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The Elephant Whisperers : A Review

The Elephant Whisperers is a heartwarming and touching documentary film that captures the essence of the relationship between elephants and humans. The film explores the bond between two orphaned elephants and their caretakers Bomann and Bellie, who are tribal people living in the forests of Tamil Nadu. It is a story of love, dedication, and sacrifice that highlights the important role humans can play in the conservation and protection of wildlife. The film begins with the introduction of Raghu, a sick baby elephant who is found by Bomann and Bellie in the forest. Despite the odds against him, Raghu manages to survive, thanks to the care and nurturing provided by the two caretakers. We see the progression of Raghu from a weak and fragile baby to a healthy and playful elephant who loves playing football with Bomann and follows his every command like a child. As the story unfolds, we are introduced to Bellie, who shares her tragic story of losing her husband to a tiger attack in the fore
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Waiting For Jobot : A satire

                                                          Act I: Two Indian educated youths, RAHUL and KABIR, are standing on a street corner. They are both dressed in smart clothes and carrying briefcases.  Rahul and Kabir carry their briefcases with them everywhere they go, hoping to impress potential employers with their professionalism and preparedness. They both carry what they think is their best armour  inside their briefcases? Rahul. The first thing you notice when you open his briefcase is the overwhelming smell of desperation. He's got a folder filled with his resume and cover letter, all printed on fancy paper with a watermark. He's convinced that this will make him stand out from the crowd, but really it just makes him look like he's trying too hard. He's also got a notepad and a pen, just in case he needs to take notes during an interview. But really, he just doodles pictures of himself in a suit, looking successful and important. Kabir's briefcase, on

Do this before you die

  What are the things you’d like to look back at when it’s the last day of your life and you are on death bed? You might wonder why am I asking such depressing questions. But I think sometimes its easier to figure out important things in our life when we acknowledge and remind ourselves that we don’t have infinite time here on earth as a living being of substance and soul. Maybe when we have this realization that there is limited time, we will focus on the things that really matter and avoid the frivolous. This could serve as an inherent motivation for us to do things with full devotion as we realize that we don’t actually have any time to kill or waste or throw away just sitting idle. If you really want to experience life before death you will be fully engaged and involved in the each and every experience of life that really matters to you. Now this postulate can also be used in reverse, for e.g. If you want to know whether you really want something or is some life experience really i

Brown Man's burden

When the world was fighting with a pandemic like Covid19 , the white man didn't take up the burden any more to provide with an ointment to the ones they claim to have civilized. Well, civilized and left to die . White man did develop a vaccine but it was of the cost unbearable to the third world inhabitants. See I am using your (white man's) terms to designate ourselves. Not very long ago, you were here to humanize the 'savage' , to spiritualize the immoral  , to organize the unorderly  and to make a man of the 'half child half evil' .  All you took in return from us was just 3-4 million lives and some $45 trillion in today's worth. But that's okay, after all you gave us democracy and the train and yes our very favourite tea (this I genuinely thank you for). We spent a good time sipping tea together. Did we ? You might, but did I ?  But a tea that costed $45 trillion ! ! ! Quite an expensive tea date it was. Anyway with no hard feelings, we relieved y

Emerging Enterprises in Udhampur (J&K). An appraisal of Vocal for Local.

If I ask you what do you need to build a ship or an airplane or a Ferrari ? Well, you'll probably say a very powerful engine, Rudders, Wings, Water tight and air tight doors , luxury seats, strong light-weight metal etc. Yes, these things are indeed necessary. But what holds together these large components often doesn't strike our mind at the first thought. Didn't get it ? Okay! Let me make it easier for you. Do you know why Titanic sank ? Yes yes it collided with the ice-berg. But it was made of best quality steel plates. What went wrong then ? Well, the problem was with weaker iron rivets. Such tiny components had the responsibility of keeping the un-sinkable ship afloat. But just like you the makers probably ignored this tiny looking key part of the ship. And what happened next was a tragedy more horrific than all of the Shakespeare's combined. Rivets are used in Airplanes, Ferrari, Space-crafts and what not. I hope they give special attention to these tiny parts now

Attitude of people towards the depressed; Has anything changed after Sushant Singh Rajput's suicide ?

Depression is a big issue in modern world. This issue is even more brutal in conservative societies like India. National Mental Health Survey (2015) states 1 in every 20 Indians suffers from depression and nearly 15 % adults need active intervention for one or more mental health issues. After Sushant Singh Rajput's apparent suicide, all the social media flooded with debates about mental health and depression. From long Facebook posts to series of tweets to sharing of statuses on WhatsApp and Instagram about how each of us need to help people suffering from any mental health related issue. Everyone said they'll be there for anyone needing help. That they'll be there lending their ears to anyone who feels lonely.   . That from now onwards they’ll not make fun of someone who goes to psychiatrist calling him/her “insane”.     This trend apparently looked very satisfying and kind. Seemed like everyone has woken up now. The humanity has won. Sushant has proven to be the Jesus w

The Invincible

It’s not hard to smile if we try. It’s not hard to find inspiration if we look for it. It’s not expensive to gift someone happiness if we really care. Still sometimes we choose to be sad, depressed and mean because of petty issues and things that won’t even matter in the course of time and that are not even considerably awful at all. Yet we sit down with our long list of complaints and keep waiting for some saviour to come and rescue us. If only we look around us, we shall find that we are surrounded by a plethora of inspiration. There are numerous people who might have more complaints with life than we have but still they are fighting. There is no reason in actuality to sit and lament for something we don’t have. Life doesn’t wait for anyone; life doesn’t work that way. I’ll give you an example; look at the grass around you, the grass which numerous people and animals crush beneath their feet everyday. It still grows everyday and shines in the morning carrying dew drops. As if i