Mirror on the Wall

                                ‘A’ NEET ‘A’ suicide A few days back everyone was moved with the issue of Anitha killing herself. The word ‘a’ means no in Sanskrit. Ashok means no worries. Ashardoma means no devotion. ‘Anita’ pronounced to me like ‘A’NEET’A’. Anitha wanted no improper NEET.  NEET has plural opinions. From one viewpoint, it is better to hold NEET while the other demands a discard of the same. NEET has frozen the mobilization of black money. Almost hard workers and deservers get into medicine. Many cases come, where a biology student is pushed to take up medicine to have prestige in the society.....for their parents. Those parents hardly hesitate to cast the holy and precious money to create a doctor who is not even aware of spotting the organs in the anatomy. Parents have to understand that medicine is not a business but a service. Paying some lakhs will not become a compensation o...

The perks of being with Malayali friends is that my ears were introduced to a secular devotional hymn on the great king, Mahabali. Mahabali, as the legendary tale goes, was a King, who was highly charitable. Being so charitable led to his excellence. Lord Vishnu took the incarnation of Vamanan, a dwarf and approached the King for three feet land. The King unsurprisingly granted the latter’s wish.  However, surprisingly Vamanan rose to the sky and took his Vishwaroopam. One foot (not 12 inches) covered the sky and the other the land. The third was on the King’s head and the King was pushed under the ground. People believe that Maveli Thambrante would visit their houses and feast upon their sumptuous ‘Onam Sadhya’. The song that I specified earlier is ‘Maveli naadu vaneedum Kalam’ . This song proudly speaks of the Utopian tenure of Mahabali Thambrante.  The very first time, I listened to the song, it was only my economics class but in a melodious manner. That reminded me o...