What an achievement!

Glorious moments it was for the Indians and the "Slumdog Millionaire" family, as they would like to call themselves :) Indian actors Anil Kapoor and others made such a powerful and confident presence at the Oscars and it was simply awesome to see the way it was celebrated on stage with the kids from the slums who played a vital role in the movie's success.

A.R.Rahman, what ever I say about this human would be an understatement. In fact I already made one calling him a “human"! He is the face of humility and modestly with matchless talent, who credits his accolades to none but God and his mother :) Many felt that this was not his best of works but I feel that the Oscars are just a beginning for this maestros' international presence and he is all set to mesmerize the world with his new identity!

I watched the movie almost instantly after it was released. To be frank I was enraged with the title. Somehow the word "Slumdog" hit me hard and could not believe a foreign film maker dared to call Indians that. Even after the seeing the movie I was not convinced that was for real. It was only after the movie picked up media interest and more real life stories surfaced that it became so obvious that we have totally forgotten this part of India which still exists and is calling for help. Even though the movie and its breaking success puts India on the map in a poor way, it will at least draw a lot of attention internationally and also is an eye opener for Indians and Indian government. Funny part though, is that the Indian Congress party claims a share in the Oscar story instead of taking this movie as a heads up to solve some of the burning problems like poverty, illiteracy, child abuse and providing aid to families in distress.

I just hope that this movie serves its true purpose of bringing more help to people living in such horrifying conditions and not become a mere media hype to be lost one day as a story long told. I really wish that the kids, who stole the show, would have their fates changed and would receive proper education and support; and be as privileged as any of us are today.

Beautiful Mind

Have you ever wondered why you thought in a particular way or how you came up with some of the amazing answers you did not even know you knew? That is right! Your mind, the most complex creation yet to be demystified to completion. Mind has the amazing power to influence what you feel, what you emote and what you think you are. That is what makes you 'YOU'. What we are perceived by others is a lot dependent on what our mind thinks and wants to portray. It is a never ending feedback loop between the conscious surrounding and our thought process that keeps on fine tuning what we think we are. It makes you feel good, bad, egoistic, cheerful, dull, ignorant, aggressive, self conscious, daring, supportive, innocent, jealous, vulnerable and the list continues. Even our day to day life is lived twice...once in the head and then once for real. Every minute our mind process the data at hand and tells us how to react to the next minute. Even as we speak we would have spoken those words already once to ourselves before it is finally uttered and an impact is made. That is reason behind saying you control your destiny. Your life is as good or as bad as you make it. The uncertainties are mere extraneous elements that come and go. So buddies, go tell yourself you are the best in the world, the invincible, the elite and you can solve the toughest of problems and a whole new world of endless possibilities will open and lay in front of you tread upon the way to success.