PART - 1

This is an account of d emotional 'trauma'  I hav to undergo watchin the national channel availabl without paying a penny.

I do not write dis as one criticizing d channel /its content n neither am i suggesting measures to revamp the channel 4 a mature audience.
Its just a first-hand take on the amount of embarrasment causd to a middle-class,young,urban educated student lik me!!

Holidays 4 me do spell a doom wen it comes to watching tv.my house is one of those which hav free access to the doordarshan's national channels.since thes channels hav the largest terrestrial network( dats wat their ads show!), one requirs no seperat equipmnt/set-top box/cable connection to reciev them. A small 'juggad' can do wonders.most famous 'jugaads' iv cum across are cycle rim,aluminium bars or just a simple cable thrown around to perfection.

I think d govt has purposefully made powerful transponders which emit such strong signals that no tv is spared of its reach in  a way dat everyone gets  to view their 'weird' stuff!

ok..so Iv acquainted u about d ways to reciev dese channels.now comes the turn of d content shown. talkin of content, d Ads need special mention( ohh applause to!).more dan 50% of the so calld ads comprise of social msgs which r wee-bit 'unique' considering such types r not shown on othr privat channels !

most distasteful ad (at least 4 me) is d one in which it is advicd to construct toilets in houses and open spaces r ought not to be used wen it comes to answering nature's call..(as if i didnt knw!). the other 'interesting' part is d one expectin people to wash hands after d 'job'!! ( i hop u wud excuse me 4 going into 'graphic' details but its d only way i cud get u up close wid the real thing..!!)            

                                                                   contd.... in part 2

                                         PART -2

Other imteresting ads iv cum across are d ones which tell mother's milk is best 4 d baby(Hmm...!),domestic violence is a punishabl offence,girls must b sent 2 school,female foeticide,coughing which prolongs for more dan 4 weeks is T.B(hey u can note dat!),water shud not b allowd to collect in drains,checkin MRP n expiry dates on medicines," consuming iodizd salt" etc.etc...

saas-bahu sagas constitut a chunk of d 'entertainment' proggs.these sops although rule the roost on almost all d channels,the same-old story continues here.

Musical Melodramas too hog d spotlight with many famous brands sponsoring them.But thanx 2 some 'besura' participants, these shows do not generate the same hype n hoopla as their counterparts on privat channels do.

the judges offering their services on des shows r , i wud term, 'endangered species' of d fact that they r rarely /or never seen in social circles. the only good thing is dat other privat channel producers wud definetely not ' hunt ' down these 'species'.
to come out with a chilling truth, the viewers donot even recognize them( at least i didnt but i can very well name the judges of  sa-re-ga-ma-pa even wen im half - asleep!)

then there r krishi prog which teach the viewers( farmers 2 b precise) to tackle d issues related to crops.
so wen my frends discuss high-end reality shows,i can always chip in wid some knowledge of crop disease n fertilizers..!!

the morning 'prime-time' shows include ones which teach the finer nuances of alphabets,their usage n meanings.then there r moronistic stories on ramu- chacha,kaka n d likes!!

next comes the channel which airs NEWS 24 X 7.though in my view this channel still fares better compared 2 other privat news channels which feed d viewers with BREAKING NEWS such as  " The PM sneezes", "SRK slips" , "Rakhi Sawant kisses", " Sachin smashes", " Ash marries a tree"...

but it too has its share of some poorly edited( n of course poorly presented) proggs.
Its quota of news is limited upto 10 pm but since it is a 24 Hr channel , the producers try to "stuff" its schedule with some remotely titled discussion shows with panel of experts comprising mostly( in 95% cases) of people in their ripe - old age barely  managing to speak..!!

some run-of-the mill comedy shows dat even the people scripting it wud not hav njoyed , expect us to laugh our intestines out!!

I do not judge these channels 4 d content aired , but my point is " As a 19 Yr old colleg-going , city-living guy , do i need to watch this 'scrappy' stuff!!

