Just a Common Man!!!

Main BodyGuard bhi nahi hoon..

Mere paas Greencard bhi nahi hai...

Jaanta nahi kaun hai yeh Ghajini..

Main toh bas ek sachha Hindustani...

My name is not Khan..Mein sirf ek Aam Insaan...

Am just a Common Man!!

Koi bhi ho yahaan Singham..

Mere ko nahi hai koi gham...

Ghumte Firte hai Kayi banke Khiladi..

Maine toh iss khel ko hi bhula di..

Main nahi ban sakta kisi ka bhi Agent..

Bandha hoon bilkul Decent...

Gaa nahi sakta hoon..Why This Kolaveri Di??

Phir bhi sunta hoon..har ek Melody...

India ka pehla Super Hero hai Krishh..

Mera toh sirf ek hi Khwahish...

Koi banta hai yahaan RockStar..

Kyun na banoon Main bhi ek baar..

Sirf ek Twinkle Twinkle Little Star!!

Am not as cool as Don..or as hot as John...

Am not as tall as Bachhan..or as silk as Balan..

I can't Act like Kamal Hassan..or Dance like Micheal Jackson...

Am not as fair as Imran..or as multi talented as Farhan..

My name is not Shahrukh Khan..Main sirf ek Aam Insaan...

I am just a Common Man!!!

- Dilse...K

Save Kerala... Before it gets DAMaged!!!

I am no scientist. Nor am I someone in power who can take decisions that can affect the cause of a society. But I am a common man, a resident of Kerala who has all the rights to voice my opinion about the on-going issue over Mullaperiyar Dam. 

This is the first time I am blogging about a social issue, and as much I like to keep my views intact and leave the decision making to the legislation & the people in power; I believe I have a responsibility to collect appropriate knowledge about a fear-psychosis that's being generated through media, social network and even in parliament. 

I was petrified when I heard about the consequences that would prevail if this dam gets destroyed due to a natural disaster like earthquake. So, I went ahead & did a research on this matter and crystal clearly understood that, if a tremor of a reading of 6 or more in the richter scale occurs anywhere near Edukki district in Kerala, the dam will get destroyed bombing a giant stream of water that would swipe away thousands of households in a diameter reaching as far as districts of Idukki, Thrissur, Ernakulam & Alleppey which in turn can take away at least 3 million human lives.

The picture gives a geographical idea of the effect of this on the Indian Map. 

Now, there arises a question of whether or not such a high scaled earthquake can happen around this area. But the truth is, in 2011 only there has been 26 tremors recorded in & around Idukki district scaling up to 4.5 in the richter scale. Even the panel of scientists who inspected the dam recently has reported on the cracks being as wide as a fist to enter. So the "Keeping fingers crossed" phrase is absolutely blunderous in such a situation. 

Having said that, there is a law suit that has been in the Supreme Court for as long as 13 years now, regarding the issue of TamilNadu wanting to raise the water storage level from 136 to 142 ft so as to fulfill their necessities. But the then Kerala Govt. had alarmed the legislation about the 113 year old dam being unable to hold that much water and even then, after 11 years of expecting a critical justice; all the Supreme Court could do was to refer this case to a Constitutional Bench. 

Since the case is still pending in the court, its disappointing to say the least, that neither the PM nor the constitution is hurrying on a verdict especially when the situation has almost triggered a panic amongst the residents in Kerala which includes the Tamil diaspora as well. Its only coincidental that a movie like Dam999 (where the no.999 refers to the no. of years in the lease agreement that Kerala has agreed to give water to Tamilnadu) released on the verge of this appalling possibility of a huge massacre strikes the minds of common man in Kerala. Its strange that people who made that contract must have known that this dam mostly consisting of surki and lime wouldn't withstand the test of times for even more than a century.

But, on the contrary, one positive to come out of this issue is that for the first time I am seeing all Malayalis coming together and uniting for a cause. Even the political parties from Kerala have shed their difference in ideologies at least for once to fight for the justice for the people of Kerala. 
Its great to

see the ever growing unity  prevailing on the web, in the media and even to an extent of supporting a Hartal with utmost maturity of making a statement to the concerned authority at the centre to make them realize that they should no more play the game of passing the responsibility of decision making within the constitution & legislation.

The ultimate slogan for this cause has become "Water for TamilNadu, Safety for Kerala".

Its evident that there's only one solution that is to rebuild the Mullaperiyar Dam and do it ASAP!!! 

Lets keep the fighting for our justice and do our best to make sure our voices are heard at the helm of the centre and hopefully they wont keep waiting for the court to take its own time in giving a verdict which could prove critical for millions of lives at stake. 

If the Head of a nation is not in power to intervene at a crisis situation like this and make the right decision before its too late; then what is it there for??!!!

I, like many have still not lost hope and plead & pray for the earliest righteous decision to be taken in this matter.

Otherwise, we could go back to the clichéd saying of "Justice delayed is Justice denied".

- Dilse...K

IMPACT of INCEPTION!!!

"Am I Still Dreaming??"

That was the first question that i asked myself when i came out of the theater after watching Inception. I couldn't help but think i was still in a dream world and all that i was seeing around me was just mere projections of my own sub conscience. It was nothing but the impact of a movie that stretches the boundaries of one's imagination and makes the viewer think beyond his/her understanding.

