Category Archives: Current Affairs

Class Apart!


Indian women are truly unique,
With their steady persistence, they can scale any peak!

Entrepreneurs, homemakers, or teenagers,
They are par excellence, be it business, kids, or smarts,

Aware, sensible, and ready-to-go,
Their scarce resources don’t make them slow.

When they have to bear social humiliations,
They fight for their rights and defy limitations!

Even when raped, battered, and left to fail,
They rise like a phoenix and leave a trail,

Killed before they are even born,
Shameful it is, though now not a norm.

At places they are murdered for love,
And their souls cry out “please don’t judge”!

With positivity, will, and extreme courage,
They sustain relationships, and build bridges.

They imagine, create, and implement,
They trust themselves to a large extent,

When chances are bleak and there is no support,
Even then they survive, and don’t lose hope!

Changing Seasons

I am always enchanted by the change of seasons and the festivities around it. Indian culture is so rich that every festival is celebrated on the large scale. This is Diwali time, a time to plan ahead, let go the past, and just have some plain simple fun.

This is also a special time when the mornings and the evenings are colder than the rest of the day. I have already started thinking of woolens because the winters are too cold out here. It is also a time to clean up things before the festival of wealth arrives.

As I read the latest Chetan Bhagat’s novel Revolution 2020, I am reminded of the consumerism that we are facing day in and day out. Nothing comes at a reasonable price and if it does there seems to be a loophole somewhere. The website in question is yebhi.com and I would not recommend shopping there. Reason being I ordered two pairs of sandals but only one arrived.

Healthcare or Harassment!!

Personally, I had a very bad experience at Max in Gurgaon a few months back when my three year daughter was diagnosed of pneumonia. She recovered but I wowed never to go to that hospital again due to the experiences with the doctors and the nurses there.

Here is another sad incident where a man lost his wife due to the negligence of hospital authorities.

Hi

With deep regret I want to inform you the demise of my wife Rupali Sharma on

17th July due to post operative complication after brain surgery.

I would also like to bring to your notice how private hospitals like FORTIS are robbing people of their life and money. Please be very careful while dealing with such hospitals. Find below the details of my experience with Fortis Noida.

Apple of my eye!

She is everything to me but she doesn’t know it yet. Even before her birth, I have told stories to her, talked to her even before she started kicking me, and detested even the regular ultrasounds. “No, please don’t see her now she might be sleeping…” and made the doctor wait till she kicked again. I felt alive again when she was inside me, remember going for walks for her sake, drinking coconut water at the drop of the hat during morning sickness, and also remember missing my brother’s marriage as I was advised not to fly during that time. I used to make my pet dog friendly to the bump so that he is not caught unawares. Then one day I realize that I can no longer keep her inside me with my feet all swelled up telling me that the time has come to part with my most priced possession. Well that thought of showing her to the world was itself traumatic to me. This is the extent of over-protectiveness parents can have for their children.

Alphawoman and Female Foeticide

It is really sad to think that India is grappling with the issue of female foeticide and screwed up sex ratio. It is more prevalent in some states than others where the male child is considered far more superior than the female child. Things in states like Punjab and Haryana are as bad as the caste system which is still vehemently prevalent in India.

Actually, there are two extremes as far as females are concerned. At one end is the one who is killed after the sex determination and at the other end of the spectrum is the alphawoman. Ya, the population of such women is on the rise and in fact in the metropolitan areas everyone wants to be one. So who is this alphawoman? She is the new age woman who knows what she wants and gets it too. She is mentally strong and financially not dependent on her husband or family. Uninhibited as she is, she finds her glory in things like getting the highest education possible, arranging her own wedding or honeymoon, and opting for a surrogate mother for her baby if she is too busy with work. And in this entire rigmarole,what the male partner feels about the whole thing  and what all steps he might take – it is better not to comment on it.