Reflections

THE WHATSAPP GENERATION The Whatsapp Generation… this is what we are. Regardless of age, in my opinion, it is fair to state that we, the people on Social Media in general and on Whatsapp particularly, can be termed as the Whatsapp Generation. Over the past week or ten days, two or three people have made the same telling comment, focused approximately on how Whatsapp has both brought people together, improved communication / information dissemination – as well as driven a wedge into relationships. This is a feeling gaining currency – that these technological capabilities are both enabling as well as functionally disabling we, the people as face to face meetings, even in families, become all too rare. Image Source: Pexels CATHARSIS These 2-3 comments lead me to a deep catharsis, a searching self-examination – and I had to agree on both aspects – the vitality of this medium to Modern   Life & Business, as well as its deep problems & ability to cause long-ter...

सत्यं परं पर ँ ꣳ सत्य ँ ꣳ सत्येन न सुवर्गाल्लोकाच्च्यवन्ते कदाचन सता ँ ꣳ हि सत्यं तस्मात्सत्ये रमन्ते ॥ १॥ (Mahanarayan Upanishad, 78 th Anuvaak 1 st Shlok) Truthfulness is excellent. What is excellent is truthfulness only. By truthfulness those who have attained to the state of blissfulness never fall from there. What belongs to Sat, namely good people   that is indeed satyam {truthfulness}. For this reason seekers of the highest good find delight in truthfulness Image Credit - Google Images Throughout our scriptures, we will find repeated emphasis on Satya, or truth. This theme is repeated and re-iterated in many sources, and constantly emphasized. But this above verse from Mahanarayanopanishad   is one that has struck the deepest in my heart – a verse that is so down to earth; so clear and precise; so touchingly heart-warming. Reading this verse brought me back to my old question –why is it so hard to be completely truthful in the real world...

This is a list of my favourite movies / serials, spanning Marathi – English as well as Hindi. While I am openly tilted towards Marathi entertainment of all kinds, in compiling this, I have made every effort to remain as unbiased as feasible. That said, this subject – AV Entertainment – is by definition subjective, and thus, to that extent, the element of subjectivity is present. I have enumerated the top 30 here –of these, 20 are Marathi; 4 are in English, 1 German and 5 are Hindi Movies. Among Hindi movies – none are recent; the latest is 2009. CRITERIA The criteria for introducing objectivity in the judgements I have used are – Story, Character Charts, Script, Performance, Uniqueness of concept / script / story, Lesson from movie, My response & mood on watching, Screenplay, Direction, Camerawork / Cinematography in that order.     {Fair decleration of perceptive noise source in rating} I have not given any weightage to Special Effects / technology etc...