The Oscars

I was surfing the net for the Oscars and there is lot of information on the 79th Academy Awards. It is an a event that every one looks for, atleast for now having followed it for almost a decade I do not have the same curiosity that I had earlier, in that context I was updating my knowledge by looking at the winners of the 79th Academy Awards, and there I was lured into a link that gives the following detail, May be you guys are aware of such awards but this is the first time I am hearing of it and for the benefit of lot of those who have not heard of this I am displaying the information for you to munch on. Really strange that such awards exist. Lucky such awards do not exist in India.

Razzie Awards (2006) instituted by The Golden Raspberry Award Foundation - The awards given for the worst filmmaking and the worst acting. Basic Instinct 2 took home four trophies among them worst picture, Worst Screenplay, Worst Prequel or Sequel. The fourth award was the 2006 Worst Actress trophy that went to Sharon Stone.

Worst Picture: Basic Instinct 2 (Sony/Columbia)
Worst Actress: Sharon Stone, Basic Instinct 2 (Sony/Columbia)
Worst Actor: Marlon Wayans & Shawn Wayans, , Little Man
Worst Supporting Actress: Carmen Electra, Date Movie and Scary Movie 4
Worst Supporting Actor: M. Night Shyamalan, , Lady in the Water
Worst Director: M. Night Shyamalan, Lady in the Water
Worst Screen Couple: Shawn Wayans & either Kerry Washington or Marlon Wayans, Little Man
Worst Remake Or Rip-off: Little Man (Rip-off of the1954 Bugs Bunny cartoon "Baby Buggy Bunny")
Worst Prequel or Sequel: Basic Instinct 2(Sony/Columbia)
Worst Screenplay: Basic Instinct 2 (Sony/Columbia) Screenplay by Leora Barish & Henry Bean, Based on Characters Created by Joe Ezsterhas

The Psychology of Color

Guys who are venturing into my site would be a little amused by the change in the color of my template. There were a few who said that the earlier one (pink) symbolized royalty, luxury, wealth and sophistication. On the flip side of this many of the visitors to my blog remarked that the color looks feminine and romantic. Going by the psychology of color, pink appears to be artificial too. With all this running in my mind I did have to pay heeds to all my well-wishers who wanted a change in color, after all they are the one who are going to read it. I finally made up my mind to change it and this time around after through research to support the change in color I changed it to green. Green signifies positive change, good health, growth, healing, hope, vigor, vitality, peace, and serenity. It is the easiest color on the eye and can improve vision. It is a calming, refreshing color. Green also signifies for being Masculine. So it serves purpose to the fact that a color changes brings a mutual change in everything. Hope green works the best for me. Please comment on the changes and any further changes to be made. Looking forward for your comments.

Dabbawalas' Connecting people Differently…

The Dabbawalas are in the news again though this time not for shaking hands with Prince Charles but for embracing Airtel the telecom Major. I am sure they would have bagged this for their sheer efficiency in delivery. This time around when the reach the doorsteps of different household it would be for handing out Airtel pre-paid cards and post paid connections. With their ability to move to remote places, Airtel is set for a deeper penetration of the market, which is a major dream for other telecom majors.

Reading the newspaper today I was amused by the facts that these guys would be able to do for Airtel. I believe they have reach of about two lakh household and its believed that if each ‘dabbawala’ carries one and sell one they may end up adding four lakh new connections to Airtel. For each connection the ‘dabbawala’ makes he would be richer by Rs. 250. Sounds interesting isn’t it,

As a business students myself, what impressed me about the news item that I read today that forced me to write this blog is simple, When major telecom’s are breaking their head in the board room as how to expand the markets here we see Airtel roping the dabbawalas who would do much better than any other marketing strategy one can adopt. The ‘dabbawalas’ are identified for their honest, down- to-earth and gentlemanly nature. A true quality, which any business to be successful should possess. It might sound very fundamental but looking at their success it only goes to prove that if you are strong in your basics you are bound to succeed. A lesson to learn.

Would look forward for your forthright view on this.

Valentines Day - The V (ictroy) Day or the D (ooms) - Day for Generation Next?

With the V-day approaching fast, it is a feast time for the media. The 24 hrs news channels would have lot of questions to be raised on the celebration of the V- day. Questions such as, should we celebrate it? Does it demean our cultural values? Politicians say on V-day. Are we emulating the west? Is the future generation in the right path? This is not just the media alone that spoils the mood; to join them is our very own state governments who have police teams to ensure any untoward incident taking place. In the pretext of this the men in uniform go overboard and end up in losing their image as lawbreakers and not as lawmakers. Sad that this occurs time again and again. More to this is the fact certain fringe political parties cut loose as cultural police and try to play spoil sport in the celebration. The fact remains that it is a day to express one’s love to another cutting across age, but perceived to be just for the youth of this country by many….

Nostalgia takes me back to the time when I grew, as a kid there was not much hype over Valentines Day though it did exist to people who were celebrating it. Much of the undue hype is through television beaming programmes enticing youth content and a few manufactures of greeting cards and gifts to increase their sales use this to their advantage. It remains as a fact that today we live amidst cross cultural influences, where it is difficult to keep away from the western and eastern influences. I must admit that a kid growing in India today tries to emulate the westerners because the boundaries are nullified due to the advancement in technology and telecommunications. Today the world is a global village. We read the same books (Harry Potter), we see the same television programmes (Big Brother, Oprah Winfrey show, Bay Watch), and almost study the same that they do in school so why should we be different when it comes to the matter of the heart.

Hence the so-called moral cops shall refrain from harassing youngsters. If they feel to cleanse the system let them start eliminating moral corruption, and change the society, which shows scant respect for women than to harass the generation next. Sit back and think have we understood Valentines Day in the right way? Friends comment or contradict on my views to have a healthy and forward-looking discussion.

Love Has A Great Healing Power, Love Is Divine. Happy Valentines Day!!!…

The Sachin Saga Continues........

“Matthew Hayden once said that,"If cricket is a religion in India, then the god of the religion is none other than Sachin Tendulkar".

He has never claimed to be a ‘GOD”. Extremely talented,Hard working a genius-He had single – handedly taken care of scoring the runs for the past two decades,every time he steps in the field we expect him to hit a century – not that he asked for the responsibility. What prompted me to scribble this blog is that we have never treated our heroes as they should be. Sachin is no exception to that. He is our all – time hero and known for his exemplary sportsmanship.Yet the so called experts of the game and the media was calling for his head, along with the general public at large.

With his 41st ODI century the Bombay Bomber has shown glimpses of his glorious best as he balzed the ball all over the park. The way that he ran the quick singles for himself and for his partners only showed how committed he is a cricketer still.Atleast this century would silence his critics, this innings of his showed the world what a great champ he is. Personally speaking it was not the scratchy sedate innings that we are used to see sachin play in the recent past.It was full of energy, some of the shots that he played was outstanding reminiscent of the sachin of early days.

It only goes to prove that form is temporary but class is permanent.

Join me to share your feeling or to contradict me on sporting icon of the game that India would any day be proud of……………..