My Story Links......Most of the stories I've done so far....!!

Hotels Pay Royalty to Play Music

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/hotels-pay-royalty-to-let-the-music-play/55262-8.html

Christmas Plum Cake

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/just-indulge-in-some-plum-cake-this-xmas/54934-19.html

Turkey Making Christmas

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/the-art-of-making-the-perfect-turkey-this-christmas/54926-19.html

Modi Back in Business is Good Business

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/modi-back-in-business-is-good-business-guj-inc/54846-7.html

Cruise liners Shy Away from Mumbai Coast

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/cruise-liners-shy-away-from-mumbais-coast/54653-3.html

Loan Waiver Money Lender’s Trouble Jalgaon

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/for-some-farmers-loan-waiver-is-a-bittersweet-deal/61260-3.html

Bandra-Worli Sealink for Mumbai Makeover

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/the-bandraworli-sea-link-connecting-mumbai/60618-3.html

WIPRO Millionaires-Jalgaon-AMALNER

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/wipro-dreams-a-hamlet-full-of-millionaires/61763-7.html?xml

MUMBAI international Airport Special Story

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/is-mumbais-new-airport-only-a-visual-treat/62044-3.html

CISF manpower Crunch affecting Airport Security?

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/airport-security-a-matter-of-major-concern/62603-3.html

Lokmat Launch Story

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/network-18-lokmat-launches-marathi-channel-ibn-lokmat/62761-3.html?xml

Edible Oils Story-Food Crisis - Aurangabad

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/government-to-import-five-million-tonnes-edible-oil/63947-7.html

Farmer Suicide CAG Review Aurangabad

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/no-respite-in-farmer-suicides-cag-report-slams-govt/64066-3.html

Women Empowerment:

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/in-kerala-the-women-are-on-top/26011-3.html

Kerala Astology village:

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/kerala-knows-what-future-holds/26455-3.html

Mullaperiyar-I

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/dam-war-between-kerala--tn-hots-up/26436-3.html

Kerala Street Food

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/binge-with-thattu-kadas-in-kerala/26314-3.html

NCP-DIC(K) Merger

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/ncpdick-tieup-wont-stir-kerala/26008-4.html

APPAm ‘n curry

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/cook-it-kerala-way-appams-and-stew/16990-17.html

Aranmula Mirror

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/see-a-reflection-of-past-in-aranmula/26645-3.html

Swimming Teacher

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/swimming-the-shortcut-to-school/27180-13.html

Vechur Cow

http://www.ibnlive.com/videos/26833/vechur-back-from-brink-of-extinction.html

Mullaperiyar Road Blockade Effect:

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/traders-are-losers-in-dam-issue/27106-3.html

Vanilla Crops

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/vanilla-leaves-bad-taste-in-kerala/27417-3.html

Kannur Jail Story

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/kerala-jailbirds-get-computersavvy/27289-3.html

Birdflu fear stalls poultry in Navapur

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/bird-flu-fear-stalls-navapur-poultry/14998-3.html

Navapur-Workers at Risk

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/workers-at-risk-as-authorities-sleep/5598-17.html

Jalgaon Birdflu

http://www.ibnlive.com/videos/6822/human-samples-of-flu-to-be-tested.html

Mobile banking facilities not known

http://www.ibnlive.com/article.php?id=5197&section_id=7

Mumbai floods residents help themselves

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/mumbai-makes-a-clean-sweep-of-flood/14373-3.html

Standard Chartered Neel Chatterji Hit & Run

http://www.ibnlive.com/article.php?id=4890&section_id=3

SBI Bank Strike for Pension

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/nationwide-sbi-strike-on-pension-hike/7701-7.html

Church ‘n the Da Vinci

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/church-gets-cracking-on-da-vinci-code/25114-3.html

Bank strikes losing steam in Urban India

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/bank-strikes-losing-sting-in-urban-india/24878-7.html

wada pav

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/its-vada-pao-day-and-mumbais-binging/19499-3.html

