Being Hindu !: PK : The formal objection !: There were several reasons to watch PK. The most obvious was it being a Amir Khan's movie and the least important was the hue and cry o...
There were several reasons to watch PK. The most obvious was it being a Amir Khan's movie and the other was the hue and cry over it. Though the controversy around it never affected me but I must say that I was trying to steal time to watch it. When the news were doing the rounds I was enjoying the Kavitas , chutkule and the funny cartoons trending on fb, whatsapp and twitter. Some poems were really good. Some jokes were outstanding and last but not the least , News channels did a great job in the panel discussions, in inviting people from different fields to discuss Hinduism and how the film was doing well. The debate on whether this film should be made tax free or not and I was really amazed when Akhilesh Yadav made it Tax free actually. That was the moment when I Knew that there is something in the movie which was not related to ENTERTAINMENT, entertainment and entertainment. Start...
Your religion ? I am Hindu ! This will be my answer if anybody in India will ask but I am not gonna say it when I am asked the same question in Europe or America or any other country. My answer will be "I am Indian". It has to be my answer and that is the only answer which is required, accepted and understood once I step out of my country. Religion is not above the nation and people of all religions must understand this. Having said so, the challenge here is Religion must not invoke anti-nationalism and must be practiced to protect the country where it is practiced and it must find a way to co-exist with the other religions. The willingness and capacity to co-exist is tolerance. Tolerance is an individual talent. The reason I call it a talent is, that it needs to be identified at a very young age, nurtured until a certain age and then be used for a collective motive. In India, the continuous effort to nurtu...
We,the people of India are waiting for our next Prime Minister or Let's say We are waiting for a change. Is it a Change in our political system or it has other dimensions ? After a very long time,India is seeing such a massive interest towards Politics.Here in Banaras Hindu University, banaras/Varanasi or let's just say the KURUKSHETRA where Narendra Modi and Arvind Kejriwal are contesting, things are like never seen before or anywhere else in the country, things are different from the past.People( I will not say rikshawalas and autowaalas,it is misleading and i find it a misuse of words to inluence a mass ) hailing from all backgrounds, know about The general elections 2014.In my whole life (You can call me unexperienced because it has been 26 years only) I was never so informed and excited about who being the Prime Minister. Yes ! I am not sure whether I am excited about the futur of Narendra Modi or Our primeministerial candidates or about film stars contesting or m...
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