Kal Na Jaane Kya Hoga

Aaj sirf hai thandi hava,

Aur yeh khula aasmaan,

Kal na jaane kya hoga,

Kaisa hoga sama?

Haseen pal yeh zindagi ke,

Kat rahe hai dheeme dheeme,

Fir ayenge kab nahi hai pata,

Par ruke nahi voh chahu main dilse.

Aaj sirf hai thanda pavan,

Aur yeh suhana gagan,

Kal na jaane kya hoga,

Ho jayenge kya hum magan?

Tum ho mere paas,

Par nahi ho mere saath,

Kab ayega voh sama,

Jab hum honge haathon mein haath.

Aaj sirf hai khamoshi,

Ek bechain si shanti,

Kal na jaane kya hoga,

Kya laut ayegi voh hassi?

Krrish :3

I’m sure this comes quite very late, but I did not have the guts to see the film earlier. Yes, I saw the whole thing from start to end (No, I’m just joking. I skipped the songs, and also used various sequences as breaks to stretch myself). Krrish 3. To keep it short, I’d say that the film is good, and so is Hrithik Roshan, but no, Krrish isn’t. Now that is sure confusing, as Krrish is Hrithik, or the other way around means the same. Well, they are, but Krrish is not original, Hrithik’s acting is, and it’s good enough. Now let’s delve into the film and how it has been thought and made with lots of pasina and mehnat and thought.

So, starting with Krrish, who is obviously played by Hrithik Roshan. He could jump to a height of some feet over the ground in the last part, but I guess we all missed the part where he practiced very hard and managed to get better powers (Krrish 2). Miraculously, Krrish can now jump over whole buildings, and tall ones especially. Sitting in the dark, I go like, “That’s fine, just a minor glitch maybe, let’s go ahead”.

It all thickens, and I can see a whole lot of Hollywood being put together in a single film. Krrish fights an array of mutants, manvars, (around 4 maybe- I didn’t have the courage to count them properly) who have the powers of the X Men mutants shared between them. Notably, there were Mystique and Toad, with their desi names of Kaya and Striker. Krrish dies once, and is reborn via a very innovative dumb experiment with light which involves the fact that light is an electromagnetic wave, and its propagation transfers energy. And as he is reborn, Krrish suddenly obtains the power of flight and the powers to control moving things as well. Isn’t that so awesome? -_-

The main villain of the film is a crazed scientist who was an experiment himself, and is Krrish’s brother genetically. So Kaal, the villain, is a handicapped version of Magneto for more than half the film, and he controls and shakes and moves and breaks with his only two mobile fingers. And later, with a bone marrow transplant, he evolves into a genetic mixture of Magneto and Robocop, but a completely desi one. I would use desi as his helmet has its bars bent and it looks as though he is fashioned from scrap.

Kaya is really a mutant, as the character has been made from a mix of Mystique and the Catwoman. Resembling Priyanka as Krrish-na’s wife in the latter half of the film, she predictably falls for Krrishna, and she changes from the evil shape shifter to a noble spirit taking Krrish to Kaal’s hideout. I don’t wish to talk about the Toad, or must I call him Striker, who steals ice cream from cones. That is something very new and hasn’t ever been thought of! A mutant frog, who loves ice cream- truly out of the world. :3

Other highlights in the film were that the Mumbai Police arrives in their customary Qualis to the scene just as the villain sets foot. And that is even before the media (wow!). After this arrive the commandos in helicopters, as though they were waiting for take-off in the next lane (maybe Kaal had warned them earlier and they had a signal decided between them, ‘cause even the fittest of commandos need 5-10 minutes to discuss action plans).

But, there was one dialogue which I will remember forever from the film. A small child, after being saved by Krrish asks that, “Tumhare paas mask hai, itne saare powers hai, mere paas kya hai?”

What Krrish said then was innovative, strong, and motivating, but all I wanted to say there was, “Babaji ka thullu”. :P ;)

So, Krrish is an extremely well-thought and original story and is a brainchild of Rakesh Roshan. No! It’s a scam! Earning 200 crores+ by using Hollywood concepts, ideas, and even whole scenes is cheating! Going on about the other words I used, well thought comes from the energy put to watch so many Hollywood flicks, and to mix the right characters, and to add the desi touch. Original was put there just to puzzle you, and I was kidding when I said that. Krrish is really the brainchild of Rakesh Roshan, but he derives all his components from overseas.

PS: I saw Thor 2 as well, and just giving a thought, I’d say that maybe Krrish 4 will have something concerning other worlds.

PPS: Krrish is the only superhero who incessantly has tears in his eyes.

As a last sentence, and after lot of thought, I must chant, “God, Allah aur Bhagwan, Kyun banaya Rakesh Roshan jaisa chapu insaan?”

