Girl Child

I was trying to figure out whats wrong with " Oonch Majha Jhoka "  even though  TV serial is progressive. "Oonch Majha Jhoa" is marathi TV serial based on Ramabai Ranade's life who was wife of scholar Mahadev Govind Ranade. She was well taught by her husband and later took up the cause of women who did not lead a very good life in those days.Though the tele serial has subtly shown that almost every older male has married twice ,  the widow women are succumbed to lead a life if not in misery but alone .

To keep their entertainment value ,  "Oonch Majha Jhoka" is banking on "innocence" and 'cuteness' of young Ramabai . Oonch Majha Jhoka is yet to reach its prime. I hope they don't miss out on the content .Its a long way to go , child marriage , education of girls , widow marriage , working women .India has discovered its prime time with women. Every other Teleserial is women centric.In fact on the occasion on "women's day" I read so many TV serials are example of how men have reduced to a prop. Is that true ?

There was this video which castes "Shweta Tiwari" who is visiting a gynecologist ( as she is pregnant  and has come for sonography) whom her daughter calls from womb appealing to not kill her and  to keep her alive. She says she will live any condition , whatever be the misery of living. Yes the video says that .  The video was also virally shared on FB . Why Should you bring someone on earth whom you are not willing to offer a good life?

Recently a three month old girl was killed by her father in Bangalore and more worst in Rajasthan parents refused to accept a girl child as their daughter .In latter case , how do we trust that the parents who accepted the kid only after DNA test will offer a good living . Can't the state takeaway the daughter and own her responsibility ?. Why child welfare is so weak in India .Can nation of one billion really turn its eyes away from such incidences ?

Story of Ramabai is now 100 years old . Are we going into spiral ? Are we going to measure our progressiveness with wrong scales ? ( women president , women quota)...

Its time we equally welcome a girl child . 



 

Brain

Yesterday , I discovered one of the amazing way by which Brain works.  Here it is :

If I disagree with a third person account of  another person known to me or an instance related to me , the brain will hide the conversation and information is not available to make key decision. However ,  if a person whom you trust says things which are related to this person but not to the account I have heard before or an evidence is provided about this person ,  the brain Maps it and is available for you to make next decision and also in this case I may regret the first key decision.

Also why I think I didn't "forget"  information during first  decision making is , the information was consciously available and it was subconsciously avoided in decision making process .

Amazing !!!!

Coup

 Recently there was a coup in Maldives and in past Bangladesh and Pakistan had their share of Military coups. Infact rumours of Chinese coup were heard not  long ago. However if Someone comes to me and say there have had been a Coup in India , I'd say  you must be kidding  and go on with Day today chores . After the "C" story in Indian Express , I wonder how I may react . The "twitteratti" had gone crazy after the story broke . Its Shekhar Gupta's luck that virtual ranting doesn't kill people yet . As matter of fact , if it did , Many would have been dead . The outrage was quite disruptive .

A lot of dirty linen has been already washed  in public between Govt. and COAS Gen. V. K. Singh . Every news is converting into a Saga, courtesy Media .Anything for prime time TRP . As per Nitin Pai's blog here , The story of coup would not have been printed without the consent of Govt . Still, the Govt. allowed a press to go ahead with a story whose magnitude is equally damaging to Army and Govt.  Also he makes a point , "A Coup" is ruled out because its India .

For long , we have been taking pride for being largest democracy in the world and in recent times I have also read how we leverage being one . Alot of sighed in relief , when  " Left front " pulled out of UPA-1 in 2008 and the govt. was able to get the threshold seats in parliament . The philosophy was stability  and everyone I knew personally didn't want midterm elections. Being democratic country , we are a respected lot internationally , we counterbalance China and our market is growing steadily in terms of Investment .

The Army movements which happened on January 15th , is not a good sign. Army said it was usual where as many reports suggest , it ain't be .  The last thing this nation wants is Anarchy or a military raj , we already have had a failed govt.