क्षुल्लक कारणावरून बसच्या स्त्री वाहकाला पुरुष प्रवाशाने मारहाण करण्याच्या घटनेबद्दल वाचून मनस्वी चीड आली. आजूबाजूच्या पुरुषांनी (ह्यात ती ज्या वयस्कर ड्रायव्हरच्या बाजूने बोलली तोही होता) जवळजवळ अर्धा तास बघ्याची भूमिका घेतली ह्यात नवीन काही नाही. फक्त असं करण्यात स्वत:ची कातडी बचावायाची एव्हढा स्वार्थच होता का 'ह्या बायकांना घरात राहून चूल आणि मूल करायला काय होतं? चांगली अद्दल घडली' अशी मानसिकता होती हे कळायला मार्ग नाही. मला आश्चर्य वाटलं ते ह्या गोष्टीचं की बायकाही ह्या बघ्यात सामील झाल्या. पायातल्या चपला काढून त्या प्रवाश्यांच्या झिंजा धरून त्याला उभा-आडवा बडवून काढायला त्या का पुढे सरसावल्या नाहीत? एखाद-दुसरीला जमलं नसतं पण दहा-पंधरा जणी एकत्र आल्या असत्या तर त्या प्रवाश्याला चांगला खरपूस मार पडला असता आणि परत हे असं करायची त्याची हिम्मत झाली नसती हे नक्की. एकीने जरी धाडस करून पाउल पुढे टाकलं असतं तर बाकीच्या लगेच पुढे आल्या असत्या. पण मांजराच्या गळ्यात घंटा बांधायला कोणी तयार होत नाही हेच खरं. :-(
Saturday, June 7, 2014
कैरीचा टक्कू
आजकाल आंब्याचा मोसम असल्याने सगळ्या चेनेल्सवरच्या कुकिंग शोज मध्ये आंब्याचे पदार्थ दाखवायची साथ आलेय. बहुतेक पदार्थ 'आंब्यावरील अत्याचार' ह्या सदरात येत असले (उदा. कैरी मांचुरियन, आंबा भजी, आंब्याचे बटाटेवडे वगैरे) तरी एखाद दुसरा पदार्थ पारंपारिक असल्याने करून बघावासा वाटतो. त्यातलाच हा टक्कू. नाव विचित्र वाटलं तरी फारशी खटपट नसल्यामुळे करून पाहिला, आवडला म्हणून ही कृती:
कैरीची सालं काढून टाकून कैरी किसून घ्यायची. त्यात बारीक चिरलेला कांदा, मीठ आणि गूळ घालायचा. तेल तापवून मोहरी, हिंग, हळद, तिखट ह्यांची फोडणी करायची व किसावर ओतायची. नीट मिक्स करून घ्यायचं.
जेवताना तोंडी लावायला आंबटगोड मस्त लागतो. परत कायरस किंवा छुंदा बनवण्यापेक्षा सोपा आणि झटपट. :-)
कैरीची सालं काढून टाकून कैरी किसून घ्यायची. त्यात बारीक चिरलेला कांदा, मीठ आणि गूळ घालायचा. तेल तापवून मोहरी, हिंग, हळद, तिखट ह्यांची फोडणी करायची व किसावर ओतायची. नीट मिक्स करून घ्यायचं.
जेवताना तोंडी लावायला आंबटगोड मस्त लागतो. परत कायरस किंवा छुंदा बनवण्यापेक्षा सोपा आणि झटपट. :-)
Friday, June 6, 2014
House, M.D. - Star World, Mon-Fri, 9pm
I have watched all movies in the Final Destination series with mixed feelings. The plot that death claims one by one those who had managed to cheat it the first time around is fascinating because it runs contrary to the Hindu belief that you can do absolutely nothing to prevent death if it is your time to go. Well, one can argue that the individuals in question were able to cheat death once because it was not their time to go. But that's beside the point. The other predominant feeling is one of intense unease when you realize that there are just too many ways to die - even during the course of a routine healthy life. The word 'fragile' seems like an apt adjective to describe human existence.
