Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Child Prodigy
One more day of feeling like a loser. Yes you read it right. i sometimes get this bout of low-lying attacks :) Today I happened to see L'il Champs - Dance India Dance in the afternoon and there came the first contestant from Mumbai - Ananya Kurup all of just 5 yrs old performing to a Bharatnatyam piece. Watch this video and you will be surprised:
Ananya's audition video - Link
She is all set to make it to the Guinness Book of World Records as the youngest classical dancer. She started dancing at the age of one when i dont even remember what loserpankti i was into when i was a year old. She is just in Junior KG student but has mastered all the 10 dance items required for an arangetram (graduation of classical dance) for which people usually finish at the age of 11 yrs old.
Aur ek jale pe namak: She is also a scholar and good at studies and aims to become a doctor. Wow already nishana maar liye itni choti umar mein. And look at me. Still clueless what to do with dis useless life :) Forget having talent, I am toh not even good at studies. My mother still looks at my marksheets to confirm that i have reached till doing my PG. She had lost all hopes. She was to marry me off after eight std. Imagine i was such a big DUH.
On a serious note its good that these talent shows are giving chance to both performers (to showcase their talent) and viewers (to wake up and notice the richness of talent in India).
Ananya's audition video - Link
She is all set to make it to the Guinness Book of World Records as the youngest classical dancer. She started dancing at the age of one when i dont even remember what loserpankti i was into when i was a year old. She is just in Junior KG student but has mastered all the 10 dance items required for an arangetram (graduation of classical dance) for which people usually finish at the age of 11 yrs old.
Aur ek jale pe namak: She is also a scholar and good at studies and aims to become a doctor. Wow already nishana maar liye itni choti umar mein. And look at me. Still clueless what to do with dis useless life :) Forget having talent, I am toh not even good at studies. My mother still looks at my marksheets to confirm that i have reached till doing my PG. She had lost all hopes. She was to marry me off after eight std. Imagine i was such a big DUH.
On a serious note its good that these talent shows are giving chance to both performers (to showcase their talent) and viewers (to wake up and notice the richness of talent in India).
Marriage Mirage leads to Sex Change
Many things has been said and done about the institution called MARRIAGE. Majority of the public want to take admission to this institution for a secured future (or sometimes for reasons better known to them) while some might want to stay out of it. And I am one of them (well at least as of now). Whoa! Good this article wont be read by my parents else I am screwed up.
Well the word Marriage is highly debatable and I am writing this article in favor of No- Marriage-required section of the society. With increasing competition and peer pressure to stay ahead in the rat race, it leaves very less room to this sometimes demanding commitment to people who cannot balance many cups on their already filled trays. It’s high time that parents stop succumbing to societal pressure and force their kids to bend down to this herculean obligation when the kid is not prepared for it. Many parents treat marriage as a mammoth responsibility that they want to shed off asap not realizing the kid’s agony. Many people who are unable to deal with this, ends up giving up on their lives or mess up with their now married life or retort to ways that would stop the wagging tongues.
One such case that I read was of a woman lawyer from Puri, Orissa. This lady in her mid 30’s took a desperate step of changing her sex as her family was forcing her to get married. She was not prepared for marriage as she did not want a family life which is being forced on girls in our society that is dominated by males and girls have no voice of their own. As a result of this, she did not inform her family about this and also threatened to commit suicide if she was not allowed to have the surgery done.
The woman submitted an affidavit stating her willingness to undergo the Sex Reassignment Surgery (SRS) operation that was performed on 29th June 2010. During the operation process that went on for 7 hours long, her female organs were removed and male organs were set in her body. She was injected with hormones to develop masculine attributes like a male voice, beard and moustache. The lady seems to have stated that “I feel free now. No one can force me to marry. It is better to become a man to get rid of sufferings met by women”.
Well I hope at least one parent (having a narrow approach) whose daughter/ son is of marriageable age reads this article and stops bugging their children. The only message I would like to give to the parents (including mine) is that: Wake up!!! Stop succumbing to societal pressure because at the end of the day society is not going to be there when you need help while your children would be there by your side. Support them. Don’t push them into what they don’t want to get into. The son/ daughter is your child not your source of duty fulfillment.
Well the word Marriage is highly debatable and I am writing this article in favor of No- Marriage-required section of the society. With increasing competition and peer pressure to stay ahead in the rat race, it leaves very less room to this sometimes demanding commitment to people who cannot balance many cups on their already filled trays. It’s high time that parents stop succumbing to societal pressure and force their kids to bend down to this herculean obligation when the kid is not prepared for it. Many parents treat marriage as a mammoth responsibility that they want to shed off asap not realizing the kid’s agony. Many people who are unable to deal with this, ends up giving up on their lives or mess up with their now married life or retort to ways that would stop the wagging tongues.
One such case that I read was of a woman lawyer from Puri, Orissa. This lady in her mid 30’s took a desperate step of changing her sex as her family was forcing her to get married. She was not prepared for marriage as she did not want a family life which is being forced on girls in our society that is dominated by males and girls have no voice of their own. As a result of this, she did not inform her family about this and also threatened to commit suicide if she was not allowed to have the surgery done.
The woman submitted an affidavit stating her willingness to undergo the Sex Reassignment Surgery (SRS) operation that was performed on 29th June 2010. During the operation process that went on for 7 hours long, her female organs were removed and male organs were set in her body. She was injected with hormones to develop masculine attributes like a male voice, beard and moustache. The lady seems to have stated that “I feel free now. No one can force me to marry. It is better to become a man to get rid of sufferings met by women”.
Well I hope at least one parent (having a narrow approach) whose daughter/ son is of marriageable age reads this article and stops bugging their children. The only message I would like to give to the parents (including mine) is that: Wake up!!! Stop succumbing to societal pressure because at the end of the day society is not going to be there when you need help while your children would be there by your side. Support them. Don’t push them into what they don’t want to get into. The son/ daughter is your child not your source of duty fulfillment.
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Monkey - Man
“Until he extends his compassion to all living things,
man will not himself find peace”
- Dr. Albert Schweitzer
The other day there was this one particular forward mail in my inbox that was really touching and made me think about the difference between man and animals. And now after this mail I was forced to place animals on the top in terms of compassion.
The two blind men in the photo were thirsty and wanted to drink water at the RagiGudda temple, Bangalore. However, they were unable to operate the tap.
This mother monkey opened the tap for them, allowed them to drink water, drank some water herself and then closed the tap before leaving the scene. Not only did the monkey have brains to help the needy people but also close the tap after use thus avoiding water wastage (either of which humans fail to do most of the times).
This is the most wonderful story that I have read in a long time and to think that there are still people in this world who don’t believe in the ‘humanity’ of animals. And worse of all, there are still so-called educated people who exploit these animals in the name of experimentation.
But, animals, for the most part, seem far more advanced than humans. We human beings are so involved in all this caste/ creed system that we fail to understand the word HUMANITY. However, animals don't have any kind of caste system. Maybe some day we human beings will learn from them. And its high time that humans recognize animals as equal though different, intelligent and emotional and compassionate!
wieder zurück - I am back again!!!
Finally I am back (hopefully) with a bang!!! (not that my readers were missing me :). After a long-time fight with the internet service providers, I am now having a connection working in proper condition. Hope it continues to stop hindering my blogging abilities.
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