The funny Indian politics

*in continuation to the legion of past-grudges relating to the Indian society*

And every time it is the insanity-factor of our society that propels me to write another blog post. The recent scene of a dream by a seer driving our government to search for tones of gold buried in a temple in UP is a preposterous, and a shameful act. But what mortifies me more is the political opposition leader Mr. Modi amusing about it in his speech, and later apologizing to the clairvoyant for "saying something which he never meant".

There are two main things I can decipher from the above incident:
1.Our government is based on dreams. It is now I understand why they joke that Mr. Manmohan is always sleeping, because that is the most important task to be done in a sleepo-ment"
("parliament", which they used to refer earlier ). With the UPA bringing out a plethora of new policies every year, how many of them actually bring out a significant change in the society? What about the laws like the one which banned the use of plastic bags, or the Indo-US nuclear pact deal that was signed about 6yrs ago? They said that the deal would introduce a remarkable surplus in generation of electricity. Probably, their statistics were based on dreams too. Everyone is sleeping here, dreaming that something remarkable will be gifted naturally to them.. it's no longer just about the tones of gold that they fantasized about, it's about the characteristics of the whole cadre on which our country is relying.

2. Cheap politics re-iterated. If ever Mr. Modi was so confident on what he is speaking, or what he is mocking about, then why did he apologize to the seer aftermath? It now comes up that he has praised the seer for his "austerity and renunciation". His emissary to the seer claimed that the Gujarat CM never "meant what he said". We all are aware of his oratory skills.. Modi is one person whose strong-headed speeches have won accolades. Do you still believe he was unaware of what he was saying, and its consequences? This incident, co-incidentally, also overcasts his sense of enduring to maintain diplomatic relationships with every community. That is why I call it a cheap politics.

Forget everything, what constantly makes me irascible about the Indian society is the degree to which such incidents are given importance in our country. Now and then, we have our "noble" politicians playing war of dirty words with each other,( refer to http://www.slideshare.net/chandanrajbiotech/war-of-words-of-indias-political-biggies-11332891)  analogous to the mere tiffs among housewives which we are entertained to in our societies everyday. I've seldom heard about such statements from politicians creating a whole pandemonic scene in the US politics. When I read about them, its always related to issues such as their take on world terrorism, the measures they are taking to overtake it, stock market and all the other issues which must be priority of every country. In a stark contrast, while I read the "nation" section of my newspaper ,I get to see headlines related to this cheap politics here. Its a high time someone explain our politicians that there are issues much more important than the whole "gold excavation drama" which need their attention.  

Desperately Modern?

The other day, I was dismayed to see the results of a survey recently conducted by HT. The survey was based on what the youth of today thinks when it comes to the concept of women's freedom,live-in relationships,premarital sex and other strong angles relating to relationships and the patriarchal society

The results are as follows:
"More than half of the youth surveyed,women included,feel that the right age for a woman to get married is between 21 and 24 yrs.Less than 2% think that it is acceptable to get married after thirty.
Almost 42% men surveyed still think that whistling  or catcalling women is harmless fun About 64.4% women still want their husband to be virgin(sic)." I guess you have now got an idea of what Iam talking about...yes,it is the youth who calls itself to be "modern".

This is a crippled behavior of our society. We have guys in here,who want the hottest girl in the town to be their girlfriend,someone they can hangout with,someone who they can "showoff" to their friends with utmost pride. But,when it comes to introducing the same girl to their family,or marrying that same girl,they still prefer a घरेलु संस्कारी लड़की "जो घर के अन्दर रहे ". We still have people around us who profess that its absolutely "okay" for a girl to smoke,who would connive if the girl in their gang switches to cigarettes and drinks..its their choice,they say..but then what about the statistics? 50% youth say that a women who drinks and smokes have a "bad character". Mind that,FIFTY percent! Saddening,that whether a girl drinks is a criteria of how much respect she"ll be dealt with,how her "character" will be seen as.

You want another heartbreaking fact? About 55% youth think that marriages are meant to last forever,and divorce is never an option. Okay,this is positive at one end..you don't give up easily and things might work out to a resplendent life. But,what about the couples who know that its a complete,a thick-layered NO? A women continues to get beaten up by her husband for no reason and still thinks its absolutely normal. ITS NOT!

