LSD : Love,Sanskaar,Debauchery

                                               Now , from the title mentioned above, some may think i am about to talk about something big,bad,taboo. What you may be inclined to think involves either snorting,puffing,inhaling or ingesting a hallucinogen or it involves a trifecta which may aptly describe today's pro UPA youth population (Everybody reading this theoretically should have suffered from the " SHIT nahi , BULLSHIT " types ads featuring the UPA scion ). But what i am about to talk about is much worse than what you have in mind. The sheer trashiness of it is so chimerical yet so widespread that a realistic and aware person like me will have to get high on the aforementioned drug in order to merely survive the torture of being subjected to it.
                                 Today, my friends, is my final frontier. This is the true meaning of a David vs Goliath scenario for me . * cue lightning sounds a la Mahabharat on Doordarshan in the 1990's *
                                  Today, I take on television and all its Dramacoms  (Id call them sitcoms or programmes but that would be a insult to some real sitcoms like Sarabhai vs Sarabhai ) . In essence, that means I am taking on Ekta Kapoor and all her creative glory that renders the occasional pathetic plot twist to an otherwise drab, almost comatose script.
                                Now, I dont hate TV. But i tend to watch something that keeps my brain cells intact. As a form of entertainment, i believe TV has maxed out its potential. Movies are regularly shown on TV, music is too though now music may as well be a mixture of softcore pornography and full blown public advertisemnets for alcohol and substance abuse . Oops i forgot to mix in the tutorial on how to perfectly objectify a woman and in the process make her lust after you .
                                       But Ill finally get to the juicy bit now. Let me put up my views on serials and reality shows. According to the popular story, Alice fell down a hole and found herself stunned in Wonderland. If any of you were to fall down the hole of TV, typically after 6 pm, you would find yourself in a eclectic and unique world called " CoincidenceIronyDrama Land ". One possible scene contains a simple woman .  The typical features of  this normal, dull woman in a serial are :
1. Saree costing some lakhs
2. That saree will most definetely be a hideous flouroscent hue of a dark garish colour
3. A bindi that if flew in space could envelop the sun and cause a eclipse
4. Jewellery equalling the gold deposits of Zimbabwe (but still less than Bappi Lahiri)
5. A gut wrenching,suicide inducing sad sound track

If the woman is a pivotal character, especially a villian, there will be something extra Wow about her .
1. A full tube of kajal on her face
2. Everything in Black
3. A smirk (obviously)
4. A stupid, loyal sidekick
5. A soundbyte borrowed from RGV
6. A laugh like Archana puran Singh

Loud over the top garish costumes, unbelieveable storylines that downright refuse the concept of happily ever after and oppression of the young protoganist are the norm now. What sets some serials apart is their name itself. The name is so short and sweet that a PhD student properly motivated may be able to churn out a thesis on the name of the serial itself. How ridiculous ! On one hand we say that we are a cultured society. On the other, we donate our precious time and sacrifice our aural canals and brain neurons to the mindless, senseless idiotic chatter that is presented to us day after day. The people who make these shows however must be applauded .One main reason for that is their hyperrealistic omnipresent optimistic attitude . They depict people who are obviously immortal(remember Baa?) and people who go abroad return back due to " sanskaar ". Also , these are the same people who have been able to keep a hilariously outrageous detective show where the age old ACP uses Flemings rule to solve crimes. Also, Daya seems to be our reply to any possible superhero the west can come up with .
                I am not any authority to dictate what people can or can not do.  But i think that when the main hero returns from a coma a dozen times and old wise ladies live on for a couple of millenia , its time to swivel back and forth three times with a sound effect of " dhumdhish " and say with an echo effect " Bas karo ! " ( I really hope all of you got the effect I was talking about used to make a point ) .


P.s. If any of you like this , please share it and hope it reaches the orthodox maniacs who produce this crap.

As usual , appreciate you taking the time to read this . Comments and critique are welcome

The Game Of Thrones

                                                                  In the above shown two images are two species. One is a cold and merciless one which will not hesitate to destroy anything in its path to get what it wants . This species is also highly territorial and considered to be extremely volatile . The other is just the regular Asiatic male lion.

                                                    Now, 2014 is a momentous year for both of them. The Asiatic lion, because a census is going to be done on their numbers this year and after almost a century of pampering them and caring for them, their numbers have risen to around 400. This census will reaffirm faith that the Asiatic lion may just come back from the brink of extinction.

                                                   For the politicians although, its a whole different ball game. Elections are going to be held this year. We all know what that means !! Big promises, fundraisers, rallies, speeches, protests, violence, dharnas, morchas, demands, pompous bellicose denigration of opposing parties. But wait that's not all !

            A PROMISE FOR CHANGE . 

That is their USP . That is their ace . That is our dream.

                                                                   This year has a whole bevy of elections lined up. Various states are going to elect their respective ministers, cabinets and the whole shebang. Apart from that, on a national scale, there is going to be either a one man army rout of a entire dynasty or the squashing of the rebellion by the said dynasty. For the better part of the last year, the tension between these two camps has been palpable. Words have been exchanged, nicknames set, old issues brought up which make the afflicted relive those horrendous days . The stage is set for the big battle to decide for the supremacy .But where there are predators, there are scavengers looking to get a small piece. In politics, they appear in the form of small parties which when unable to win seats, swear fealty to a big name party to form a coalition government thus ensuring their 15 minutes of limelight.

                                                                This time around, there is also a surprise addition to the politico ranks. A new fresh leader, new winds of change are sweeping through the country( literally sweeping. Remember the mighty Broom). There was a surprise victory and a plethora of anticipations from the humble common man types winner ( lets just label him Broom Aadmi ). All was good for some time .The inhabitants of the capital were gazing dreamy eyed at their hero when a can of some rather scandalous worms was opened. That was the spark, that was all it took to set off the unreasonable part present in every Indians brain . The Broom Aadmi then resigned supposedly because his demands were no met ( in my opinion ) sulking like a 5 year old who was told he couldn't have a toy. 

                                                         The dates have been declared, the stage is set. Now all that remains is the selection . Im sure its going to be like the selection of a reality show winner, albeit on a monstrously huge scale. Because lets face it, politics and reality shows are the same if you discount the beauty aspect :P. 

                                                          As a first time voter, I am looking forward to pressing my finger into the EVM . All I hope, is that it counts. But as a layman, I just want to grab my popcorn and watch the saffron brigade march to war against  " the Dynasty ".

                              Signing off and hoping that we have learnt from the past hollow promises,

                                                    -THE TRUE AAM AADMI

                             

P.S. I know i havent gone in detail but I dont want to get into any sorts of trouble whatsoever.

 The below written article is purely fictitious . If any sentiments were harmed due to some content, I profusely apologise for the same. It was and never will be my intention to alienate or demean members of any particular group .

Just Another Post

This is not a full blown post . This is just a humble reaffirmation about all the things ive been ranting about . For all of our coolness and "SWAG" , all we have to show for it is this level of utter societal decadence and nonchalance. Follow the link below and revert if you agree ( or disagree . Its your choice really )

Beingindian channel on youtube
Link is :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Igpzdog-bbs