Why Obama Must be Re-Elected in 2012?

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Barack Obama, the 44th President of United States of America, the first African-American leader of the strongest country in the world. One who is adamant, intelligent and thoughtful. A man with vision and guts.

It doesn’t matter to me what party or leader come to the power. It’s their deed and work that determine their quality, longevity and likeness. George W. Bush made lots of wrong decision in his times. War, Recession, Poor Foreign Relations, are few to be named.

I see every president of USA with hopes and expectations. Be it George W. Bush, Barack Obama or any other forthcoming leader, in the future. I will look at them with high regards, until they do great job for the country and their people.

Since Obama has been elected, he has bring many improvements, with criticisms intact. Various allegations have been made on him, some very nasty too. What I believe is, Popularity is insolent without bulk of criticisms. So, there you go, my dear critics!

I support Obama Administration, and I wish to see him being elected for the second time. Why don’t you feel the need to choose the right leader? Let me tell you something to let you reconsider your decision.

1. Ended War in Iraq and Ensured National Security

Many Critics and Gurus talked about it, but nobody could date to make it happen. War in Iraq has always been the pain in the Ass, after what we encountered in Afghanistan with Al Qaeda. The war, started by Bush in 2003, continued till the turn of the decade, with no sign of ending. Thousand of lives have been lost since the Iraq occupation. Many civilians as well as Marine have died. We were all excited at a time, when Iraq was prosecuted for having weapons of mass destruction and we supposed them to kneel down to the world order. At the end nothing came out of Iraq’s hole, until Saddam alone showed up from below it. Though a dictatorial administration got successfully demolished, people still suffered a lot, because the war was for the wrong reason. It did benefit for nobody.

Obama ensured that the troops will be decreased by the end of this year, and the Iraq occupation will be dismissed, handing down the remaining work to the locals. That’s the best assurance I can ever get, unless the next president, if a Republican, ceases the agreement.[Ref]

2. Created Jobs, Recovered Auto Industry and Economic Reformations

The Great Recession of 2008-2012. Millions of people lost their jobs. Modern America finally saw the darkest part of the their history, and the panic got best out of everyone. Wage Earners, White Collar Job holders, and even people from management got a pink slip. It was the bad time for economy. Auto mobile industries went out of production, banks and even larger corporations had to be bailed out. Obama helped adding back more than 4.2 million private sector jobs. till now.[See more:Employment Record Chart]

We saw, investments in Manufacturing Industry, US Auto Industry being rescued, National Export being promoted, Small Businesses being supported and genuinely offered Tax Cuts, Wall Street being reformed and Rights of the Consumers being stated back. What else did we wanted in last 20 years?[ref]

3. Promoted Equal Rights and repealed Don’t Ask Don’t Tell

Repealing DADT Policy was the best time for every LGBT living in America. Obama made it happen! Third Gender hasn’t has to lie about their Sex anymore, or to stop them from serving their country. America is a nation of free will, melting pot of different race and cultures, and rights to liberty.

Promoting women rights and Equal pay, Hate Crime commission act, Americans with Disabilities Act, etc

Even now, if Americans do not feel the right and need to elect a person who can make the changes happen, ensure progress and better things in life, then I don’t think we can ever see America advance to a newer and better world.[ref]

Should Nepal be Divided on The Ethnic Ground?

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The so called UCPN -M (United Communist Party of Nepal -Maoists) and MJF (Madhesi Janadhikar Forum) suggested that Nepal should be demarcated on the basis of Identity, or in clear words on Ethnic and Cultural ground. I wonder, if political parties of Nepal ever have a clear picture of the country’s unforeseen future? Do they have any idea what sort of Economic and social change can take place because of their decision? Have they seen any nation growing and prospering on an Ethnically motivated administration, to refer as any example?

