The scene of GRAND VIVA

One haunted room secured like fort Knox (so that no sound (screaming/pleading/scolding sound) can enter or leave the room).

Five ferocious monsters (profs.) with armours full of lethal weapons.

The frightened child standing nervously outside the door because next is his turn. His friends boosting him confidence to fight the war up to last breath (though he is unarmed (knows nothing)).

Suddenly comes a deafening sound: “send the next one”.

The hapless child collecting ‘BEST OF LUCK’ from his all friends entered the room reluctantly.

As soon as he found a place for his two kidneys here comes the first punch shot:

“What’s yours OGPA”??

The child is half dead at that very moment. He replies in a low melancholy voice.

“Sir …6.8“

Now as soon as this provoking figure reaches the ears of profs., the nuclear fission reactions of questions start from all directions.

The questions thrown to the poor child are of many types:

1. Bouncer: no idea, never heard even a single term of that question
2. Yorker: familiar with the terms (“yeah I had read that in 3^rd semester”) yet of no help.
3. Googly: the answer will be exactly opposite of what you expect.
4. Vengeful: as if prof. is trying to take revenge from you (you might have done something mischievous to his car/her daughter.)
5. Personal: contempting you about graceful activities in canteen or laptop.
6. Despairing: This assures that you are not going to be placed.

No mercy, no sign of relief, no ceasefire. This unholy war continues until the child is completely slaughtered. Collecting his scattered ashes, the child comes out of the room. His friends ask him worriedly (though they are knowing what would had happened): “kaisa hua??”

The child replied: “matiyao be, bas ho gya ”.

And the child leaved happily up to the next viva……..

women’s reservation bill

Gone are the days of sati pratha. Gone are the days of child marriage. These are often heared punch lines of our esteemed leaders. But these are still dream words, not the reality. In this era of 21st century where the world is moving faster, India is moving ahead, the status of women in India has been definitely up scaled but still it is not up to the mark. Still we often hear the news of a girl being burnt down for dowry. Still an eleven year old girl is wedded to a twelve year boy. Still only 57% females are literate as compared to 76% males. Still we have only 10% women participation in our parliament. In this glooming scenario the women’s reservation bill seems to be a great hope for the upliftment of women in our male dominated society.  And with the introduction of women’s reservation bill will give them new dimensions to get out of the box.

As the bill provides 33.3 percent reservation to women at each level of decision making from Lok Sabha to local legislatures, it will decrease gender inequality gap resulting in women empowerment as a whole .It will certainly give more chance, more opportunities to women to put forth their demands and issues. It will increase the active participation of women in politics and decision making process. Increased political participation of women will help them fight the abuse, discrimination and the inequality they suffer.

But as like natural phenomena, there are certain group of people who oppose this bill arguing that reservation would only help women of the elitist groups to gain seats, therefore causing further discrimination and under-representation to the poor and backward classes. They raise the question for the need of this reservation for women. Definitely there is need of women reservation in parliament and legislatures because ours is paternalistic society and it is difficult for them to contest and win elections against the established and entrenched male chauvinistic order in this society. Unless quota is given there will not be enough chance for them to be in decision making places.

The bill was introduced in the year of 1996 but could not be passed due to lack of political consensus and had been hitting headlines since then. So its quite high time for Indian parliament to pass the women’s reservation bill for  the upliftment and empowerment of women in India.

need to act

The world, we live in, have limited natural resources and we as humans are inextricably linked with ours surroundings and inevitably effect them. As we keep increasing in numbers and the way we are exploiting our limited natural resources, we as a generation will leave nothing for our future generations. Our natural resources can be compared with money in a bank. If we use it rapidly, the capital will be reduced to zero. On the other hand, if we use only the interest, it can sustain us over the longer term. This is called sustainable development.

As the earth’s natural resources are rapidly dwindling and our environment is being increasingly degraded by human activities, it is evident that something needs to be done. It is a disease, “prevention is better than cure”, protecting our environment is economically more viable than cleaning it up once it is damaged. The situation will improve if each of us begins to take actions in our daily lives that will help preserve our environment   resources. We cannot expect government alone to manage the safeguarding of the environment, nor can we expect other people to prevent environmental damage. We need to do it ourselves. It is a responsibility that each of us must take on as one’s own.