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Ok....switching to privat channels wud do the trick(as some of my frends wud advic) . but it wud hav a cascading effect on my economy which is already scaling new heights due to Double- Digit inflation.

buyin a set-top box costs Rs 5000/  in addition u hav 2 pay monthly rents 4 d channels u watch.Having a broadband connection(4 my blogs!) and its bills , makes sure dat DTH remains a distant reality at least 4 now.

ok.. asuming inflation lowers significantly,my dad starts 2 earn better and we can well afford to install DTH , one road-block dat wud still spoil d show would definitely be my sister being an avid Tv viewer. to top it all she has crucial years of her academic career lined up. So like any other responsible parent, my father would not buy a set-top box to wreak havoc with my sister's career.

but the best part is => he has no qualms whatsoever  in havin the doordarshan channel beamed to my TV (unfortunately..without any loss of signal strength though..!!). because my sister wud never tak d 'risk' of switching on the tv and being caught upfront with an embarasing Ad or a stupid(my view) serial!!this way she has none of her Tv woes and wud study well n perform better.

But poor me, who wants 2 njoy  vacations to d fullest after 'sweating it out'  4 one year at an engineering college, Im left to the mercy of these channels.since i hav no other option , Im startin to consider myself ' socially underpriviligd' to my frends who get to watch privat channels and quit often wonder that as a guy lookin 4 some entertainment n masala, am i being offered justice ..!!

So as u guys read this article and express sympathy 4 me , I would be cosying up to the sofa, 'treating' myself to a daily dose of 'fret'-ainment..!!

Anyway....my life goes on as usual..........

hey guys.this is a small writ-up on the memories we cherish when our thoughts run back to the time of our college days.read on and definetely u'll feel nostalgic.njoy!!

…….. bas ek bar wapas lautne ka man karta hai ………
…….. Aaj har wo baat yaad aati hai…….
…….. kuch buri batein jo ab acchi lagti hain ……..
…….. kuch batein jo kal ki hi batein lagti hain ……..
…….. abki baar class attend karne ka man karta hai ……..
…….. Dopahar ki class mein ankhen band karne ka man karta hai……
…….. hostel ke chat ki wo raat yaad aati hai ……..
…….. exam ke time pe wo hasi mazak bahut pyari lagti hai ……..
…….. tab ki bekar lagne wali photo's chehre pe hasi laati hai …….
…….. Apni galtiyon pe tumse daat khana yaad aata hai. ……..
…….. Par tumhari galti dekhne ka man karta hai……..
…….. Aaj tum bahut yaad aate ho…….
……..fir waise hi subah uthne ka man karta hai……..
……..bas ek bar wapas lautne ka man karta hai……..
……..bas ek bar aur …….
……..wapas lautne ka man karta hai

ramsingh munda , a tribal, out of sheer compassion adopts a baby bear not having d slightest knowledge dat this act of his kindness wud put him behind bars one day.

welcome to the developing india....a country developing at such a sheer pace that it has lost hold of the basic humanitarian values of luv n trust.its officials at d highest level hav lost focus of the need to b sensible regarding the laws\regulations n its nforcement.

munda n his daughter took care of the bear n the bear naturally wud hav developed a sense of attachment.wen the wildlife officials knew of this 'intimate relationship',they decided to act.they charged him under the protection laws of illegal confinement of a wildlife specie.

this ended a very unique human-animal bonding wherein the animal involvd cud hav easily attacked d human.

the bear was sent 2 a cage,munda imprisoned,daughter sent 2 a boarding school!!3 lives shattered by the senseless nforcement of a wildlife act..

consequenc::the bear has stoppd eating and is intensely missing its keeper!!!

munda who's an illiterate ,soaked in luv n affection ,had no idea of the protection laws when he brought the baby bear!!

the urgent need of the hour is to sensitize our officials 2 react in a much symphathetic way in such type of cases..'cos here the keeper had no intentions whatsoever to poach \ or hunt.

for the bear's sake n for its healthy upbringing , the officials must reunite them paving the way 4 a landmark judgement . so that people's trust on the indian laws is re-enforced!!

the human rights people, i think, must interfere!!!!

WAT is ur say??

THIS COCERNS A BURNING ISSUE IN THE MODERN SOCIETY...i hope u wud understand it from the pictorial itself !!!