I get the same mixed feelings when I watch episodes of 'House, M.D' every day. I don't know about doctors but for someone like me who doesn't come from the field of medicine these hospital shows are immensely interesting. But at the same time, it is very unsettling to watch the doctors struggling to make a diagnosis in the face of contradictory, and often inexplicable, symptoms. In some cases, it is even shocking when the administer some medicine just to see if they can eliminate one or more possibilities based on the patient's response. That explains the origins of the word 'practice' I guess :-)
That said, the disparaging tone about Asia in day before yesterday's episode was jarring. I fail to understand why Calcutta (BTW, it is "Kolkata" now!) and leprosy were mentioned in the same breath. Such stereotyping could have been ignored in the last century but now (the first season of this show was aired in 2004) that globalization is the mantra why do we still keep seeing it? The notion that lepers roam the streets of India is as absurd as the notion that the streets are shared by pedestrians, tigers, snakes and elephants! I have never heard of anyone who got infected with leprosy after staying in an Ashram - even if it is Baba Amte's Anandvan, and he never claimed to provide answers to life's troubling questions. I don't even want to think about how many stereotypes this reference fosters. Shouldn't the makers of such show be more careful about their content because these days they aren't aired exclusively in the US of A?
I just hope that that episode would prove to be an exception rather than a rule in this show.
I get the same mixed feelings when I watch episodes of 'House, M.D' every day. I don't know about doctors but for someone like me who doesn't come from the field of medicine these hospital shows are immensely interesting. But at the same time, it is very unsettling to watch the doctors struggling to make a diagnosis in the face of contradictory, and often inexplicable, symptoms. In some cases, it is even shocking when the administer some medicine just to see if they can eliminate one or more possibilities based on the patient's response. That explains the origins of the word 'practice' I guess :-)
That said, the disparaging tone about Asia in day before yesterday's episode was jarring. I fail to understand why Calcutta (BTW, it is "Kolkata" now!) and leprosy were mentioned in the same breath. Such stereotyping could have been ignored in the last century but now (the first season of this show was aired in 2004) that globalization is the mantra why do we still keep seeing it? The notion that lepers roam the streets of India is as absurd as the notion that the streets are shared by pedestrians, tigers, snakes and elephants! I have never heard of anyone who got infected with leprosy after staying in an Ashram - even if it is Baba Amte's Anandvan, and he never claimed to provide answers to life's troubling questions. I don't even want to think about how many stereotypes this reference fosters. Shouldn't the makers of such show be more careful about their content because these days they aren't aired exclusively in the US of A?
I just hope that that episode would prove to be an exception rather than a rule in this show.
From Dongri To Dubai - S. Hussain Zaidi
Dawood Ibrahim's brother sabir was killed at a gas station by pathan gang's Amirzada and Alamzeb. To avenge his death, Dawood hired David Pardesi and got Amirzada killed in a court. The pathan gang retaliated by employing services of one Abdul Kunju who hired a guy named Safalika to kill Dawood's man Rajan Nair alias Bada Rajan. And his death in turn was avenged when Chhota Rajan got killed Kunju. With me so far? No? Well, welcome to the club!
A few pages into the book and my head was already reeling with these chain of murders and mayhem that seemed to reign supreme on Mumbai's streets during the 70s and 80s. Frankly, though I vaguely remember the underworld wars from the newspaper pages of those years, I was shocked to read that they were so routine and so brutal. I guess gangsters don't matter much when you are worried sick about the studies and exams. The teachers in our school were so strict when it came to either that they could have given all these gangs a run for their money (and Gold!). :-)
Jokes apart, this book is a must read for anyone who wants to catch a glimpse of this important chapter in the history of the metro. To a certain extent it also tells us how and why people get sucked into underworld - though anyone was has watched Hindi movies from that era would find the tale familiar. We get a look into the workings of the world that we know exists but hope never to see - its bhais and dadas, their minions, their mansions and cars, their women, the smuggling and drug peddling, the cops who want to destroy them and the cops who turn a blind eye to them because they are getting their hafta. From Abu Salem, Haji Mastan, Manya Surve, Varadarajan Mudaliyar to Babu Reshim, Rama Naik, Arun Gawli and Chhota Shakeel, this book covers them all.