Here's a last one from the "wannabe moderns" : 66.2% youths are not willing to marry someone from a lower caste. Hah! That speaks much..the same people cannot stop ranting how "Quota system is no longer needed,there is no caste discrimination in today's world". Clever,isn't it?

Though the survey is all about the youth in general.but I would like to target the male audience in our country more,as they are the ones who primarily encourage such facts (Accept it or not,ours' is a patriarchal society..the doers here are the males). A satisfactory 52.7% women claim themselves to be feminists and know to fight against the above mentioned stupid notions..so yes,I would particularly target the guys. They are the ones with most double standards,it seems,who know "what" to do, with what "type of girl"(objects,are we? sounds like that!) We still have young people around us,who think that the main reason why girls wear short clothes is that they want to intimidate guys (get a life). I was surprised to hear from a male friend of mine when he said it doesn't suit girls to use invectives in their speech. And then you are gauged of your संस्कार on that basis. The youth seriously need to get a life.

That is why I call them "wannabe'd moderns"..someone who is old and conservative from inside but shows himself to be open to all the ideas. They appear to be veneered with modernity,but are utmost "backward" in their crude structures. We have anachronistic pieces all around us in our society..they must not be here in this 21st Century.

A quest to the meaning of "Beauty"

How would you describe the word "beautiful"?
I had been pondering to the actual concept of "beauty" for a long time now.  How would you describe a beautiful woman,are there any scientifically-defined requirements to be counted as beautiful? Or is beauty all about what the other person sees,of his perception?

Across the cultures,the concept of "beautiful women" vary.
For example,In America,women who are slim are considered more desirable and beautiful, while, in Mauritania being skinny is definitely not a sign of beauty. Here a beautiful woman is a woman with curves…big curves. The female members of the Kayan tribe (situated on the border between Burma and Thailand) have another idea of beauty. Also known as “long necks”, they measure a woman’s beauty according to the brass rings wore around the neck. As they grow older they increase the number of rings which gives them an elongated neck appearance. In some other areas,a women with a broad jaw line,or sullen lips is considered beautiful.

An ostensible idea out of what has been described above is: the concept of beauty varies across different continents,and "beautiful" is thus something dictated by cultures.


True? I don't agree with this conception. We all have heard the famous proverb: "Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder". Now consider this: In Middle East,the idea of a 'beautiful woman" is not related to what one sees,but what one imagines about. One believes the women behind the black cover(which runs from their head to toe)  to be beautiful by their fragrance,or by their eyes. Which brings us to the conclusion,that beauty is not in what one sees,it lies in what image their brain contemplate,in how beautiful THEIR mind and heart is.


If we look at the above maxim through an angle of practicality,we see its loopholes . We have many instances where "beauty" is measured by how a person appears. How many girls would agree to marry a guy not-good-looking enough (Iv banned the word "ugly" from my dictionary,there is nothing "ugly",I believe! It may be "less-good-looking",but not ugly! ),or someone who is half her height? (leave alone the idea if the guy being affluent) If at all beauty is just about "eyes of the beholder",then why do we still cant stop gazing at the beauty of Megan Fox? Why do women still continue to feel jealous from that lady with pout-lips,slender neck,sharp nose,big eyes? Seems like beauty is ACTUALLY all about the physical appearance,isnt it?

The above two explanations of "beauty" are a paradox in themselves. We have proved,that beauty is neither gimmicky,nor is it solely based on the "beauty in the eyes of the beholder",what can possibly be "beauty" then?

Wikipedia describes the word "beauty" as "a characteristic of a person, animal, place, object, or idea that provides a perceptual experience of pleasure or satisfaction". Fair enough,anything capable to bring the euphoria back,something which makes us feel happy is beautiful. Beauty lies in the children playing the park,or the rainbow in the sky. To a bird in the cage,beauty is "freedom to fly"; to that rag-picker lad on the road,beauty is in a sumptuous meal,or clean clothes ;to a child who has been alone since childhood,beauty is the image of his mother. This succumbs us to the conclusion, beauty is in EVERYTHING : it holds no specific definition. We are surrounded by different things beautiful in their own ways.  And thus,it had been rightly said:

                    

                      “Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it." - Confuscius

From negative,to positive- my blooming sense of respect for Indians! :D

All those who are close to me know how much I "love" Indians(read my previous posts,you'll get to know how much I "adore" all the Indian elements). There are innumerable reasons which make me hate them,but lately,Iv developed a feeling of respect towards the Indians. What made the transitions? Read below,you"ll start "respecting" them too!

