Mile Sur Mera Tumhara

Mile Sur Mera Tumhara

I was watching the old version rather the original version of Mile Sur Mera Tumahara and that inspired me to write this article about the comparison between the old and the new one.

What strikes me most is the fact that new Mile Sur Mera Tumhara is all about the film industry rather than about unity in diversity. Throughout the two parts all I could grasp were the various film stars whether of the Hindi film industry or Tamil or Malayalam.

A mere 10 seconds have been dedicated to sports personalities from a total of approximately 17 minutes long new Mile Sur Mera Tumhara.

In contrast to the new Mile Sur Mera Tumhara, the Original version had a significant coverage of common people as well. I agree it is not totally devoid of film stars, but they look like a part of the idea not the idea itself.

Are glamour and film stars the only thing India can boast about now?

What about the great singers of the country, the booming IT sector, the industrialists, the entrepreneurs, authors, reporters – media, police force, commandos, etc. Why is there no mention of such personalities in the new version?

I am not against showcasing the film industry in such a brilliant song as Mile Sur Mera Tumhara, but then artists such as the cinematographers, lyricists, editors, choreographers, set designers, technicians, the list is never ending.........; could have been featured. Why not have a shot of the National Defence Academy Cadets, the IIM, IIT students?

I leave you with this thought.

Please feel free to correct me, if wrong. Your additions as to who all should appear in the next version of Mile Sur Mera Tumhara, are most welcome.

Study vs. Work

To understand this thought it is very essential for you to know that I did my graduation degree in law and masters in business administration. Basically I have taken university education for a total of seven years and currently in my eighth year at Queen Mary, University of London. One of my friends from the law college (in fact from school days) days also did her MBA and started working in some company, the name of which I cannot recall at this instance.
Once after I landed in London, I had a chat with this friend. Let’s call her Ruth. So she asks me about my life in London, studies, college, etc. My mid terms were around the corner so I was under pressure to perform well because the results of midterm count towards the final marks. And this triggers the sensitive topic of work pressure. She insists that work pressure is more serious than exam review.
Well, I have worked in the past. My schedule was crazy. My day started at 6.30am. I took tuition for MBA entrance from 7.30am to 9.30am. At 9.45 am I had to report in the office where I worked part time. I then attended college from 1pm to 6pm. On returning home I studied for my graduation exams and slept by 11.30pm.
In this whole process, I was constantly worried about my entrance score and my graduation results. I was fortunate to have very supportive seniors who valued education equally. I never faced any problems in my office.
Later after my MBA, I worked as a Marketing and PR executive. But even there I was never worried or tensed about my targets because of the support of the team. My MBA results were declared when I was working here. The amount of tension I was in at this time cannot be compared the work pressure.
I have been lucky to always have a supportive team wherever I worked. Probably that took away all my work pressure. Even if I did commit a mistake at the office, I knew my seniors would help me sort it out. They would never put me in the line of fire but always faced it themselves.
And when working, there is every possibility that even if any mistake has been committed, you alone are not responsible for it. There may be several causes for that mistake.
But when talking about exams, you and only you are accountable for the results. Let us leave aside instances where one has resorts to revaluation and remodelling, if there is any change. If you have studied and performed well in the exams, your results will be positive.
The point I am trying to make here is that everyone is individually responsible for exam results. Given the above reasons I think that exam pressure is more than work pressure.

Apology

Hello,

I just read very beautiful quote on my friends status message. It reads 'Apologizing does not always mean that you are wrong and the other person is right. It just means that you value your relationship more than your ego.'

I went into deep thought on reading this. I am a very stubborn person and does not like to accept a mistake. Apologising is probably the most difficult thing i can ever do. But that does not mean I value my relationships any less but yes i have a ego. If i really do feel its my mistake i choose not to talk. In fact I choose not to speak up in most cases. If people who claim to know me cannot understand my silence, i bet they will not understand what i say!!!!!

In that case even if i do apologise, they take my apology as mere words which ultimately renders it meaningless. Thus, i set myself on finding a more apt qoute and voila got my mouse on this one, which puts in words exactly my feelings.

"It is a good rule in life never to apologize. The right sort of people do not want apologies, and the wrong sort take a mean advantage of them." ~P.G. Wodehouse, The Man Upstairs

There have been so many times when my friends did not want any apology or understood that i regretted my actions and then there have been so many who took advantage of my altered ego. i dont want the latter in my life.

As i am qualified lawyer, i have studied all these years during my law studies that intention and motive matters. I feel everyone must consider these when forgiving or asking an apology!!!!

Bye for now will get back tomorrow.