Shabana CJ Bomb Blast

http://www.ibnlive.com/videos/15335/cit-journo-shabana-azmi-lends-a-hand.html

Narmada oustees cry for home

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/narmada-dam-oustees-cry-for-home/17732-3.html

Villager’s Narmada rally

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/villagers-rally-for-narmada-dam/17759-3.html

Medha Patkar Interview in Bhadwani-MP

http://www.ibnlive.com/videos/17690/patkar-spearheads-peoples-satyagraha.html

Narmada Travelogue Kakarana MP

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/deep-inside-a-flooded-village/18034-3.html

narmada splitting families

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/narmada-dam-splitting-families-apart/23845-3.html

Narmada Villages Not on Records

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/narmada-dam-villages-off-records/17380-3.html

Small Dams v/s Big Dams

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/small-dams-are-more-friendly-nba/17483-3.html

Ham Radio

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/ham-bailed-city-out-of-mobile-mess/15488-3.html

Tango with Mango-Food story

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/tango-with-mango-its-different/11441-17.html

26/7 rain memories Prinu story

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/267-memories-back-to-haunt-mum/16755-3.html

Govt. plays fowl

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/govt-plays-fowl-with-poultry-farmers/24906-3.html

Mumbai Metro Project Update

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/pm-inaugurates-mumbai-metro/13479-3.html

Mid-air merger for airlines

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/airlines-set-for-grand-midair-merger/24155-7.html

CAS effect:

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/spell-has-been-cast-on-new-yrs-day/30010-3.html

http://www.ibnlive.com/videos/30010/casting-the-spell-on-new-years-day.html

Mood Indigo:

http://www.ibnlive.com/videos/29396/iitmumbais-all-set-to-shake-a-leg.html

IIT Tech Fest

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/tech-gets-jazzy-at-iit-mumbai/32143-3.html

Vidarbha Farmer Suicide:

http://www.ibnlive.com/videos/20376/govt-conceals-farmer-suicide-stats.html

Radhu and DJ

http://www.ibnlive.com/videos/32081/cit-journo-pune-a-paradise-lost.html

Power cut:

http://www.ibnlive.com/videos/34391/dark-learning-in-powerless-village.html

Navapur Anniversary:

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/bird-flu-away-this-is-whats-left/33824-3.html

Rosys link:

http://www.ibnlive.com/videos/34463/cjmumbaispowerfulsummerwoes.html

Budget Reaction Senior Citizen’s Reaction

http://www.ibnlive.com/videos/34798/senior-citizens-on-it-exemption.html

AIR DECCAN Apologizes

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/air-deccan-chief-says-hes-sorry/10255-7.html

Vijaya Bank

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/bank-staff-protests-outsourcing/16937-7.html

Volatile Market, Investors Avoid IPO’s

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/market-volatile-investors-avoid-ipos/11243-7.html

Bus Loading HC Order Violation

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/bus-load-of-hc-violation-in-mumbai/23366-3.html

BMC Worker’s Colony

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/bmc-workers-colony-a-living-hell/23753-3.html

Onam Celebrations Powai-2006

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/mumbais-all-set-for-onam/20531-3.html

Onam Sweet – LEELA, KERALA

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/how-to-have-a-truly-sweet-onam/20591-3.html

Petrol Pump Strike

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/mumbai-pumps-burn-midnight-oil/21893-3.html

Gujarati Asmita – Rich Gujarati

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/success-comes-easy-for-gujaratis/24576-7.html

GBN IPO

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/blockbuster-debut-for-gbn-shares/33084-7.html

Pot-hole Pinches Taxi Drivers

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/mumbai-potholes-pinch-cab-drivers/20212-3.html

Beer Can Killer

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/scared-of-beer-killer-stay-awake/31142-3.html

IHM Maharashtrian Thali

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/a-maharashtrian-thali-for-ganesh/20152-3.html