1.Their consistency- superlative and incomparable. Why do we always reach late at our workplace,and seem not to change this habit unless given the last warning? Why do we continue to take things for-granted unless we get to see the consequences? Take for example,the working of our very own government. It has been consistent-in not bringing out any change in the current status of education,of being passive when it comes to increasing job opportunities for citizens,of being negligent to the requests of the citizens for a commodity as vital as clean drinking water(remember the latest scene of the deaths that took place in the NCERT colony due to "murky" water that was being supplied to them,something which the residents have been complaining about to the officials for long) .We are so obstinate!

                                    

                             

2.Business minded- No,I dont mean to say that non-Indians are not sharp minded when it comes to making money. All Iam referring here,is the extent to which people can stoop down to make money. The incomparable example,is the very own Uttarakhand- kedarnath flood scene: the locales are busy making money out of the scene at such a time. A rescued pilgrim revealed that they were robbed by some miscreants. More shockingly , thieves are not even sparing those who have lost their lives in the disaster. The bodies of pilgrims were robbed of money and jewellery. Even their trousers, belts  and other valuables are being stolen.I need not to exemplify my point further. 'Nuff said.

3. Indians have one quirky trait,they sound very promising and persuading (do NOT pre-assume that they fulfil their promises as well,because in most of their cases,they do not). The politicians promise us multifarious things every year,how many of them get fulfilled? None.  Every other salesman tend to prove that their product is of the best quality. "Gurantee hai iski,chahe 2 bar dho ya 10 bar,color aisa hi rahega is shirt ka madam ji". And then what happens after the first use? you feel fooled,neither can you complain to anyone because you know,its a common practice! I have seen students who will say on the face, "yar tu marle bunk,mein proxy laga dungi" and how much they actually help,we all know!

4.Chivalrous- that's what describes majority of them. "Oh you spoke against me?dare you,you are dead"(and really,the person is found dead next day. There have been innumerable cases where collegiates have been reported to be involved in similar cases). "Tu janta hai mein kiska beta hun? Tera bap mera kuch nhi bigad sakta!" And if you think this attitude is restrained just to guys,you are probably wrong. Ladies here are courageous enough too,you can get to see their gallant side on a situation as mere as a light scuffle between her son and the child in your family. I "love" Indians for their chivalry.

                                     

5. Philanthropist- really?
Yes,they suddenly turn good philanthropists when it comes to their purpose. They wont think even for a second when it requires filling the houses of  an officer with gifts,whom they have requested for some favor(but it hurts them so deeply to give away a piece from their wardrobe,no longer in use, to the homeless out there on the road). They suddenly engage themselves in the work of social welfare,when they have a purpose. We all wondered what could be the reason behind Mr. Ahluwalia working so hard to serve the poor,we have always known him as a haughty,rich man. It was when someone told us that Panditji had asked him to do jal-seva every Tuesday outside the temple for 2 hours,which will help to remove the "grehen" from his "kundli". Had it been a case where Mr. Ahluwalia would've been asked to do charity with zero profit,he would've denied without any second thought.

Its not just these things,I can go on writing about their traits unceasingly(as I've already mentioned in one of my previous post) Indians and their eccentricity are,and will be topics of interest to me forever,it seems.

TOP 5 STRESS BUSTERS

The secret to my normalcy

We are humans: we tend to be upredictable about our emotional outflows. Our expressions and moods vary over a drastically injurious range,specially if you are a girl, I can very well imagine how much your moods hurt you. Its normal,its good, until you dont regret over your emotional effusion.

I get the blues,too. A lot of people around me have started thinking that "I was in a terrible mood last night" is merely my pet excuse. Such people induce stress,i wish I had none of them in my life!

The following are my ways to deal with stress..some of them may be common(and that maybe because most of the girls are alike),but I still wish to list them for it may turn out to be something new for the other person:

1.Get rid of the "stress germs":
These are one category of those people around you who are important to you,but are a major source of stress. They can be a very close friend getting annoyed everytime you don't answer his call/reply to his text,or someone whom you feel strongly for,but his lackadaisical attitude towards you breaks down your heart. Get rid of them. Make space only for positive people in your life,with whom you cannot feel even an ounce of stress,and you dont need to think before you act. Ignore the stress germs,that's what hurt them most.

