The Cow stands in front of the school............

This is actually a very old joke. But I got reminded of it today, rather abruptly.

When we had to write an essay in school, we prepared an essay on 'The Cow'. but as most of the examinations in life come as a surprise, we were asked to write an essay on 'The School'. In such circumstances, one need not to give up so we managed the situation something like this -

The Cow stands in front of the school.
The Cow is white in colour.
The Cow gives milk, near the school.
The Cow eats grass around the school.
The Cow is called our mother in school as well.
The Cow has one calf, which plays in school.

And so on........

I had to sit through GDs for selecting management students. The topic given for the GD was - 'Working mothers make better mothers than housewives.'

The GD starts ...........

....my friends I would like to tell you that a working mother can better know what is corruption in the society. She can better teach her children how to tackle corruption. She goes out of the house and she finds that in order to get the work done, one has to pay money, she can actually teach her children how to take a stance against such a situation by not paying the money. Corruption in this country would end only if all mothers teach their children that they have to stand against it. Each one of us has to take a stance, only then corruption would end in this country. A working mother who knows better what corruption is, because she has to deal with it on a day to day basis can contribute to a nation also better by preparing her children to join the crusade against corruption. One Anna Hazare cannot do much, each one of us has to join the movement and I think working mother makes a better mother when she understands the realities of the world and imparts the right education to her children.............

How often do we take examinations in life with this kind of an approach? Fixed ideas, prejudices, incomplete information, restricted vision.........no wonder that we fail often.

M.F.Hussain's paintings on celluloid!

A creative genius forced me to return to the blog after a long hiatus. M.F. Hussain is no more, the news came, the newspapers are filled up with stories on the great artist. In one such stories there was a mention of the songs from his movies - some inspiration, and I decided to explore them. The songs forced me to write about a breathtakingly beautiful world that this great artist has created………
I would like to share four of the most beautiful songs from M.F.Husain’s movies. They are paintings on celluloid, accompanied with some very beautiful compositions and a kaleidoscope of colours. Every frame in these videos is beautiful. You can watch them over and over again.

The first song that I want to share is yeh rishtaa kya kehlata hai………………! This song has been shot in Rajasthan and it picks up all the vibrant colours from the palette, to create a lively, lovely painting. I am actually thinking of converting that still, in which Tabbu is swinging, wearing a beautiful yellow lehenga………..into a painting.



The second song is ‘meri payal bole chaam chaam’…..! A background of pastel colours, offset by a striking black dress worn by Madhuri, the ‘kardhani’ around her waist, the various mudras of classical dance shown by her………..



The third song is ‘Gaja Gamini, tu hai man mohini………….! When did I last saw such a beautiful use of red and yellow colours? The song speaks about various roles of a woman, the enchanting voice of Bhupen Hazarika………



The fourth song is ‘do sadiyan……! It shows Madhuri as Monalisa, a canvas filled up with blue, red, white and gray….., vibrant and has some of the most beautiful lines ……
Ek sadi ki shyaam jahan par ek sadi ka vahi savera
Samay na daale kahin bhi deraa……….

Neele rang ke is daavan mein kitne sukun bhare lamhe hain
Neele neele rang mein rooh ke saare geet ghule hain……….



It’s a breathtakingly beautiful world, a wonderful experience…………….Enjoy!