To regale the audience, the writer of  Telugu Natakamu (Drama) Chintamani must have introduced the comic situations, as the comic relief was felt necessary especially in serious play to reduce tension. Probably even in English dramas too great writers like Shakespeare must have introduced such situations during the course of the drama(I didn’t read them at all). But now a days if you ever had the time to watch the talk shows on some Telugu TV channels, you are bound to feel your sensibilities outraged. The language employed by some of the participants is really very atrocious  and disgusting. The jokes cracked by the contestants in outlandish costumes are simply revolting. Even the judges too express their mirth in ear splitting raucous laughter and loud guffaws.You can always entertain your viewers even without being vulgar. The entire show from start to finish is boisterous. Some of the Judges who preside over this unwholesome “Tamasha” are out of work movie personalities and TV artists.The organisers of such shows must not produce such .frivolous non-sense to get favourable TRP Ratings. Let there be some healthy fun by all means but not such absolutely bad shows. 

After watching a heartrending account of student suicides on  TV, I decided to bring this topic in front of my FB friends too. Even though I remember writing about this topic before too.

 "Student Suicides" in both Telugu states are on the rise. Let us remember a saying "the true purpose of education is to mold the young minds, not just to make careers."  In today's cut-throat competitive world no one cares about it anymore.  It is a fact that stress induced by the present day education is driving students to end their lives. It is extremely sad to note that in a span of 15 days nearly 15 young lives, were extinguished. It seems parents are not able to discern psychological pressure on their wards in hostels at their early age. The corporate institutions are putting more burden on the children not taking into account their individual abilities. It is well-known fact that the corporatisation of education, at +2 level has ruined the entire intermediate education system by making the Arts group, endangered and is almost extinct now.

 One would normally believe that someone who qualifies to study Engineering is a bright young mind. But whether the student has the aptitude for such a course or if he had other interests is very difficult to ascertain.T here is obviously something deeper that is troubling the youth of today. Life has so many shades of grey that we are yet to decipher.In fact, the education system as such has failed to inculcate life skills. The fact of the matter is, I have read an item in which it is said that there is one psychiatrist for three lakh people, in India, and roughly about 2 crore Indians need their help. Young people may need mentors who can listen to them. In foreign countries, schools and colleges including the universities, have such mentorship programs.

 It is really shocking that many young boys and girls are resorting to suicides in colleges, and the incidence is very high in AP& TS. If we look deeply into some common issues other than financial matters, a more recurring factor is, that the students are unable to cope up with the syllabus that is being arranged by the colleges, in a time bound frame. We may not find fault sometimes, with the college management also, as many parents prefer to play safe, by putting their children in Corporate colleges, unmindful of their children's basic, IQ levels. This irresponsible act of parents also is one the reasons. The parents should note that the colleges are not miracle machines to altogether change their kids' destiny by giving unprecedented success results.

I feel to an extent even government's are to be blamed, as year after year, these incidents are on the rise. The hypocritic Governments are shedding crocodile tears when such inhuman, pitiful incidents take place and Corporate college managements are not mending their ways and means to stop this student suicides. Their entire vision is on how to attract, innocent parent community, to send their wards to their schools and colleges. Parents are also mindlessly joining their kids in such corporate schools without considering their aptitude.

Now the only solution is the implementation of a common school system, which was designed by Dr.DS Kothari. Intellectuals should strive, hard, for a common school system in entire India. We should scrap EAMCET and provide admissions to Engineering and other colleges on the basis merit only.If I'm right, Tamil Nadu follows this system and there is no necessity of reinventing a wheel. For knowing the student's aptitude a test could be conducted at the 10th class level, to assess the interest of the student in specific areas like Engineering, Medicine, Accountancy, Legal, sports etc. And last but not the least I would be happy if rank related advertising is banned in TVs and newspapers.

We have all seen the reports that deadly school shooting on last Feb 14th, in Florida (US) in which 17 people out which 14 students were killed in cold blood. It is also widely reported that AR15 rifle was used in the massacre of the students was so lethal that it would pierce a battle helmet and make deep hole in the body as Grenade does. The horrendous permissive ambience in American society is such that any teenager can easily pickup AR-15 rifle off the shelf in a shop and gift-wrap it if he/she wishes. This is what I have been told during our last visit to US, North Carolina. This incident also reminds us of a similar inhumanly devastating school shooting in which 20 children between six and seven years of age died, in Newton, Connecticut in the year 2012. The then President Obama was in tears after that dastardly incident but his efforts to bring gun control to the floor of the Congress fell on deaf ears. A bleeding America refused to learn lessons from her nightmarish gory past. As in other corrupt democratic countries, the American lawmakers also are “paid fed and pampered” during every election. It’s a pity that the nation like US, which is exploring the possibilities of human habitation in remote planets like Mars, is not unable to save the lives of its own school children from trigger-happy shooters? Amidst all the chaos the powerful man on earth Trump suggests arming school teachers. In a statement he says, “school safety is guaranteed if 20% of the teachers have guns.” I’m sure that American Public must be realising now the folly of electing a maverick like Trump who was unabashedly funded by domineering gun lobbies during the last Presidential campaign in 2016. I’m afraid, America must protect itself first from its bloodthirsty gun lobbies and the so-called global cop should set his house in order before mouthing platitudes.

