CHILD LABOUR CENTRES

A few days back i was strolling in my locality when I saw a very strange billboard , ill quote

"STAR MAKER ACADEMY - NURTURING UPCOMING ARTISTS IN THE FIELD OF SINGING , DANCING AND DRAMA . A PLACE TO PREPARE YOU FOR ALL THE BIG TELEVISION SHOWS."

Stupid is what came to my mind at first.How over the board are such parents who enroll their wards in such an institution , how hungry for fame and quick earning are such parents who coerce their children into such a life of uncertainty and eventual failure.
Indian media has once again exhibited how vehemently it affects the feeble mind of the Indian masses to which it caters.If IITs and AIIMS were not big enough issues for an average kid to worry about now the added expectations of unleashing the melodious singer or awesome dancer or an actor within yourself is another feat one is expected to achieve.
Though I would like to appreciate the quick thinking and the well-groomed business mind which conceived the idea of such an "ACADEMY" .
Anyways we Indians will never have the foresight of seeing past trivial goals and will continue to push our young-ones into the fire of competition , scaring their minds forever with failure and guilt.I pity the short-sightedness of such parents and the doomed future of such kids .Anyways MERA BHARAT MAHAAN. JAI HIND

the dawn of age

A few days back I gave my mom the job of sorting out the wedding photos which involved going through 5gb of photos and dividing them event-wise into 4 folders.A very trivial task but the tough part for my mom was that all this work was on the laptop.Now a fact of matter is that she is computer literate but is not too comfortable with it.So soon after starting the work she got irritated , because we earlier had a mouse which broke so she had to do everything with the touch-pad,and left the thing incomplete.I started teasing my mom about how obsolete her methodology is regarding the computer related work.To comfort her I explained to her how my generation is far too intelligent than her's and How we are able to comprehend and see reason in things faster than our ancestors.I am a MSc. Chemistry just like my mom so whenever she isn't able to understand anything she calls for me.I feel happy that i am able to help her out but i never forget to prove my superiority by cracking a joke on her.

I have come to realise this fact that no matter how much we mock our elders as of now we will be facing the same situation with role-reversal when we grow old.I see toddlers play with mobile phones and other gadgets which I had never heard of when i was their age.I pity my state when my kids will mock me about being technically obsolete.

Manifestation of Marvelousness

It was judgement day and as the heavens would have it Armageddon took place.Roger Federer versus Andy Roddick.The script was written and re-written by sport columnists with Andy Murray being replaced my Andy Roddick .Roddick played his part well.Too well.

I am more of a footballer but I appreciate all that the sporting world has to offer and Wimbledon Final 2009 was the zenith for the sporting world. Nothing is more captivating than a fallen hero rise to the occasion and prove his mettle to his fans.And Roger did just that.Having lost last year he rose with valor and excellence and proved his worth to the world.He is the King , deal with it.

People may say that Rafa was not there,I would like to assure them even with Rafa around this King had no match.He is enjoying his top-notch tennis for quite a while now and seeing his performance there is no stopping him for quite some time.

I saw some friends of me write that Roddick lost being the better player throughout that match.Balls.With 50 aces in 1 match and pit less stamina to support his perpetually superb forehand shots i don't think Roddick was the better player.No doubt he played well , much better than what he had exemplified in the past but the day was meant to end the way it ended.My sympathy with Andy but kudos to the King.

The etymology of Vineet Keshri

18 years have passed since i have known Vineet Keshri and he hasn't changed much since the inception of our acquaintance.Weird , techno-phillic, self-obsessed self-advertising geek but he has come a long way from "kevin_alien007" to being "vineet.keshri".Facts that all are not aware of ::

1. He is this persistent complain-freak.A pessimist to the core, always keeps lamenting about his boring desolate dull single life.Its because of his constant irritating depressing attitude that he has earned the title of "abla pilla". You can appreciate the abla pilla face in the above pic.The above face was the response to the statement "vineet pay your share of the bill".

2. Contrary to general perception Vineet Keshri was involved in courtship activities with a certain someone.He discontinued his affair on the pretext that the girl he was going out with was below his standard.ahem ahem.

3. He is this typical baniya , even at dutch-treats all that comes out of his pockets are some coins,if we are lucky.

4. He preposterously wears Woodland boots even in unbearable heat of Pilani because he feels his feet are ugly.

5. His "fun" activities made me come up with the famous phrase "mere sab dost chutiye hai".Ans yes he was always on the other side of the thin line between tafri and chutiyaap.

6.In school all he used to play was computer games , though he was good at them but that's all he did before college and now after coming to college he despises gamers.

7. Many people have asked me about Vineet's sexual orientation.All i wanna say is he is not gay ,that's just his way of having fun with people.

There is a lot more from where that came from , as time passes we will unravel more about Vineet Keshri , i like to keep my readers thirsty for more.

Section 377

I accepted the fact that i am not as devoted a blogger as i should be.The reason being that I somehow don't get that urge to blog primarily because i do not like to blog about trivial matters and nothing of significance ever happens in my life.But something has happened of monumental significance " The government of India has revoked section 377 of the Constitution which stated that homosexuality is a crime " .With the act being revoked India is finally opening its eyes and broadening its horizon.I am very proud that such a thing finally happened , its better late than never .I am not gay-phobic I am more of a "live and let live" kind of a guy.I do not care if a friend/acquaintance /stranger is gay or not , how does it bother me and how does it bother India as a country,i could never come up with an answer to this question.But I'm glad the country has come to its senses.
It was a preposterous proposition to have implemented this act in the first place.Though it will be an interesting spectacle to see closet gays finally stepping out of their hibernation and such people will definitely involve some not-so-famous celebrities who will follow the steps of britney and linsday to enhance their publicity.
Whatever follows i am glad India has finally opened its doors and is accepting the changes which come with it.