tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post6595501614505005758..comments2024-03-29T14:51:07.745+05:30Comments on Shobhaa De: From Deccan Chronicle. Awards TamashaShobhaa Dehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05610708004901279105noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-29833650324377878822009-02-28T23:53:00.000+05:302009-02-28T23:53:00.000+05:30Mam U Rock ...I just love ur writing styleMam U Rock ...<BR/><BR/>I just love ur writing stylevarryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10778811658138933392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-14631308878824026082009-02-14T09:34:00.000+05:302009-02-14T09:34:00.000+05:30This reminds me of a real freedom fighter who did ...This reminds me of a real freedom fighter who did not get a pension and died a commoner's death and his children for sometime had to beg on the street. And in the same vein, of another person who (arranged!) records to avail himself of the pension for his being on jail during freedom movement. Sab kuchh chalta hai.<BR/><BR/>Let me ramble aside. There's pain attached to receiving awards without deserving. May god excerbate it...for the good of HUMANITY.<BR/><BR/>Nanda<BR/>http://ramblingnanda.blogspot.comThe Unadornedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18010721483561440174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-59236421783014607952009-02-08T01:48:00.000+05:302009-02-08T01:48:00.000+05:30Also, I am reminded of the fact that a television ...Also, I am reminded of the fact that a television news-channel has recently conferred a lifetime achievement award on Mr. L. K. Advani.<BR/><BR/>I am about half-a-century younger than Mr. Advani and wouldn't know about all that he has done, but when I think of his achievements during my lifetime, the ones that come to mind immediately are:<BR/><BR/>- He travelled around the country to try and work people up into a communal frenzy, in the early 1990s, which led a large number of them to descend upon the town of Ayodhya to pull down a centuries-old mosque.<BR/><BR/>- He was the Home Minister of India during the 2002 anti-Muslim riots in Gujarat and did not send in security forces under the central government's control or use his position to get the state government to act effectively to stop the violence, until after his boss i.e. Prime Minister Vajpayee was called to Rashtrapati Bhawan and questioned on the subject by the President of India. By then, more than 2000 innocent people had been killed in the most brutal manner.<BR/><BR/>- He had the gumption to claim in his autobiography that the (then) External Affairs Minister, Mr. Jaswant Singh, had released terrorists from Indian jails in exchange for the release of the passengers of a hijacked Indian Airlines aircraft, without his i.e. Mr. Advani's knowledge, even though he was the Home Minister of the country at that point of time.<BR/><BR/>I wonder which of these warrant a lifetime achievement award.Sidhusaahebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08428201823375343016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-65879690500230602032009-02-07T18:59:00.000+05:302009-02-07T18:59:00.000+05:30hey maam, awesome post , this is what we love you ...hey maam, awesome post , this is what we love you for... and this is what true journalism of courage really means !!Ankur Kakkarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16918103449487828085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-3160247603164336332009-02-07T02:14:00.000+05:302009-02-07T02:14:00.000+05:30You may also recall the media-hype surrounding all...You may also recall the media-hype surrounding all those beauty-contest victories.<BR/><BR/>If I remember correctly the girls were received by the Prime Minister or the President or both, upon their triumphant return, as if they had just planted the Indian flag on the moon.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for writing the truth about these 'awards', in particular, in addition to all the other ones!<BR/><BR/>BTW, if I am not wrong, Abhishek Bachchan already has more critically acclaimed work to his credit than Aishwarya. Perhaps the <I>bahu</I> is more of a favourite of <I>Chacha</I> Amar's than the <I>bhatija</I>.Sidhusaahebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08428201823375343016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-72659638986480118782009-02-06T09:27:00.000+05:302009-02-06T09:27:00.000+05:30Ah thank you for ur comments on Padmasree...most o...Ah thank you for ur comments on Padmasree...most of the people beleive that undeserved people are getting this......<BR/><BR/>I know you are a fan of South Indian Actor Mammooty,and i read somewhere that he is going to act in a kannada movie with kon kona sen sharma...thats going to be nice i thinkMehrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02694874086836691105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-8137921773256970782009-02-06T02:20:00.000+05:302009-02-06T02:20:00.000+05:30by reading your blog. Today I came closer to the h...by reading your blog. Today I came closer to the hard reality surrounding each and every award .........it's really very diffecult to digest each and every award given to all those so called award winners !fazalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943961031857783691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-26374962302364881352009-02-06T00:28:00.000+05:302009-02-06T00:28:00.000+05:30ECKHART TOLLE ~~"Nonreaction to the ego of others ...ECKHART TOLLE ~~<BR/><BR/>"Nonreaction to the ego of others is one of the most effective ways not only of going beyond ego in yourself but also dissolving the collective human ego. <BR/><BR/>All you need to know and observe in yourself is this: Whenever you feel superior or inferior to anyone, that's the ego in you."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-64234770587893363752009-02-05T22:31:00.000+05:302009-02-05T22:31:00.000+05:30Wow this one's really fantastic!and it has come st...Wow this one's really fantastic!and it has come straight from the horse's mouth.I really appreciate it, i mean the way you have written it.I had mentioned earlier also, i'd love to hear ur opinion on Padmi Shri awards given this year.And thanks for doing it, Ma'm.Thoughts Over Chaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10156754966804616972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-84335446852055092942009-02-05T22:11:00.000+05:302009-02-05T22:11:00.000+05:30a post so true to my heart! I dont wanna add my tw...a post so true to my heart! I dont wanna add my two cents(ooh I`m scared some anonymous troll will come pouncing on me!) :-)) I already did that in the last post.But yes, I feel its a #$^#* mockery of the whole system. But then, who makes the system tick?Piper ..https://www.blogger.com/profile/02315500028808314079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-86695503167097370272009-02-05T21:41:00.000+05:302009-02-05T21:41:00.000+05:30Now, like a lot other things even the awards have ...