Gul Panag molested in Delhi
From the Blog Speak Your Mind!!!: Gul Panag molested in Delhi - Gul Panag had been molested by a couple of guys in Delhi where she was participating in a marathon race. She hasn’t filed complaint against anyone as there were too many guys & there is no way to identify them. She’s an experienced marathon runner, but this is the 1st time she experienced this sort of ugly behavior. She didn’t let this upset her & finished the race. She also said that this incident wouldn’t stop her in participating in the future. Gul definitely sounds like a tough woman. Bipasha & Arshad Warsi too were present at the event, but they didn’t take part in the race. They only cheered. Few days ago Gul Panag had been stalked too by a man. He was all the time calling her & sending text messages. Her fans supported her on Twitter about this incident. They even gave her tips how to deal with that psycho. But one tweet addressed to the actress was a bit nasty. “So folks gul panag is so pompous and wants us to believe that now she’s famous since ppl r harassing her.” Gul reacted quite strongly to this. She tweeted to the person, “R you mad? being stalked and harassed has NOTHING to with being famous, madam psychologist. How true! Wish people could understand that anyone can be stalked & traumatized by harassment . You don’t have to be famous to experience harassment of any kind. . Read Full Post
Manisha's set to bring Bollywood to Nepal
From the Blog Speak Your Mind!!!: Manisha's set to bring Bollywood to Nepal - Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:”Table Normal”; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:”"; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:”Times New Roman”; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} After a long time I read something about Manisha Koirala. She will be returning to Nepali film industry for some time. Her new film Dharma will be releasing this winter. She's right now working on a script that is based in Nepal. I also did not know that she's 40 year old. Good that somebody is honest about her age. I'm sure most of you must know that she got married to a Nepali entrepreneur this year. I think she's a very versatile actress, but mostly people only notice her fatness. And it's really strange she never did anything about her weight. I once read this interview in which both Raveena & Manisha asked girls to have sex before their marriage. That was indeed some tip! I read it in 93 & I still remember it. . Read Full Post
Veneration of bigotry
From the Blog A Reluctant Mind: Veneration of bigotry - . Most of the print media – at least the papers I read – are covering the story of Aasia Bibi who is the first Pakistani woman facing death sentence under the draconian Blasphemy laws of the country. Aasia Bibi was reported to have committed blasphemy against the prophet and religion, but according to her she never committed the act of blasphemy. She offered water (a kind act) to some of her co workers who refused to take it from her because she was an 'unclean' Christian. She was not too happy about it and had an altercation with her colleagues. A few days later, she was accused of blasphemy and a local mullah took a frenzied mob to her house to teach her a lesson and was later taken by police in 'protective custody'. Instead of providing her with protection and holding those leading the mob accountable, the local Police charged her with Section 295 C of the Pakistan Penal Code – the much maligned – and rightly so – blasphemy law. After a year and half, she was awarded death sentence by Judge Naveed Iqbal of the Sheikhupura district and sessions court – perhaps the most glaring case of bigotry at lower level judiciary. To say that this case is particular to either Aasia or rural Pakistan is incorrect. Such attitude is pervasive all over. Just a couple of months, our maid asked me if I can help her son find a job. I asked if he has had any education and what kind of work he is interested in. He has passed his matriculation (tenth grade) and was interested in working a peon (a combination of mail boy/tea boy). I asked someone I know to give him job in his fairly large firm, he agreed and I thought that was the end of it. A couple of days later, I got a rather indignant call from the same gentleman (an Ivy League graduate) who asked me if I knew the boy I was suggesting for employment was Christian. I told him that I knew to which he quite openly expressed his discomfort and said that he cannot hire him because his employees would not be too happy taking water and tea from a choora (a derogatory term for Christian sanitary workers). I argued that he is the boss and if he hires someone, no one in his employment would have issues with it but he decided that he cannot disturb the 'peace' of his office. I was extremely sad at this blatant display of injustice but did not push the matter for the fear of any crazy guy going after that boy accusing him of blasphemy because he dared to refuse to become a sanitary worker like his father and grandfather and actually contemplated upward social mobility. That boy is now working in a bank as a sanitary worker. Aasia perhaps is much braver than I am. She raised her voice against this bigotry and discrimination and learned it the hard way that such valor and bravery is not valued much in this society. Her story is the story of centuries old intolerance that is deeply embedded in our society and no amount of education or interaction with the outside world has made much of a difference. In my opinion, Aasia Bibi was first lynched by a mob and was later taken into police custody because she raised her voice against the treatment meted out to her, something peasant women do not do in Pakistan and a Christian peasant should not even think about. . . Read Full Post
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