“Federalism is a system of division of power from top to bottom and bottom to top in terms of decision making and people’s access to government. It does not mean the division of land, but resources and system of governance…”

Federalism is about demarcation of provinces; on the basis of economic capabilities, growth prospects, and the ability to mobilize local resources. Nepal is a country with a minimal Per Capita Income and standard of living is below average, therefore, they need to think about empowering their citizens, building up their purchasing power, building basic standard of living, and make capital investments, all by utilizing the limited resources and technology they have.

10 Federal Units suggested by UCPN (M), based on Ethnicity

Differences in thought and segregation of cultures, is invented by the ethnic and conservative perceptions. aPeople are easily persuaded by a just cause, to fight for their demands, -A just cause being equal right for their community and power sharing quota in the state operations. Isn’t that is how the CPN (M) came into the power, by manipulating raw emotions of poor and uneducated people, socially backward and rights deprived nationals, and devouring massive votes into their account. They gave a hope for equal opportunity and overall progress, which meant good and very logical, however, they built the base of those hopes on the edge of ethnic emotions, but the feelings of being a citizen of one single country. Idea sparked through religious, ethnic or cultural flame can never enlighten the future.

Political Parties of Nepal strike a consensus to form a Unity Government

Nepal, with the population of 29,959,364[ref], Gross Domestic Product of US$ 18.219 billion [ref] and Per Capita Income of $640 [ref], ithas a long way to go and to compete with its neighboring nations.

The division of state on the ethnic line and giving privilege to a particular caste may invite conflict among different castes, as Nigeria is currently facing the same problem where several genocidal crimes have taken place. Do we want a Civil War, at a large scale, in Nepal? Will that ever lead to the prosperity and overall development in the future? I wonder!!

I will never go along with such a moronic idea ever! It’s up to the people of Nepal now to decide, their future, their lifestyle and administrators.

This is what Pradip Nepal CPN UML Leader, has to say about it.

Satyamev Jayate ~Truth Alone Prevails

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“Righteous We Are, Righteous We Live, and Righteous is Our Deed..”

Our very own, Mr. Perfectionist, King of Bollywood, Aamir Khan, is hosting a Talk Show, Satyamev Jayate, in an Indian Television, which will present the lives and stories of ordinary people from different walks of life and different parts of the country.

A television hub interacting and assimilating various cultures and people into one show, who can do it better than Aamir!! To make the matter more interesting, the show shall be aired on Sundays, at 11am morning, but not during a prime time, when the shows TRPs (Target Rating Points) are the highest. Prime Time has always been for famous celebrities, their money games. Unlike, KBC or Dus ka Dum, Aamir’s show will focus on giving knowledge.

We all know, there is only one rule for Success through Television;

More TRPs and Publicity = Ultimate Money Making funda for Sponsors and Investors.

Using one’s Star Power and running a commercial show is a total entertainment. It is a profitable venture, and we all know that. The Bigger Star you are, more money one can make. Entertainment matters, because we live for entertainment, so must Aamir does, but this time we are seeing a Truth from him, and only Truth, because Truth matters. I find this particular campaign exceptional. I’m sure that this show will give a positive attitude to people living in a just society.

The national motto of India, “Satyamev Jayate” belongs to every Indian citizen, however, it can never be trademarked by any person or the organization. Using such ….. for any entertainment sort will be the worst thought one can ever do.

Irrfan Khan at one time hosted a popular TV show, Mano Ya Na Mano, which showed real lives of people. The show was popular for its unusual substances, metaphysical elements, general superstitions and unbelievable occurrences or events. It’s been a long time since we’ve seen a show with positive notes, or one which explores positive human values. It’s risky, yes it is! But with Aamir, every impossible task seems to be possible, just mere diffcult.

I believe in truth, that is why I always believe that,

Truth alone is powerful, because Truth cannot be lied, Truth stands for itself, Truth is invincible, Truth remains True till the end, and Truth alone prevails.

