Hi,
Musing#12
Came across a shocking news item today that a woman in Kolkotta was murdered by her husband because she was dark in complexion. An immediate but not a rightful thought came to my mind-was he blind at the time of marrying her?
This fairness(complexion) fixation is all pervading in India. This has been well exploited by all the cosmetic manufacturers by coming out with creams which are supposed to transform the dark complexioned ,distressed females into fair complexioned sought after fairies. As part of their market expansion strategy they have included the male species also into this fairness trap by coming out with a separate fairness cream for men. What happened to the ilk of "tall,dark and lean"Mills and Boons heroes supposed to be sought after by the most beautiful females. The ad agencies further propagate this fairness fixation by coming out with commercials in which dark complexioned girls are rejected in marriage proposals and in job market.
The irony is that fair complexioned Caucasian(white) females are sick of their deathly white complexion and they go to a great extent to get their skin tanned by basking in the Sun for hours together, even ending up with sun burns. The cosmetic manufacturers market creams for these females which when applied gives a tanned look to their skin even without getting tanned in the Sun. Different folks- different strokes?
When will we overcome this fairness fixation and get the wisdom that colour of the skin is part of our genetic inheritance and that can not be changed. On the contrary let us cultivate -fairness fixation-in all our dealings with people ,by being fair to one and all. This will make our world a fair place to live in.
mentor mohan
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Thursday, July 17, 2008
The State of affairs
Hi,
Musing#11
One interesting observation I noticed from the licence plates of automobiles in the U.S.
The license plates were bearing slogan/tag line of their state of registration. Listing a few of them here.
State Tag line (Remarks)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Massachusetts Spirit of America (American independence movement started here )
New York Empire state (Empire state building is here )
Florida Sunshine state ( Throughout the year it is sunny here )
Rhode island Ocean state ( surrounded by ocean )
Michigan World's automobile capital (Ford, GM & Chrysler are here )
Washington Evergreen state (no idea)
Minnesota 10000 lakes ( may be there)
Connecticut Constitution state (constitution was drafted here)
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On the same lines if we have to come out with apt tag lines for our sates in India, how will that Be? As I can recollect only Kerala has a tag line which is "God's own country". This is used more for tourism promotion than signifying anything else. I've racked up my brain enough and have come out with some tag lines for some of our states. Some are serious, some are funny and some are whacky tag lines. I would welcome your comments and improved tag lines also.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
State Tag line (Remarks )
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jammu & Kashmir Guns & Roses state (Bullets sprayed in beautiful rose gardens )
Punjab The tandoor state (Tandoori roti and tandoori chicken )
Haryana The only Male state ( female infanticide galore )
H.P. The Honeymoon state (Becoz of Shimla )
Delhi The tomb state ( full of tombs )
U.P. The destiny of India ( Coz this state decides who will rule the
Indian govt.at centre )
West Bengal The Only Red state ( Coz only state ruled continuously by
the communists )
Rajasthan The Royal state ( Full of palaces & Royalty)
M.P. The heart of India (coz in the centre )
Gujarat The only Dry state ( Officially ofcourse)
Maharashtra The Misal state (coz combination of so many diverse cultures and difficult to describe like the famous and tasty Misal.)
Karnataka The capitation state (The first state to start capitation fees in professional colleges )
Tamil nadu The temple state (full of temples )
A.P. World's chilli capital ( Maximum chilli consumption)
Orissa The cyclone state (Cyclone prone state)
Goa The Rave state (Maximum rave parties here )
Pondicherry The French connection (Was a french colony earlier)
Bihar The hostage state (coz lot of kidnappings here)
Jharkand The steel state (coz of Tisco being here )
North eastern states They are such small seven states in the remote corner with an
already existing tag line of seven sisters, hence the same can continue.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Expecting your comments and tag lines
mentor mohan
Expecting your comments and tag lines.
mentor mohan
Musing#11
One interesting observation I noticed from the licence plates of automobiles in the U.S.
The license plates were bearing slogan/tag line of their state of registration. Listing a few of them here.
