AnythingUnderTheSun

It's that time of the year again, time to indulge in some Holi'er than thou preachings. Waterless Holi & Crackerless Diwali. For a very short span of time, my folks were in Jaunpur, a small town near Varanasi. I think in all the places I have ever lived, UP has the worst monsoon season. Rains only a little, just high humidity to remind you of the season you are in. It is also the season of insects of all sorts, and not just your average mosquitoes. Usually during Diwali, it begins to get colder (it is always windy and your workout of the day is achieved by running in and out to light the diyas). But it's not cold enough to kill all those insects. Back to Jaunpur, on the day after Diwali, we are treated to a green carpet on our verandah. The fumes from the mustard oil and the crackers ends the season of insects. I have lived in Bangalore at a time when you could call it a city. Back then although it was a cosmopolitan city, the IT invasion had yet to happen. We used ...

It is the season of awards. The biggest of them all, the Academy Awards, is right around the corner. Over the past few years some stars have used these functions to lend voices to issues they hold dear. If this year's Golden Globes & Grammy are any indication, we can fairly guess this year's theme. Donald Trump. Specifically Trump bashing. The worst thing about Trump presidency isn't just Trump himself, it's also the never ending news cycle around him. No escaping it. Everyone, literally & figuratively, left, right & centre are milking this cow. His farts are treated nothing less than bomb explosions by the media. When I think of Trump win in 2016 elections, Humpty Dumpty comes to my mind. "All the king's horses & all the king's men, couldn't put Humpty together again." Anyone who was anybody was team Clinton. Almost everyone in Hollywood, except for maybe Clint Eastwood, endorsed Hillary. The might of the celebrity kingdom, in all ...

Unsolicited Tip for the day: If you want to make a buzzzzzz in SM, write or say something controversial. Make sure there's an existing deep divide over that topic. In no time random people will be abusing you and each other. In pop media, feminists have often been portrayed as men hating women with dorky glasses and probably a stache too. Why not, since men were creating/writing these characters. They must have been like I'm going to make the pretty ones dumb (she has got to be dumb for she has to love dbags) and not so pretty ones as intelligent and men hating creatures. Also add some annoying characteristic like a high pitch voice to the intelligent one. #foreveralonehenceafeminist The feminist brand has been diluted, some on purpose and some accidental, to the extent that there's a negative connotation to it. The league of uber urban feminists are partly responsible for it with their frivolous issues. Free the nipples, glitter unshaved pits, sexual empowerment not ...