Watch the First Episode -About Mass Killing of Girl Child and Female Foeticide, prevalant in Rural India

The Second Episode focused on Child Abuse and Molestation

The Third Episode focused on Dowry System and Domestic Violence

The Fourth Episode focused on Weak Health System and Careless Medical Personals in India

Resources on Satyamev Jayate
Satyamev Jayate’s Official Website
Satyamev Jayate on Wikipedia

Illegal Squatters from Bagmati River Banks being Removed by Kathmandu Metropolitan

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Tuesday, May 9 2012, Kathmandu Metropolitan along with Kathmandu Town Development Authority, High-powered Committee for Integrated Development of Bagmati Civilization and using Nepal Police, Armed Police Force and Metropolitan Police, initiated a forceful evacuation of illegal squatters from Bagmati River Banks. More than 250 huts were demolished in the process, and numerous families went homeless. According to the local source, more than 10,000 settlers have occupied almost 75hectars of land beside Bagmati river for illegal encroachment, since 1990s.

It must have been a sight to see, when the huts where poor lived were being demolished using a bulldozer, numerous families being homeless, children weeping and crying on the scene, protestors being dragged by Police, and the ultimate hullabaloo for couple of hours, in the capital city of Kathmandu. Nepalese Government plan to relocate legitimate slum dwellers to Ichangunarayan, where they have bought a huge piece of land for relocation purpose. According to the local police, the area has been evacuated 8 times before, however, people come back to resettle in the same area, over and over again. Government decided to provide Rs.15,000 (Approx. $180) as compensation to them who lost their home, and with a relocation opportunity, unfortunately, only 67 people showed up for claim.

Samyukta Rastriya Sukumbasi Morcha Nepal {The Landless Scatters Struggle Committee (LSSC)}, declared a general strike to protest government action and urged them to fulfill their three-point demand. A primary school inside the settlement, with over 150 students, was also demolished, and many children who lived in the area couldn’t go to school.

To talk about the current administration of Nepal, The Communism Government, it is known for supporting poor and disadvantaged people, and putting them before all other state activities in every step of administration. As much I know, Communist government hasn’t done anything fruitful for the people of Nepal ever since they came to power. Roadside pavements and houses close to road have been demolished to widen the road, however, the rebuilding process hasn’t been started yet. They have promised to draft the constitution numerous times, still unsuccessful to deliver their promise.

Slums of Kathmandu is smaller compared to Dharavi Slum, however, people living here are similar to every poor and disadvantaged people living in any part of the world. People came to Kathmandu from different part of the country, running away from various economic difficulties or social maladies, to build their future, to provide their children with better facility and education, or just for cheap accommodation. Lives of people here in the area is counted similar to some harmful pests by local government, because they make the The capital City look poorer and dreadful, and also they are considered as the ultimate hurdle towards the process of development. In reality, Yes they are eating up the local resources and jobs of thousands.

I wasn’t born in a slum, or ever lived there, or even stepped a foot into that place for even 5 minutes at most. I covered my nose and moved my sight elsewhere whenever I passed the area. It smelled, and I couldn’t help it. I lived my life in a mere luxury, like many other middle class locales and I couldn’t face the bitter reality of life that was happening in my neighbor. I wasn’t there when they were removed from their homes. I couldn’t protect them nor protest the move. I wasn’t their to comfort them. I lived in a better off situation, with good income and safe accommodation, so I didn’t care. I didn’t knew about the situation until I was shown the daily paper this morning, or watched it in the Television. Shrugging my shoulder with same people, I disregarded the fact that is happening the place where I live.

I realized that I’m wrong, the Government is wrong, and the situation is wrong. Though I cannot change anything or make anyone Else’s life better, I’m making a point to tell everyone about the situation of the capital city of Nepal, and how People here live in an unimaginable circumstances, n’ still the things go wrong totally wrong.

Young Children looking at a bulldozer demolishing huts amid being forecully evacuated from Bagmati River Side.

Locals resisting the Governments move of removing Bagmati slum squatters being dragged away by local police force.

Young children watching their home being demolished by the bulldozer

Locals resisting the move by the Government to remove them from Bagmati river bank.