2.Listen to GNR :
I don't think anyone can question their talent(no one can DARE to). A combination of Axl Rose'  voice and Slash's electronic guitar is enough to bring the euphoria back.

3.Get a good sleep:
I know its not so easy to sleep when stressed,but it becomes easy once you are used to it. Its much like the toddlers,who go into a deep sleep after crying clamorously,aftermath of which they are absolutely normal. Cry,if you are not getting the sleep,but it should not be an infinite task. This should work,and incase it doesnt,try the next one.

4.Talk to someone:
Share your problems. Bottling up your emotions wont help,it would just increase the inthrust,causing the bottle to break away. It is advisable to have that one friend with whom you can share everything.
Tip: do not share everything blindly. My personal opinion is, no one can be fully trusted. To find out that one trustworthy friend to share everything with,listen first and then proceed: listen to how he responds. If he's assertive of speaking his views rather than listening more to you,he might not be of much use.

5."It's a phase: everyone has been through it"

Think of the positive side,don't think of yourself as an exception of "WHY" you are the victim (that's what most people question whenever a "dis-opportunity" befalls them). Some of the most famous positive views are:
a.This problem has made me more strong,for sure,i don't regret facing it. I need not to stress about it,thus.

b.The sky is always clearer after an eclipse. Its the same phase of the eclipse. Happier things are to follow.

c.Stress will take away my grace,and make me look aged. I cannot compromise for it.

I would sound impractical if I say these steps assure freedom from stress. Nothing can,even if you meditate it doesn't take away your stress completely,it can just divert your mind from the main point. Every step mentioned above can help to extenuate your unconsciousness,but the main solution lies in how you take things: you can choose to act like a hero:set straight up to face the problem,OR ,the loser:tensed and timid.

Superstitions: Why you should believe in them

I have never thought of pondering upon the presence or absence of superstitions,because  I've never believed that they exist. But yet, I continue to support them in a way or the other: I wear a 'kada',I believe in lighting up the incense stick infront of the god's idols before starting my day and some other gestures supporting it,too. Lately,Iv observed,it's just not me who supports them, but everyone around me does..and yes,I mean EVERYONE,just the level of practicing differs.

Now think about it : we,the educated ones,condemn the illiterates for practicing the "rigorous" superstitious practices,but we don't mind practicing them by ourselves. Well,Iam not supporting here the yogi babas who wouldn't even mind crushing a newly born's head by dancing insanely over him in the name of "freeing his body from the clutches of evil spirits"(it actually happened! The poor child died after a long struggle) but all Iam saying is,if we are educated enough to differentiate between the good and the bad,then why do we still support these superstitious beliefs?

I read it somewhere:One study found that a group of seemingly rational Princeton students nonetheless believed that they had influenced the Super Bowl just by watching it on TV. It's just not this,I have a huge list of the most funny superstitious beliefs in my closet,out of which some are as follows:

1. In Russia, the students follow a "freebie-catching" ritual  one night before their exam. Freebies refer to a good grade that a student may get when he has not prepared for the exam. So,the students shake out their book out of the window,in the air,saying "come freebie! No matter big or small,come!" and the book is closed,not opened till the exam time next day.

2. The "hollow bread" superstition: If you cut down a loaf and happen to find a hole in the loaf,the hole would signify a coffin and someone around you was to face death soon. Many people in the world still continue to believe in it. If it were so,I believe the bread maker should be arrested...for being guilty of making a bread with a hole :D

3.Black cat crossing your path: The poor creature would never have thought himself that his existence would be considered inauspicious. We see people,no matter how much they would be running late,still would not mind joining the queue of people waiting for someone to break the demarcation set by the black cat. A black cat is believed to have the soul of Satan himself. Poor overhyped creature.

