The beauty of pain

He could admire her body

Resplendent with naked beauty

Soaked in fairy-dust

But he could not give eyes

to the devastation inside

While she was afraid

of the painful heart

That she hid within

She lay there in a false glory

 in apprehension of being judged

of the ugliness

and the pain that would follow

It’s not in the materialistic,
demand-of-the-moment,
worldly coffee that causes to experience spirituality..
it’s in every sip of it that is savored and made rich with experience..
it’s in that one look at the sky and smiling at the prospect of a rain
before entering a Rolls Royce..
It’s in the glances exchanged of a bride and the groom of a lavish wedding..
It’s in every simple, laughable, crazy,
moronic, child-like, present,
intangible thing in life of materialism that we suspect spirituality.

#FairnessCreamsRacist

Totally with NDTV for its decision of one year now not to broadcast fairness cream adverts   …

Yes, I too agree that the thought at work behind the fairness cream is racist..

#FairnessCreamsRacist

Years back on a personal chat with Alyque Padamsee for his Fair and Lovely campaign when I objected to its theme, his stand seemed practical as per the statistics but even then I couldn’t comprehend how media’s role as a responsible institute can be overlooked.  It really can’t get away with promoting prejudices in the name of marketing strategy of endorsing a product. The very fundamental concept behind birthing such a product itself is ethically flawed.

The British raj has long been over..but the obsession over a fairer skin tone is just an inkling of the mark the rule has had over us! But both the society and the media as a part of the society need to understand that we’ve come a long way out of the shadows since then and already created a global identity..

Mass media has the potential to define the popular culture and change the mindsets of millions but it has also long been associated with trading prejudices.

Obviously enough, the sector has to grow economically and sponsorship plays an important role for its commerce and so does the marketing gimmick but we cannot overrule the ethical objection.

Statistics might say that a good number of population associate beauty with a fairer skin but do the media intellectuals need to fuel the notion? Can’t the right strategy be to promote the original color of the skin and the products as tan removing ointments, because that’s exactly what they do?

I have never taken anything said about my skin tone as a compliment and I am not being modest.  The obsession of beauty that is skin deep has long been overturned by Asian women and even men for that matter.. 

Sadly there’s a good lot which still loves to judge people by the color of the skin and the media would play the culprit to propagate this attitude if the content stays unfiltered ethically.

And it’s not about intolerance; it’s about being a responsible and morally appropriate public institute.

So these little ninjas can be extremely good life coaches..like the real authentic ones..they teach you to push the envelopes, try patience some more, manage time better, boomerang your ego back on you, show you the mirror of your forgotten self! Children are your true mentors..

I believe in the magic of the things..in the way it unfolds..in the experience than the performance..in the beauty of ‘living it up’ than ‘having it all’! 

 अभी भी हम डरे-से, सेहमे से काल के एक कोने मैंबैठे है।.वैसे ये रात जहां हम है, एक काले घेरे की तरह है।..घूमा फिरा कर बेदर्दीसे वहीं ले आती है जहां से हम निकले थे।. जहां छोर होने का एहसास हो जाता है वहींदो घड़ी रुक कर सास ले लेते है।.सूरज का इंतज़ार है पर डर है कहीं इस अंधेरे कीपरछाई उस बेखौफ धूप पर भी भारी ना पड जाये..खाली हाथों की उंगलियाँ सिर्फ हिम्मतबांधे हुये है और कुछ नहीं।..

A roast recipe gone wrong

So it’s a win-win – Prime time of channels soaring the TRPs, and Tanmay Bhatt getting all the undeserved footage that he’s ever wanted..

If a comedian is a threat to our country, I wonder where our country is going..A democracy that bans humour is not a serious democracy.

He’s been roasted by politicians, fans, followers and protestors. But isn’t black comedy known for its prudent, irreverent jokes and the guy in the highlight belongs to the fraternity where such humour prevails?

As for the legends, they are at a level of maturity where such puny things hardly matter .

But yes, our icons must come out and speak in defense of the issue with real dignity..as Tunku Vardarajan says in the article to "The Wire", Thin-skinned icons are more dangerous than bumptious comedians."
 

We have bigger objectives to fulfill and no time to spare for a nonsensical, ill-humoured troll.. But as Sanjay Manaktala tweets – “On the bright side, at least the Indian media will educate the masses about what snapchat is..:)”

Ki and Ka -
R Balki did it again! Very sensibily written film..straightforward and convincing dialogues...
Deals with the fundamental psychological tussle between the bread-earners and the homemakers of the society... pity, the reviewers condemned the film so much..it is certainly not for the 'masala' brigade..
Kept the contextual maturity of the characters intact till the end
! Totally vouch for - "its an art to make a home" ..housewives, take a bow!!

हम सभी की कहानी -

ये जो लोग बुरे दिखाई देते है..ये लोग नहीं संकेत है..ज़माने के होने का..नज़र का टीका है अच्छी घटनाओ पर का..ये भी एक रंग है..
कुदरत के संतुलन का प्रतीक.. तुलनात्मकता का भी ..तभी तोः कह पाते है हम - कोई कम अच्छा, कोई इनसे भी बुरा, कोई बहुत अच्छा!..
ये हमे अपना ध्यान केंद्रित करना सीखाते  है..उपेक्षा करना सीखाते है..
ये वो लोग है जो परिस्थितियों से बंधे हुए है..
ये हमे अपनी सोच का परिचय देते है..जिसका असर यदि इनके व्यवसाय पे नहीं तोः इनके संबंधों पे, संबंधों पे नहीं तोः इनकी अगली पीढ़ी की परवरिश पे..उस पर भी नहीं तोः इनकी सेहत पर दिखाई देता है..ये उदाहरण है बुरी सोच के अंजाम का..
ये लोग नहीं संकेत है..ऐसे लोगों का जीवन में होना अनिवार्य है..

इन्हे मेरा नमस्कार!