<B>Now, like a lot other things even the awards have lost their importance! </B><BR/><I><BR/>Nicely written<BR/>- Anu</I>A.premhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15467691051005893222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-61432876297081156922009-02-05T20:48:00.000+05:302009-02-05T20:48:00.000+05:30honest as the De is long! and brutally so.rgds,ked...honest as the De is long! and brutally so.<BR/><BR/>rgds,<BR/>kedarAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-17880243202733602942009-02-05T16:09:00.000+05:302009-02-05T16:09:00.000+05:30WEll who cares bout awards...i won badminton turna...WEll who cares bout awards...i won badminton turnaments and never ever visited back to get the big prize.....It was just the fun of fighting it out in the middle of pitch which parhaps matters to most of us.....Rahulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16369710563080432091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-23882740163162241552009-02-05T15:56:00.000+05:302009-02-05T15:56:00.000+05:30I've heard about something called Booker Prize, bu...I've heard about something called Booker Prize, but not "Boker Prize", Amrit!<BR/>Maybe that's why I'm not qualified enough to join Shobhaa De's "fan"-club :o)!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-68596735377548087732009-02-05T14:22:00.000+05:302009-02-05T14:22:00.000+05:30If there is a Boker Prize for Blogging..you deserv...If there is a Boker Prize for Blogging..you deserve it ma'm!!<BR/><BR/>Written very well!!Amrit Bharadwajhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05058669568376914574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-72224585363171661682009-02-05T12:53:00.000+05:302009-02-05T12:53:00.000+05:30After reading your article, my thoughts about all ...After reading your article, my thoughts about all these award functions have become more concrete that this pomp and show is all about the settings and manipulations, give and take between recepients & organisers. as Nandini said, its an open secret!!<BR/><BR/>I truly admire you for the way you manage to be a part of this glamorous world yet stand out different coz of your beliefs and straight forward and open attitude.Anjuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377488802038591578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-48766744185485634382009-02-05T12:21:00.000+05:302009-02-05T12:21:00.000+05:30Ruchira,Thanks for the link.I saw the Devils' Advo...Ruchira,<BR/>Thanks for the link.<BR/>I saw the Devils' Advocate interview (http://ibnlive.in.com/news/devils-advocate-shobhaa-de-on-mumbai-vs-bombay/76806-3.html)<BR/>just now. Congratulations Karan, for exposing Shobhaa De as the hypocrite she is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-52931343135367902082009-02-05T12:11:00.000+05:302009-02-05T12:11:00.000+05:30Wishing an award for you too.Wishing an award for you too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-27638872987254470352009-02-05T11:55:00.000+05:302009-02-05T11:55:00.000+05:30Now, even though it's an open secret, it does ...Now, even though it's an open secret, it does help to reiterate the facts. Some consolation for those unlucky souls. But, like someone said...who cares about these awards anyways. The give & take policy seems to justify some sort of a balance, so as to obey some law of the land.<BR/><BR/>Nandini Rao.Nandini Raohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08840265942813633770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-59852310036620077662009-02-05T11:48:00.000+05:302009-02-05T11:48:00.000+05:30Try adding a few more "a"s after Shobhaa...Try adding a few more "a"s after Shobhaaa. That may get you a Padma Award!<BR/>Good to see you have learnt about ellipses from Rahul. It would have been more lady-like (alas, you may be unfamiliar with the word!) to acknowledge it though.<BR/>One question: you seem to be posting blogs more often these days! Is it in the hope that your "fans" won't go back & read the comments on your previous blogs?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-23861365646872724662009-02-05T11:40:00.000+05:302009-02-05T11:40:00.000+05:30Hahaha! I warn you, you are going to be, either sh...Hahaha! I warn you, you are going to be, either shortlisted or blacklisted for next year Padma awards because of this post!!Maddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13942977619754014724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-13436195134238846032009-02-05T11:39:00.000+05:302009-02-05T11:39:00.000+05:30Its sad... this blatant disregard on matters of ho...Its sad... this blatant disregard on matters of honour.<BR/><BR/>No wonder straight talkers like you get so much criticism, no one really has the b*lls to call 'em as they see 'em anymore.<BR/><BR/>you ought to do an article on 2 months post 26/11...now what? We're back to where we were hoping against hope we wouldnt be...Serendipityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05200551456447337295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-66281246695063890052009-02-05T11:31:00.000+05:302009-02-05T11:31:00.000+05:30MAM HOW DO U WRITE SO WELL. I WANT TO KISS THAT HA...MAM HOW DO U WRITE SO WELL. I WANT TO KISS THAT HAND OF URS. AMAZING! HOW IS DE' SIR?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-81960215493971419812009-02-05T11:30:00.000+05:302009-02-05T11:30:00.000+05:30Who cares about these awards anyway...Moreover, ev...Who cares about these awards anyway...Moreover, every genuine achiever for sure knows how to distinguish between an authentic recognition and a made up one...Precisely the reason why you find Aamir Khan completely ignoring such statuettes while self-obsessed braggers like SRK keep on running after them all the time...I guess eventually what matters the most is a self-satisfaction of truly having made a mark and that is ideally the biggest award one can think of.Ashutoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07262894371837867901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-74412030280420330742009-02-05T11:26:00.000+05:302009-02-05T11:26:00.000+05:30An interesting write up.An interesting write up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com