The other day I happened to read article in a newspaper by IYR KRISHNARAO Ex-CS of AP,wherein it was described how irrational,the CM ,Chandrababu..Since I too strongly believe that with his ulterior motive to win the elections and to come to power, he played politics,with Andhra people.CBN was the first man to give letter agreeing for bifurcation,followed all other parties, except CPM.CPM consistently advocated against bifurcation,CBN having given letters twice he has no moral right to question congress on separation issue,Now I get very much irritated as it has become his habit to blame others for all the ills, and glorify his own self,as the saviour of society.He is continuously blaming Congress only for the so-called unscientific bifurcation of state, while BJP’s agenda is for smaller states, but he never dares to utter anything against it,and is it a fact that as a responsible,leader,he has forgotten his lack contribution,on the issues? Let us understand that the division was never done overnight,while it was preceded by lot of trouble and turmoil spanning over a period of two years, .Mr Naidu kept his public stand ambivalent in spite giving two letters, agreeing for separation,. Having given his green signal he should also have spoken about modalities to be followed.He only said SAMANYAYAM,and he had never spoken what was that samanyayam till date.He didn’t bother to attend all party meetings to express his views fearing the wrath of the people from Andhra region,Having kept his mouth shut during the crucial time it is not right for him to blame others for the ills of present state.Here I agree with Mr JairamRamesh MP ,who had stated that if the bill was having deficiencies, during the past 4 years, it could been rectified,as was done in the case of that 8villages, of TS transferred to AP in view of Polavarapu project submergence. That was only defect they noticed, rest All it was perfect.

The death of the legendary actress Sridevi is great loss to the film industry,in India, and it is also a fact that the death is inevitable but here the problem is untimely death, which is a shock to industry as well as for her fans. Two days ago she has passed away, but the entire electronic media, most of the time are busy with only this news and nothing else,.I’m really sad to note that around the same time A Legendary Saint “Kanchi Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswati” also passed away, but without any fanfare. Information on his death was barely or seen on the media as if Shankaracharya is of no consequence. Sridevi definitely was a very famous actress, and that’s true, but does that mean they have to cover only that news whole day or days till her the cremation. Here I want to remind my FB friends that an year ago I have read one report on Indian media which is the 2nd most untrustworthy Institution in the world. The news channels have turned out to be a gossip box with people ranting non-sense for 24 hours. If an Army man or social/spiritual leader passes away, there will not be any big news. Certainly superhit movies must have made her rich and popular, but do you find any change in the society? The channels are only bothered about TRP ratings.

The sudden and untimely death of the great actress Sridevi is a monumental loss to the Indian film industry.When K Raghavendra Rao was naming the socio-fantasy in Telugu with Chiranjeevi in1990s As just “jagadekaveerudu” she had the words””Athilokasundari” appended to the title in her favour to register her presence too!.Such was the clout she wielded.Will our film industry ever see such a legend again The untimely and premature death of her, came as rude shock to her countless admirers all over the country as she had been darling to not only Tollywood or Bollywood, she had acted in Malayalam,Kannada, also and proved her metal.Given her talent and image it is no wonder that she soon emerged with a pan Indian stature, surpassing her South Indian origins, But Iam sorry to see the delay in clearing the body to be brought to India, entangled in all unnecessary controversies..Lot of doubts and suspicions made the issue more complicated but at last the dead body reached Mumbai, for the last funeral rights.May her soul rest in peace

Yesterday I have finished reading one more new book titled,  “Indira: India’s Most Powerful Prime Minister” by Sagarika Ghosh.  Sagarika is currently the consulting Editor of an English News Paper, and a journalist with over 25 years experience in print and visual media. The book is an objective account of Mrs Gandhi’s life. She admits that she disagreed with her politics but was fascinated by the subject as a political journalist. Unlike her father Mrs Gandhi believed in politics of singularity. Sagarika, it seems read 80 out of 120 biographies written about Indira. In order to bring something interesting, and new to the book, that had not been already done, she took the role of an interviewer. The narrative is interspersed with letters addressed to the Ghost of Indira Gandhi, which poses questions Sagarika would have wanted, to ask her, if she were alive today. In this book PN Haksar, has been given prominence as a pivotal player in all of Indira’s masterstrokes. Sagarika credits him with being the architect of Bangladesh War. Though Sagarika was blown away by the level of courage that Mrs Gandhi displayed when she took the lone stand against the world for the war. The book goes beyond her facet as a ruler and dwells into her multi-faceted personality. Indira wasn’t all business; she had a softer side as well. I have understood that Indira was a paradoxical person who loved things she didn’t like. She espoused similar feelings towards Indian democracy, Indian politics, the Indian press, men in her family etc. Sagarika sums up her impression of Mrs Gandhi as one beautiful and magnanimous person caged in a castle made of her own paranoia, anxiety, anger, and suspicion of everyone around her. Indira lived in black and white, a person of extremes, capable of great evil and good. It’s a very fascinating read.