4. Spilling salt: People seem to have a lot of issues with salt- its the notorious one in the superstitious world. Salt is considered to be a commodity that invites devil spirits. There are a lot of facts related to this,some of which are even written in Bible.So look before you take the act of splling salt forgranted,for you may be knocked down by devils :p

But is all this brouhaha worthy? I believe in a sense,yes.
Superstitions at times help you to find a rational logic out the the irrational,reasons why things around you are that way. When we don't find a reason,why you are living life in a misery,while the other person you know who is cunning to an unbelievable extent is happier than you are,you blame it on the "karma". You always have the support of "what is destined will happen,your efforts will make no changes" when you fail to make a change,then be it an explanation to why you weren't able to score good in an exam for which you had prepared to excellency. You always have the fear of the god in mind,which saves you,at times from doing the bad.."apni karni sabko bhugatni padti hai",remember? 

So lets accept it,in totality: Superstitions have no downside,unless they create an obsession or psychosis.They are for our good..leave alone the ideas of using them as a vindication of your mistake/lack of sincerity in trying to bring about the change. You  CANNOT blame the freebie for not scoring good,or you CANNOT blame the destiny for you choosing the wrong path.
So next time you see your classmate adorning a "mathateeka" for his exam, do not make the fun out of it,for there is even a study which says that superstitions do help in bringing luck . Maybe,he would score better than you just by mere gesture,who knows!

Now that's true love !

In response to the uniquely-amusing news which I read recently

No,it's nothing related to India,for a change!
The headline read as follows:  

"Now, robotic undies that allow long-distance lovers touch each other"

My first reaction to it,aghast. I glanced through it,yet again. And as I move my eyes down to read the succeeding article,what followed was a series of words that "embellished" the above title. Some of the "I-can't-miss-to-quote" excerpts,out of the article are:

• The idea is to allow couples separated by distance to remotely stimulate each other 
• Billie Whitehouse, an Australian fashion designer who worked on the project insists the garments are comfortable, despite the electronic gadgets inside.
• According to the firm's Fundawear Facebook page, couples can volunteer to become involved in further trials. 
• Snepo have built the Fundawear garments, which contain small vibrating and pulsating actuators that can be remotely controlled via a mobile phone app.

"Now that's true love!", exclaimed my sister,and we both started smirking . I couldn't agree less with her! 

Its 21st century, an age where gas stoves have replaced chullahs,an age where filters and condensers have replaced earthen pots,an age where robots are slowly replacing humans for doing chores. But,never in my dreams I thought that people would soon be wearing e-undergarments,UGs which will "make you feel too good",which will make your love towards your "soulmate"(Iam afraid this new concept would just debauch the purity of the word) deeper.

Hope this revolution brings a positive change!

The wise sayings: Hype and the reality part II

 In love with the My-Kind quotes

"My kind quotes"??
That's what you might be thinking about. I call them by this name,as out of the millions of the quotations,citations and excerpts,I'm in love with specifically these ones.Why?

They say,your acts must be always the ethically justified..that,if you're not doing something morally correct,you're a sinner. The "my kind"quotes give me the best lessons,the best logic,and most importantly,corroborate my each decision,no matter how correct or wrong I may be(in ethical terms). The best feature: they are the most pragmatic quotes that work according to the present day vicious society.

I ended my previous blog post with a note ,that the sayings by the great-great people have become anachronistic: they are of no use if you apply them in this "corrupt and malicious" society. Being ingenuous here doesn't bring much good to you,you are always exploited for you goodness(Do I need to exemplify?) The "my kind" quotes are such a collection which makes it easier for me to deal with the problems in their raw+crude form,rather than portraying them as something which can be taken over "by love and good human deeds".

Here are my topmost favourite quotations:

1.“Man is the only creature who refuses to be what he is.”  ― Albert Camus
Consider a situation: You know a person inside-out whom you have to work with,he knows about his traits too-he is lazy,he is the one who carries absolutely no knowledge about anything,he knows he is the weakest in your group. But still,he continues to pretend to be "I know everything" sort of person,argues on an intelligent topic giving the stupidest views. Its a pestering feeling,remember in such a situation what  Camus said :)

2.“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.” ― Albert Einstein

Stupids stupids everywhere,not a place to go

How I wish people assimilate the above fact,people won't be fretted by them anymore! :)

3."How can a women be expected to be happy with a man who insists on treating her  as if she were a perfectly normal human being" -Oscar Wilde
It is rather a feminist "my-kind" quote - it justifies all those women who have dumped their "better half" (or halves? ) for reasons such as: he has not paid attention to her,he has not given her time or that he has taken her for-granted(reasons which people say are paltry to be acknowledged for a breakup). Don't incline much girls,a guy who hasn't valued you for once will never value you in future,too!

