1. Budget times and pre fuel hike blues
It’s always an amusing spectacle to see people do crazy things prior to an imminent fuel hike or just around budget time and Delhi seems to have them in huge numbers. Yesterday, the finance minister had presented the general budget in Parliament and there were predictable reactions from various sections of the society. The bit of news that seemed to get instant response was that of the fuel price hike from midnight and petrol bunks, all over the city, were jammed with motorists who wanted to top up their tanks with fuel, at the existing rates. Perfectly understandable from those sections of the society for whom saving every penny of their personal income is important but what baffles me is that, more often than not, the crowd that throng on such occasions are made up from the affluent lot. What is their reason to do such panic buying? Is it the thrill of beating the system, albeit short lived, which propels them to do so?
2. The movie
Saw ‘My name is Khan’ finally, this afternoon and it was a thought provoking movie. What some people have gone through, in the name of security, seems have been both barbaric and gruesome but I’d still commend President Bush for having set up ‘the homeland security’ for the sake of his country. Its effectiveness says it all, in that, there has been no other terrorist attack after 9/11 in the USA! Two important lessons that need to be learnt from it by us, Indians – an effective security system is shorn of emotions and every man, however high he might be on the social ladder, is equal to the common man in front of the law. On a personal level, I felt extremely sad after seeing the movie, exactly like what I’d felt after seeing Om Puri’s debut ‘Ardha Satya’, years ago. I’m a dreamer and would not like my dreams to be interrupted with the harsh truths that are prevalent around me by watching serious movies because, I must shamefacedly admit that I like watching only those that have happy endings!!
It’s always an amusing spectacle to see people do crazy things prior to an imminent fuel hike or just around budget time and Delhi seems to have them in huge numbers. Yesterday, the finance minister had presented the general budget in Parliament and there were predictable reactions from various sections of the society. The bit of news that seemed to get instant response was that of the fuel price hike from midnight and petrol bunks, all over the city, were jammed with motorists who wanted to top up their tanks with fuel, at the existing rates. Perfectly understandable from those sections of the society for whom saving every penny of their personal income is important but what baffles me is that, more often than not, the crowd that throng on such occasions are made up from the affluent lot. What is their reason to do such panic buying? Is it the thrill of beating the system, albeit short lived, which propels them to do so?
2. The movie
Saw ‘My name is Khan’ finally, this afternoon and it was a thought provoking movie. What some people have gone through, in the name of security, seems have been both barbaric and gruesome but I’d still commend President Bush for having set up ‘the homeland security’ for the sake of his country. Its effectiveness says it all, in that, there has been no other terrorist attack after 9/11 in the USA! Two important lessons that need to be learnt from it by us, Indians – an effective security system is shorn of emotions and every man, however high he might be on the social ladder, is equal to the common man in front of the law. On a personal level, I felt extremely sad after seeing the movie, exactly like what I’d felt after seeing Om Puri’s debut ‘Ardha Satya’, years ago. I’m a dreamer and would not like my dreams to be interrupted with the harsh truths that are prevalent around me by watching serious movies because, I must shamefacedly admit that I like watching only those that have happy endings!!
Good for you you liked the movie .though i am a fan of srk but nevertheless did find the movie a bit of a drag.infact on the contrary not really very thought provoking .see how differently we think
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