their time in Puja Pandals…..they basically invite the Mother’s wrath. FYI! To the Common Women – Try not to wear such attires especially…
Read MoreHarness the potential power of your mind.
How To Harness the potential power of your mind. “Why must I meditate in order to achieve enlightenment?” demanded the prince of his teacher. “I can study. I can pray. I can think on issues clearly. Why this silly emptying of the mind?” “I will show you,” said the teacher, taking a bucket of water into the garden under the full moon. “Now I stir the surface and what do you see?” “Ribbons of light,” answered the prince. “Now wait,” said the teacher setting the bucket down. Both teacher and boy…
Read MoreLGTB – boon in disguise?
May be the biggest boon in disguise for our world today! No Child birth….no abortions, no child abuse, no sadness…no sins! We all will live peacefully ever after – till ‘Life’ remains on earth i.e. In fact these people seem more intelligent – they have understood that No Government – anywhere in this world can stop atrocities towards children. Even if all is well at the home front – the child may get abused in the school, if not school, by the peers or seniors, if not them then maybe…
Read MoreAaina-1977 – The Mirror – Film Review
Aaina-1977 – The Mirror – Film Review Story of a family with many children. Father is a small time purohit and barely manages to make both ends meet. But poverty does not stop him from copulating! He used to read Sanskrit stanzas from religious scriptures but probably no scripture mentioned it explicitly that if a child is born to you, it is your responsibility to feed, nourish and educate the child. This is in fact one of the major reasons why ‘marriage’ is considered as the most important social duty…
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