MUMBAI Metro

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/pm-inaugurates-mumbai-metro/13479-3.html

Postal woes Mumbai

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/mumbais-got-mail-but-theres-a-problem/37733-3.html

Water Woes Pipe repair

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/no-water-woes-for-mumbai-tomorrow/29627-3.html

Sinking Bank

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/banks-clients-get-sinking-feeling/20586-7.html

Celebrating Navroze

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/parsis-celebrate-navroz-across-india/19127-3.html

Matheran’s toy train

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/maharashtra-toy-train-back-on-track/35290-3.html

Drug Peddler

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/engineer-by-day-peddler-by-night/35437-3.html

Pune’s changing status

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/pune-dumps-quaint-title-for-hip-one/35379-3.html

Powerless Village Nashik-Samangaon

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/dark-learning-in-powerless-village/34391-3.html

Bank Strike

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/bank-strike-looms-large-over-monthend/36325-7.html

GE-90 WORLD’S LARGEST AIRCRAFT ENGINE

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/after-airbus-380-check-out-ge-90/top/40438-7.html

Bandra-Worli Sealink:

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/bandra-worli-to-be-linked-by-sea/39991-3.html

Orkut Policing:

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/orkut-ties-up-with-cops-to-stop-spam/39773-3.html

Blind Call Centre

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/blind-fath-a-call-centre-with-vision/40673-7.html

Western Railway Megablock Morning Link

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/mumbaikars-left-stranded-for-3-days/41352-3.html

Mumbai Back-on-track after train block Property rates going up

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/mumbai-back-on-track-after-55-hours/41531-3.html

Xavier’s Profile

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/the-arts-destination-st-xaviers/42397-3.html

Powai De-silting

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/too-much-silt-makes-mumbai-lake-unsafe/42457-3.html

Dr. Devi Singh Shekavat Interview (Pratibha Patil’s Husband)

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/patils-hubby-says-hes-missing-her/42961-3.html

MADAM President-4 Window + Story

http://www.ibnlive.com/videos/43061/06_2007/madam_president_1/madam-president-deconstructing-patil.html

MADAM PRESIDENT LINK

http://www.ibnlive.com/videos/43061/06_2007/madam_president_1a/madam-president-deconstructing-patil.html

Pratibha Patil – Joint STORY fro jalgaon and Rajasthan

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/family-friends-take-pride-in-pratibha/43049-3.html

Pratibha Patil Male Fan’s Club

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/pratibha-patils-male-fan-club/42985-3.html

MUMBAI NEW AIRPORT

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/whats-in-store-for-mumbai-airport/23840-7.html

Low Cost Airports

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/lowcost-airports-high-hits-india/top/42745-7.html

Campus Calling Reality-1

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/tracking-the-great-mumbai-campus-hunt/42796-3.html

Campus Calling Reality-2

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/students-anxious-as-mumbai-admissions-still-on/44036-3.html

Campus Calling Reality-3

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/mumbai-students-campus-trail-continues/43598-3.html

H.S.C Result’s Pckg

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/mumbai-boy-beats-misery-tops-exam/42527-3.html

CBSE Toppers

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/meet-first-of-years-cbse-toppers/41192-3.html

Chiplun-Konkan Farmer woes

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/maharashtra-farmers-cheer-traders-mourn-monsoon/43876-3.html

Shoib Malpani CJ

http://www.ibnlive.com/videos/43850/citizen-journalist-life-out-of-gear-in-chiplun.html

Fungoos Village

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/ratnagiri-village-tackles-landslides-threat/43915-3.html

Broken Bridge Walk Through

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/rain-relief-in-konkan-but-heavy-damaged-caused/43939-3.html

Pratibha Patil Victory Celebrations in Jalgaon

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/maharashtra-town-celebrates-pratibhas-win/45402-3.html

Pratibha Patil’s Blind-school + Ex-school

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/schools-that-revel-in-pratibhas-magic/45354-3-1.html

RBI Comics

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/with-rbi-comics-laugh-your-way-to-the-bank/45712-7.html

VIRGIN-Sir Richard Branson’s Interview

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/virgin-set-to-enter-indian-territory-mobile-first/46680-7.html

Property prices coming down..??

