Review on "JASHN-E-AZAADI"

          In this documentary 'Jashn-e-Azadi'-- 'How We Celebrate Freedom' is as explicit to speak of violence in Kashmir as the violence itself. Jashn-e-Azadi, is not only a rear glance of life with military, it is a smidgen more, in and out, interlacing the cowed survivals and the recurring pangs of death.

          The movie start with a desolate father looks for his son's grave in a Shaheedi Qabristan (martyr's graveyard), a teenager girl describes the body of a young man in the neighbourhood, killed during an army operation--"The body is lying in the crossroad amidst the houses, no one is allowed to approach, even the dog did not go near it." Her stoic, flat voice, communicates a long endurance.Post trauma centres, flood with disjointed minds, doctors listen to the staccato stories of a woman, and more. In her dreams, shrouded figures appear - and never reveal their faces.

     At Independence Day. Orphaned, children sing Iqbal's ' sare jahan se achchha, hindostan hamara,' and mark the glorification of their lives being spared, while their loved ones got killed. A feeling as alien like freedom would not tick these young hearts to sing, slaved within the terror of the past and an uncertain future.

       The way the film captures self defending attempts by the armed forces to manage for itself, an image of credibility is poignant in sense of negation. The images of the army run schools and orphanages, the donation of portable radio sets by them to the victims, the insistence to sing the national anthem, and an added pinch of "operation successful", as claimed by the forces, give bouts of disillusionment to the boasted claims of peace. Lives put to discord and then mend up with patches of compensations are received as a mockery.

        The movie doesn't escape to obtain martyrdom as it is hugged by Kashmiri youth. Martyrdom in Kashmir is more often a given status than achieved. One encounter and ten martyrs are recognised, another encounter, a score more.

        Theatrical performances demonstrate a five century old colonisation of the valley, and its fate being decided and re-decided by the any one but the people of the land.However, with all the ugliness, the beauty of symbolism is maintained. The symbol of tourists wearing colourful Kashmiri attires to be clicked in as a remembrance of Kashmir, when the movie opens and the same attires being replaced by a military scarf that a girl chooses to be clicked in as the film closes, leaves a strong impression of the slow generated change. The change of recognition of Kashmir, from beauty to the spectors of death.

Women Portrayed In Media

               Mass media,in general is often said to be the reflection of the society.Or atleast that's what majority of people in India conciously or unconsiously tend to believe.While it's arguable whether the media truly reflect the society or not,there's no doubt that media have a big sociocultural influence on the society.
               The way women are shown in movies these days is hardly different than those before a decade or a few.Women have been shown to consider being an ideal homemaker as the goal of their life.Leaving few expectations,movies of recent times have hardly shown an 'ideal women' doing anything but being a housewife.Even in those movies where a woman is shown to have more decision power in hand than her husband,the wife is almost always portrayed in badlight. And the end of the movie,she slapped by her husband.Her husband also tells her,'I should have slapped much earlier.'the woman realizes her 'mistakes' repents of the same & the movie ends when everyone appears to be happy.
                 The same has remained true for the soap operas of earlier times & of recent times.While in many of these soaps, a women has more decision power than their male counterparts,it's very difficult to come across so many such families in real life.Moreover,those women who wear modern clothes & appear very confident more often than not have bad intentions than their conservative & not so-much counterparts.

John Pilger documentary analyse

                   After watching the documentary,i would like to describe today's mass & media & there role in the society. I believe that the role mass media it's totally malfunction and a selling device for TRP,it's plays an very important role in modifying the real news.
                  After seeing this documentary one question arise in my mind.'How did people of indian would respond to such incident?' and the answer come to me is such incident will have only temporary effects on indian as nor the mass neither the media is strong effective to react and get the result of such incident.we indians learned to move on instead of asking the question to the government why again and again........common people targeted.......................?
                  For eg: 26/11 terrorist attack the reaction was strong,but the result was effectless.Still we have not got the answer from government nor from the mass & media,that why this happened,who was behind this
and what precaution was government taken.
                  The best way to respond to such incident is to choose the good government try to find the true reason of such incident instead of blindly following the report of the mass and media.only street march and candle walk is not the solution of such incident,be a part of the trial of the situation unitedly...