Local Police of Kathmandu arresting the local people resisting the move of Government’s evacuation program

Bagmati Slum Squatter cooking meal amid the evacuation program

Woman resisting the evacuation move by Government being dragged away by police

Sachin Tendulkar Nominated for Rajya Sabha

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Sachin Tendulkar is The God turned Cricketer turned into an Indian Sports Icon. He shines foremost and upfront any other Indian. People know him for who he is! Who hasn’t known Sachin, who hasn’t ever seen him played? I wonder? One of the name I heard every now and then, since I was born, was Sachin Tendulkar.

We all love him for his ambitious game, his skills, and his persona. We have seen him in the numerous Advertisement of Coca-Cola, Boost (-is the secret of My Energy), Britannia Biscuit, Polio Awareness and so on. He helped Indian corporate houses sell product worth trillions. Be it, Television or any commercial/non-commercial producer in India, everyone has utilized his image power to promote themselves and reap billions in benefits. We have seen him play cricket, achieve Gross Runs of 82,436 and take numerous wickets.

He lives in our home, on walls of our room, in our television, and moreover in our heart.

The news of him being nominated in Rajya Sabha (House of Elder) isn’t strange. In a country where most of the celebrities retire themselves into a vein political career, his nomination came as nothing new to me. Especially recommended by The PM Manmohan Singh, and nominated by the owned right of President Pratibha Patil, along with few other big names, he is chosen to represent himself for Social Work, through State. He was nominated under Article 80 of the Constitution that allows the President to nominate 12 members to the 250-member Upper House.

Indian National Congress knows well to play the smooth game. The right decision by the opportunist came as a blow to the opposition. Later, BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) reacted swiftly and unambiguously towards his nomination, as;

“Sachin is a great player. We are proud of him. If Sachin is being nominated surely he will devote some time to Parliament.”

Wasn’t that Sarcastic, I smelt it…

Also, the reaction from our dearest Kiran Bedi, the champion of Human Rights, wasn’t optimistic either.

“Unless Sachin becomes a national voice for clean,organised sports he would be a disappointment” [...] “Sachin will perhaps have to guard against being used by political interests. He belongs to all. He is a silent lone worker, not an activist” @thekiranbedi

I’m not an expert in Indian Politics, however I can guess that Sachin will have a rough time if he is to be selected as one of the law makers. Billions of people around the world, who live to see him play, who cheer for him would definitely be sad if he cannot deliver his duty. We know that Politics is never corrupt, the Politicians are! Therefore, he needs to fight hard to defend himself if any allegations are made upon him in the future.

A rotting Image for any celebrity turned politician comes hard like a sucker punch, to them, however only the mighty and calm can survive the blow. Let’s hope for Sachin to make the best decision. As billions are looking at him right now, it’s sure that his decision will affect numerous lives.

NCELL Purple Saturday @Kathmandu

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A magnificent carnival, must I say??

Last Saturday, NCELL organized a street festival, in Durbarmarg, Kathmandu, called “NCELL Purple Saturday”. A combo of live concert, spicy food, games, circus and hot ladies.

I managed to capture few pictures and a video.

NCELL Purple Fest. Gallery

Born This Way ~The Gaga Generation

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I’m beautiful in my way,
‘Cause God makes no mistakes
I’m on the right track, baby
I was born this way

Don’t hide yourself in regret
Just love yourself and you’re set
I’m the right track, baby
I was born this way..

She was “Born this way,” that is how God, or whoever it is, has created her. A remix of various cultures into oneself. She collected, collaborated and assimilated multiple trends, ranging from 50′s Jazz to today’s Alternative and Hip-Hop, into her music. Gaga is the generation in herself, the cult, the star and the future.

Very few people and Entertainment Pundits must have predicted her future and the stardom. Her on-going success relies on her versatility and continuous evolution. Everything that exists in this world is globalized and synchronized, with here beats. A Pop-ish girly, Gaga, has constricted a huge amount of energy, like a Super Nova, into herself. Slowly but rigid she is exploding and bringing great amount of positive vibes into the world, A Musical Vibe.

