We the people

13 days from August 16, 2011 have got big transformation in the lives and mindsets of Indians. The highs and lows, acceptances and rejections, smiles and disappointments, debates and arguments have enlightened a lot of issues. From my observation these are some of the key points:

1. Non-violence is the key: The most important lesson learnt is that - NOTHING CAN EVER BE GAINED OUT OF VIOLENCE. This whole movement stressed on ‘non-violence’ because of which it was a complete success. Any act done with good intentions and non-violence keeping in mind the ease and convenience of the common man will definitely gain positive results.

2. Unity in Diversity: Again this whole movement brought to light that the best example of unity in diversity is in India. People from all walks of life irrespective of caste, creed, culture or religion joined hands together and raised slogans to fight corruption. Every rally that I participated in, proved this point more than the previous one.

3. People’s power: Anna Hazare has awakened the spirit of each and every Indian to prove that – ‘WE THE PEOPLE’ is stronger than any other constitution in the country. Parliament is supreme but it is made up of members who are there only because of ‘WE THE PEOPLE’. There is a lot of strength and power in this ‘togetherness’ that can change the agenda and arguments of the parliament. This ‘people’s power’ is what revolutionized the way we all will think about our constitution henceforth.

4. Leaders: We do have some great speakers and good people yet in the parliament who proved it yesterday that the most important part of their duty is to protect the right of every citizen. At the same time, we have corrupt members of the House who openly disregarded and discredited the rights of citizens knowing the fact that the whole of the country was watching them on national television. The so-called young leaders did not prove their mettle barring Varun Gandhi who surprised everyone by his fabulous speech.
These rallies brought to light a very important point that - there are several Arvind Kejrivals, Kiran Bedis and Prashant Bhushans amongst us in our society. Their energy needs to be tapped for the betterment of our society. Like-minded people came together on the streets to show full support. They left their work and removed time from their daily schedule only to be a part of this movement. Then there were those who were complete cynics and unaffected and it did not bother them at all if anything was different in their neighborhood. Also, there were people who spoke too much but were not interested in joining the movement. Then there were those on the other side of the table who shunned this movement and called it madness.

I pray that this success always stays in our minds. The government stays on its word and passes the Janlokpal that will benefit each and every Indian. No bribes are exchanged. I wish that again someone does not have to go through a rigorous fast to make a right point in the House.
Let this torch of Indianness always be lit in our hearts and encourage us to do the best we can for our country. Jai Hind!

Lets talk about SEX baby!

Hey lets get it out truly: each one of us enjoys thoroughly the whole process of sex right from the flirtations, the foreplay, the undressing, the act itself and the climax, its something so natural and yet so many of us feel embarassed about it; especially in India. I mean, with times changing so fast, its time we get over with this shyness and discomfort associated with sex and enjoy it, relish it, beautify it cos it is indeed beautiful.

But, here I am not going to discuss the two-faced hypocricy associated with it, but I, like any other natural human being is going to write about the beauty of it. I have heard that only dolphins and human beings have sex for pleasure, then I must say we r fortunate to be born as human beings that we have got an opportunity to enjoy the process of mating. We just do not do it for evolution or extending families, we do it as we enjoy it, we love it, we wait for it cos its mind-fucking-blowing!

It all begins with just the thought of having it that night (or for that matter any part of the day)... it keeps me full day anticipating about how happy I am going to make my partner, how will the process initiate.... these thoughts make the day lovely enough and the evening too too far away. When evening comes, its the waiting that is as sweet as it is bitter - sweet cos you know you are going to meet pretty soon and bitter cos u know there is still some time.

The clock ticks and the sight of the love of my life tickles me all over from within, though its shown sometimes and hidden other times.... wow, wow... you show your feelings a bit cos you got to turn your partner on and you hide a bit cos its too much fun not to show it all completely.

Even the thought of the soft fingers of my beloved all over my body turns me on to an extent that I can go on and on describing it.... then the exchange of passionate kisses, a feeling that really disconnects me from this world, I truly truly forget all about life. The whole process is so beautiful so tantalizing that even as I write this I know its the best thing that we as humans are gifted.

But I must say here that I totally enjoy the kind of sex that is completely unexpected, absolutely catching u unaware that suddenly drives you away from this world to a different world in a jiffy! O mind-fucking-blowing! Do try this out, bet it will leave you with a feeling difficult to be described in words...... Ooo!

Happyness

Last weekend I saw this amazing movie 'The pursuit of happyness' with a 'y' in its title! What a movie it was! It moved me several times. Each time 'Chris' (played by Will Smith) faced a situation, it was amazing to see how he triumphed out of it. The film teaches us a lot through their intense scenes.

Right from the beginning they have shown this main character (Chris) struggling to have a hand-to-mouth existence. It was heart breaking to see his own wife leave him in times of crisis when he is unable to pay the rent and other bills.

Chris met his father only when he was twenty eight and he decided that he is going to bring up his son and be with him. He sees to it that his wife does not take his son away from him and assures her that he will be fine with the father.

Even in dire straits, Chris ensures that his son gets proper sleep and food - a roof over his head. It was really choking to see how they spend a night in the restroom of a railway station as there is no where to go and the way he lured him in the washroom by creating a drama that they have reached the dinasour world and that they need to safely go into a cave to save themselves from the dinasours around. Movie reminded me of 'Life is Beautiful' where the father does not make the son believe what they are going through is torture and shows it that everything happening to them is a big game.