Here are some the ways through which we can help preserving our environment individually:

1. Think of the various energy resources you use every day. How could you reduce their use?

e.g. : electrical energy

How much do you use everyday? Where does it come from?

How do you waste it? How can you conserve this energy?

1. Think of all the things you do in a day. List the activities and identify main resources used during these activities. What can you do to prevent waste, reuse articles that you normally throw away and what recycled materials can you use?

e.g. : water

• How much do you really need to use , as against how much you waste when you:

a)    Have a bath?

b)   Brush your teeth?

c)    Wash clothes?

d)   Wash the car or scooter?

• Where did the water come from? How has it reached you?
• Where will the waste water go?
• Do you feel you should change the way you use water?
• How can you change this so that it is more sustainable?

1. Practice and promote good civic sense and hygiene such as enforcing no spitting or tobacco chewing, no throwing garbage on the road, no smoking in public places.

1. Join local movements that support activities like saving trees in your area, go on nature treks, recycle waste, and buy eco-friendly products.

1. Practice and promote issues such as saving paper, saving water, reducing use of plastics, practising the 3Rs principle of   “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle” and proper waste disposal.

If each of us starts taking our responsibility, individually, we can play a major role in environment management. So start doing from today itself.

shit luck

Luck favours the brave. I am brave, but what happened on that day is that the mighty bad luck empowers me. I cant forget the 6th of april which becomes one the toughest day of my short span of life( though i cant forget 4-5th april too.. that i ll tell u later). And the credit goes to my shit luck(though major credit should go to my procrastinating nature ).That day reflects how bizarre situation, how uncanny luck can be on a very ordinary day.
Monday, the first day of week, as usual , i went to class (hmm..not so usual). Hardly it had past 5 min that my friend manish gave me a bad news that yesterday mining teacher gave 3 attendance (which i needed direly) which i left due to my personal commitments. Now my attendance becomes 50% much less than reqd(75%).
After class i was returning hostel ,when on my way,my mobile rang. The call was again from manish and again an appalling news. My attendance in chacha (i.e in maths) is short(again blame to my procrastinating nature).Two quakes in series tremored my skeleton and half a day to still pass. In 2nd half was chacha (maths) practical and my prepartion was disappointing. I had not read the portion after midsem and i was keeping my finger cross not to come those questions(after midsem portion). We have to choose a piece of paper on which were two questions. There were 12 sets and only 2 of them contains those crass questions. again comes the cameo role of my terrible luck. I got those questions only. I again thanked to my shit luck (oh god….not again). I was feeling so hapless n helpless in that nailbiter situation. I solved only one question which i knew and came out. What comes to relief atleast was that chacha did not take our viva ..another hornet’s nest , otherwise,i think, literally i would have been fucked by my shit luck.

behind the scene

February 14^th, the valentine day, the name itself brings sheer smile on the faces of youth but at when comes to its celebrations, an ominous fear & anxiety against our so called moral police also comes to their mind. The traditional day is celebrated with great elation and enthusiasm all over the world and the lovers express their love for each other by sending valentine’s card, presenting flowers or offering confectionery. But when it comes to India, which is called the united land of diversified culture, it is called vulgarity & obscenity day. St. Valentine said this day should be celebrated to show your love for the world. It’s not just boyfriend-girlfriend kind of love but also love for your brother, sister, parents and love for your country. And I don’t think this against our culture. But the recent attack on women in Mangalore and the threat to oppose Valentine’s Day by the saffron moral brigade is thwarting the serene message behind celebrating this day. The assault on brother and sister in Ujjain and several other instances of violence all over the country; is this message of violence and hatred they want to spread?

The reasons that prompt these activists are not merely ideological and political. the other explanative reasons behind their shabby handiwork are: craving for fame and attention, class resentment and above all sexual frustration.

The mass media has acquired a glamour and importance it had never before. But if one is utterly mediocre, with no special talent, how does one get on television? Simple: by bashing up women in a pub. By dragging a girl out of bus for talking to her Muslim co-passenger. And the media happily bites the bait. The objective is to garner media attention globally.

The need is to ponder over the gravity of the precarious situation and enact decisively. The day should be celebrated with divine zeal of love and affection, not amidst the wars of social vandals and security. The government should ban these crass institutions and take punitive action against outfits trying to act as arbiters of morality.