State Tag line (Remarks)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Massachusetts Spirit of America (American independence movement started here )
New York Empire state (Empire state building is here )
Florida Sunshine state ( Throughout the year it is sunny here )
Rhode island Ocean state ( surrounded by ocean )
Michigan World's automobile capital (Ford, GM & Chrysler are here )
Washington Evergreen state (no idea)
Minnesota 10000 lakes ( may be there)
Connecticut Constitution state (constitution was drafted here)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
On the same lines if we have to come out with apt tag lines for our sates in India, how will that Be? As I can recollect only Kerala has a tag line which is "God's own country". This is used more for tourism promotion than signifying anything else. I've racked up my brain enough and have come out with some tag lines for some of our states. Some are serious, some are funny and some are whacky tag lines. I would welcome your comments and improved tag lines also.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
State Tag line (Remarks )
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jammu & Kashmir Guns & Roses state (Bullets sprayed in beautiful rose gardens )
Punjab The tandoor state (Tandoori roti and tandoori chicken )
Haryana The only Male state ( female infanticide galore )
H.P. The Honeymoon state (Becoz of Shimla )
Delhi The tomb state ( full of tombs )
U.P. The destiny of India ( Coz this state decides who will rule the
Indian govt.at centre )
West Bengal The Only Red state ( Coz only state ruled continuously by
the communists )
Rajasthan The Royal state ( Full of palaces & Royalty)
M.P. The heart of India (coz in the centre )
Gujarat The only Dry state ( Officially ofcourse)
Maharashtra The Misal state (coz combination of so many diverse cultures and difficult to describe like the famous and tasty Misal.)
Karnataka The capitation state (The first state to start capitation fees in professional colleges )
Tamil nadu The temple state (full of temples )
A.P. World's chilli capital ( Maximum chilli consumption)
Orissa The cyclone state (Cyclone prone state)
Goa The Rave state (Maximum rave parties here )
Pondicherry The French connection (Was a french colony earlier)
Bihar The hostage state (coz lot of kidnappings here)
Jharkand The steel state (coz of Tisco being here )
North eastern states They are such small seven states in the remote corner with an
already existing tag line of seven sisters, hence the same can continue.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Expecting your comments and tag lines
mentor mohan
Expecting your comments and tag lines.
mentor mohan
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Carbon tracks
Hi,
Musing#10
The burning issue(pun intended) of today, affecting the economy of all the countries is the soaring price of crude oil which has shot through the stratosphere. This is the vicious cycle effect of demand-supply gap. On one hand the natural gas is getting depleted and on the other hand the demand is increasing in geometrical proportion to increased automobile population and increased mobility of people. This can not be avoided as it is part of economical growth.But what can be avoided is unnecessary burning of this scarce commodity like in motor rallies and motor racing.Has anyone bothered to calculate the amount of fuel burnt in practice for rallies and races and also in actual races and rallies. Enough is being written about carbon foot prints, but nothing is being either talked or written about these "carbon tracks". Will the global leaders give a serious thought to ban these rallies and races in the larger interest of capping the gas prices. This will benefit the automobile manufacturers also even though many of them are the sponsors of these events as the demand for vehicles which is affected due to escalating gas prices will be pegged.
Appeal to youths all over the globe who indulge in drag races for the thrill of it, is to stop it. This will be their contribution to lessen the carbon tracks and this may save more lives and limbs also.
Let us as responsible citizen of this planet earth ,also resolve to save every drop of oil by avoiding purposeless wandering in vehicles which will bring down not only the demand for the oil but also bring down the pollution to a great extent.
This is the least we can do for the future generation.
mentor mohan
Musing#10
The burning issue(pun intended) of today, affecting the economy of all the countries is the soaring price of crude oil which has shot through the stratosphere. This is the vicious cycle effect of demand-supply gap. On one hand the natural gas is getting depleted and on the other hand the demand is increasing in geometrical proportion to increased automobile population and increased mobility of people. This can not be avoided as it is part of economical growth.But what can be avoided is unnecessary burning of this scarce commodity like in motor rallies and motor racing.Has anyone bothered to calculate the amount of fuel burnt in practice for rallies and races and also in actual races and rallies. Enough is being written about carbon foot prints, but nothing is being either talked or written about these "carbon tracks". Will the global leaders give a serious thought to ban these rallies and races in the larger interest of capping the gas prices. This will benefit the automobile manufacturers also even though many of them are the sponsors of these events as the demand for vehicles which is affected due to escalating gas prices will be pegged.
Appeal to youths all over the globe who indulge in drag races for the thrill of it, is to stop it. This will be their contribution to lessen the carbon tracks and this may save more lives and limbs also.
Let us as responsible citizen of this planet earth ,also resolve to save every drop of oil by avoiding purposeless wandering in vehicles which will bring down not only the demand for the oil but also bring down the pollution to a great extent.
This is the least we can do for the future generation.
mentor mohan
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