When Ignorance Becomes Idiotic!

OK. This is it. Things have gone over the top for me! :-P

Noted and agreed, everyone is made fun of. The favorite targets being Bengalis, South Indians, Biharis & Gujjus. But to an ignorant man, what is projected is imprinted in his grey matter and often wrongly assumed and accepted. It's just so sad seeing the pre-conceived notions that most North Indians have about South Indians. And today, I'm gonna clear it! Jaago graahak jaago! :-P

1) The Definition of South India

This is first and foremost concept that has to be cleared to the concerned people :-P There are 4 States namely Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala & Tamil Nadu. (Also UTs Pondicherry and Lakshadweep) :-P

2) We all are not MADRAASEES !!!

Chennai was Madras before. But long ago. Not now. People from TN are Tamilians. From Kerala are Keralites/ Malayalees. From Andhra Pradesh are Andhraites. and the ones from Karnataka are Kannadigas. Kindly get this right. So in future, don't call ANY South Indian a Madraasi!

3) We all don't speak the same language!! Even though it sounds all the same to you! :-P
Andhraites speak Telugu.
Kannadigas speak Kannada.
Keralites speak Malayalam.
Tamilians speak Tamil.

It's like saying Marathi and Gujarati are same! Is it? LOL!

Two languages might be similar, but not same. If they all sound the same to you, then it is your inability to distinguish between them! ;-P

4) Idli Dosa Vada Sambar!!!

Oh my gosh! We all don't keep eating Idli Dosa Vada Uthapam & Sambar all the time!!! There are other delicacies as well. That too different ones in all the four states. Plus, making the batter for dosa and idli is a tedious task so the next time when you see a South Indian friend don't pester him for big home-made idli sambar treat for your whole group! :-P Mind it! ;-) Romba Khastam! ;-)

5) Bharatanatyam...

It's not the only dance form we know!! That typical neck movement. That typical hand mudra and that typical eye movement. ;-) For the sweet love of God, believe me when I say this. This is not the only way we dance. Because in any Hindi Film or Serial this is what is portrayed! SO LAME! *facepalm*

FYI- Kerala is famous for its dance form called Kathakali.
Karnataka for Dollu Kunitha and Veeragaase Dance.
Andhra Pradesh for Kuchipudi & Kolattam.

6) All South Indians are not DARK SKINNED!

In many places, a South Indian is depicted often as a person with dark skin. This is totally wrong. And it's not at all true. I can give you several examples. Sridevi. Hema Malini. Rekha. Vidya Balan. Me. :-P

So kindly remove such inappropriate notions from your mind! North India has their own share of dark skinned people so why this racism for South Indians?

7) All South Indians are Intelligent. Ofcourse........not!

All states have people with all kinds of intellects. So when people say that all South Indians are brainy or intelligent I don't fully agree! But feels good while hearing that and there might be a good reason why people feel so! ;-)

8) South Indian women don't wear Silk Kanjeevaram Sarees everyday! :-P

Often this is how a South Indian woman is depicted but she surely is decked up so for an occasion but not daily!! You think that in the horrible weather that Chennai has one could wear a heavy silk saree everyday!? No way!

9) South Indian Festivals!

A dear friend of mine always used to wish me on Onam! And, I always used to tell her that I don't celebrate Onam. Well she hasn't got that till now! :-P

Onam is celebrated by Malayalees.
Pongal by Tamilians.
Ugadi by Andhraites and Kannadigas.
Well, is this so hard to remember? ;-)

I dunno what's with the big fuss about representing South Indians in a horribly derogatory way in Hindi Films. Well, it's funny upto a certain extent but it surely doesn't make sense if it's over-done and most importantly wrongly-done. And do pray tell me, how many of you North Indians are willing to learn Tamil or Malayalam and survive & settle in South India? You'll atleast find a handful of South Indians in North India who have picked up Hindi and are managing excellently!

Bollywood movies/ serials and ADs portray South Indians in a stereotyped way, which really hurts their sentiments. Seen that Voltas AD with Murthy & Meenakshi? :-P SRKs awful portrayal of a South Indian in Ra.One as Shekar Subramanium wherein he eats Maggi & Curd (Ewww) and the way he speaks Hindi in a dialect. Mehmood Ali's role as Master Pillai in Padosan (Ek Chatur Naar Badi Hoshiyaar). Haha! And so many more!

Well, I have perhaps taken all these and so many more in a lighter vein but the credit for this write up will totally go to Deepika Padukone for ANYONE'S WORST EVER portrayal of a South Indian in Hindi Cinema (Chennai Express)! This is the effect of just the TRAILER on me.

Awful. Terrible. The Agony. So Insulting and Lame! Being a Kannadiga yourself, you should have done a better job! Next time, you step into Tamil Nadu be careful you might be welcomed by rotten tomatoes! :-P :-P This time, your good looks ain't gonna save you as you have surely disappointed even your biggest South Indian Fan, I BET!! Hah!

Band Baaja Baaraat

DISCLAIMER: Please DO NOT take anything personally!

                             This post is in Hinglish! :)
                             

It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. - Aristotle

Reddy Uncle: ‘Mera beta IIT Kanpur se B.Tech kar raha hai.’

Sridhar Uncle: ‘My daughter is doing her MBBS. She’s a gold medalist. :)’

Arora Uncle: ‘Kya baat hai! Mera beta toh Fashion Designing hii kar raha hai Delhi University se!’ (*thinks mera beta toh nalayak nikla*)
Mr. Arora develops an inferiority complex because his son is not in the Engg/ Medical League! 

(Is it a big deal?? C’mon it’s not the IVY League :-P)

DOES IT REALLY MATTER??

How important is it to be professionally qualified these days?

