MY INDIA HAS CHANGED A LOT

I stopped updating this blog in March 2009 because of lack of time. My final semester examinations were on and hence I left writing here. But now I am back and will be writing here regularly.

When I left this blog, there were many things on the charts. And these things happen and outcome has been not that bad, not so good. I will try to recollect what happen in last 7 months in India. If I miss something, do make a note below and remind me.

CREDIT

1. Indian Premier League 2- well, this does not exactly happen in India but Indian have a big part in it. IPL2 was played in South Africa because Indian government told Mr. Lalit Modi that they cannot guarantee security in the matches due to general elections. But seems like Modi is a tough man (read stubborn), and he arranged to have this tournament in SA. Everyone was looking forward to this mega event but strangely, this was not a hit. The reason may be held outside India, low scoring matches or people had enough of T20 but one thing is for sure, Modi have to give a hard thought before IPL3.

2. General Elections 2009- Elections 2009 was held in five phases and as anticipated and wished by me, Indian National Congress emerged as a clear winner. It might be not very strange to western countries but only Indian know what it takes to win the majority seats in India in succession. I wish INC and its workers a long and successful rule in India.

3. Bollywood Resumed- Indian cinema had to shut down in mid February because of a tussle between the producers and multiplexes over revenue share and finally, it came to an end in June releasing bulk of multi starrer and big budget movies. As a result, some ‘may be hit’ movies have to suffer and they managed average collections. But for die hard Indian cinema fans, there are lots of new flicks around the corner.

4. Death of YSR- the death of Andhra Pradesh CM Y S Reddy was a huge setback to Indian politics. He was the man of words and tough decisions. He had already brought lots and lots of changes to the state and his death has given a huge setback to those who were hoping for a revival under him. May his soul bless in peace.

Other stuff has happened in between and it is very difficult to cover it in one post. I will be updating this regularly. Keep dropping your comments.

THE INDIAN OSCARS—FILMFARE AWARDS

Oscars just got over but their phobia is still present. For Indians, it was the best Oscar awards ever. Slumdog Millionaire broke all records by winning 8 Oscars and A R Rahman got 2 awards for his music in the movie. So, this was a special and proud moment for all the Indians.

After a week, Filmfare awards were held in a glamorous backdrop in Mumbai. These awards are considered the Indian Oscars but ironically, Slumdog got no nomination in any of the category.

The awards boasted with the presence of big names of Indian film industry including Amitabh Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai, Priyanka Chopra and many others. The event was hosted by two superstars of tomorrow- Imraan Khan and Ranbir Kapoor. The duo was awesome and the witty lines they came up with in between were just fabulous. The best act by them came when they performed as Aamir Khan of Ghazini (Imraan Khan)and Shahrukh Khan of Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (Ranbir Kapoor). Apart from these, there were some other wonderful appearances by Katrina Kaif, Shahid Kapoor, Farhan Akhtar and others. The list is unending.

Now coming to the winners..

Best Movie-- Jodha Akbar

Best Actor(Male)-- Hrithik Roshan(Jodha Akbar)

Best Actor(Female)-- Priyanka Chopra(Fashion)

Best Debut(Male)-- Imran Khan & Farhan Akhtar

Best Debut(Female)-- Asin(Ghazini)

To get the full list of winners, Visit Filmfare.com

 

These awards will be telecast on Sunday, 8^th March, 2009 on Sony Entertainment Television at 8pm. Do not miss it guys. If you miss, you will MISS something.

THE BEST INDIAN BLOG DIRECTORY—INDIBLOGGER.IN

You just created your new blog last week. It has a wonderful design, some great posts written by you and you have installed some cool widgets. All it needs to become a success in blogosphere is regular flow of targeted visitors. What to do?

This is where most blogs fail to survive and get lost in the web. New blogs needs traffic and the best way for new bloggers is to get registered on various blog directories. I too have done the same. Because my blog is targeted for Indians, I searched for Indian blog directories. There were many of them but I chose IndiBlogger.

IndiBlogger is a blog directory specifically made for Indian blogs. If you have a blog around 15-20 days old and with quality content, submit your blog to IndiBlogger. After a review by the site, you blog will be submitted to the directory and from here, you will start gaining the advantage.