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/buying-your-dream-house-just-got-easier/48561-15.html

Stock market Low…the time to Enter Stocks..?

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/want-shortcut-to-wealth-enter-stock-markets-now/47014-7.html

Chicken Sanjubaba revisited

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/digest-this-mumbai-laps-up-chicken-sanju-baba/46388-8.html

Reliance Energy consumers Electricity bill problems”

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/reliance-energy-consumers-get-shock-of-their-lives/46334-3.html

Stock market Low…the time to Enter Stocks..?

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/want-shortcut-to-wealth-enter-stock-markets-now/47014-7.html

Chicken Sanjubaba revisited

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/digest-this-mumbai-laps-up-chicken-sanju-baba/46388-8.html

Reliance Energy consumers Electricity bill problems”

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/reliance-energy-consumers-get-shock-of-their-lives/46334-3.html

Credit Policy Rates Changed

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/interest-rates-unchanged-in-rbis-new-credit-policy/45985-15.html

Monsoon Mosquitoes and disease problems

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/mumbai-bogged-down-by-diseases-post-monsoon/45108-17.html

BEST Lost and Found Dept.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/mumbai-buses-the-best-place-to-lose-your-things/45074-3.html

BEST convert to CNG

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/best-to-sport-the-green-stripe-now/12475-3.html

Mumbai Mangroves Dying Slowly

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/mumbais-mangroves-dying-slow-death/42160-3.html

Mangroves Dying Rishi Aggrawal-Environmental Day

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/rishi-fights-to-save-andheri-mangroves/12261-3.html

Jet on Highway..?

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/air-sahara-jet-parked-on-highway/39687-3.html

Diwali Sweets

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/celebrate-a-sweet-diwali-with-sweets/24429-3.html

Credit Policy Rates Changed

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/interest-rates-unchanged-in-rbis-new-credit-policy/45985-15.html

Naxal Web In Mumbai

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/mumbai-under-naxal-shadow-cops-crack-the-whip/47169-3.html

Nuclear Show-LINK

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/upas-dilemma-ndeal-or-lefts-support/47123-3.html

Onam Celebrations 2007-Powai

http://www.ibnlive.com/videos/47516/mumbai-malayalees-celebrate-onam-in-style.html

Unauthorized Police Beat Chowkies-RTI

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/300-police-posts-in-mumbai-illegal-unauthorised/48254-3.html

Mumbai wakes up to another Accident

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/mumbai-wakes-up-to-another-accident-whos-at-fault/48677-3.html

Property prices coming down..??

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/buying-your-dream-house-just-got-easier/48561-15.html

AIR INDIA PLATINUM JUBILEE

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/air-india-celebrates-platinum-jubilee/24120-7.html

Ramzan Mohammed Ali Road Street Food

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/ramzan-a-mouthwatering-affair/22465-3.html

Midnight Coffee on Cycle

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/mumbai-night-coffee-hai-toh-sahi-hai/21494-3.html

Independence Day Flag Making street children story

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/iday-for-street-kids-only-for-a-living/18574-3.html

AMUL to replace colas in school

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/the-milky-way-to-fizzical-fitness/18981-3.html

Home Loan Interest Rate Hike Madhu Matthew Case study

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/rate-hike-set-to-pinch-family-budgets/16635-15.html

Ladies at Risk in Locals

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/ladies-at-risk-in-mum-local-trains/16399-3.html

Beirut Returnees-Lebanon Evacuees

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/first-batch-of-indians-arrive-from-beirut/16332-2.html

Mahim Station for President’s Visit

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/mumbai-being-spruced-up-for-prez/15859-3.html

Maharashtra Electricity Power Price Hike

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/a-powerful-shock-for-maharashtra/12838-3.html

BEARS meet BULLS head-on Stock Market

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/bears-met-the-bulls-head-on/10847-16.html

Modak Story

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/bite-into-modak-as-ganesh-festivities-reach-a-climax/49137-19.html

Markets Up, up and away…will it touch 18,000

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/up-up-and-away-sensex-sees-no-stopping/49831-16.html

Home Loan Rate Increase

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/now-buying-a-house-an-uphill-task/17338-15-4.html

Home loan Rate-cut

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/buying-your-dream-house-just-got-easier/48561-15.html

AMBANIS ROLE MODELS..?