“ANDAR KI BAAT” ;-)

CLASS 10^th

The general scenario- NOW, when you come to think of it, clearing, rather scoring in 10^th Board Exams looks like a cake walk with subjects like English, Hindi, Maths, Science, Social Science ;-P LOL!

The amount of pressure which is put on the students by teachers and parents is too much. Children get nightmares because of all this unnecessary hype. C’mon!!!!! It’s just like any other exam!!! Ufff!! 10^th standard marks are the deciding factors for the eligibility to Science or Commerce or Arts. B-) Now begins all the drama!

“UJALA SAFEDI or 555 DETERGENT”

Now what on earth is this? :-P

You know the general mindset of people! (Not fair!!! I know!! :-( But, that’s reality! And reality always sucks :-P)

If ya take Science, people think “Tez hoga…..Hmmmm” ;-)  à Ujala Safedi :-P
Big Deal eh? ;-)
The rest is best left unsaid! ;-)

I classify science students in the following ways! (Reasons why they ended up taking science) ;-)

1) Parental Pressure (60%)

“Mera beta engineer/ doctor hii banega types” ;-P
These are the students who do their degree in a college whose name no one would have heard :-P eg: Deen Dayal blah blah blah college of engineering! Sure to be an engineer in 4 years minimum! :-P

2) Genuinely interested science geeks (10%)

They pursue pure science like B.Sc etc! Getting into a prestigious college in DU is a big deal with cut offs going to 98% and 99%!!!! :-O
Interested in Research! Want to SERVE the planet! ;-)
Spends countless number of days finalizing research topic, then changing the topic :-P
Then after getting the finally finalized topic, spends years in a lab “doing research”! ;-) And side by side facebooking/ tweeting, updating sad sad statuses with sad sad smileys thinking “kahaan pe fass gaya yaar”! Keen in celebrating everyone’s birthday parties in lab!!! LOL! ;-P Searches reasons to keep self happy :-P They keep whining about the fact that their marriage gets delayed :-P 
OMG! I can't write more, I'm already feeling depressed! ;-)
Well well well, even google cant help you here, coz what you are doing is “research”! :-P
Ab Bhukto!!!

3) Self motivated Types ;-P (30%)
There are further 3 sub divisions here ;-O

·         “IIT- Material Students”
 They are the Einstein kinda people lost in the world of concepts, formulae, theorems and   proofs ;-) :-P
“Physics, Chemistry & MATHS” are more important that breathing, eating and sleeping ;-P ;-P
“Doing integration & differentiation gives more pleasure than anything else :-P :-P”
“Places like Narayana, FIT-JEE, Chaitanya, VMC, Bansals….OMG!! How did I forget “KOTA”!!!! It becomes their second home) ;-O
The only confusion for them is choosing the coaching center!!! With new coaching centers opening everyday with fancy names like “Mission-IIT” !!! LOL!! ;-) Sounds like a mission to reach the moon :-P Well, it's no ordeal less than that! ;)
Their main aim is to get into the IITs. If not, the NITs. Worst case, BITS! :-P
Any other college in their eyes is sub-standard ;-P

·         “Koi Bhi college chalega types”
“Humaari maange poori karo types :-P”
Somehow get into an Engineering college through Management/ NRI Quota! :-) ;-)

·         “I want to be atleast a professionally qualified types”
Usually sincere and hardworking, tried their best, but everyone can’t be an IITan/ NITan right!!! :-) Might deviate from their core area later on.

Why people take up commerce!!! ;-)
Again, The general notion of people! Sad! Anyways, here it goes!
(Read DISCLAIMER again ;-))

1) Not interested in studies-Will join Dad’s Business ultimately :-P (70%)
2) Good for nothing  (5%)
3) Taken because BF/GF has taken it (2%) 
    (ROFL! This classification is killing me :-P)
4) Really interested and inclined towards commerce (15%)
5) Has a history of CAs in the family! ROFLMAO! (8%)

AFTER GRADUATION

After all the struggle of getting into a college and doing engineering…

Rahul:  “Band bajj gayi boss!!”
Rohan: “Maine B.Tech li, par B.Tech ne meri leli” :-P

It's strange that, in this rat race, hum khud apni band bajaa dete hain :-P
Aur apni jab baaraat ka waqt aata yeah sab bus ek naam ka degree bankar reh jaata hai.
For eg, Rohan Arora (B.Tech) weds Rita Aggarwal (B.A)
 (Neither would he know what he did during his engineering nor would she know what she would have done in her BA. LOL!!!)

Many parents prefer getting their daughters married to a professionally qualified person assuming that he will have more job stability etc etc. In some communities qualification dekhte hain pehle, phir chehra! LOL!!! A degree can certainly change your fate! ;-)

Indian mindsets are hard to change. Infact, CANNOT be changed.
The Indian system of education is stagnant. Changes cannot be brought in.
The system of evaluation, the way knowledge is imparted, sucks!!!!
Profs with a lotta knowledge cannot express themselves and Profs with zero knowledge blabber shit!!! Half of them are perverts, half of them lack the communication skills! Some just come to college for personal work :-P No wonder, most of the students end up doing their post-grads in foreign universities!
In this pathetic situation and scenario, what matters to people is the nature of degree they hold! Well, it’s like any other tradition in India, some think being an engineer is being a class-apart B-), some do not think so! There are some charted accountants who earn more than engineers! To top it all, people irrespective of having done B.Tech or BA or BCA , do an MBA and end up earning the same! ;-P ;-P
Again, it’s all about needs and the demands of the family and YOURSELF!!!

Pursue what you want to, but most importantly, whatever you take up, do YOUR best and be the BEST in YOUR field! ;-) :-)
Good luck!

14^th December 2011