We surely have seen a lot of transformations of Gaga’s Persona. The way she started and the way she is now! Blond Hair, Chubby and Girly, in Poker Face and Just Dance. Thinner Body, Vibrant Color, Raunchy Designs and Curly Hair was in Bad Romance. That was the beginning of the real Gaga, a fighter, a trans gender, a rebel. A realistic monologue -Paparazzi. Outrageous and controversial designs was what she was caught in during Telephone, and Alejandro. More outrageous and thinner she was in Born this way, You n’ I and Marry the Night. If I go on and on, I will end up describing her outlook on her every singles and it will take a whole day to fill this post, however, to cut the gaffe short, she was marvelous in her ever changing process.

I’d say she moved a step ahead than what Madonna would ever wanted to do. A Gay Right Activist, Outrageous, Controversial, Political, Elite and Censure at the same time. She, fighting for the repel of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell Policy, and resubmission of Gay Soldiers into the Military, was superb.

I, myself, couldn’t stop dancing to her beats.

Can Kids Cope with the Pressure of Early Education??

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Being parents, how much do we understand the difference between the necessity of early education and the amounting pressure of study, on children. To make our kids a winner, why do we jail them 24hrs 7days a week in a consistent, pressuring, mind juggling education system!?

I guess, the normal daily routine for any schooled kid would start something this way:

Monday: Wake Up, Take an early breakfast, 8hrs long school, EC Activity, Special Classes (language, Math etc), Homework

Tuesday: Wake Up, Take an early breakfast, 8hrs long school, EC Activity, Special Classes (language, Math etc), Homework

Wednesday: Wake Up, Take an early breakfast, 8hrs long school, EC Activity, Special Classes (language, Math etc), Homework

Thursday: Wake Up, Take an early breakfast, 8hrs long school, EC Activity, Special Classes (language, Math etc), Homework

Friday: Wake Up, Take an early breakfast, 8hrs long school, EC Activity, Special Classes (language, Math etc), Homework

Saturday: Wake Up, Take an early breakfast, EC Activity, Special Classes (language, Math etc), Homework

Sunday: Wake Up, Take an early breakfast, EC Activity, Special Classes (language, Math etc), Homework

We wish to see our kids being successful. We help them, sometimes make them. Kids are afraid to loose, so are we, to see them loose. The expectations are kept so high by the parents and the fear to loose is such fierce, that kids forget who they are, who they want to be or what they need to do. They became a robotic transcend -working like a pendulum, from home to school, each and every day. Good Percentage, EC Medals, Merit in Fairs and Competition are few qualities of today’s children.

The pressure is wildly high in the Asian Sub-continent. Especially, India, China and S.Korea, where the Schools fight with each other for higher enrollment. The job and future career depends upon what a student achieves in the exam. The merit based percentage defines the talent, ability and creativity of an employee. Higher Studies Students in India, specially Engineering students need to go through such a turmoil that some quit forever. The mortality rate is ever rising in the Engineering compound. Unfortunately, small kids are not spared in the league of Merit and Marks, or of Success and Falter. Aamir Khan, in Taare Zameen Par, has shown the real scenario of Indian Schooling System and the state of low performing kid. School prepare children to compete, but they do very less to enrich their creativity. Aamir’s other movie, 3 Idiots shows the miserable condition of Engineering Students in India.

It’s true actually, we don’t have time to throw some kid into some Creative Class, because it’s a waste of time. We cannot afford it. In this fast paced world, we need competition, success, and need to secure a high paying job in the future.

I’ve seen kids confined in inside the four walls of their room. Day or Night, the books are open and the mind is continuously moving, to and forth, to catch the rhythm of the some Science Theory or a Mathematical formula, or on some English Lesson Report.

What I can’t understand is, why can’t they enjoy one day of their week, why do we steal their holiday from them and throw them to some special class or training course. After compelling 6 days of gruesome work, do they deserve an extra class instead of a break?