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/rolling-in-money-but-are-the-ambanis-a-role-model/50314-7.html

Dalal Street-Celebration Time

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/sensex-upswing-its-celebration-time-at-dalal-street/51394-7.html

HC Order-Illegal Police Chowkies

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/ilegal-police-buildings-draw-mumbai-hcs-ire/51153-3-1.html

Home-maker turned Stockmarket investor (Snehal Sheth)

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/homemaker-making-waves-in-making-money/51452-7.html

What should Retail Investors Do?

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/what-should-a-retail-investor-do-at-these-heights/50581-7.html

Investor Buzz-Dalal Street

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/here-is-the-investor-buzz-from-dalal-street/50691-7.html

Adulterated Sweets

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/beware-you-could-eat-adulterated-sweets-this-diwali/51936-3.html

New Investors make it big..Mishra uncle story

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/surge-in-market-boosts-fresh-investors/51842-7.html

Motilal Oswal

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/whats-this-diwali-like-for-a-stock-market-czar/52019-19.html

INDIA 360- women Stock Market Investors

http://www.ibnlive.com/videos/51439/india-360-women-take-stock-of-the-markets.html

India 360-Adulterated Sweets

http://www.ibnlive.com/videos/51944/india-360-diwali-special-on-adulterated-sweets.html

Adulterated Sweets Story:

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/beware-your-diwali-sweet-may-be-adulterated/51936-3.html

AIDS Workers-BHIWANDI

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/feelgood-profession-spearing-aids-awareness/53395-3.html

Stock Market Terror Funds Link

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/terror-funding-through-indias-stock-markets/53582-7.html

IIT Mumbai-Mood Indigo 2 Crores Sponsorship

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/college-fests-thrive-on-towering-sponsorships/53534-19.html

Young MP’s Work for a Cause – Fight against Malnutrition

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/young-mp-brigade-on-new-mission-in-maharashtra/49637-3.html

Mumbai Under Naxal Shadow? Naxals Arrested in Mumbai

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/mumbai-under-naxal-shadow-cops-crack-the-whip/47169-3.html

Changi to Develop Low Cost Airports in India

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india-on-high-over-lowcost-airports/42745-7.html

Mumbai to Pay for it’s power cuts

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/mumbai-to-pay-for-its-power-cuts/32987-3.html

Small Car Prices Fall Post Budget – Shardul’s story

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/iday-for-street-kids-only-for-a-living/18574-3.html

Ways of The Rail-Passenger Experience in the Indian Rail

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/rail-budget-the-ways-of-the-indian-rail/59739-3.html

Axe The Tax – Pensioner’s Demands (IBN IMPACT)

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/go-soft-on-us-senior-citizens-appeal-to-pc/59510-27.html

Anil Ambani Offers Bonus Shares (ADAG Power IPO)

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/anils-offer-of-bonus-shares-brought-share-7-pc-up/59269-7.html

Reliance Power IPO Flops

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/reliance-power-dampens-hopes-of-lakhs/58707-16.html

Mumbai Experiences Unusual Chill

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/mumbai-enjoys-the-unusual-chill/58298-3.html

Reliance Power IPO Unusual Surge in Demand on Last Day

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/grand-response-for-reliance-ipo-on-last-day/56841-16.html

Investors All set for Reliance Power IPO

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/investors-all-set-for-reliance-power-ipo/56482-7.html

Dadar Lady Car Accident 12 Injured

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Celebrity Worship..!!