At regular intervals when Chris had to pay for his senior as he did not have change or pay the parking for a car when he had to rush to finish his work were brilliantly shot scenes. Will Smith did full justice to the character he potrayed and his son was brilliant in the movie.

The best part of the film was the ending when he is overcome by his emotions and does not even know how to react to the news of his success. A truly inspiring movie and a must-watch for people who appreciate qualities of perseverence and hard work.

If its going on in cinemas and you better check this one out!

Aga Baieeee!

Today I read this shocking news in DNA - You had beet be nice to your bai. I was surprised, amused, dumbfounded, flabbergasted, frustrated, irritated and felt like doing something to make the laws of my land in the interest of the comman man!

It is unbelievable. In the present scenario, working women are at the mercy of these bais. I know how difficult it is to get their work done properly from them! And then bear their tantrums. Each day there is a set of instructions given to them that is easily broken in a few days. They have no shortage of leaves. They take many already. We give them proper food (let me stress here - no leftovers. The same fresh food we make for overselves), enough leaves, we give in to their demands for increments and Diwali bonuses. They conveniently take leaves on all the festivals and attend all their marriage functions (in their families and communities) and they look after their kids also (most of them do not have a full-day job). Even their demands of getting good quality powder, brushes, detergents, clips, etc. etc. are met on time. Their style of working is what we adjust to; mind you: they do not work as per the way we want them to work. We dread even raising our voice on them if they have done something that has caused major loss of money or property. The once-a-while cleanliness they do is a big favour on us! They are also paid conveyance in the form of railway pass and extra money for bus tickets. If you sack a maid, they spread your bad name in their whole colonies and ensure that you do not get another one for a very long time!

After being FED with all this, they have an excuse for coming late each day, attending all their functions (trust me they celebrate festivals and marriages - all of them, even the ones we don't have time for), taking timely leaves (they have to take leave when we have guests or when we plan to do some safai or on bank holidays), the audacity to back answer for any issue raised against their work, not accepting their mistakes and making us feel guilty. When they see clouds, they complain of water accumulation and do not turn up. We working women have to bear the rush and push and mucky roads and all the possible odds but make it some how that our office work does not suffer. The maids also deny if they do not like the food that is given to them (and I am not taking about left-overs). Working mothers who have such maids as baby-sitters will then have to take a weekly off on the day the maid decides to take.

And then this bill (that they propose to pass) does not have any provisions to make these domestic servants more accountable or punctual. This is absolutely ridiculous and unacceptable. That means after all these benefits, we do not stand to expect any kind of sincerity or punctuality from them.

The ministers by passing this only stand to gain. They have a bunch of maids/helpers all the while. It would not affect them in any way. We already shell out 10% of our salaries to pay these arrogant and selfish maids. Once this bill is passed, they know that their vote banks will be flourishing! I do not know how long will we have to bear the brunt of such selfish and irresponsible ministers!

I call upon all the working women to protest against this bill and ensure that they never never pass such kind of unacceptable bill.

O Chicks!

With bird flu taking over the state and headlines and all chickens being culled, we sure have to wait till we have our next tandoori chicken or tikka masala but the number of controversies that are going to unveil will be fun. We goona miss our Sunday Chicken Biryani though! With many politicians owning farms in Navapur belt lets see if the necks of the 'influential' chicks be bent or rules. A political leader is already involved ... but good news is that his farm wasn't spared though our CM assured that his farm was free from any virus. But, that is if words in newspaper or scenes shown on TV are to be believed! (though they did not show his farm). But when it comes to belief, I rather believe than fear that I might buy one of the infected 'influential' chicks three months down the lane! So, I believe that all the infected chickens are in heaven now (or will soon reach heaven) and happy that they were not slaughtered and chopped and marinated and spiced and consumed by some politician!

When we talk about chicks how can we miss out the chicks on the social circuit. Page 3 exists because of them and their skimpy outfits! Infact our papers are a little colorful because of them. See, its simple, parties cannot happen without chicks and where there are chicks there ought to be hunks and this calls for media to gather some gossip and spread rumours. So, you see its the 'chicks' that count and raise the party heatometer!

College life would be meaningless without chicks. They are the only motivation for college. Gosh! I cannot understand how do some guys study in a boy's only college.

So my point is be it food, college, politics, party, school, office or any sphere of our lives, chicks are important and exciting. And its difficult to do without them. So heres a poem:
Flu, Flu go away
Little people wanna eat
Flu, Flu go away
Do not ever come again

Rang De Basanti

Rang De Basanti is a movie worth watching! It is a movie that comes once after 100 missable movies. Its enjoyable, has a moral, great actors, mind-blowing music and good performances by everyone.
Many of my friends seemed to be cribbing about the idea of killing all the guys in the end. I mean, why do we love happy endings. It was a realistic ending. Today if someone kills the defence minister, do you think the cops of the nation will not be given a shoot at sight order.
Amir Khan was as usual, brilliant performance. The other guys were equally good and matched the script and theme of the movie. Even Alice Patten was superb. Madhavan was rocking and Soha was good for her first film. Karan Kapoor was my personal favourite. He is a rock star. I tell you this guy will have a great fan following after John Abhraham for his killer looks. He has great dimples and acts well too. Though, I am sure he himself would want to forget the tale of two cities. Hey, Kunal we want more of you. Siddharth was good too and even Atul Kulkarni & Sharman Joshi were impressive.
What complimented the script, direction and performance of the actors was music composed by Rahman. He rocks. Love to go to Rahman concerts. Unfortunately he does not perform live in India! Sponsors please...we need Rahman Live. Hope we have more Rahman's in our music industry.