I considered myself one of the brightest student in the school, that’s what my teachers considered me too. Suddenly, I failed an exam, and the consequences were disastrous. What I got from my Dad? A load of scolding, threats, and a confinement inside the four walls of my very room, till I better my grades. I was scared to shit, and I had no other option but to better my grades and move on. I never got a paltitude success afterward till I completed my school. I achieved my first big break when I hit my associate class. I was smart, outwit, and a talented asset of my school. Things changed after that. I realized my potential for the first time, and the best thing was, I worked for it. I worked for my success. All that was merit, however, it made my people surrounding me happy.

Frederique Autin, PhD, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Poitiers in Poitiers, France, said once,

"We focused on a widespread cultural belief that equates academic success with a
high level of competence and failure with intellectual inferiority, By being obsessed 
with success, students are afraid to fail, so they are reluctant to take difficult steps
to master new material. Acknowledging that difficulty is a crucial part of learning 
could stop a vicious circle in which difficulty creates feelings of incompetence that 
in turn disrupts learning."

Murder at Monkey Hill

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Murder at Monkey Hill, directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra, won a National Award for Best Short Experimental Film and Guru Dutt Memorial Award for Best Student Film. The film was budgeted at a minor cost of INR. 10,000. Vinod Chopra did an experimental job with this short film.

An assassin is assigned to kill a girl, for the cost of INR.100,000. He mystifies the girl, make her love him, then execute his real plan. The plot is short but it gives a real impression of love, hatred and real life drama.

Watch it for yourself, and decide about it! Click here to watch the video!

Salaam Bombay(1988)~Synopsis

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Bombay (Mumbai), the most colorful city in the world -the hub for filmy duniya, money and fame, is unfortunately a home to the biggest slum “Dharavi,” filled with the life of misery, poverty, struggle and deprivation. What makes Bombay the biggest city in the world, is that everyone who live or have migrated here, have big dreams. Dreams are what they live for! Dreams make their pulse run faster! The hunger for power, money and fame has made a man work round the clock, 24/7…. Everyone here has a dream. “The rich has a dream to become richer, the actor has a dream to become a greater actor, the Taxi-Driver has a dream to own his own taxi someday, beggars have dream to beg and collect 10x more than the day before, even a bug crawling into a gutter at some street corner has a dream..” In the race of day-to-day life, a life to meet ends, people usually forget how hard it is to fulfill their desire. Some do succeed, Yes They Do!! however, 99 out of 100 never realize that their dream is always a just dream, which shall fade away with them, without being fulfilled, with their last breath.

Salaam Bombay (1988), directed by Mira Nair, is such a rare gem of today’s Indian Cinema, has captured the truth and audacity of poverty of Indian Slums. Through the cinematic angle, Mira Nair has shown the birth of a dream, and the death with an everlasting echoing shatter. The brilliance in the script, acting, plots, dialogue and backdrop has reproduced Bombay into a dynamic filmy duniya. The daily chores of the protagonists -tea selling, garbage collecting, robbing old and helpless people, selling drugs and sex trading, has been captured magnificently. Though, the life of average people has been shown through a Cinematic spectrum, it looks as if I, The Audience, am standing in some corner of street and watching those people and their action in person. Their original lives through my real eyes.

