I heard the phrase 'Long time no see' when I was in 5-6 standard and thought it was the coolest thing to say when meeting someone after a gap ! Guess I am just killing the goose that lays golden eggs (read: the phrase) by starting every post in similar fashion. God, recession hurts creativity as well.
Anyways, a really funny incident happened today in the famous locals. While on daily commute to work on one of the trains, a man (strikingly looking like one of our teachers in college but NOT HIM), wearing Bipasha type "Goggles" happened to look in my directions a couple of times. Little uneasy with this 'aggressive' behavior in otherwise moderate city, I towered above him (poor guy was some 5'6) and returned to listening to some Lady GaGa type music (confession: I like 'poker face', don't kill me pls). Turned out that man had different ideas and kept staring, which was really uncomfortable mind you, till I asked him "Main Sonali Bendre ke jaise dikh raha hoon tere ko?".
Point is I may sit and laugh about it, but spare a thought for those women-folk who have to endure something like this (even worse) on almost a daily basis. Just try putting yourself in that frame of mind where you do not try to make eye contact with anyone while walking lest it be taken otherwise or even make them aware of the 'drama' around them. And we talk about equality for women. I say first ensure them the basic right- to able to go anywhere, anytime with their head held high. That, to me, is modernization. That, to me, is one of the most important pointers of a so-called 'developed nation'. We can make the road, we can make the towers but will we ever be able to provide the women-folk in our country this most basic of all rights ?!?!
Anyways, a really funny incident happened today in the famous locals. While on daily commute to work on one of the trains, a man (strikingly looking like one of our teachers in college but NOT HIM), wearing Bipasha type "Goggles" happened to look in my directions a couple of times. Little uneasy with this 'aggressive' behavior in otherwise moderate city, I towered above him (poor guy was some 5'6) and returned to listening to some Lady GaGa type music (confession: I like 'poker face', don't kill me pls). Turned out that man had different ideas and kept staring, which was really uncomfortable mind you, till I asked him "Main Sonali Bendre ke jaise dikh raha hoon tere ko?".
Point is I may sit and laugh about it, but spare a thought for those women-folk who have to endure something like this (even worse) on almost a daily basis. Just try putting yourself in that frame of mind where you do not try to make eye contact with anyone while walking lest it be taken otherwise or even make them aware of the 'drama' around them. And we talk about equality for women. I say first ensure them the basic right- to able to go anywhere, anytime with their head held high. That, to me, is modernization. That, to me, is one of the most important pointers of a so-called 'developed nation'. We can make the road, we can make the towers but will we ever be able to provide the women-folk in our country this most basic of all rights ?!?!
