Perspectives towards terrorist attacks

I have always been intrigued by the fact that when a terrorist attack happens in a developed country, our FB walls are flooded with posts and discussions with everybody voicing their opinions but when the same happens in a developing or an under-developed country, I rarely see any posts.

Just wanted to acknowledge that in the past few days, around 100 people have died in India, Turkey and Afghanistan from terrorists attacks.

You know, it is a popular theory that in the show, 'The Walking Dead', the title refers not to the zombies but to the living people. I guess the same is true in our current world. Fans also say for the show, 'Pity the living. Fear the dead.'

And, if we are the cast of The Walking Dead, obviously, I would audition for the role of Daryl Dixon like so many others. 'If Daryl dies we riot'.

Manto

Paraphrased from the short story, 'Dekh Kabira Roya' by Manto:

General ne kaha:: "Anaaj kam hai, koi parvah nahin . Fasle tabah ho gayi, koi fikr nahin. Humare sipahi bhukhe hi ladenge."

Kabir chilla-chilla kar rone laga. General ko gussa aaya. Kabir pukaar utha: "Ae mere bahadur ! Bhukh se kaun ladega ?"

Manto ki isi baat pe ek sher arz hai,
"Jo tab tha, vo ab bhi hai aur tab bhi rahega,
Laalach ka pet naa tab bhara tha, vo ab bhi naa bhara hai, aur tab bhi nahin bharega"

Dunkrik

Nolan's Dunkrik trailer says that at the time of crisis and annihilation, Survival is Victory.

Although, stumbling upon the wiki page of Dunkrik evacuation, I read Churchill's comment on this saying, 'We must be very careful not to assign to this deliverance the attributes of a victory. Wars are not won by evacuations'.

Looks like Nolan is refuting the comments of his country's ex-PM.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yM9BWtppzko&feature=youtu.be

Indian political parties

Indian political parties are depressing or should I say a perfect reflection of the current society.

Synecdoche, New York

Finally had the courage to watch Charlie Kaufman's 'Synecdoche, New York' after almost 6 years of the film being in my possession. It is an achingly depressing film with pitiable characters. It is also one of the best films I have seen till date; a masterpiece for the lack of a better word.

The Afraiders

Afraid of death,
Afraid of life,
Afraid of truth,
Afraid of lies,
Afraid of god,
Afraid of man,
Afraid of peace,
Afraid of war,
Afraid of him,
Afraid of her,
Afraid of you,
Afraid of I,
I believe this is my only chance at life,
I am loved, I am pampered and I am prized,
I still haven’t worked as hard as I would have liked,
I still haven’t loved as deep as I would have dreamed,
And so I am afraid of anything going wrong,
And so I am afraid of everything going wrong.
And, so I am afraid, afraid all the time.

Is Piers Morgan listening ?

India has won 2 golds at 2016 Paralympics. A few weeks ago, #PiersMorgan wanted to donate a million rupees to charity if India won another gold before England wins Cricket WC. He can do that now, can't he? Oh! but obviously he will chicken out saying that he bet on India winning an Olympic gold not a Paralympic Gold. Classic loser.

The greatest non-diverse greatest directors poll ever

Proof that for an equal opportunity film industry a lot of work needs to be done especially by us all who need to produce good stories regardless of where it is coming from. Then only will u have a diverse and more accurate Poll.


http://www.imdb.com/poll/_80GzghHDyg/?ref_=po_ti

Work assignments for Indian expats after we bathe in light

If as per media, there's going to be a nuclear bomb exploding on India, here's what I want of those Indians expats who will survive and have the survivor's guilt:
 
1. Sundar Pichai: Close Google search engine for a day. 
2. Satya Nadella: Do not build Windows 11. 
3. Aziz Ansari: Come to Bollywood and try and make Master of None here. 
4. Mindy Kaling: Just stay there and do what you do because I like you. 
5. Priyanka Chopra: Investigate our deaths on your hit show Quantico.
6. Kal Penn: Just keep on speaking in your real-fake American accent.
7. Sunita Williams: Go to Pluto, take along a dosa and find sambar there and once you do then only eat the dosa.
8. Freddie Mercury and Kalpana Chawla: Reincarnate.
9. Navanetham Pillai: Join Ku Klux Klan.
10. Lily Singh: Tell the world what hair products you use.
11. Nicol David: Start playing tennis.
12. Ben Kingsley: Play a gangsta Gandhi on screen.
13. Bobby Jindal: Fuck off.
14. Indra Nooyi: Tell the world the recipe of Coke.
P.S. I am going to keep on updating this until the aforementioned war happens.

होली

रंगीन पानी उबल के बादलों में भर गया,

सफ़ेद आसमान को वो बहरंगी कर गया,

तारों की रोशनी में भी उसने भांग भर दी,

सीधी-साधी किरण लड़खडाती, टिमटिमाती कर दी,

पूरब का ये वातावरण जब कल यहाँ पश्चिम आएगा,

तो घर से दूर हम परदेसियों को देश का स्वाद चाखायेगा,

तब याद आएगी हम सभी को एक संत-महात्मा की कही खरी बोली,

इजाज़त हो तो दोहराऊँ, "होली कब है, कब है होली?"