Not only are the poor and uneducated neglecting and eliminating the girl child , the rich and the educated also continue to murder their daughters (in the womb). No wonder the girl child is missing! This is the grim picture that emerges from the recent census 2011 data which shows that there are only 919 girls against 1000 boys in the age group of 0-6 years reflecting a huge shortfall of thousands of girls Continue reading “The missing girl child”
Middle class double standards
The Planning Commission affidavit on the poverty criterion led to public outcry. The sensitive and vocal middle class was outraged. How could any one survive on the paltry sum of Rs 32 in the times of sky rocketing prices? Continue reading “Middle class double standards”
The senior citizen dilemma
As the Railway Minister Ms Mamta Bannerjee announced proudly in Rail budget 2011-12 that women will now be eligible for senior citizen ticket concession at the age of 58, memory of an interesting episode flashed across my mind. My paternal uncle and aunt were travelling from Patna to Jalandhar by train. My uncle availed senior citizen concession for himself to which he was duly entitled, but he bought a concessional ticket for my aunt also who must have been in her late 50s but hardly looked her age. Continue reading “The senior citizen dilemma”
Much Ado about Nothing
A decade ago when seminar mania had not gripped the city colleges, my exposure to the seminars was limited. I had heard about seminars but never attended one. That was the time I had an exalted notion about seminars. But I was in for a (c)rude shock when I attended the first seminar of my life. Continue reading “Much Ado about Nothing”
Loo Excursion
From a peep into the bathroom, to intrusion in the bed room and now making inroads into the toilet showing explicit ‘loo scenes’, Bollywood movies have come a long way. If the success of Aamir khan’s latest production is any thing to go by, we really have matured as an audience. Look, what a mature audience we are! We have made Delhi Belly, a movie in which toilet occupies the centre stage, a ‘farting’ success. Continue reading “Loo Excursion”