To cut the story in short, “Krishna (Shafiq Syed) is abandoned at some circus by her mother, and is demanded to earn Rs.500 before returning home. One day, circus packs and leave him at his own. Krishna’s fate take him to Bombay (Mumbai) -the city of dreams. His first day in the city and he is robbed by some petty street hooligans, who eventually become his friends and later acquaintances. Chillum (Raghuvir Yadav) is small time drug selling bumpkin, working for Baba (Nana Patekar), a retired pimp. Krishna works at some small tea stall near Grant Road Railway Station. and he has a new name now Chaipau (The Tea Boy). He makes a regular round in the notorious red-light area of Falkland Road -the Harlem of prostitutes, everyday to sell teas. Krishna falls in love with Shola Saal, a young prostitute who is locked in a room to be prepared for her highest bidding client, who’d enjoy a chance to deflower her. Krishna misses his home and family, and his only ambition is  to earn Rs.500 asap and return to his village. Chillum is terminated from the drug selling job by Baba, and he starts wandering Bombay street looking for petty cash, and heroin -with which he cannot survive a day. Krishna starts taking care of Chillum, other friends, and making Shola Saal happy. One fine day, he is terminated from his tea selling job. With little money in hand and a dream to return to his village, he starts doing petty job. His best friend Chillum dies due to overdose of drugs, which he has bought with the money saved by Krisha. he is found wandering on the street by a policeman, and is send to a Juvenile. He befriends other orphans in the center and learns a plan to escape. With the desperation to meet Shola Saal and to return to his village, he runs away from the center, only to find his Love has been bought and taken away by a rich client. He accidentally stabs Baba, who is seen quarreling with his mistress. He saves and tries to run away with the mistresses, however, due to stampede in a local Ganpati Rally (Ganesha Puja) they get separated. At the ending credit, he is seen sitting in an abandoned street, desolate, thinking about his future, in Bombay but his village.”

 I’d rate this movie 4.9 out of 5, however, it is up to you to decide.

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Resources on Salaam Bombay:-

Salaam Bombay in IMDB -Movie Database
Salaam Bombay in Wikipedia
Child Welfare Trust, initiated by Mira Nair Salaam Bombay Trust

Global Corruption Report

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We know, Corruption is ever rising, and preventions are far to be implemented. Let’s look into the Annual report on Corruption Perceptions Index~2010, compiled by Transparency International.

Somalia is the country with lowest CPI (1.1), resembling most corrupt nation. Denmark has the highest CPI (9.3).

Global "CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX 2010" ~Transparency Intl.

Consider downloading the latest report compiled by Transparency Intl. here , or go to the main site.

The Artist~Synopsis

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“He, the Artist compromises with his talent, to perform what audiences desire from him. He reigns ultimate and invincible, -people love him, cheer him. When his part ends, his F*****ing Act is worth a penny…” ~Salman Gurung

The year 2011 produced one of the finest movie in the history of Film Making (Hollywood), “The Artist” is not a just movie, it is an untold story of yesteryear Actors (Silent Movie) who were dismayed from the arena of Theater and Entertainment, when ‘their ‘Audiences’ desired for a change (Talkies). An Actor, at one time, with his given talents and aura, rules the crowd, for his attainment of crowd’s need, and at the other time, the same man is thrown out of his possessions, mighty and pride, for his failure to meet crowd’s ever changing need.

In Studio -"Jean Dujardin"

Directed by Michel Hazanavicius (Renowned French Film-maker), starring Jean Dujardin and Berenice Bejo,“The Artist” sketches the Silent Picture of late 20s’ and early 30s’, a romantic melodrama. George Valentin, the leading actor of his time, is a man of pride. Acting meant everything to him. Peppy Miller, the leading lady, is charming and caring, unlike actresses of those time who forget the kindness of others. It doesn’t take much time for them to realize they love eachother, but just afraid of commitment. Their lives take a drastic turn, when George loses his career in Silent film, and Peppy comes out as the leading actress of newborn Talkies….

Berenice Bejo

Michel hasn’t left any of his effort to make the film a perfect 20s’ flick. The fast moving plots, intertitles, old Chevy, tuxedo, thin mustache, and curly blonde hair, gives life to the script. Though the film is all about act -the movements and gestures, one is not hurdled by the complexity of not understanding what the actors are trying to explain. The smooth play is handy enough to give impression about the happenings and situations, and particularly what the actors want to say. Intertitles are kept low.

Jean does full justice to his character, so does Berenice and other actors. It’s a masterpiece given by Michel. I wonder $15m can give you 5 Oscars, and numerous other prestigious awards.

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