ACT or PERISH

"Global warming" don't tell me you haven’t heard about it. Depleting forest covers, ice melting at poles, high summer temperatures all over the world, irregular rains and hurricanes are all signaling impending danger for mother earth. Third world war would surely be fought with bows and arrows if present state of affairs continues.

World has learnt hard lessons from the first two world wars. But no one seems to realize that climate change is a bigger danger for human race. This difference in perception can be attributed to human nature which is programmed to notice sudden changes and not subtle changes. Like a frog which jumps out if put in boiling water but does not jump out if water is heated slowly.

To know more about global warming visit www.globalwarming.org . I would recommend everyone to watch the movie “Inconvenient Truth” www.climatecrisis.net . This movie would help you understand global warming from a global perspective.

What can us as citizens do to stop the impending danger that is questioning our very existence? We should first try to identify why all this is happening. Sudden crisis in global environment can be attributed to two reasons. Firstly it is the sudden rise in population from 3 billion to 6 billion in the last 50 years. Secondly it is the ever increasing consumerism. Human appetite for more and more man made products is increasing with each passing day. This is contributing immensely to global warming.

Now the question arises how to reverse this change and make mother earth happy again. This problem can be tackled in a multi faceted way. Solution lies in attacking this problem at different levels. At international level by organizations like UNO, NATO, ASEAN etc, different state governments, NGO’s and individuals. Each and every one of us can pledge to reduce global warming in a tangible way.

One should efficiently use water, petrol and electricity. Reduce ones dependence on man made goods. This can be achieved by using recycled stuff and not throwing away items that can be further used by someone else. A step in this direction has been taken by a website called www.socialway.com . Mission statement of SocialWay says “Share and save, the eco friendly way”. I have been using this website for quite some time now and find it quite useful. SocialWay provides one with a platform to share items with your friends, colleagues and relatives. SocialWay very intelligently converts your sharing activity into CO2 saved by you; this helps you track your contribution towards reducing global warming. Though the name may be misleading and make you believe that it’s just another social networking website. But you can be rest assured that SocialWay is the first step in helping the online community reduce global warming.

Another website which could be of interest to you is www.ecolve.com , ecolve is an online forum discussing pressing environmental issues. www.greenpeace.org/india/ is one website which needs no introduction. To my surprise there is not one website which comprehensively states Indian environmental concerns.

If you are still wondering that problem does not need your immediate attention than keep waiting to get a lift in NOAH’s boat.

Ek Do Teen Char Band Karo Yeh Atyachar - KANK !!! KANK!!!

KANK- Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna as it is popularly known. A movie totally on expected lines from Karan Johar. It revolves around two couples trying to resolve their marriage woes. Lot of money, Big Actors, Lavish Songs, Awesome locations don't make a greatmovie is again asserted by KANK.

Sharukh and Rani have surely not given their best performances. At many places their performances leave much to be expected. To be frank when has one found Rani to be exceptionally brilliant, exception being Black, but there too she undid her great performance by her long utterances and overacting(I wud like to thank Amit Uncle) in many a award ceremonies. The only time I liked her was in Gulam, reasons for that are totally different though- being a teenager I used to fall for every new face on screen. SRK never was a great actor and never would be, but only a superstar that being a result of his hard work, big banner movies and fortune.

Big B and small b seem to have done justice to their roles. Priety is also fine.

Other issue that stands out is the subtle promotion of gay community. KANK has in 2-3 places references to gays and few subtle ones like - SRK moving to Philadelphia(remember Tom Hangs movie) and the camera focuses on 'Philadelphia - "City of brotherly love" '.

Too many coincidences mar the movie. Scenes at most of the places are a drag. Movie could well be done in less than 3 hrs as compared to present 3 hr 10 min. Karan Johar's sense of humour is a silver lining in a some places.

Coming to the core issues around which KANK revolves love, extramartial affairs, marriage and divorce etc have not been dealt with keeping mind Indian sensibilities. These issues if presented should not be touched superficially. As what you show on screen has an impact on people. Just moving out of your current marriage for certain issues that are reconcilable shouldn't be promoted. Man by nature is an animal and prone to certain beastly attractions all his life but that should not be understood as your love for life. Beacause by this he would find his love of life n number of times and each time he can't move out of a marriage. It's a different case if the director wants to convey that we should keep moving all our life in search of that love, that we think is the love of our life. As some wise man has aptly said 'Life is all about moving on'.

I might be sounding too critical about KANK, but this is what most of the people I have talked to had to say about KANK. And if one justifies that movie has been a hit by the sheer volumes of multiplex audiences then I would pity such an argument. As numbers may not necessarily speak for themselves most of the times. It's just out of curiosity that people have been going for KANK. And what Karan Johar presents is a total disaster. A hit movie is one which picks up among audiences after one- two weeks and sustains itself for weeks to come. As far as KANK is concerned I doubt it would be running after 2 weeks. The initial hype did ensure that it makes enough money by fooling the audiences and their pockets. I would end by saying that Karan has taken David Dhawan typo movies a step further by presenting KANK in a polished and sophisticated manner.