An Immune India

India is one of the fastest growing economies in the world. Along with this, India is the spectacle of a great population of which promises a better future, which is supported by a large proportion of the youth. Well, the youth and the younger part of the populace must be strengthened in order to prosper and grow at the same rate for a long period of time. And, the strengthening must include not only the educational aspect, but it must cover an overall level of development for the child.

Well, what should we ask first of God in the list to strengthen our youth? Wealth, prosperity, education? No.. We must ask him, and we ourselves must work, on the health of the population. This will ensure that we can strive harder, for a longer time, and that would ascertain that we obtain the success we desire. Health is one of the most important issues we must consider and handle before we work on tackling the other issues at hand.

For this, there is a reason as well, and this was told to me by the pandit who had come to my home for the Ganapati Puja. While going through the chants, he explained to me with a smile that we must ask for a good health first, before the other boons like prosperity, wealth and growth. He went on to say that rather than earning a mountain of money, and then spending wasting it all on hospital bills, we must wish for a good health, which can take us a long way in life such that it makes sure that we live in perfect health to spend our earnings on our desires. So, from that day, I have always prayed for the world to be healthy and immune before anything else.

So, will God come down and offer us his somras so that we remain healthy? No He won’t, so we have to work to ensure that the youth remains healthy.

A couple of months ago, I had to do a lot of reading on the National Food Security Bill, and then I discovered that the main problem is not hunger, but it is malnutrition. UNICEF has stated in a survey that 48% of children below the age of 5 are stunted, and that the percentage of people who do not get 2 square meals a day is just 1% in rural India, and 0.4% in urban India.

Malnutrition is a concept related to the indigestion of nutrients in the human body, due to the factors of the absence of good sanitation and a clean water supply, and also to an unbalanced diet. Our concentration must be diverted to combat these and then we can ensure that the younger India will develop with sustenance.

There is also the scare of the diseases which continue to be born perennially. AIDS and cancer continue to have no definite cure, and that does worry me to a large extent. Fighting these ailments must also be a priority if we aim to have a healthy and immune India. So, how can we ensure that there are new developments in this field? Science is sure taking us at a fast pace through development, but is that the only necessity at hand?

In my opinion, that is the only thing necessary, but to continue the pace of development, we must make sure that the companies and the developers do not come up against a wall due to the absence or the lack of funds to continue their research and development. Along with this, the distribution of the drugs in the form of vaccines (for prevention) and tablets or injections (for the cure) must be developed such that no child in the country goes untreated and unvaccinated.

In all this, we cannot ignore the fact that the population does need the right proportion of nutrients as well, especially the ones needed in minute quantities like iron, which contributes to hemoglobin production. The provision of these methods must go on such that the body obtains a complete and sustained package of healthy food in each meal. And to ensure that the body obtains the optimum results from these perfectly nutritious meals, there must be the enforcement of correct amounts of exercise and also the rights amount of rest and sleep.

So, to sum it all up, I feel that the main necessities we need to enforce for an immune India are:

1. Proper sanitation
2. A clean water supply
3. A funding towards research and development of new drugs to battle emerging diseases
4. The development of a proper distribution system of drugs and vaccines
5. The provision of meals with exactly the right amount of nutrients
6. Daily exercise to remain fit and fine
7. Rest and sleep in adequate quantities for optimum benefits from the above points

This should have been the end of it, but there is a special mention which I must make at this point. There is one thing, a food item, which does contribute very much to the health and strength of a child. To be frank and precise, it contributes quite a lot to the growth of a child. My mother used to give it to me every day with a glass of milk, and I feel that each child must obtain it. I have felt its superb effects, and I’m sure it would surely provide wonderful results to all of its users.

Chyawanprash, which is made from a mixture of ayurvedic herbs mainly comprises of amla and it is known to provide Vitamin C, which works very well as an anti-oxidant and counters the aging process. It has also been known to counter cough, fever, emaciation, heart diseases, arthritis, urinary complaints and coarseness of speech. It gives strength to children, old people, and even to people who are weakened after accidents. It also increases digestive power, intelligence, memory, and it strengthens all the sense organs.

So, after adding Chyawanprash as the 8^th component of my list, I feel that this is all that is needed to ensure that our nation becomes stronger, healthier, and more immune.

This post was written for the Dabur’s Immune India Contest hosted by indiblogger.in. Dabur Chyawanprash was launched in 1949, and has since remained as one of the best contributors to a child’s growth. It is available in various flavors as well, and you can get more information about it by clicking here (www.daburchyawanprash.com).

Amnesia

She had seen that tattoo before! If only she could remember where.

Seeing her walk in, the man with the tattoo, her husband, stood up.

She stretched her brain for information, as he came to her.

"Thank God, you are safe honey. Oh, i love you so much."

All she asked was, "Who are you.”

This post is a part of Write Over the Weekend, an initiative for Indian Bloggers by BlogAdda.