IndiBlogger helps you to make your reputation in the blogosphere. You will start getting recognition and through IndiBlogger, you can interact with other bloggers and participate in Bloggers Meet they organise form time to time. You can also get a little traffic from their directory. But the best part of IndiBlogger is the annual awards they give to encourage the bloggers. If you win, it is very encouraging to get so much recognition. One nicer thing about them is their badges. They are very cool and stylish and at the same time, cater to every Indian. See the badges I have chosen for my blog on the right side.

If you are new blogger and are thinking to be part of Indian blog directory, your first choice should be IndiBlogger. Go and submit your blog here today and KEEP BLOGGING.

NEXT TARGET OF PAKISTAN--YOU?

I have just one question for you all. Should Pakistan still be allowed to be a part of international community in any sense? Should Pakistanis be allowed to participate in global events and citizens of other countries should come to Pakistan? Keeping in mind what happened on Tuesday, the answer is NO.

Tuesday was a black day in history of cricket. The bus carrying Sri Lankan cricket team was attacked by terrorists. Their intentions were clear. They wanted to make the players hostages and release them later after the completion of their demands. And who knows, they might have killed them. Many players were injured including the big names of the sport like Mahela Jayawardene, Kumara Sangakkara and latest bowling sensation Ajantha Mendis. They managed to survive although bullets fired did hit them here and there. Their careers are already in danger and who knows ANYTHING could have happened.

Now nobody can say Indian government took the wrong decision by refusing to allow the Indian team to tour Pakistan. This could have happened to them too and would have been resulted in more tension between two nations. Also, eyes have been raised on organising the 2011 Cricket World Cup in the subcontinent. No country will come to Pakistan and will hesitate to tour the subcontinent even for such a prestigious event.

Meanwhile, India defeated New Zealand in the first ODI at Napier with some superb performances by Virendra Sehwag, M S Dhoni and Suresh Raina. Australia won the first test against South Africa at Johannesburg riding on the performances of Mitchell Johnson. Fourth test between England and West Indies ended in a dull draw.

I pray for Pakistan. May the situation improve quickly so that cricket and everything could return to normal very soon.

WE MAKE OUR FORTUNE AND CALL IT FATE

I just could not resist myself from writing on this topic when I first read it. This thought just sums up our life. I am always looking for these kinds of inspirational lines that teach me new things and this will be one of the best thoughts I have ever heard.

When we are born and start getting to know this world, we are preparing ourselves for a game commonly called LIFE. Your actions, thoughts, words are your tools, skills and resources you need to win this game and sadly, not many win this game.

Whatever we do in our life, a friend (or enemy, whatever you call it) walks besides us. I call it FATE. Some call it luck, some call it destiny. But this fate actually is what we did in our life. We made our own fortunes, our actions decided our destiny and we called it fate. We say that this is what God has written for us when he sent us here. But this is not the truth. You were given a life and all the things you needed to make it a success. If you do, well and well. If you don’t, then you should not blame God.

Think over this line guys and you will find the beautiful meaning behind this line that it wants to convey to the world.

INDIAN POLITICS AND PAKISTAN

Whenever I sit down to write something on Indian politics, I feel I am short of ideas. I feel that I can only write on India and Pakistan. I feel I only have November 26 Mumbai attacks to talk about. I feel I am PISSED of all these.

Why is this so? Why can’t Pakistan just make its way out that our Indian politicians can pay little attention to the developments in their own country? They are already very shy in doing so and Pakistan isn’t giving them much opportunity. They are a bone in the neck of Indians which must be taken care of as soon as possible.

Every Indian is discussing Pakistan and its dirty games. Everyday newspapers are filled with Pakistan’s reply on 26/11 attacks. Every Parliament session is been wasted thinking what should be done so that Pakistan could be exposed in front of the world community.

I request Indian politicians, all those who are responsible for their citizens to move ahead of this. Its high time they should stop saying Pakistan day and night and take a good look at their country’s situation which could have been much better only if PAKISTAN would not have been playing these dirty games.