Politics & Music

vote maad
vote maad
vote maad
vote maad !!!

So went an advertisement in one of the FM channels encouraging voters to caste their votes

How innovative, I thought. The use, re-use and abuse of movie songs don't seem to end. As days pass by, people are discovering innovative ways to use the same music altering the words or same words, altering the music.

How can we ever forget the Konversion King of Music - Gulshan Kumar? Before he passed on, he made sure each and every hindi song was converted into Ade Raaga - Bere Haadu Devotional song sung by (in)famous singer Anuradha Paudwal.

Not to forget the screaming loud music playing a ultra-modern devotional song during Ganesha Chaturthi. Are we making a mockery out of our devotion? Or we do not have creative people who can write pure and original devotional songs?

Remember the famous song Chandni song from the kannada movie "A"? And the converted song "chaturthi bandaga, ganesha bandaga... "

The other usage of these movie songs have been for poll canvassing:
Nimmindale Nimmindale Kamalavu gelabekagide ...... ???? :-{

Recently the news article mentioned that a large political party has purchased exclusive rights of a famous movie song in order to use the same song for the poll campaign.

Alas, they would be more successful in gathering votes if they reuse some of our patriotic songs - Vande Maataram etc. These patriotic songs are greater hits with the masses than the today here gone tomorrow bollywood music. Don't they realize this? Or are they doing this deliberately so they too can have some fun in the name of canvassing? Not that they have not already made a mockery out of our democracy.

I sighed deeply as the above thoughts poured out ...Suddenly, cars behind mine started honking impatiently. The traffic light had turned green and it was time for me to move on...

The haunting line continued to hum in my brain - Vote Maad Vote Maad Vote Maad Vote Maad

Have you ever seen a flying eagle?

Up it flies with its wings wide open and so high amidst the clouds. The sheer sight enthralls just to see the power it exudes. The beauty of watching an eagle's flight is not just to see how it flexes its muscles...or for its majestic movements... but more for the purposefulness it shows as it glides.

Eagles have been a source of inspiration to me for several years now. They teach me to aim for the sky and work hard to achieve it ... added to its beauty and elegance to carry off the success well.

Kids and Summer Classes

When I was a kid, every evening and every holiday was spent in the company of 20-some neighbourhood kids on the road. We would be the notorious gang every household was afraid of. We would play cricket on the street and break several glasses, fight over lagori, eat ice-gola and what not!!!

How the days have changed - today, my Son does not have any kid in the neighbourhood to playing with - during school days as well as holidays. He spends his time either being naughty or watching the idiot box. I am concerned. But choice do I have? There are absolutely no kids his age ... even if there are few who are 1-2 years his juniors, their parents just don't allow these kids to play on the road. They rather prefer the kids to stay indoor but not mingle with other kids in the neighbourhood.

Being a working mother, this has become a difficult situation for me to handle. After 1 year of attending school, I have to put him in yet another school for summer classes. Seems like his childhood will be spent in one or the other school. Once he grows up, I am sure his childhood memories will be filled with only this.

I am greatly saddened to see the state of our society and the plight of our kids!!!