Was just watching an edition of the Oprah Show on Star World. Wow...!! What a woman....She's been that beacon of hope to so many women ALL OVER THE WORLD who's not had it so easy. She also been the source of inspiration, a torch-bearer to so many issues. Well, the plight of America's soldiers...families coping with so many problems. Modern day dilemmas....Well each of these that has gained so much attention and close-view scrutiny...all Kudos to her work...!!

But one particular thing that caught my attention was this 'edition' (prefer to call it that..!!) Well this was on an extension into her family. Her 'new family' as she put it. She'd decided to buy/adopt a new pet (a dog) into her family, and the edition was on how she'd taken the decision and how at the end of it all..she decided to adopt three instead of two or one dog. The reason she gave for adopting the third one being that the keeper mentioned - she wouldn't want to adopt 'him' 'coz he has a weak (slightly misplaced) bite.

And there were all the music...the continous rants of the theatrical audience, loud applause..cries, everything that there is usually...of her shows. And ofcourse her bravery in still having decided to go ahead and adopt the third pet. Well, it doesn't end here. Then there's a video of her continuous getting up through the night to allow the dogs to poop outside her home. "She now knows how difficult it will be to be a new mother" ('Seriously, not undermining what a real mother does for her kids") WOW..!! Realisty Television is sure here to stay...!!

Celebrity worship on one-side. But crying excitedly at the stupid rants of celebrities...is just another thing. Well, no place is better. People standing in queues to meet a so-called celebrity. The Page-3 culture that's fed by this mass hysteria. of being seen at all the right places. Doing all the right things and sporting all the right labels.

And why am I picking on Oprah? Well, simply because she's one of those lovely ladies who'd once mesmerised me with her book reviews, the 'hard' stories she's narrated, Stories that have been such an inspiration to so many around the world.

Of having won-over middle-class as well as upper-middle class conventions of 'blacks' (excuse me for using this word) not being able to reach those echelons of public mind-sets. Who herself spoke against these also who made celelbrities out of lesser known people at the end of it all, on attaining the so-called 'celebrity' status, mimicking those very conventions she scorned upon.

Well, may be...that's what being a celebrity by 'convenience' is all about...!!

The 'Holy' Men

I ran a simple search on 'google'..."Saffron stands for...." and the results; both surprised as well as astounded me....Why..? I'll mention later...But for now...take a look.....

(Each of these have been copied and pasted..Verbatim)

1. Well saffron stands for integrity
2. Saffron - all people in our country is treated as same
3. Bhagwa or the saffron colour denotes renunciation or disinterestedness
4. A widely held unofficial interpretation is that the saffron stands for purity and spirituality
5. Saffron Stripe : Patriotism, Courage, sacrifice and the spirit of renunciation
6. The saffron color signifies the struggle and sacrifice of the people to achieve freedom.
7. saffron colour has always been identified with royalty

And you'd think it had something to do with violence...religious fanaticism or even forceful abjurations....?? So it's when you see the "saffron brigade" going around doing their 'thing'...of terrorizing lesser powerful mortals....to stand their moral grounds. Trying to forcefully desecrate works of art simply 'coz it doesn’t adhere to their moral standards........Preventing people from posting their views on social networking sites.....Going on to break shops and properties on "Annual Lover's Day" You sort of set out to compare the integral meaning of the connotations the colour could take.

Granted.....that a person cannot be affectionate 'coz he's named MOHIT or one may not become the 'ruler of Gods' simply by being named "Suresh". But at least co-relation of names and the bigger issue of portraying oneself to be something and being completely different....is another.

It's even considered a matter of pride in party circles to see their pictures making front page of dailies the next day......Pride..?? Hello....It's a negative story and not one ranting your accomplishments...!! (will someone tell that that..?)

Go ahead....do what you want....but why depend on symbolisms to make a point.....?? Kindly portray them as your own..!!