There are a lot of things that are happening around us. A few of them make me wonder as to whether the protagonists are fully aware of what they are doing or is it that they are making the best of their fifteen minutes' fame. Whatever said and done, as passive observers, one can only suppress a chuckle at the gaffes that are made. Do they lack intelligence? No, then why do they do such idiotic things? Let's go through a couple of them that had snatched the headlines:-
(a) Lalisom.
Last week, while driving, I happened to hear a young Malayalam music director on one of the FM
channels. He's the prime mover of a music band, which has collated the film songs picturised on
Mohanlal over the years and has brought about the feelings of the actor when he shot for those
frames. Commendable indeed because it would definitely be interesting since the actor continues
to be a favourite for Malayalees, the world over!
But what stumped me was his explanation for naming the band and its almost two and a half hour
programme as 'Lalisom'. To quote him, it's to "exhort the youth and the young to follow the lifestyle
of Mohanlal". If I say that I was stumped on hearing it, it would be an understatement. I mean, it's
understandable that people in their younger days do a lot of hero worshipping before coming to the
sad conclusion that their hero, too, has feet of clay!
Ratheesh Vega, that's the name of the music director, seems to be 'fida' over his hero and has the
freedom to show it unabashedly. But to exhort the youth and the young to follow his hero's foot steps, forgetting the idiosyncrasies of the actor not worthy of emulation, is going a bit too far!
The band is to go public at the inauguration of the 35th National Games tomorrow!
(b) Obama's parting advice!
The US President had concluded a hugely successful visit to India last week. He and Modi seem
to enjoy a cosy relationship and it's fondly hoped that the two countries benefit from it in the years
ahead! To me, the only aspect that did not seem to sound right was his exhorting a select gathering
to preserve the country's religious pluralism.
This country had always supported religious pluralism. Hinduism is a way of life and it has been
the most flexible in its attitude towards other religions, so much so, that it has assimilated the good
from them over the years.
What has been a sore point is the appeasement of minorities, in the garb of secularism, to promote
vote bank politics. It is this aspect that is abhorred by many if not most.
And wasn't the US President briefed about the numerous Christian Missionaries that had come into
the country and preached Christianity, ultimately resulting in conversions? If a few of them did a
reconversion under the garb of 'ghar wapasi', it just goes to show the freedom that one has to follow
the religion of one's choice, that exists in this country!
Tailpiece.
Had always thought that Kiran Bedi, the chief ministerial candidate of the BJP in the current elections to the Delhi Assembly, had brains. But she has shown that she's a greenhorn in so far as politics is concerned. Her numerous gaffes have made the party field their stalwarts - including ministers of the union cabinet - to take on the AAP. For us, as spectators, it gives us reasons to laugh aplenty!
(a) Lalisom.
Last week, while driving, I happened to hear a young Malayalam music director on one of the FM
channels. He's the prime mover of a music band, which has collated the film songs picturised on
Mohanlal over the years and has brought about the feelings of the actor when he shot for those
frames. Commendable indeed because it would definitely be interesting since the actor continues
to be a favourite for Malayalees, the world over!
But what stumped me was his explanation for naming the band and its almost two and a half hour
programme as 'Lalisom'. To quote him, it's to "exhort the youth and the young to follow the lifestyle
of Mohanlal". If I say that I was stumped on hearing it, it would be an understatement. I mean, it's
understandable that people in their younger days do a lot of hero worshipping before coming to the
sad conclusion that their hero, too, has feet of clay!
Ratheesh Vega, that's the name of the music director, seems to be 'fida' over his hero and has the
freedom to show it unabashedly. But to exhort the youth and the young to follow his hero's foot steps, forgetting the idiosyncrasies of the actor not worthy of emulation, is going a bit too far!
The band is to go public at the inauguration of the 35th National Games tomorrow!
(b) Obama's parting advice!
The US President had concluded a hugely successful visit to India last week. He and Modi seem
to enjoy a cosy relationship and it's fondly hoped that the two countries benefit from it in the years
ahead! To me, the only aspect that did not seem to sound right was his exhorting a select gathering
to preserve the country's religious pluralism.
This country had always supported religious pluralism. Hinduism is a way of life and it has been
the most flexible in its attitude towards other religions, so much so, that it has assimilated the good
from them over the years.
What has been a sore point is the appeasement of minorities, in the garb of secularism, to promote
vote bank politics. It is this aspect that is abhorred by many if not most.
And wasn't the US President briefed about the numerous Christian Missionaries that had come into
the country and preached Christianity, ultimately resulting in conversions? If a few of them did a
reconversion under the garb of 'ghar wapasi', it just goes to show the freedom that one has to follow
the religion of one's choice, that exists in this country!
Tailpiece.
Had always thought that Kiran Bedi, the chief ministerial candidate of the BJP in the current elections to the Delhi Assembly, had brains. But she has shown that she's a greenhorn in so far as politics is concerned. Her numerous gaffes have made the party field their stalwarts - including ministers of the union cabinet - to take on the AAP. For us, as spectators, it gives us reasons to laugh aplenty!
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