Dance

One of my very close friends recently joined Salsa classes. Its a place where they teach all forms of western dance forms. My girlfriend who is an instructor there, was the one who inspired my friend to join in. Both of them wanted me to go their class and watch them dance. I readily accepted as i was thoroughly jobless and how could I miss a valuable chance to comment and criticize on people i don't know. My friends knew about this but still invited me for the rhythmic evening( when was the last time someone invited Jay Leno to a party of politicians and expected him not to comment!!)
I must say, at the end of the 60 to 90 minute session, I was impressed!! Firstly it was the first time i saw a live performance of salsa. Secondly moving your body in complicated steps, synchronizing perfectly with the Mexican tunes, is surely something worth appreciating. While watching them dance, my mind wandered to the dances of our country, especially my state. It has the usual dose of classical and folk forms but very few are forms used for socializing. Unlike western forms, our dances are not society oriented. If we just move up Gujarat, Punjab and most other states have dances where people are involved without the need of any expertise, Garba, Dandiya to name a few. Its my personal opinion( what were you expecting in MY blog) that these socializing dances brings the society closer and makes it a denser unit. It is something which lets people interact, have fun and may be inspire some to pursue arts. I really wanted people to meet up, dance and go home instead of orkut or FB!! But i suddenly realized i was not in a Karan Johar movie!!
If you ask me wether I was inspired to dance and join classes for it? I would say no! The classicals are not my cup of tea, the unruly, eccentric, epileptic is what im into! And im happy with that as it gives me a very large canvas for creative expansion( Just wanted to bring in some art jargon). With that i think i will end. So until next time keep those feet tapping and those beats going!!!

Political Claasics!!

Yes I am back and if your expecting a list...well your are right again. Politics. Need i have to say more? The myriad of images that flash in your mind contain the cleanest kurtas and the bloodiest controversies! Politics has become like a soap opera, its entertaning but at the same time sometimes stretched to the limits of boredom. I managed to draw a connecting line between the beautiful world of literature and the decaying world of politics. I know by doing so many of the authors might start rolling in their graves....but its all for a good laugh, they will understand. So here goes ( Characters and titles in this list are purely real! any resemblance to any person living or dead just shows how aware you are of the current affairs! some titles might have been changed to desperately bring in humor!)

1. H. D Devegowda : He Stoops (to a new low) To Conquer by Oliver Goldsmith.
2. Andhra Pradesh : Things Fall apart by Chinuwa Chube.
3. Ambani/gas politics : Death of the salesmen by Arthur Miller.
4. Verappa Moily : Crime and punishment by Dostoevsky.
5. Mamatha Banerjee vs Laloo : Streetcars named Desire by Tennessee Williams.
6. N D Tiwari : Sorry! I am not into Pulp Fiction!!!!
7. Bal Thackery : The Godfather by Mario Puzo
8. Jyoti Basu & Co : Red Star over Bengal by Edgar Snow
9. B S Yeddiurappa : Yeddy the Obscure by Thomas Hardy
10. M Karunanidhi : Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway.
11. Sonia Gandhi & co : Foundation and Empire by Issac Asimov
12. A. Ramadoss : Coma by Robin Cook.

I think i will stop here. If i continue the literary club will be filing a rit petition against me! So i would like to end by saying All is Fair in Politics and literature.....obviously by Kailash Koushik :)

Similies of 2010

2009 was an year of contrasts. It had its share of downturns and triumphs. But the happenings in 2009 were very influential. I present to you the similes that will be used in 2010 which is proof to the previous statement. ( English Gyan 101: A simile is a figure of speech comparing two things often with the word "as" or "like")

1. As epidemic as swine flu
2. As introvert as North korea
3. As loud as Rakhi sawant
4. As disloyal as Tiger Woods
5. As unsuccessful as the climate change conference.
6. As dead as Micheal Jackson.
7. As boring as ong bak 2.
8. As stoned as Janardhana reddy
9. As injurious as the kotla pitch.
10 As bulletproof as Karkare's jacket.
11. As bankrupt as the Lehman Brothers.
12. As delayed as William & Kate 's marriage
13. As bumpy as the shirid ghat road
14. As gay as Sec377
15. As precise as Lashkar-e-Toiba
16. As blue as Avatar.
17. As cunning as Madhu Koda
18. As retiring as Jay Leno
19. As hairy as Baba Ramdev
20. As early as the late night BPO shift.
21. As yellow as jaundice.
22. As elusive as the Seat of Karnataka CM
23. As divided as Andhra Pradesh
24. As fast as Usain Bolt
25. As regular as TV9 gossip
26 As sturdy as the Delhi metro constructions
27. As touching as an i-phone
28. As nosy as Kayne West
29. As indebted as Dubai World
30. As headbutting as Zidane.

Well i think its time to equip your language with these similes! So go on and let the comparisons run wild!!! Peace!