I wrote a lot of adages to give this post a kick start but then I struck it all off. I still don’t know how and where to begin with this much debated topic involving the choice between equality and specialty. Often I am referred to as an ardent feminist who is always ready to rant about women equality and empowerment. Yes I am a feminist but in no world it gives me the right to demean the men fraternity. Men and women are different. There is no such criteria which can determine the superiority of one over the other. So if I am asked “do you want to be treated specially or equally?” I would just smile and reply “I wish to be treated equally”. Continue reading
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Breakneck Internet Speed with Airtel 4G : What all will you do ?
Source: https://www.indiblogger.in
In the era where Wi-Fi password exchange takes precedence over hello and namaste, you can very well imagine the significance of high speed data. Your data speed speaks a lot about your personality, if you are still on 2G you are frowned upon and if you don’t have a Wi-Fi at your place then only God can save you from the endless discussion over the Stone Age era you are coming from. None can deny the importance of high speed, it isn’t a luxury anymore. It is a necessity. We all long for it and we all want it.
Yes we love DDLJ and we all love Raj, you wanna know why ?
While I am a hopeless Shahrukh Khan and DDLJ fan I know a lot of people who share just the opposite feelings. They feel there is nothing great about this epic love story and it has gained accolades way more than it deserved. I don’t really believe in fighting with every single person with such a mindset but yes I firmly believe that there is something magical about this love story and I would give the whole credit to the charismatic Shahrukh Khan.
Motorola might lose some customers now, read this before buying any of their MotoGs !
Recently Motorola launched its Moto G third generation mobile phone. While the internet is inundated with accolades for the phone and its new features I cannot help but remember the ordeal that one of my dear friends has faced with its 2nd generation phone. She had a terrible experience chasing the company as well as the seller because her phone was among the few faulty pieces. She bought the Moto X 2nd Generation last year in September from Flipkart on the very day it was launched.
Source: Snapshot of the bill from Flipkart
She got the phone as a gift on the occasion of Karva Chauth. I still remember her Facebook update expressing her happiness of being one the few early owners of the phone. She used the phone for a few days and she was happy with all the features and performance. She couldn’t stop praising her phone as well as Motorola.
C for Cape and C for Condom
Have you ever thought why are we so fascinated to various superheros? I am fascinated to a few too. I know people who follow and worship them like Gods. What do they do which makes them so powerful and sought after, is it their special powers or their good deeds towards the mankind and society. It is nice to watch them doing wonders but can we ever become anything close to what they are. Do we also possess some power or do we also have the capability to contribute towards the welfare of the society.
I believe we all have power inside us. Power to give something, power to bring change even if it is as small as an atom. When I was asked to write about this topic, I sat and pondered as I wanted to bring up something that hasn’t surfaced yet, draw some unique analogy and then the thought of superheros crawled into my mind. I will not preach about why should we encourage the use of condoms, don’t we all know about it. Aren’t we all aware of all the benefits of using condoms. What I want to highlight is that this is one way we all can be superheros in our lives.
Eid Mubarak and also Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri !!
With Facebook’s continuous memory hop notification I started wondering about past events. Since it is an auspicious occasion of Eid and people are greeting each other by posting wishes on Facebook. One of the posts on my timeline by one of my Malaysian friends caught my attention. She wrote:
“Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri! Eid Mubarak. ..
Have a joyous time with loved ones! !”
I never knew this was also one of the ways to wish for the Joyous occasion of Eid until I visited Malaysia. All I knew was “Happy Eid” and “Eid Mubarak”. The Hari Raya word brought back so many memories of this time in Malaysia. It is one of the most celebrated festivals of Malaysia. I remember during these times we had plethora of free lunches and brunches almost every day. Now imagine this, you are deeply engrossed in your work and suddenly a reminder pops up and notifies you that you have to be at the energy hub for Hari Raya celebrations. It was utter joy. God I miss those times. I regret why wasn’t I writing at that time, I would have given you more insights of the event. But nevertheless like they say “better late than never”.
Cricket ke liye kuch bhi karega !!
Cricket is the most followed religion in India. Probably the only one which connects people over and above their cast and creed. The madness for Cricket across the country is well known. We have the potential of eating and drinking cricket. If you don’t believe then reminisce the time of the world cup. Though world cups are huge and it surely deserves our undivided attention but the mayhem remains the same even for an ordinary test/ODI series. When it comes to cricket there is nothing like ordinary or normal it is always monumental. The fetish for Cricket is not limited to a specific age group, a 40 year old man is as much excited for cricket as a 12 year old boy. I told you it is a religion, functions beyond anything that you can imagine.
