Initiatives are a nice thing! Especially when a major english daily takes it up, even better. When was the last time you or I have said out loudly "Jai Hind" or for the conventional IBCD "I love my India" ....hmmm a lot of cobwebs in the mind. Anyway zooming back, the paper initiated a PDA(Public Display of Affection) of sorts for your country....let's just show the world we too are proud to be Indians. With every morning paper dropped on 26th January, India's Republic Day, we got a tattoo tag pinned, coaxing the reader to apply it on his face/arm or any visible part of the body. It is an admirable effort and hats off to whoever came up with this bright idea. At least for one day we were showing off skin for the right reason ;)!
But before you assume that this is a paid for article, we have an interesting article on a supposed trend "Short term relationships as a fad"and who is leading the pack?? No points for guessing the new bad girl in USA Britney Spears. I mean yeah, she is through with K-Fed and is getting a lot of stirring up, but hey how does it affect us indians? And who said we worship britney? Isn't she old hat? Come on , live it up, we love our bollywood movies and all, and abide by them, if aKareena or say any other bollywood star worth her money goes for such thing then perhaps we could say that is a fad! Right now it is so not happening? Correct me if I am wrong!!
Sunday, January 28, 2007
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Bangalore Riots? Or was there any?
On Friday, January 19th one of the political parties went ahead to condemn the Saddam Hussain Hanging. There was a rally organised and the peace of the generally calm city got a jolt....the reason being some of the participants (belonging to the muslim community)in the rally pulled down someposters of the rally to be organised on Sunday. Minor skimmerishes happened and the usual toll of a few vehicles and injuries happened.
Speed up to Sunday, the day of the Hindu Rally, more such incidents occoured, and Monday was spent in ire silence.
How does this affect an individual? Does fear strike in the minds of people? OR fear is more in the mind or say highlighted by the Media. We had front page coverage in most papers and I could see TV anchors shouting themselves hoarse. Hello?!! Are you people trying to help the few affected or are you trying to max out your byte.
I for one travel everyday through Bangalore east...one of the most affected places .....no it does sound stupid but then as a person who has seen riots occour in 2002 in Gujarat. All these things are just passe. Only one thought occours in my mind... is there no story out there? Are all media in an effort to sell themselves trying too hard? Or is it that today, the truth is murkier than what it seems.
Here's what a few of us in Bangalore did when "Bangalore was Tensed" ...we went out for a movie and had a blast in a nearby theatre. So shall I call this undying spirit "the undying spirit of bangalore"? Give it a thought
Speed up to Sunday, the day of the Hindu Rally, more such incidents occoured, and Monday was spent in ire silence.
How does this affect an individual? Does fear strike in the minds of people? OR fear is more in the mind or say highlighted by the Media. We had front page coverage in most papers and I could see TV anchors shouting themselves hoarse. Hello?!! Are you people trying to help the few affected or are you trying to max out your byte.
I for one travel everyday through Bangalore east...one of the most affected places .....no it does sound stupid but then as a person who has seen riots occour in 2002 in Gujarat. All these things are just passe. Only one thought occours in my mind... is there no story out there? Are all media in an effort to sell themselves trying too hard? Or is it that today, the truth is murkier than what it seems.
Here's what a few of us in Bangalore did when "Bangalore was Tensed" ...we went out for a movie and had a blast in a nearby theatre. So shall I call this undying spirit "the undying spirit of bangalore"? Give it a thought
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