As I went to return the book the attendant showed me another book based on underworld and asked if I wanted to read it next. 'Thanks!' I said, with a smile 'but two such books in a row would be a lot. I will come for it next month' :-)
A few pages into the book and my head was already reeling with these chain of murders and mayhem that seemed to reign supreme on Mumbai's streets during the 70s and 80s. Frankly, though I vaguely remember the underworld wars from the newspaper pages of those years, I was shocked to read that they were so routine and so brutal. I guess gangsters don't matter much when you are worried sick about the studies and exams. The teachers in our school were so strict when it came to either that they could have given all these gangs a run for their money (and Gold!). :-)
Jokes apart, this book is a must read for anyone who wants to catch a glimpse of this important chapter in the history of the metro. To a certain extent it also tells us how and why people get sucked into underworld - though anyone was has watched Hindi movies from that era would find the tale familiar. We get a look into the workings of the world that we know exists but hope never to see - its bhais and dadas, their minions, their mansions and cars, their women, the smuggling and drug peddling, the cops who want to destroy them and the cops who turn a blind eye to them because they are getting their hafta. From Abu Salem, Haji Mastan, Manya Surve, Varadarajan Mudaliyar to Babu Reshim, Rama Naik, Arun Gawli and Chhota Shakeel, this book covers them all.
As I went to return the book the attendant showed me another book based on underworld and asked if I wanted to read it next. 'Thanks!' I said, with a smile 'but two such books in a row would be a lot. I will come for it next month' :-)
Thursday, June 5, 2014
WSD STREET DOG FIRST AID WORKSHOP on Sunday - June 8, 2014
Street Dog First Aid Workshop
The Welfare of Stray Dogs (WSD) would be conducting a half day First-Aid workshop for dog lovers on Sunday, June,8 2014 at 10:00 am at Girgaum, near Opera House.
The following topics will be covered
1) Basic body language for safe handling.
2) How to examine a dog.
3) Recognition of symptoms & identification of canine diseases
4) Handling Emergencies - poisoning, burns, bleeding, acute vomiting and diarrhoea.
5) Basic First Aid - Treatment of wounds, skin disease.
6) Nursing of pups and kittens
This workshop is interactive wherein demonstrations like muzzling a dog, examination, taking pulse and temperature and application of pressure bandage. A First-Aid care leaflet is also handed out to the participants. The Workshop is conducted by an animal behaviourist, a WSD veterinarian and WSD personnel.
Who should attend
Any street dog lover who wants to learn about basic first-aid for dogs and WSD first-aid volunteers.
Why should you attend
This workshop would be interactive carried out by WSD vets and personnel with demonstrations wherever necessary. A dog-lover feels helpless when a street dog needs medical aid and through the workshop important information on basic first-aid will be imparted so that a trained volunteer or dog-lover can understand identification of basic symptoms. The lives of many street dogs can be saved if they get help before their problems become serious - since street dogs have less access to medical help than pets.
The workshop is FREE but has limited capacity. Interested participants need to register. Call WSD on 64222838 or email:wsdindia@gmail.com
The Welfare of Stray Dogs (WSD) would be conducting a half day First-Aid workshop for dog lovers on Sunday, June,8 2014 at 10:00 am at Girgaum, near Opera House.
The following topics will be covered
1) Basic body language for safe handling.
2) How to examine a dog.
3) Recognition of symptoms & identification of canine diseases
4) Handling Emergencies - poisoning, burns, bleeding, acute vomiting and diarrhoea.
5) Basic First Aid - Treatment of wounds, skin disease.
6) Nursing of pups and kittens
This workshop is interactive wherein demonstrations like muzzling a dog, examination, taking pulse and temperature and application of pressure bandage. A First-Aid care leaflet is also handed out to the participants. The Workshop is conducted by an animal behaviourist, a WSD veterinarian and WSD personnel.
Who should attend
Any street dog lover who wants to learn about basic first-aid for dogs and WSD first-aid volunteers.
Why should you attend
This workshop would be interactive carried out by WSD vets and personnel with demonstrations wherever necessary. A dog-lover feels helpless when a street dog needs medical aid and through the workshop important information on basic first-aid will be imparted so that a trained volunteer or dog-lover can understand identification of basic symptoms. The lives of many street dogs can be saved if they get help before their problems become serious - since street dogs have less access to medical help than pets.
The workshop is FREE but has limited capacity. Interested participants need to register. Call WSD on 64222838 or email:wsdindia@gmail.com
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