Now don’t we all want a life where we can snug in our bed with a large bowl of popcorn and watch the cricket match without any interruption? The answer to this would be, if only wishes were horses beggars would ride. There are so many other things and events which challenges our dedication towards the game. School, college, work, a train journey, an emergency flight and many more. But we Indians have the capability of finding out solutions from nowhere. We might not have the luxury of sitting in front of the large LCD/LED and watch the high definition telecast but we still manage to keep up with the current scores and updates. Yes we have our own ways.
“Humne apni beti ko bete jaisa pala hai” : Why on earth would you do that ?
“Humne kabhi apni beti ko bete se kam nahi samjha”
“Humne apni beti ko bête jaisa pala hai”
“Humari beti kisi bête se kam nahi”
I am not sure should I be happy with these statements or should I go into deep thoughts gloomily. These statements basically describe the whole problem with the gender inequality. Why would you raise your Daughter like a Son? Why would you ever compare your daughter with your son or with anyone’s sons. Are sons some benchmark that one has to achieve. Are they the epitome of righteousness that one has to follow their footsteps or do you do something extra in your son’s upbringing that you have now incorporated for your daughter as well. Have you ever heard “Humne apne bête ko beti jaisa pala hai” , “Humara beta kisi beti se kam nahi” ? I bet you haven’t.
There can be a lot of logical and illogical responses to my afore question. Few that I have heard are it is a colloquial way of saying, it has been said like this ever since. A lot of things have been done in some or the other ways ever since but it has now either changed or evolved. Why are we still stuck to the old and conventional thoughts when it comes to daughter and sons. I am not asking for a revenge here by demanding counter phrases for guys, all I want to say it there is no need to do the comparison at all.
Do we really need to be “Mardaani”
Mardaani is a latest bollywood flick starring Rani Mukherjee as the lead actress. The movie revolves around human trafficking and child molestation. Rani plays a top notch cop in the movie and she fights like a real hero and saves the girls from being molested and used. The movie was really very well made and it left a long lasting impact, at least on me. I went to watch this movie with two of my friends, and after coming out of the theater I just said the movie was fabulous.
One of my friends seems to be in agreement to it while the other was a little hesitant. His hesitance stuck 
me there and I asked him why this fleeting reaction. He very strongly responded, why do you want to become “Mardani“. His question stoned me, and I did not speak a word for the next one minute or so.
I asked him to explain what he wanted to say, he simply said women are far too superior and capable than men then why do they want to become mardaani. I would have love if the title of the movie was some Goddess name which represents the women as well as her power and capabilities.
Being a woman, I tried to make him understand by saying that it is just a feminine term for “Mard” (men) for which he said we don’t need such a term we have “Aurat” (woman) for that, I again tried by explaining that men have an edge when it comes to attributes like physical strength and power and with the help of that they take advantage of women. We live in a patriarchal setup where men are the head of the family and they hold the power to run things, which is gradually changing now. So “Mard” (men) are symbolic of very strong and determined individuals in our society. With women stepping up in every field of life they want to be treated like strong and determined individuals too. So instead of any other strong and influencing title the director must have landed up with this name “Mardaani“.
He still does not seemed to be convinced and later I realized I was taking this all a little too on myself as I am a woman too. He sat by my side and explained me again, that you don’t have to do that, you don’t have to become “Mard“(men). The fact that along with all the femininity you can still do everything that a “Mard” does makes you way more ahead and stronger than men. Physical strength is very pity thing you can always work on that, go for some self defense classes and you can kick anyone’s ass. You don’t have to lose the asset of being a woman for that or for that matter even just the name woman.
I seemed to be pretty convinced and yes I too say we don’t need to be “Mardaani“
Non smokers and teetotaler still exist
4 out of 5 people are smokers today and 7 out of 10 people are alcoholic today. What is wrong with the youth. The fact that they know the consequence of its intake and still they are taking it makes them illiterate. it is something which is very sad. I feel so sorry when I see boys of hardly 10 or 12 years old with a fag, I wish I could do something for this.
But in this lost audience there are people who have abstain themselves from these bad habits and I seriously respect them. They know their responsibility as an Indian, as an individual and as a family member as well. Their family needs them and they are just wasting their lungs for such a shit. I detest smokers for the fact that they burn money in exchange of hollowing their lungs. It is my personal view and it will definitely vary from person to person.Well each and every individual on earth has benediction in the form of one pair of his/her personal lungs . He may screw it up anyway he wishes to. The reason why I am writing this in my blog is we stay away from a dog if we suspect him to bite but where does that common sense vanishes when it comes to our own and personal pair of lungs and other body parts.
I feel so great that i know quite a few people who are non smokers and I respect and owe my gratitude towards them that they have set an example in front of me that non smokers and teetotaler still exist
Life and Its Experiments 