Women reservation - for??

There is so much hip hip hurray happening for the passing of the Women reservation bill, happy to see so much camaraderie amongst MPs from different political parties, different ideologies and opinions coming together for a particular cause, but does it really mean Women empowerment???

This is my take on this...

Women, as a matter of fact anyone, who want to get into political life will get into it irrespective of if there is reservation for them or not, take for example a sushma swaraj/brinda karat/jayalalitha/mayawati/vasrundhara raje scindia or anyone they will win irrespective of whether the seat is reserved or not, they have the capability.

Does this reservation ensure that Women who struggle day in and out to make ends meet benefited from this, or those who go miles to bring one pot of water to ensure the family doesn't go dry/ or go deep into the forest to ensure that the family doest go hungry??, Will it benefit all the single mother who are struggling to take care of their kids?, will it help Women get job easily?, will it ensure that Women get better education? will it ensure Women get better health care?...not sure it will help and my answer is NO.

Many are saying this bill will ensure that more Women representation means they will fight for more Women cause, this is like expecting just because our honorable PM is a Sikh he has done too many great things for the Sikh community, I know the analogy is bad... but the argument that more Women in parliament means more power to Women is also wrong.

For me what would have made more sense is a education bill which has reservation for Women, a employment bill which guarantees job for Women and a better health care for Women and ensure that it reaches the remotest part of India .. this is what empowerment of Women to me.

A reservation in parliament is nothing but a hogwash, all the existing women in parliament will still win irrespective of this bill, does it throw new women politicians into the fray, yes it does... WHO? the guy who loses his criteria to get nominated in that seat which is declared reserved for Women, will definitely ensure that his wife/sister/mother/relative will be field and he will play the puppeteer role and ensure that he is one who still calls the shot.

Would there be a law passed that any existing MP from the seat declared as reserved for Women cannot field his wife/mother/sister/relative?? the answer is NO

What will happen with this Women reservation bill is that, we would end up created more Rabri's.... and that is the truth.

Master Class

Everyone has a favourite crickter of his own, whom they follow religiously, thier ups and downs, records and all the things associated with that cricketer, but above all by default exists one person who is like a birthmark, that stays with you forever and comes after the favourite you have and that person is everyones and belongs to everyone, he is like ABCD that a child learns and never forgets and would go on to specialize in a particular field but ABCD remains with them...

There has been time where I have vested my anger for the way he plays and doesnt finish the game, but the reason why most like does it is because only he has that capability in him to fulfill each and every wish of the cricket loving people.

I missed watching the epic making 200 but ensured that I catch the highlights, see all the programme on each and every news channel discussing how he is great, selfless, little boy etc etc, but what remains at the core is a person who wants to bring ultimate glory to this cricket loving nation and in him is the fire to ensure that India lifts the world cup, he has been seen the cup being elusive for 5 times and this time I am sure he will ensure his hands is laid on it.

Lot can be said and written about him but nothing matches what he has achieved, he is a living legend and a person unparalleled in the history of this game.

He is never sated and thier lies the mystery why he is still successful and will be for a long long time.

This is my small tribute for him from me, Tondulkar is the right name for him.

AVATAR - A journey into reality

Having waited for more than a week to watch AVATAR, finally the d-day arrived on Dec 27, 10:30PM at IMAX 3D, Hyderabad.

Accompanied with family we took a journey into reality, a world created by James Cameron.

If you want to watch AVATAR, please do watch it on IMAX 3D screen, one has to experience the 3D aspect to believe it and enjoy the journey, I was amazed with the attention to detail that has been given in the movie, the insects, the six legged animails, the envornment, the NA'VI people, thier mannerisms, flying dragons..... the list goes on, the movie it the culmination of technology with story telling.

It is not just about the 3D aspect that the movie is worth watching for, it is about the values that we as humans tend to forget and accept by default that whatever we see is ours and that we should own it.

My son in between the movie asked me "'Appa idhu nijana' :=: 'Dad it this real'" and it was hard to convince him it isnt, he already has made plans for his next visit to Pandora :)

I promise that when you leave your chair and exit the movie hall, you would have fallen in love with Pandora and all that is part of Pandora.

The bonding between the Na'vi and the horse, how a dragon chooses its master and once it chooses it will never allow anyone else to ride it till it dies, the flying jellyfish like insects, the 'touch me not' plant, that closes itself the moment anyone touches it in a swirling fashion, the trees, the sleeping cocoon of the Na'vi, trust me you wont forget a single moment in the movie because you become part of it from the beginining.

Its a movie every one who is a film buff should watch, its the holygrail of the cinemas, I have never been amazed so much by a movie as I have with this movie, no doubt James Cameron took so many years after Titanic to make a movie that not only breaks barrier with the conventional thinking but sets a benchmark to everyone else to follow.

As we left the theatre, son told me " 'Appa naavu Pandora ge hogona' :=: 'Dad, we shall also go to Pandora'" and that is the feeling I am right now, when can I visit Pandora...