They say that Lord Ganesha is the remover of all obstacles.....I saw this sketch of the Lord @ Annapoorna Hotel, Sai baba Colony a couple of weeks ago when I went there for lunch. Took a photograph for reference and sketched it using my own hand.
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Pencil and Black Faber Castel colour was used to fill in the gaps. Thank You!
Corona.......my opinion....
By the time I got to write this the word ‘Corona’ and ‘Covid’ have become the watchwords of the world. A lot has been written about corona to the point that when people see the word corona and an article they break out in hives. But bear with me on this and try and read my view on corona.
The pandemic has been done to death now. But when it was in its peak everyone was shit scared. These are my thoughts on the Corona Virus. I feel that the Virus probably jumped from a lab, either accidentally or deliberately in China. Because no other virus in the history of mankind spread so evenly across so many different nations.
Now that the world has returned to a semblance of normalcy, we have to be on the alert for future Viruses like this. Everybody don’t lose your caution. Wear MASKS no matter what others think about it. Let’s still be careful and not lose our sights.
Prayers for a Safe World.
Vanga Vijay Vanga…….
Vijay the reigning superstar of Tamil cinema has stepped into politics. Here are some of my thoughts on it. First and foremost, when you see the previous line, I have mentioned that he is a ‘reigning superstar’. There was a contention against it a few months ago. With Rajnikanth the ‘always’ superstar who said a story about Kakka and Kazhugu. My take on that is that Rajni is feeling insecure that Vijay has unseated him and that Kakka, Kazhugu story is a story of sour grapes. Later about a couple of weeks ago Rajni categorically denied and released a press statement saying that he was not referring to Vijay in that Kakka, Kazhgu story. Come on Rajni, show some courage and accept that you were insecure and said that. The whole world knows that you were referring to Vijay, Period. So now that we are clear that who is the superstar (current superstar) of Tamil cinema let’s come back to the main point. That of Vijay’s political entry.
I am glad that Vijay has stepped in. I mean the guy earns about 150-200 crores for one movie. His last few movies have made more than 4000 crores in the box office. He could live a comfortable and luxurious life as an actor. That too he is at the peak of his career now. To leave all that and come into politics takes a lot of guts. I am saying this again I am super glad. But moving forward what Vijay has to realise is that the political scenario has changed drastically. Gone are the days of MGR and Jayalalitha both actors and superstars in their own right. What rages supreme in the political scenario is the cash for votes. It is a big curse for TamilNadu politics (or for that matter Indian politics).
Here I would like to make a couple of points. First point is that people have been so conditioned with money that nothing moves in India as much as money does. I can’t blame them because we all know how the world works. My only take is that Vijay takes cognisance of this fact and plays his own game and wins. It will be tough and the road ahead will by no means be an easy path to travel. But I hope Vijay takes all that in his stride.
The second point is that Vijay should dig in his heels and stay put for the long run. I don’t think it’s feasible that he will win against the mighty ADMK and DMK in his first try. People of TamilNadu are still slowly moving towards political awareness. But the problem is that the middle-class is too laid back, perhaps they have an attitude of ‘Raman andalum Ravanan andalum enakku oru kavalai Illai’. For the rich it really doesn’t matter and they hardly care. What we are left with are the lower middle class and the seething poor class who can be easily influenced with money.
Hey guys (from the middle class). Take a note of Vijay. Don’t be lethargic and start moving, vote for change and make a difference. In short, I am saying vote for Vijay. My vote is definitely for Vijay. But with some conditions.
Vijay has been playing it safe without commenting on any social issues so far. He did not even comment when Mansoor Ali Khan made an ugly remark about his co-star Trisha. All that has to change and he has to boldly voice his opinions and not play it safe. Vijay please keep in mind you CANNOT please everybody. People will always be in different camps . Your job is not to please every camp and become a camp follower. But for you to make the camp with the majority follow you. Moreover you cannot be like the cat that closes its eyes and imagines that the world is dark. Wake up from your slumber, start voicing your opinions in the open. Do not worry about the impact of your voice on the affect it will have on the box office value of your movies. Perhaps you were hesitant earlier because of this factor. Now that you have formed Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK)….I hope you get the Vettri or Victory. You do deserve the victory but it should not be only on your fame (which is difficult in this changed political scenario) but your future actions and on what path you take your party forward. But again, it all depends on how you play it. People have become a lot shrewder too. So play the game fairly and in your own way and I hope you win.
Here is one to Vijay……Cheers…!!!
Recently Sania Mirza had shared a beautiful Instagram Story about ‘Choosing your Hard’. She had shared it against all those incessant online trollers who have no other job but to hide behind the anonymity of the digital world and TROLL people. This is what I would like to say to them “Get a life Guys…!!”
Anyways let’s concentrate on the positivity like how Mirza means in her Story. For the unversed find below what she had shared on her Insta Stories
“Marriage is hard. Divorce is hard. Choose your hard.
Obesity is hard. Being fit is hard. Choose your hard.
Being in debt is hard. Being financially disciplined is hard. Choose your hard.
Communication is hard. Not communicating is hard. Choose your hard.
Life will never be easy. It will always be hard. But we can choose our hard. Pick wisely”
To this beautiful story, I want to add a small part which came to mind. It is called Choose your Fish. In life find jobs or find things that you do that you enjoy so that things become like how a ‘Fish Takes to Water’. Otherwise, you will be always a ‘Fish out of Water’.
The same also applies to the company of people you choose. Choose people you are comfortable with or in your own wavelength. Otherwise, you will feel like a fish out of water in their company. So on and so forth. It can be applied to a lot of things and situations.
So, Pick Wisely as Mirza says…...and ‘Choose your Fish’.