It all started when i was only 11 years old, i watched the most magnificent cinematic experience till then, TITANIC. I almost wondered how technology had spread its wings so much so that it had recreated a whole era of the past. It did it with such utmost perfection that even today i can't figure out what all was real and which were graphics. Titanic stretched the imagination of the viewer which was the most innovative cinematic creation till then.

But after a decade later, the same film maker promised us an even better cinematic experience and 12 years after Titanic, he gave us AVATAR, a movie that made u wonder how science had grown beyond the imagination of the common man, that it simply created a whole new world on the celluloid. Everything including the characters, the language they speak and the world they live in, all was new. It made us, including me, think that there can't be anything better than this magnum opus. The question was What Next???

Fortunately we had to wait for just few months to get the answer, which is, INCEPTION. It doesn't just match the excellence of the former but takes it one step ahead. It creates a world within a world, a dream within a dream, and a Mind within ur Mind. It takes u for a ride that is simply unimaginable and yet unmissable.

The mind blowing Graphics, the spectacular Screenplay, the thumbing Thought and the sheer brilliance of the Idea behind the movie makes it the most exciting(for the mind) and exhausting(for the inner mind) experience. It makes us realize how little of our brain did we use before watching the movie and how much of it did we explore while we were watching it.

On the whole, Inception takes u into a new world within ur world. It makes u believe in the unbelievable and think about the unthinkable. It is by far the best movie i have watched till date. But i hate to ask the question, What Next???

All i can say is, if Inception is the most Innovative Creation till date; then i believe with the pace in which the human mind is evolving which in turn develops the technology to complement it & enhance its imaginations, we will one day witness a bigger and better cinematic creation than this.

Until then..Cherish the Phenomenon, which is, INCEPTION.

- Dilse...
MunnaSrk

This too...Shall Pass!!!

When the tide is so high..
hang in there..as it is about to turn.
When the road is blocked..
be wise..change the route.

When the problem seems so big..
think of a better solution.
When the Going gets so tough..
have another GO at it!!!

When life seems so unfair..
think of the best things it has showered on u...
When you know you have to fight all alone..
think of it as a One Man Show!!!

When you are suffering from a Writer's Block..
just stop thinking creative...
And pen down your own experiences...

And even after all this...
If u still feel you are going through the worst times..
Remember the quote..
"This too...shall pass."

- Dilse...
MunnaSrk

My Name Is Humanity...

And I am not an Atheist!!!

This is not a review of a movie in particular. This is a message that a movie like My Name Is Khan brings to notice. After a long wait of ten days since its release, I watched MNIK yesterday and while watching it, strangely, what inspired me the most was neither the characterization of Khan nor the effortless natural portrayal of Mandira or even the soul stirring music of the movie; but instead it was the simple message of the film that touched my heart.

The truth of the matter is that we are no longer living in a world where the time frame is divided into BC and AD, it is now more terrifyingly & realistically framed as Before and After 9/11. So why did the world change the way it did after the terrorist attack at WTC. Its because of its target being such a secure nation like the U.S and the precision with which such a horrifying plan of this magnitude had been executed that changed a whole nation's view towards the people of a certain religion. These people were then termed as the "STANIS', the Pakistanis, Afganistanis, and even some Hindustanis who were muslims.

Coming back to the movie, the Asperges syndrome of the protagonist actually helps the story unfold in its own pace as the character doesn't show emotions and doesn't even understand the common way of loving someone. Khan only knows and believes in one message, there are only two kinds of people in this world. The Good & The Bad. He believes only good things happen to good people.

He even takes each & every sentence that one says in its literal meaning. So, when his wife yells at him to "Go and meet the President and tell him My Name Is Khan and I am not a Terrorist", he doesn't understand the emotions behind such an illogical statement that was part of an emotional outburst. This innocence of Khan helps the movie roll on to an incredible "Forest Gump" like journey that initially makes the viewer feel ridiculously silly and unrealistic, but the way its been handled in the latter half of the movie deserves a thumbs up for the screenplay writer Shibani Bathija.

For instance the episodes in Wilhemina, Geogia & the one inside a mosque. The whole incident revolving around the hurricane at Wilhemina & the one thats satirically set inside a mosque where a doctor whose suppose to rescue all his patients despite the caste & creed is recruiting jihadis. Both these incidents in the movie may seem to be irrelevant for the story, but its these two incidents that not only helps Khan get closer to his goal of meeting the President, but also brings back the message of Humanity.

Ironically these two episodes show the two extremely different shades of humanity as well. One in which the government of a nation in the middle of elections, conveniently neglects the huge massacre caused by a natural calamity which in turn provokes Khan to lead a group of common people in helping their fellow citizens survive from this mass destruction. The other in which a group of jihadis gather inside the temple of god and motivate themselves on taking lives where again someone like Khan, a true Muslim takes the risk of informing about them to the FBI.

Ultimately, its the goodness and humanity of Khan that bridges him to his destination and makes his impossible dream, possible. This in turn urges each one of us to believe in his principle that if you do only good things in life, only Good will happen to you. For Khan, a person who reads the kuran, does the namaz five times a day, and believes in Islam, no religion is greater than Humanity. And that doesn't mean that one shouldn't believe in any religion or God, but to realize that...

Religion is a guide for your way of living. No matter what form of idol you worship, all of them stand for one unanimous thought..That Goodness, Faith & Love is your God.

And thats why My Name is "Humanity" And I am not an Atheist!!!

-Dilse...
 MunnaSrk