Taare Zameen Par : My Review

Today I saw the movie “Taare Zameen Par” and I was really moved by the sensitive interpretation of the story.

I just can’t recall the number of times I was struggling to control tears in my eyes and I must say that if you are able to find anybody who do not cry in the Movie Hall, then You have seen an inhuman.

TZP is a superb movie and each scene has been directed with lot of heart. An awesome movie, very honest and earnest without any “Showiness”.

The movie is very special when I think that within two months, my “Academic Life” (almost 18 years) will virtually end. There will be no exam in paper. Really it reminds me childhood days and school days.

Hats of to Aamir Khan for giving us such a Masterpiece. One request to him “Please continue your direction. We want more such master piece from you”

The movie is so well received that It has received about 1200 comments in Aamir Khan’s Blog in just two days.

The story is very simple and may be many story has been written on similar theme but the TZP is special for its appeal. The child actor Ishan (Darsheel Safary) is really talented and to me his best thing is his silence. It is so deep and profound that it compels to think.

It will be absurd to discuss the story. But I must tell about some really touchy scene like “Maa Song” (Lyrics and Picturization are awesome), Days out of the Ishan in the Mumbai Street (Imagination and Sensitive World of a 8 Year old child has been portrayed so beautifully), the Dialogue between Aamir Khan and Ishan’s father and last but not least when Ishan ran to Aamir Khan in the very final scene of the movie.

Another good thing about the movie is its Music. It is so true and close to the theme of the movie that you will definitely enjoy. Above all the Meticulous Efforts of Director Aamir Khan is very apparent in the whole movie.

Final Words: If you have not watched it yet, go and watch .

“A walk to Remember”

The trend continues. The OT- II contributes the new passion in my life that is watching the English movies, most of the night I spent during OT watching 2-3 English movies on my Laptop. I used to buy Pirated DVDs (Shameful act though) with Rs. 30 and usually these DVDs would have 7-8 movies. So I used to watch those movies upto 3 AM. In 2 months the number of English Movies I watched, I had never watched in my whole life.

So as per the habit, I watched the Movie “A Walk to Remember“

I did not expect that A English movie with so much emotion and full of love. The film was such a wonderful surprise. While I was expecting a lighthearted teenage story, the film came in with truly profound depth, impeccable performances and lot of emotions sailing through a very simple story. Even sometime I feel the cry of my heart. The actress Mandy Moore was amazing and the hero Shane West was really good. It was pure joy to watch both. I recommend you to watch if you have not watched it yet.

The story would have end here. But it was not so. ” A walk to remember” became “A drive to remember” when Lalit (One of Batchmates, after watching the movie) took us (Me, Anurag, Prashant and Sameer) by his Uncle’s Car to hang out in the Vadvada Bridge at 11 PM. It was Amazing. All of us give Lalit lot of Spiritual Gyan for his new life in highly “Spirited” condition and then went to Shakshi Dhaba” for ” Mitha Pan”. It was Amazing.

One Unforgettable Day in “Days at IIFM”

” Best Days of My Life”

OT Presentation is about to over. The number of Days in IIFM (Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal) now can be counted with the fingers. Two Years. Its like roller coaster ride. Staying away from West Bengal, Experience of meeting up with some Good and Bad People,Gaining of weight of 3 - 4 Kilos, Becoming Smart [ According to one of my Batchmate's , of course one girl ( of PFM 08 Batch) statement], Learning speaking “Hindi” and very very less Study : Life at IIFM can be described in one phrase - ” Best Days of My Life”.

After getting the PPO from the OT -II Organization (Development Credit Bank, Mumbai) with competitive package and offering of Home State, Life has become very easy. That day Ranesh (One of Batchmates) was asking about how I am felling now. What to say : No tension of Placement Process, So want to enjoy remaining days to the fullest, Want to click everything in campus, Want to Hang out in the city specially in the Night.
Because I know this will not return ever.
What you say?

Days in IIFM @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/soumiksworld/

Negative Area, Muslim, Ghoragacha and Mumbra

I was going through the mails of Members of Solution Exchange Forum and suddenly came across a mail by Dr. Arabinda Mitra. I remember that he was my teacher in Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya (B.C.K.V) where I did my Graduation in Agriculture. Sir is from Department of Agril. Economics. I was curious to see that Sir has been associated with SHGs Movement in a remote village called “Ghoragacha” which was close to B.C.K.V. So I decided to write a mail to Sir and asked about the details. Sir was kind enough to reply me back the very next day and after going through his mail, I was surprised and excited too.

I am reproducing below Sir’s mail

“I shall write in brief here about the Self Help Groups of Ghoragacha. We started an informal school at Ghoragacha, a nearby village to Bidhan Chandra Krishi Vidyalaya, Mohanpur, Nadia, West Benagl to educate the farmers about practices of agriculture. The school was funded and supported by UPL Company. This was the first kind of school in India. Later this model has been replicated by state government, central government and others. This type of school was set up in many states. I was associated with the school from the very beginning. The philosophy of such school and mode of operation was mooted in the department of agricultural Economics. In fact I was heading the department that time. We included Farm management and cost aspects in the curriculum of the school.

One day I was listening to the lecture delivered by Dr.H.Sen (Agronomy). He was telling about OL (elephant foot.). I was astonished to see high return from OL. At the end of lecture I asked about 60 learners whether they are prepared to grow ol in the coming season. Only two hands were raised. Upon questioning I came to know that to harvest one bigha of ol- it requires at least Rs.20,000 /,which these people can not bear. Then I asked for financial support from banks or other sources. I found that this particular village is blacklisted. UBI (Jaguli) branch or the Co-operatives are not willing to give loan to them. It is very difficult to take loan from local money lenders. They charge more than 50% per annum. The farmers were really poor. Their source of income was only from land. The positive thing was that they are most efficient farmers in the region.

I asked them I am sorry that today are not in apposition to cultivate ol. But in the coming years you can grow more valuable crops, if you are united and stand by yourself with out depending upon external source. They agreed. I stared with the lessons of forming SHGs. Ultimately they did. More than 30 Shgs are in operation in this village. Women have formed SHGs. It was also my challenge as because this village is 100% dominated by Muslims.

Today I am proud that they are cultivating the most valuable crops ,viz, Guava. This has become the second Baruipur. People are happy. With development of SHGs there have been tremendous social and economic changes. Banks are now coming to lend money. Upon evaluation they told me that money lenders are not seen in the areas. Now, they put the question” Sir, what we will do with money. We have money and now need other things to be done by us”. Those SHGs are not dependent on any external organizations. They have built up themselves. They are running in their own ways. I was with them for constant two years. Then I left to see whether they can do themselves or not. The thing is that they can. Results of Shgs at Ghoragacha have been visited by many scholars”

Sir’s mail reminds me about the place “Mumbra”, a sub urban town in outer Mumbai. It is also considered as Negative Area and thats why No Bank gives loan to people of Mumbra. The interest rate was as high as 10% per month. Ironically both Ghoragacha and Mumbra are dominated by Muslim People. Then I searched internet and came to know many Muslim areas are considered as Negative Area and if one area has been tagged as Negative area, then nobody really takes the pain to look into whether it is right to continue the trend or not years after years. I could not figure out the reason.

Do Muslim are so risky for lending? Is there anything to do with their religion with lending money?