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Bollywood's Addiction with Style over Substance
One of the common criticisms directed towards Bollywood involves the blatant prioritizing of style over the substance of cinema created. Focus is largely centered over extravagant set design, glamourous costumes, fusions of classical dances and upbeat songs. Plot and sometimes even acting, tends toRead more
One of the common criticisms directed towards Bollywood involves the blatant prioritizing of style over the substance of cinema created. Focus is largely centered over extravagant set design, glamourous costumes, fusions of classical dances and upbeat songs. Plot and sometimes even acting, tends to take a backseat in this extravaganza that is propagated as “cinema”.
Cinema is a visual art, but visuals are not the only important aspect. Sanjay Leela Bansali’s recent work “Heeramandi” displayed extraordinary visual cinematography, excellent set designs and yet, failed to create a compact and convincing plot. While certain actors had stellar performances, others absolutely failed to capture the essence of their characters.
Certain films have managed to avoid this tendency. Kiran Rao’s recent work “Laapata Ladies” is an example of the perfect amalgamation of a decent storyline, excellent performances and good cinematography. Despite being a fairly low-budget film, it managed to capture the interest of a significant audience. What Bollywood films need the most is a strong captivating screenplay. However, such films are getting rarer day by day and Bollywood does need to make a conscious effort to move away from big-budget blockbuster extravaganza to proper gripping cinema.
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The Right to Education Act of the parliament made India one of the 135 countries that recognized education as a fundamental right of every child in the country. However, the enactment has not changed the fact that a significant portion of the country's children and youth are systematically denied acRead more
The Right to Education Act of the parliament made India one of the 135 countries that recognized education as a fundamental right of every child in the country. However, the enactment has not changed the fact that a significant portion of the country’s children and youth are systematically denied access to universal education.
The Covid-19 pandemic witnessed the shut-down of hundreds of government schools which forced the students to give up their dreams to study further and start working in the fields or manual labour, whichever helped them scavenge some food or money for their schools. Most government schools were in-equipped to carry out classes virtually and almost all the students did not have access to expensive gadgets, like a laptop.
The government should increase funds for public schools to improve infrastructure, recruit more teachers and provide daily mid-day meals at the schools to incentivize students and the parents, to ensure that the children are sent to school regularly. Increased emphasis should be put on education of young girls as most young girls are withdrawn from schools at a very young age to be married off. These are a few endeavors that can be undertaken to increase access to education.
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In a world where hustle-culture is considered as the ladder to success, many end up exhausting themselves immensely trying to reach the top before others. While hustling does guarantee financial security at some point, many fail to recognize the toll it has on one's mental health. We are all engulfeRead more
In a world where hustle-culture is considered as the ladder to success, many end up exhausting themselves immensely trying to reach the top before others. While hustling does guarantee financial security at some point, many fail to recognize the toll it has on one’s mental health. We are all engulfed by a storm of assignments, submissions and deadlines, panic-stricken at the thought of missing any. This constant panic, accompanied by long working hours and insufficient sleep is the reason for “burnouts”.
While hard work is certainly important, one’s life should not entirely revolve around their work. Studies have shown that people who endorse in activities and hobbies outside of work have a greater chance at overcoming burnouts. Art and culture play a significant role in this. Playing an instrument, painting or simply listening to your favourite music after a long day at work can reduce stress and anxiety.
The point is to involve oneself in an activity that is therapeutic and does not have a specific outcome other than achieving inner peace. Music, dance, painting, writing or even cooking, all these can help one express their individuality to create something new, which may be imperfect, but still beautiful in its own way.
Thus, artistic activities and cultural practices have a very positive impact on a person’s physical and mental well-being.
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