Breaking News !!

If you are one of those people who watch NDTV, CNN-IBN , Times Now , Headlines today..etc in no particular order of preference and feel that news reporting has come of age of in India..then I beg to differ.
I'm just beginning to feel that there has been a proliferation of news channels. Just think about it. Don't you feel stifled by the repetition of the same news over and over again. Well you can argue by saying that just because the events are the same, some channel cannot go without reporting them. Thats perfectly fine.

But can somebody really explain the number of breaking news we get every day. I think the channels at the end of the day are just competing for the most number of breaking news..genuine or otherwise.So if you don't have any news..make them.
Conduct sting operations,make a mountain out of a mole hill or if nothing just ask some xyz on the road for an opinion on anything under the sun.

Now you would wonder why is she scraming on top of her voice for nothing at all..
But what happened 2 days back just shot up my blood pressure higher than the Chennai heat .
As we all know or have been forced to know that the one and only Sallu ( Salman khan) has got a jail sentence rightly for his stupid ( what he thought was brave) and cruel act of killing the black buck. After spending a night in jail he came back the next day with a mortified look on his face and god knows what on his mind.
The shocking part of this whole story is that there was a huge crowd of fans welcoming him..and he as he does in his movies took off his shirt and his fans were delirious with the "dharshan".
More " shock and awe" followed, as the news channels were jostling around to get a few words out of his mouth.
CNN-IBN got its entertainment editor himself there, coz the bacha reporters obviously did not measure up to the occasion. Just look at the questions and pleeeease tell me,if all this energy I've put into typing all this is justfied or not.

Glossary
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EE- Entertainment Ediitor
S-Salman
Me(of course in my mind)

EE: Hi Salman, what do you feel about the fans outside.
S: Its because of them that I'm here.
Me: Oh I thought it was beacuse of the judge who granted you bail..!!anywayz..!!

EE: ok, can you tell us the one thing or the one person who you missed the most.
S:Obviously it was my mother ( and gives a sad smile)..
Me: Poor sallu. He could have done a Dharmendra style " Maa..." it would have been even more effective than the tear jerking serials.

EE:(with a smile ) ..can you tell us how did it feel to be in the jail..!!
S: @#$%#$%#$%#$%#$%#
Me: Give me a huge break..!! Mr. EE, can you please tell me , is Salman is a freedom fighter or now that its been a long time since we got freedom, did he go to jail fighting for a great cause, or for the poor or the deprived ???
Then why the hell is being given such royal treatment.
Why is he made to feel so important by all the news hungry channels like yours?
Why is he not allowed to feel guilty for what he's done?

Everyday there are hundreds of people going to jail and coming out on bail..and there are so many innocents being punished for no mistake of theirs.
Why do you make such a hue and cry about one criminal , be it a huge star, one poacher who has no other way out but to accept his crime?
Let me give you an idea for the next big breaking news.
Get all the poachers who killed the tigers in Sariska and do a series of interviews on them.
Ask them how it felt when they killed those poor animals and so on.

After all this when I switched to another news channel , you should be able to guess what was in there..An Exclusive with Salman...!!!
Unwilling to let my mercury soar more than this..I did what I should've done long time back.
Switched off the Idiot box..and tried to get some fresh air and my sanity back.

Its Woman's Day !!

Its Woman's Day !!
And a shower of praise all around,
"You've been a great daughter" my dad says,
"You are the most loving wife" my other half smiles,
"You are the world's best mother" my kid hugs me,
"You are the most affectionate sister" my siblong says..

I feel lost and confused,
I'm trying to find myself..my true self,
"Will you help me?" I ask each one of them,
They turn their backs on me ..
Is it because they can't or they do not want to ??

The Real Indian

I watch cricket on the TV ..I'm happy,
I watch corrupt politicians giving out false promises..I'm angry..
I watch people struggling for one meal a day..I'm sorry
I watch a child working as a labour losing out on its childhood..I scream
I watch reports of women being raped and murdered..
I watch women being harrased on the road..I bleed
I watch patriotic movies..I'm inspired
I watch terrorist attacks..I'm scared

I stop watching and am now back to my routine..of eating,working and sleeping.
I shut my ears and eyes to the reality..
I am a true blue Indian safe in my cocoon .

Twinkling Stars??

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star,
How I wonder what you are...

Well,this rhyme just brings a smile to my lips..as my mind goes back to my nursery days.More often than not the kids were and still are judged by how well they are able to dole out the rhymes or just perform in front of the guests,school or in any public gathering .And if the kid is not in a good mood or throws up a tantrum then the worst awaits it.

I remember when I was the guest in my relative's place, the kid in the house was as usual asked to "perform" . The mom specifically asked the kid to sing either "Twinkle Twinkle" or the equally famous " Jonhny , Jonhny" . Unmindful of its mother, the kid sang "Odi Vilaiyadu Paapa" Bharathiyar's famous song for children. I can recall how the mother's expression changed from utter disgust to anger..and she stopped her kid right in the middle and said.."You know , she is very good in English Rhymes..just that she is a little scared on seeing you all !!" I just looked around to make sure there were no aliens from another planet to scare the little one. May be the mother was referring to herself !!

My heart just goes out to the kids who are made to do all sorts of things so that they can go around saying that my kid is the best. Whereas in reality, they are no more than a ringmaster and a scared to death tiger in a circus.
I wonder what the very same parents would do if they are in the child's shoes..Imagine the child introducing its father t0 its friend " Hey you know my father is a great dancer, common daddy dance ." When he doesn't dance , the child might even say.."He only dances to my mother's tunes you know.!! "

My aunt argues that in doing all these she is removing the stage fear and making the child fearless. She's right in a way..the stage fear is gone..but the fear of failure is instilled very deep in their minds. For, one wrong move , and the child could be in deep trouble for embarrassing the whole family. I'd say..you asked for it in the first place.

This is no exaggeration at all. I've really seen kids who go through this huge parental pressure to not only do their best, but to win every time, just lands on the earth with a big "thud" the minute it fails.Neither the parents nor the kid knows how to handle it.

Are we creating twinkling stars or falling meteors?