Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Relatively speaking …
Last weekend, one of my friends got married, and I happened to attend the wedding … it has been recently that I attended a few weddings including those within family after a break of almost a decade. And these brought a common thought across – a major shift in trends in traditions and cultural aspects and aesthetics of the marriages...
Long back … the marriage used to be a 5-8 days long affair filled with loads of hulla gulla, traditional songs, lots of food and sweets and rooms full of relatives … Relatives – this is where I find a lot of distinction now – earlier they meant as supporting hands to the family and providing a sense of security and comfort that coordinating the marriage was not so difficult … the responsibilities were divided and owned by most of the members with checklists ready and rolling … now, relatives are there for the name sake … you don’t call them – u have to face the music of ignoring … u call them, they are the biggest guest in the house … rather than proving a supporting hand, they are becoming a burden on the hosts (mostly the parents) – creating a mess and chaos … whatever effort you might put into … no one will ever say a good word or give a hand … you miss even a slightest (may be irrelevant) thing – there goes a hue and cry … the worst is on the back of host … creating the fuss over nothing … somehow, I fail to understand this adventure of the so called relatives … and this has been consistent over all the recent weddings I have attended … family / friends across …
Agreed that time is the most critical part of our lives these days … but then managing time should be owns responsibility … if you are a relative (a close one for that matter) then there are certain unsaid responsibilities and expectations which are there and above the time factors … a little stretch is possibly required. Today marriages are not more than 2 day affair (most cases) … and most of the hosts also want their relatives to come in the core function (to reduce and avoid chaos) and leave … I noticed that a lot of such relatives are making that formality also little too obvious – visiting the party – having food … and moving off … some of them not even meeting and wishing / blessing the newly married couple – whose marriage they are attending! As if they were there for the free dinner/lunch!!! To add to the woes … they’ll crib about missing out on cold drinks during peak winter season … (God must be really crazy to develop and support such brains!)
Monday, November 19, 2007
Trip to Dilli Haat …
Thanks to an old friend on mine RG, who was in town for the day, insisted on me seeing her all time favorite Dilli Haat. She knew that I’ll love the place … and she was absolutely right …
Though, by the time I reached to meet her at Dilli Haat, it was fairly late and was just before the closing time, I managed to get a good glimpse of what the ‘Haat’ is all about. In a few words – it is a place to be visited and experienced … especially for those who like explore the Indian culture and spirits … here, almost every month there is a fest – specific to the handicrafts and art/artifacts across the
In two hours, I felt so Indian … and felt really proud of being in
I think this is one place in
PS: You would love to buy a lot of stuff and but no cards … only cash …
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Raining Train!!!
Just when Nikhil went Go-gaga over India Railways (here) … I had exactly opposite experience while returning from my home during Diwali vacation…
The AC duct pipes in an 2 tier AC compartment started dripping … it was much more than just drips … it actually felt like raining inside the coupe … To add on to the fury, it stopped for sometime and started again in the middle of night … which created not chaos among the passengers sitting there but also made the coach dirty and wet … And when asked for the complaint register – the attendant made an excuse of not having one at his disposal!
Nikhil, I think you need to travel once in a UP/Bihar bound trains, especially when they are coming from that end …
Monday, November 05, 2007
Catching up with old – new movies …
Chak de …
No elaborate review on this one … The good thing about this movie is that SRK has not dominated with screen presence … or may be he hasn’t been glamorous or sweet-sweet types … further … the movie has taken the Indian flavor very well and seamlessly.
Heyy Babyy …
This one doesn’t deserve any elaborate review … Just another flick… with a comedy, romance and drama … and lots of fun … I think I have seen some movie in English – similar to this one … but which
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