Why I Am Here?

After the completion of my HSC examination,i was looking for any kind of graduation cource and also had a councelling session with my senior professor of my college.He suggested me for BMM. as i was not aware of what is BMM in the begning  i took the cource lightly and entered into it,but as an when the 1st year went i was all set in this field .I realised that this is the only course why i am here for? I am under one roof of the society where i am connected with all the class of society from common man to the business person, politics, glamour, crime,laws,foreign affairs etc.
       Now i have appeared for MA.CJ (master of arts in mass communication & journalism). As i am BMM graduate from advertising and want to experience both  journalism and advertising
AND this is all why i am doing MA.CJ.

Eco friendly bakra eid.

                          what is eco - friendly exactly?

Environment-friendly Id-ul-Zuha or Bakrid- ever heard of that? What does Bakrid have to do with the environment? Since the last couple of years, Muslims of Mumbai are discovering the benefit of environmental-friendly Bakrid.

Due to the urban lifestyle and lack of adequate space, sacrificing the animal and disposing off the related waste is the major problem faced every year. Due to lack of proper waste disposal, an epidemic broke out in the Muslim dominated localities in Mumbai in the past. Dr Asad Mirza, a general practitioner in the Muslim-dominated Bhendi Bazar area in South Mumbai reveals that every year, after Bakrid, there is atleast 30 to 35 per cent rise in the cases of diseases such as diarrhea, typhoid and malaria. ? The reason is not far to seek. Due to lack of civic sense, most of the Muslim families drain off the blood of the animal into the common drainage which clogs the entire drainage system. Moreover the waste of the animal is left in the open for days turning these areas into a perfect breeding ground for pathogenic bacteria leading to the epidemic outbreak,? confirms Dr Mirza. What is the alternative then? The posh housing societies solved the problem by reserving the space in their large compound for the purpose and taking care of the waste disposal. The real problem was faced by the congested Muslim middle-class localities. Few of the alert Muslims reserve community halls or Jamaatkhanas of the localities and request the residents to keep their animals there, feed them and sacrifice them there at nominal cost. Others have struck deals with their regular mutton suppliers or butchers. The package is that the butcher will purchase the animal, keep it, feed it and on Bakrid day, sacrifice the animal and then make home delivery of the meat.

?This is not only a cost effective measure, but also saves time and is environmental friendly. Since our mutton supplier is a professional and has the infrastructure, they easily manage the waste and protect the environment,? says Syed Zia, a timber merchant who sacrifices seven animals on every Bakrid. Zubair Bagban used to keep and sacrifice the animals on the terrace of his residence. But since last three years, Zubair is keeping the animals at the community hall at Mohammed Ali Road. A fruit dealer, Zubair was pained to watch the women of the household struggling to clean the blood and disposing off the waste. ? But now that problem has been solved as I, my relatives and friends do the Qurbani at the community hall and in an organised manner,? says Zubair.

Nazir Merchant of Classic Mutton Corner was able to convince 28 of his regular customers for their Bakrid package. It included purchase of the animal to home delivery of the mutton. ? This year, the booking has crossed 50, our target is atleast 100 customers,? says Nazir.

Dr Javid Shaikh who has registered with the Classic Mutton Corner package is a relieved man. ? Every year in the past, we had to search for a good butcher and then struggle to dispose off the waste. Since the last two years, my family is celebrating Bakrid in peace without any problem of purchasing the animal and disposing off the waste,? says Javid. Many of the Muslim social organisations in Mumbai are promoting ?combined Qurbani? as a concept which is not only permitted in Islam, but also becoming very popular in the Gulf countries. On a visit to any Muslim locality in Mumbai this time of the year, one can find a slew of organisations offering individual share in the combined Qurbani. The blackboard banners, handbills and posters announce the details and cost of Qurbani per share.