- Part 3

08Aug 2012 by Sanjay Kapoor No Comments

DEATH OF ANNA MOVEMENT

CROSSROADS CROSSED ! Anna ,along with his small team and meagre resources, surfaced two years back as The Saviour for the common man to fight the ailing government machinery and to clean India from corruption.( At a Crossroads, OUTLOOK, Aug 13,2012) But the very context of move Anna has changed overnight, since the article went to the press and till the issue of OUTLOOK reached the reader The Anna movement has a very noble mission and got an unexpected overwhelming response, with Anna being called Today’s Gandhi, but the following dwindled gradually. The reasons for this are many and expected. The approach and means was not very democratic or mature. Holding government to ransom by fasting over ultra short deadlines, is not the way to bring changes .Revolutions don’t happen…

08Aug 2012 by Sanjay Kapoor No Comments

N D TEWARI-Paternity case

bringing up children, love, Sexuality and Sexual Trends, social trends, society

A Dad is born ! Normally we get news of the birth of a child, but this has been a rare case where Rohit Sehgal, informed the world about his newly born father !More than the world I think the eunuchs would have been confused as to where to go for their customary gifts...........to N D Tiwari or to Rohit (Papa, don’t preach, the Sexes, THE WEEK, Aug 12,2012) N D Tiwari, the octogenarian ,is well known for his shady and sleazy activities, being clicked in an orgy with nude nymphets, few years back , in a string operation and the old stud would have fathered many such illegimate children. And there are thousands of Tiwaris in our society who leave innumerable Rohits, alone in this wicked world, to live…

08Aug 2012 by Sanjay Kapoor No Comments

WHERE ARE OUR ROOTS?

bringing up children, jobs and careers, Kids and teenagers, Life, social trends, society

WHERE ARE WE HEADING TO? In the race to modernize, the present generation is drifting away from our rich culture and Mythology, a fact very well observed by Mallika Sarabhai( Cat with a Nose Ring, THE WEEK, Aug 12,2012) Westernization started about five decades back and in fact in the seventies, one of the very common topics for essays in examinations used to “Westernization-A Curse or a Boon” and since then we have been running nonstop to unidentified destinations and for a new identity .We have been running nonstop and without seeing back and in fact have gone very far, to a stage where the present generation is hardly Indian and in fact have an identity crisis as they definitely don’t have an exclusive new identity. What they have ,is…

08Aug 2012 by Sanjay Kapoor No Comments

RAPE AND MOLESTATION

GENDERS, media, social trends, TERRORISM, TV

SHAME GAME !! The Assam Molestation Case has not only once again lowered the head of all Indian men, but has blatantly showed how badly our system, including the police law and politicians handle such issues. (ASSAM MOLESTATION CASE,INDIA TODAY,July 30,2012) It has also broken the myth that east is more tolerant and open minded and safe for the female clan. There was a time when Delhi roads were notorious for being unsafe for woman but now it seems that women and girls are unsafe all over the country, including the broad minded North East and the South, which is known for its high civic sense. Women of all ages ,from all socio economic strata and from any profession, are unsafe on the streets, at workplace and even at home,…

30Jul 2012 by Sanjay Kapoor No Comments

Intrepreneurship

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LIVE YOUR PASSION !! It’s heartening to see that youngsters today, are happily and willingly quitting their conventional professions and choosing to do things they are passionate about !(The Romantics-They have a Dream !INDIA TODAY, July 30,20120) For choosing the professions today, sky is the limit, and the most common is entrepreneurship ! The youngsters today pursue a branch of education of their choice and subsequently the job they enjoy! Romantics existed in the past too and there were many who wanted to pursue education and off beat careers of their choice but there were many limitations, and main being a sense of insecurity and family pressures and commitment. Three decades ago, medicine, law, engineering ,teaching, civil services and government and bank jobs were the only branches available to choose…

30Jul 2012 by Sanjay Kapoor No Comments

PORNOGRAPHY

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Pornography the new Entertainment ! Sherlyn is not the first to dare to bare........................Parsis Kambata was the probably the first Indian lady to do so, if my childhood memory doesn’t fail me. Many other starlets and aspiring models ,including winners of Miss India Competitions, have been doing it over the last decade, but what makes Sherlyn special is the fact that she could become a part of the orgy gang of Mr Hugh and with his blessings, make it to the coverpage of the notoriously prestigious Playboy magazine (The sexes-THE WEEK-July 29,2012) Pornography has existed since long and is well accepted now, and has got more publicity after the recent parliamentarian porngate ! The social taboos of our double faced society have always considered anything related to pornography blasphemy ,the…

30Jul 2012 by Sanjay Kapoor No Comments

RAPE & MOLESTATION

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SELF PROTECTION IS BEST PROTECTION ! There was a time when Delhi roads were notorious for being unsafe for woman but now it seems that women and girls are unsafe all over the country, including the broad minded North East and the South, which is known for its high civic sense.(WOMEN-BIG CITIES, Break her For The Goblet she Holds! OUTLOOK, July 30,2012) Women of all ages ,from all socio economic strata and from any profession, are unsafe on the streets, at workplace and even at home, these days and what is more surprising is the fact that these crimes too, are committed by men of all age, from any educational or social background and shockingly ,often they are not strangers but known, neighbours ,friends, relatives or even family members. All…

30Jul 2012 by Sanjay Kapoor No Comments

CHILD MARRIAGES

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CRADLE SNATCHING ! Child marriage is one of the major social evil prevalent in our country, and I was surprised to know that even today ,more than 25% marriages are child marriages!(Knot before 18,Cover Story, THE WEEK,July,22,2012) While social customs, pressure from relatives and panchayats may be blamed for this, the major culprits for child marriage are parents and often their poverty. A large number of parents are convinced that the girls are not a part of the family but for the other house, sasural ! Marriage for them is more of a ritual , to be performed ,half heartedly as a duty, earlier the better. In most cases they want to get over with their so called responsibility as early as possible and so agree or rather willingly indulge…

30Jul 2012 by Sanjay Kapoor 1 Comment

SATYAMEV JAYATE

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UNIMPRESSIVE ! Mr S Anand ,has criticized in detail the July 8 episode of SMJ, on untouchability (Silence Eva Jayate, OUTLOOK, July 23,2012) for being prejudiced .While I agree that including the very pertinent issue of untouchability and human scavenging in the series of SMJ was essential.I also agree with Mr anand that such a topic is incomplete without the mention of Ambedkar and reservations. I would however like to add, that not only this,but almost all episodes seemed incomplete and well tutored. Satya Mev Jayate, was in air and in talks well in advance and was adversiticed by Amir himself raising the hopes of the audience to all time high. Everyone waited for the Sunday morning for the first episode, and while that first one on female foeticide was…

24Jul 2012 by Sanjay Kapoor No Comments

SEX SCANDLES IN RELIGIOUS INSTITUTES

religion, Sex, social trends, society

HELL IN HEAVEN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The prevalence of all forms of crimes and sexual abuse in religious institutes is nothing new ,but the horrifying stories from the Churches of Kerala (Sex, Scandal & the Church-Cover story, OUTLOOK, July 25,2012) literally sent shivers up my spine. If this is the state of sexual activities in the homes of God, supposedly close to heaven , then one wonders, what hell would be? And if drinking, womanizing, indulging in pornography and unacceptable sexual indulgence is the code of conduct of these guardians of religion, then one wonders what would be a poise life for a common man. All this is however not new. Power games, financial rackets and sexual scandals are well known not only in Churches but in establishments of all religions.…