Story of Mr. Home Minister and ' The Meek Cat'

Mr Shivraj Patil our esteemed home minister has not been seen for long. He seems to be in a state of complete oblivion and hibernation. I can’t recall when I last saw him or heard of him on any sort of media. I had set out my investigation team on Google to figure his whereabouts and they have come back to me with some interesting facts.

He was last seen in the lawns of 10 Janpath, when a reporter asked him what he was doing there, he replied that he constantly dreams of 10 Janpath being attacked so he spends most of the time supervising the security at 10 Janpath. Being the home minister it’s his duty to look after the internal security of the country, but for him what could be better than 10 Janpath. As he has never come under attack from his party men even though Banaras, Bangalore, Jama Masjid and now Mumbai happened. Sole danger to him and his post can arise if 10 Janpath is attacked. Such is the power and aura of the residents of 10 Janpath over all congressmen. It’s undoubtedly the citadel of power and the only cause for all congress workers to live. For ages politics and sycophancy have gone hand in hand cutting across party lines. But the present lot of congressmen wants to out do what their predecessors in congress did as far as sycophancy is concerned. And 10 Janpath providing the best fodder it can to perpetuate such sycophancy.

In the past we had the likes of Sardar Patel, Morarji Desai, Balram Jhakar and L.K Advani holding the post of Home Minister. All the names mentioned above had an identity of their own and were so called people of strong will. Is our present Home Minister doing justice to the second most important post in the union cabinet?

Shivraj as the name suggests is the kind of lord Shiva (GOD of fury and destruction). But if you read or listen about Mr Shivraj Patil first thing you would think is a meek cat waiting for milk to come.

From Naxalite problem to frequent bomb blasts nothing seem to deter Mr Patil from leaving 10 Janpath. Please Mr. Home Minister it’s high time you thought beyond 10 Janpath’s security.

Kanoon Ko Haath Mein Lena

Favourite past time for Indian male being cricket, movies and Kanoon Ko Haath Mein Lena.
Kanoon Ko Haath Mein Lena would be stated as KKHML by this apostle of self realisation. Cricket and movies as past-time may not be true for all males in question but KKHML surely is. There are a lot of statistics to support this. Seen in the light that India is the second most populated country in the world, it would not be an overstatement that our protagonist is very much capable and very fond of using his 'BRAMASTA'. This puts to rest all speculations that we are anyway different from our western counterparts when it comes to the most powerful human instinct.

Yesterday I was watching 'Kya Baat Hai' on MTV being hosted by Cyrus. Topic of discussion was "Wht men want: Wht women want". Panelist of girls present on the show gave the judgement that Indian male can be described as 'HORNY n HUNGRY'. Was this judgement based on the premise that other than Indian males, males are not 'HORNY n HUNGRY'. Like one has a craving for food similarly one has for the forbidden fruit. And people are being hypocrite when they deny this basic fact. We are biologically animals but at the same time different from them in the sense that we should and we can't have the fruit anywhere,with anyone and at any point of time. That does not mean that we are forbidden to taste it or fantasize about it.

Nature follows the rule of natural selection. From plants to animals to human beings all want the best available option. Everyone has a right to look out for the best possible option he or she can get. But at the same time it should be reasonable taking into account your own limitations. Do we not look out for the best job, best car, best house that we can get and afford. So is there anything wrong in looking out for the best mate?. No there is nothing wrong in it. Problem lies in the fact that car, job and house can be changed but one's mate cannot be. Our society has some rules and we got to follow them for our benefit and for the benefit of the society. Said this we surely have a right to question what we think is wrong and until such time the matter is resolved we are free to KKHML.

Coming back to KKHML, why is this so popular in India. Who says its not popular around the world. Its proved that KKHML is the best form of abstinence. Indian males are made to abstain for too long and this makes them resort to KKHML frequently. Human body is a like an engine if its running it is sure to produce exhausts. As an engine would explode if it does not let exhausts out same way would human body. We can compare mind and heart to an accelerator and gear-system in an engine and try to customize the emission to run the engine efficiently but we cannot and should not stop it. I beg to differ with a wise man who said it's not between the legs it's there in the mind.

I would ask all the people who read this to generously comment on this. Feel free to tweak the way you like, as you feel free to KKHML. Whatever people, institutions may say KKHML is part of our system since the time of Adam and it will be till Messiah comes on his blue horse.

Statutory warning: Views in this document are strictly Rajul Mittal's personal views. Do read the document carefully and if need be consult experts before acting on any of the advice given above.

Go Ga-Ga over Gangster

The most blatant lies I have heard recently is Gangster is just another love triangle. It just can't be called another Hindi masala movie. The way emotions of human mind have been brought out is simply superb. Movie has been successful in showing that love is supreme over all other human emotions.

If one was to judge the movie technically it would go something like this. Direction: Good and neat. Anurag Basu has been able to convey the message he started out with. Music: Simply superb, right songs at the right place. Acting: Shiny performs as expected from him. Kangana has performed fairly well keeping in mind it's her first movie. Imraan is just Hashmi nothing else.

Basu deserves full credit for coming out with such a good movie and being practical and unbiased in his approach to movie. He has left it to the audience to decide who is at fault and in what light to see different characters. Indian directors have a false notion that movie and its protagonist should have a happy ending. Basu seems to have come out of this and has made a movie that leaves you mesmerized as you come out of the theatre.