Pornography legalised...

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The other day I got an oppurtunity to see an interview of Kamal Hasan. He was pretty open and direct, as he always is. The topic of discussion was meandering and touching various topics when at last it got to the topic of this post- Legalising pornography. What follows is a brief recollection of the discussion.

DISCLAIMER repeated.

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One of the greatest studs in the international film industry, Mr.X (I couldn't remember his name), who was also a member of a well known jury, came up with this proposal, it seems. He was chucked off for this seemingly offensive idea by the superficial minds. First, it seemed too offensive for Kamal as well. But on deeper reflection, it dawned upon him that it was indeed a great idea.

Kamal's claims in favor of legalisation:

'Curiosity kills the cat'. Particularly in India, where a guy gets to feel his carnal pleasures at the age of 25+ on an average, this curiosity is bound to get ten fold. Inability or lack of infrastructure (particularly with the uneducated masses) in getting the desired information leads the bewildered curious minds to such extents of frustration that they get into 'practical experimentation' . The easiest access they have are sex-workers...STDs follow spelling their lives into doom.

One interesting fact Kamal pointed out was that in many schools, the encyclopaedia pages depicting the male and female anatomy were glued in order to 'not corrupt' the children's minds.

If porn is legalised, every common man gets to see the "most concealed taboo" of the society for ordinary prices. He'll see it once, twice...may be even hundred times. But he has found a vent to his desires. Once he gets to know of the essentials, that's it. "Is that all?". He stops watching these and starts concentrating on his life-ambitions. This is atleast better that this won't get him any STDs.

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Seemed pretty logical to me!

Three fundas in lover-search :)

What follows is an excerpt from an interview of actor Madhavan's. The questions, asked by college students, were monotonously centered around love and love-marriage. Madhavan gave three funda for people determined to find their true-love...I liked the third one the most ;-)

Funda #1 : Try, try, try...Till you succeed...

Funda #2: Fortune favors the brave...

Funda #3: There's always this magic word: NEXT.

Note: Two cine-actors, who make real sense off-screen (in real life, TV interviews,...) are Kamal Hasan and Madhavan. After seeing a few of their interviews, I made it a point not to miss any of theirs!

So much to write...

It has been a real looooooooooooooong time since I wrote anything. I had wanted to write on many topics but finding time is the problem. Night times are most amiable for my writing skills. Unfortunately my profession also demands me to write (plans, code, etc.) that my nights are being used up by my professional creativity alone.

Well, I am just jotting down some of which I can remember about which I would want to create a separate post once I find some time.

• The Microsoft annual party- put on fire by Kay Kay and Sunidhi Chauhan. I got an oppurtunity to sing the chorus (that is how I'll term it ;-)) with Kay Kay!!!
• My vacation in hometown.
• The Bangalore friends' visit to Hyderabad.
• Kamal Haasan's interview on TV.
• Snippets of Madhavan on love-life.
• And the latest....Reviving of Tennis.

I am writing this post at the end of one of legendary matches I have EVER seen. Though it was Safin who had the last laugh, it was classic quality tennis that won at the end of the day. Hats off to two great champions-Roger Federer and Marat Safin!!!!!!

After the retirement of my idol Pete Sampras, hardly have I followed tennis. But this Australian Open has been too good for hard-core tennis fans. So many matches going into the deciders and they too, stretching beyond the minimal 6 games limit. Too good!

Let us see. I want the remaining semi-final and the finals also to be nail biting as well.

Love all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Integrity in behavior

Many a times, I have discussed about this word 'integrity in behavior' with my friend/house mate Anto. I am going to write about this "integrity" in the context of the people I meet everyday. Though there are multitude dimensions in which integrity can be discussed, there is just one context, quite a recurrecnt one, about which I'll write here: "Integrity in behavior towards people".

Quite often, I find people exhibiting different behavior in different places.During a casual chat, their behavior is normal but when it comes to a bigger social gathering, their outlook is totally different from what I see everyday. Please don't confuse this lack of integrity with sophistication.

Another remarkable example is the behavior among members of the same-sex and with that of the opposite-sex members. Though I don't know if this applies to girls as well, I know for sure that this is the case with a considerable number of guys I have seen. Some guys turn a 'macho-man' in front of girls..Some try to play a 'hep'...Some portray a 'cho chweet guy' while their true persona(which I see everyday) stinks.

FEMINISTS SKIP THIS PARAGRAPH...And the funniest part in this is that most girls fall for these guys only. As my friend once said "Invariably, all girls make the wrong choice". Though I am not able to interrogate the verity of this statement, this seems to be true in at least most of the cases I know.

I am not trying to conclude anything out of this rambling. It is just that I don't understand why people want to maintain different behavior to different people. Why can't they be the same always.....

A new year...

A new year...

Doesn't give me a million dollars...
Doesn't give me a lenient boss...
Doesn't give me a ravishing girl...
Doesn't give me an European tour...

But it does give me an oppurtunity to call up dear ones to say that I do care for them...Happy new year!

Today is New year's eve and I find hoards of advertisements for pubs and midnight parties. They charge exorbitant amounts in the order of thousands for a few hours. It is for these clubs and card makers that the new year is indeed very happy. I've never seen such partying till my graduation. Entering into the professional world, I find myself in a totally alien environment.Honestly speaking, I feel that a lot of these partying stuff has been thrusted upon us by the Western culture because for none of the festive occasions I know do people booze and dance till they lose their senses.

For me, a new year doesn't mean anything great. The sun is still goin to rise in the east. The boss is still going to grumble at me. The beggar is still going to ask for that elusive one rupee from me. Everything is the same. It just gives me an oppurtunity to renew the contacts rusted by the daily bustle of my professional life. For all my dear ones,

Happy new year!

In the silence of the woods...

In the silence of the Woods, I lay still,
An occasional gust of wind, full of chill,
A howling wolf and rattling leaves, is all that I hear,
I stand here all alone, with no fear.

I seek not the glory and fame,
Nor am I the target of gory and shame,
The scorching sun and nipping cold,
I endure them strong and bold.

Be it the prince, or the pauper,
The billionaire, or his chauffer,
I consume everyone's pride,
Who ever comes by my stride.

I am the destination of the journey of life
I am the sink to all the problems rife
I am the ONE, for everyone,
For, all of you end up in me, the coffin!