Hum Pakistan
Its so interesting to see the power of media as being so overwhelming that it can, not only make "something" out of "nothing", but can prove to be fatal for some as well.
I wonder what lies beneath all those other "made up" realities!!!
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Flood devastation-God help Pakistan
Hum - Pakistan
Tum - India
India's efforts:
1. $5 million
2. Top up of $25 million
Some mislaneous:
1. How to fix flood-hit Pakistan
2. Who cares?
Tum - India
India's efforts:
1. $5 million
2. Top up of $25 million
Some mislaneous:
1. How to fix flood-hit Pakistan
2. Who cares?
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Banning the Biggies
Hum-Pakistan
The recent ban on Indian channels by Supreme court of Pakistan did sent a wave of discontent among millions of viewers of glitzy style and frustrating fictions. Though this didn't bothered me at all, as I think these channels never had anything to offer in the first place but some people have totally different point of view.
For some, the only source of entertainment has been taken away. Now how would they come to know about the latest fashion, expensive designer dresses and expert makeup that was usually flaunted by the daughter in law of the "middle class" household in Indian soaps. The decision is considered as unfair by those fashion designers and shopkeepers who sell their products using the "iconic" ladies of the soaps.
With this ban on Indian entertainment channels, my cousin has totally lost the grounds to base her arguments on and her source of inferring the lessons for life. This decision wil incur devastating results for all of them but some people are happy. They see this as an opportunity for national entertainment to carve a niche.
There are so many deliberations around this ban but I think freedom of information is everyone's right, which should not be taken away.
Tum - India
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If this is what Pakistan is watching after a ban on our channels? - on humanitarian ground I want the ban to be evoked.
Art wins heart – I think that’s what they fear. We love Pakistani artists in India; they are fab (though even we have some ass-holes condemning these fine artisans).
Banning the bollywood simply means more business to their fav mamu jaan (Dawood) - a rise in pirated dvd/cd market. Anyway with the huge Indian population, I don't think anyone in India is crying over the ban in Pak.
The recent ban on Indian channels by Supreme court of Pakistan did sent a wave of discontent among millions of viewers of glitzy style and frustrating fictions. Though this didn't bothered me at all, as I think these channels never had anything to offer in the first place but some people have totally different point of view.
For some, the only source of entertainment has been taken away. Now how would they come to know about the latest fashion, expensive designer dresses and expert makeup that was usually flaunted by the daughter in law of the "middle class" household in Indian soaps. The decision is considered as unfair by those fashion designers and shopkeepers who sell their products using the "iconic" ladies of the soaps.
With this ban on Indian entertainment channels, my cousin has totally lost the grounds to base her arguments on and her source of inferring the lessons for life. This decision wil incur devastating results for all of them but some people are happy. They see this as an opportunity for national entertainment to carve a niche.
There are so many deliberations around this ban but I think freedom of information is everyone's right, which should not be taken away.
Tum - India
.
If this is what Pakistan is watching after a ban on our channels? - on humanitarian ground I want the ban to be evoked.
Art wins heart – I think that’s what they fear. We love Pakistani artists in India; they are fab (though even we have some ass-holes condemning these fine artisans).
Banning the bollywood simply means more business to their fav mamu jaan (Dawood) - a rise in pirated dvd/cd market. Anyway with the huge Indian population, I don't think anyone in India is crying over the ban in Pak.
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Cricket - the religion
Hum - India
I am an Indian. Naturally love Cricket and hate Pakistan. However deep inside I feel - what if we could live together, eat together and there be peace between the two neighbours. However that’s way deep inside.
Coming to cricket - Some (okay almost all) the players of the present Pak squad have managed to make it more popular off the field. The Pak cricket team is surely the most intelligent bunch of guys – everyone is a Book-ie or Book-er. Cricket lovers in India are feeling dejected and to top it the smiling faces of the 3 idiots today in the newspaper - I guess they had a word from their mamu jaan - Dawood. All is well.
Tum - Pakistan
Being a patriotic Pakistani means you have to love cricket and hate India.
I am a Pakistani, proud to be the one. Unlike everyone here, I don't fancy cricket that much (this could get me declared non-patriotic) but obviously inherited hatred for India (the only thing that could save me from this declaration).
But what if things could be turned the other way round.
I don't like cricket as such but does India stand a chance? A question that triggers my thought process.
We as a nation were hurt due to the recent cricket incident but still wanted to hold onto that hope but seems like our neighbours don't like to miss on any chance. Can't say if the allegedly tainted trio is innocent or not but one thing is for sure, this incident has definitly brought smile to so many faces.
I am an Indian. Naturally love Cricket and hate Pakistan. However deep inside I feel - what if we could live together, eat together and there be peace between the two neighbours. However that’s way deep inside.
Coming to cricket - Some (okay almost all) the players of the present Pak squad have managed to make it more popular off the field. The Pak cricket team is surely the most intelligent bunch of guys – everyone is a Book-ie or Book-er. Cricket lovers in India are feeling dejected and to top it the smiling faces of the 3 idiots today in the newspaper - I guess they had a word from their mamu jaan - Dawood. All is well.
Tum - Pakistan
Being a patriotic Pakistani means you have to love cricket and hate India.
I am a Pakistani, proud to be the one. Unlike everyone here, I don't fancy cricket that much (this could get me declared non-patriotic) but obviously inherited hatred for India (the only thing that could save me from this declaration).
But what if things could be turned the other way round.
I don't like cricket as such but does India stand a chance? A question that triggers my thought process.
We as a nation were hurt due to the recent cricket incident but still wanted to hold onto that hope but seems like our neighbours don't like to miss on any chance. Can't say if the allegedly tainted trio is innocent or not but one thing is for sure, this incident has definitly brought smile to so many faces.
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