4.“All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence; then success is sure. ” ― Mark Twain

The word "ignorance" here specially caught my eyes.You know you cannot get rid of a person: someone who is you "friend" but her nature pisses you off. Instead of cribbing all the time about how much you dislike her,ignore her actions to an extent that they do not bother you the next time you "encounter" them,then be it if says she's a better human than anyone else,or if she says she can manage better marks is she studies as much as you do(such questions are irresistible to answer,but..ignore!) Ignorance is a bliss.

5.“It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.” ― André Gide

I would prefer to be looked down with hatred,than being fakingly sugary-sweet to everyone.It helps me to continue to be the way Iam,and not to change myself to suit others.

6.“Dumbledore says people find it far easier to forgive others for being wrong than being right.” 

― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

The obvious situations that suits this is: when you have been candid in saying something too bitter for someone to accept.They won't  forgive you easily,inspite of the fact that they themselves know the truth. Its the saddest part with those who support the ethically correct thing: you never have an easy path. But,continue to abide by your ideas,not caring about if you are forgiven or not.

7.“Everyone is a moon, and has a dark side which he never shows to anybody.” ― Mark Twain

For all those double-sided people out there,who pretend to be good at face but leave no chance of back-stabbing you. Their act doesn't astound me anymore,as I always have this quote in my mind.It has also made believe in another thing: no one is totally saintly-natured. So next time you meet someone who is all sweet to you,and about whom you haven't heard any bitching, do not presume her to be a saint,remember, everyone has a dark side which they show when the appropriate time arrives.

8.“There are no uninteresting things, only uninterested people.” ― G.K. Chesterton
I don't know if its just me or anyone else around me thinks alike too,but I've started feeling as if the "quality" of people around me has deteriorated. Either,they don't understand me,or I don't understand them. This quote comes as a saviour to me,when I present my out-of-the-line ideas,and I find no supporters. The blog I'm currently writing bears not many followers,someone even told me its a wastage of time to sit and write such stuff. It did infuriate me,but I let it go,as,its the people who are fallacious,and not the ideas and innovations.

The wise sayings: Hype and the Reality.

Part 1

When I was a toddler,I was taught by my teachers that "The evil gets punished, the god watches all". Being a child,I kept faith in their words,accepted it as my dogma. But as I "grew up",my cognitive thinking made one thing clear to me-no matter how much evil you may be,you make up a happier and a "reputed" living  if you have a strong network of contacts (which is indeed true, isn't it? In India, you need not to be worried about anything if your uncle is a MLA,or if your father is an IAS) It was difficult for me to accept things as they were coming to me in my adolescence,the real facet of the society. 

I have started to develop an abhorrence towards such wise sayings.I know,they are internationally acclaimed,the venerated men and their experiences can never be wrong. Maybe in a long run I'll be able to understand the value of what they cited,but their sayings makes no sense to me when I apply to the contemperory society.

I exemplify my point of view as follows:

Consider what was quoted by Albert Einstein:“Try not to become a man of success. Rather become a man of value”.
In the present day situation,committing an unethical deed is absolutely OKAY,as far as it helps you to become successful.Not many women would falter to declare a rape attempt by their boss(in case it never happened), if it helps them to manage a great position in the company as a compensation.

“To err is human, to forgive, divine.” ― Alexander Pope 

Okay,I don't want to sound sarcastic,but how many people in actual forgive the ones who have held war against you? Forget everything,the aunt in my neighborhood is among one of those,who engages a rebellion if you dared to ring their doorbell by mistake. The newer versions should be: "Forgive them on their face,but someday,silently, avenge for what they did" . Sounds more realistic.

And then there's this one : “No one has ever become poor by giving.” ― Anne Frank
People want to follow this,it seems,but the present day situation(where the one who is magnanimously paying for charity is looted unceasingly by a plethora of organisations,one after the another) makes it difficult for them to do the charity,ultimately renders them poor.  I remember the nuns at my school repeating the same quotation every time we were asked to pay bucks,in the name of charity,no matter whatever the event used to be(then be it any damn stupid ceremony!) Shelled out a great sum from us.

