From The Other Side

Recent social media events on what a woman should wear or do questions India's will for equality Yesterday, I came across a post on Facebook. Guys in comments were furious about the lady wearing lipstick and not covering up her face properly. This is undoubtedly the most important topic to come up on social media yesterday. I mean, how dare she show her face like that even while traveling with her husband? How dare she wear nail-polish? How dare she even smile? You know, recently there are lot of other women who are doing things wrongly. Priyanka Chopra wore a short skirt and SHOWED HER LEGS while meeting the Prime Minister! Fatima Sana Saikh wore a SWIMSUIT on the BEACH and posted it on social media! Deepika Padukone exposed her legs and looked sultry on Maxim magazine cover! More women like Sonam Kapoor, Monali Thakur, Disha Patani constantly wearing and doing what they want, where they want. More importantly, becoming successful and showing the world while doing it. Th...

Dilwara Temple will mesmerize you and take its place forever in your heart. Honestly, I had no idea about what Dilwara Temple truly is! I was planning for a Mount Abu trip for the last 2 years and finally I got the chance this month. The idea of a hill station in Rajasthan always intrigued me and I was very eager to visit the place. A few days before my trip, one of my friends asked me, "What's there in Mount Abu?" I could not answer him properly then. But now I know the answer. It is definitely Dilwara Temple. This is the most unmissable attraction Mount Abu has to offer. From its architecture to its history, everything speaks a lot about the capability of human mind and body. Some people say it is more superior than the Taj Mahal, and you cannot say they are entirely wrong. The details carved in stone speak to the testimony of its superiority. Dilwara Temple - A Hidden Spectacle When you see the temple from the road, you can never guess what lies inside the hig...

First things first! Ranbir Kapoor is the best mainstream lead actor we have today. He is so like his grandfather, sometimes it really takes you back to those days. And to those days back it is! Jagga Jasoos starts by remembering Raj Kapoor, one of the innumerable inspirations this movie has taken from, and takes you on a whacky journey which ends on a somewhat bumpy note but entertains you through out. Inspired by the right things The most on the face inspiration is from Tintin and it is not only limited to the hairstyle of Ranbir. The adventure, the investigation, the characters - all will remind you of the legendary Herge comics. And that's definitely not a bad thing. Then there is the aforementioned Raj Kapoor feel-good vibe. There were 2 references towards the climax of the movie which were direct homage to one of the greatest directors of all time. A Live Action Disney movie in Hindi This is probably the first time in Bollywood that the Disney title graphics is fol...

From the moment we heard about the Marvel-Sony deal, we were waiting for Marvel's most popular teenage superhero to swing his way into our screens and possibly hearts. But we were understandably sceptical about it. Specially after what we went through in Raimi's SM3 and the uninspiringly pretentious The Amazing Spiderman 2. Whew! Rest assured, Spiderman: Homecoming has finally brought it home! (Pun intended) This time Spiderman is a high school going teenager. A young boy with very real teenage problems and a younger Aunt May. Friends, romance, family. On top of that, he is a superhero. His dillemas, priorities, anger, happiness, frustrations were very well depicted. Both as Peter Parker and as Spiderman. And through all of that the story took beautiful twists and turns ultimately culminating in a satisfactory finale. Following are the plus points of the movie which made me like it very much- Origin story or not This is definitely an origin story. But not the one...

Muslim driver’s heroic rescue of Amarnath yatris. LeT terrorist is a Hindu. If you do not find anything wrong in these sentences, then that’s exactly what is wrong in the these times. It is this attitude to identify every incident in light of some religious undertone. Did that bus driver think for one second that he is a “Muslim” and he is saving “Hindu” passengers and for that only he should get extra brownie points? Did that terrorist think to be a change and become “the Hindu terrorist” in a sector dominated by Muslims? Abhisek Mallick Technical Lead at Ensim (An Ingram Micro Company) Ensim Corporation West Bengal University of Technology View profile NO! Religion is never the cause. Religion is never the identity. It is not that important. The bus driver saved all those people because that’s what humanity is. He is a human being who saved other human beings in time of danger. His religion is not the catalyst. It is an insult to him that he is...

"We, the People of India having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a Sovereign, Socialist, Secular , Democratic, Republic and to secure to all its citizens;" By the 42nd Amendment, the term ‘Secular’ was incorporated in the Preamble. Its inclusion simply made the secular nature of the Indian Constitution more explicit. As a state India gives special status to no religion. There is no such thing as a state religion of India. India guarantees equal freedom to all religions. All religions enjoy equality of status and respect. Equality of status and respect . No religion in this country will be treated specially or in a demeaning manner. Does this still hold true? I guess not.  We use religion to our own benefit, however we see it necessary. On one hand, people get regular benefits, both politically, socially and economically, for being a follower of a certain religion. On the other, people kill others for "protecting" a certain religion. And al...