It seems like the "wise" sayings are rather anachronistic. I'll present to you a much "robust" and appropriate set of quotations which can fit well in the present-day in my next blog post.

Confessions page-a new trend

If you have been using your Facebook profile lately,more than you ever did,there can be two reasons: one,that your exams just ended OR two,you keep logging in to check the latest post on the confession page of your university(For those who have been resting at the corners of the world and are STILL unaware about what these pages are, Google it,because if I come to describe what they actually are,they may sound as something lethal).

Bringing out the secrets which you'v kept with yourself all this while through these pages is rather a fresh idea,or maybe just a gimmick!

1.You can let your frustrations out,which you have been holding for a long time within,or the things which have been bothering you..what can be a better way to display your animosity for your classmate,or you can take the vengeance of what the other girl did to you by telling everyone how slutty she is..the best thing is,WITHOUT BEING REVEALED. Brings such a sadistic pleasure.

2.Other thing I can decipher is,that these pages are definitely proving to out to be advantageous to guys,for sure.They can no longer hesitate to profess their "love" to the girl they have been liking. An umpteen number of them have been using it to make proposals to girls they have never even talked to(and who claim to love them,ha!ridiculous).This gives a false illusion.One can profess that he has been having a huge crush on his classmate for a "long" time..because shes kind and helpful,no matter what the reality is.

It is a bad trend.I call this change,a "conniving" trend: it is bringing out the undesirable

Yes,this was posted by some school student!

1.People can impugn anything and everything about everyone,without thinking about the after effects.One of the posts read "Surbhi,doosro pe ungli uthane se pehne khud k character ko dekhlo".Things like these are Okay to bitch in a friends' circle,but should not be said publicly..who knows,it may be a calumny!In a passive way,these pages have increased the belligerence among girls.The best example can be the one I just quoted above. In another instance,my own friend got miffed up with someone whom she has been hating for not-so-important reasons,because she posted something very offensive about her looks.Deplorable.

2.I hate to read about the fantasies and the "dark" they v done in their life! The intelligent ones surely understand,that such confessions must be kept private,because if everyone in the world comes up with such stuff,our dearly "Facebook" will soon be converted to "pornbook".

But unlike other trends(like the one Iv mentioned about in my previous blog-post which have been bothering me,this one doesn't as the graph is falling: people have become less addictive as they were on  the arrival of  these pages.Maybe,the reason is that they've understood that its just another over-hyped thing..but whatever the reason is,we are heading to normalcy,yet again.

Where are the "kids"?

Those were the days of bygone..the times of childhood,when our day would pass by playing the games,gathering things around us,games of fun,such as the "pithu gram"..going back to the most primitive level,games such as "ghar-ghar''.And that wasn't just my scene,everyone around me agree for having played such stuff.Now,when I look at the kids around me,it surprises me how much the scenario has changed.

They say,time brings major changes in the society.They even say,changes brought with time should be accepted.But I've not been able to,with toddlers nowadays speaking swearwords as fluently as their nursery rhymes.I do not remember how many times Iv seen them disrespecting their elders for no reason.With the kids of today who cannot stop ranting about their new iPhone or about the "sexy new chic" in their classroom,it worries me where our society is heading to.Not many around me agree that they used to be the same as kids today are.

These might not be some very serious changes,but they definitely denote disasters that are yet to follow.I cannot stop myself from co-relating these with the adolescents of today.Makes me feel ashamed to mention about the Xth grade student who raped a year old infant,or the 16-yr old most recently convicted for the rape of Delhi girl.And the number of such cases is still rising.Where are the "natural kids" lost? A 15-year old becomes offensive when you call him as a "kid" these days.Why do they feel as if they'r adults?Not a very good sign.

This is an internet age,I know,but too much of anything is always bad.I know this girl ,who is in second grade and is on facebook. There are many more of her age on other social media sites.I remember when I was of her age,I would spend my leisure time watching cartoons.Cant blame her even,because the shows meant  for the toddlers nowadays really SUCK(shows like "suite life of karan and kabir" where two children flirt around a girl..sick!) IE to conclude social media is another one to be blamed. And we cannot miss to  blame the way the children are brought up in-too much pampering is not good.

I wish they realize soon,that childhood is a transient period of life-every moment should be treasured,you can't relive these moments.Because by the time they become older,the situation becomes somewhat like this: