Following things blindly. Yes, People tend to do things just because others are doing so, and also to show off. They don't want to know the reasons behind events, and even if they do know the reasons, they still do it just to get a cozy seat in the society. The marketing gurus have made things even worse by promoting goods what shouldn't be. The media (especially the digital media) encourages these activities rather than showing reality to its audience. Everything has become business. Examples :
- Diwali is one of the biggest festivals in India. It is the festival of Diyas (earthen lamps), not crackers. People in Ayodhya had lit up diyas to give a warm welcome to their victorious king. There are also myths that because Diwali falls on Amavasya, the darkest night in Hindu Lunar Calendar, diyas were lit up to guide our dead Ancestors to their abode[1]. Anyways, crackers certainly have no role to play here. They were introduced by some genius business person and has way too many demerits - pollution (all forms) , child labor (in making them) and people dying while manufacturing it every year. Then why crackers?
- Holi is the festival of colors and not water colors. The story goes like this - Hiranyakashipu, a king, had a boon that would make him indestructible. So he grew arrogant and wanted everyone to worship him. But his son, Prahalad, refused to do so. His wicked aunt, Holika, convinced Prahalad to sit with her in a fire where she would herself were a non-burning shawl and escape. But when the fire was lit, a wind blew and shawl flew from her and encased Prahalad. So we burn Holika to commemorate victory. Colors were introduced when baby Krishna, who was dark because of the poisoned milk he sucked from a demon's breast, was very depressed that day. He was afraid Radha, or no other Gopi, would like him. So his mother asks him to go to Radha and color her with any color.[2] So how does water come here in the whole picture? There are so many villages (and even towns and cities) struggling for daily-use water and people just waste so much that single day. Add to that the water wastage (and pain) in removing the color stain the next day. Water is not supplied for an hour in Delhi or Mumbai and the whole media goes mad. Then why use water in holi ?
- La Tomatina is a not an Indian festival. This festival started in 1945 in a small town in Spain when there was a fight in a crowd seeing a parade show, for better visibility places, and a grocery shop nearby fell victim to it. It was repeated in the following few years and then it was announced as an annual festival. In some countries like Columbia, they celebrate it to mark the good harvest when they have surplus of tomatoes, so they don't even have the space to store them [3]. What is it to do in India where tomatoes these days have become so expensive? Petrol prices go up by 10 paisa and people start criticizing the government (even when it is a subsidized). There is a huge section of the people who don't have money to buy a kilo of tomato to eat. Then why celebrate La Tomatina in India?
- Cricket, Football, Hockey are not the only sport India plays. Fifa 2014 concluded some time back and everyday, my whole facebook wall was flooded with "Go! Messi, Ronaldo, Neymar" etc. India doesn't even rank inside 150 of the 200 odd countries playing football. There was not a single post on the commonwealth games, held just after that, on my wall. Don't just follow it to look cool and because others are following it. It has become a chain reaction, seriously. And then half of them were worried why FCB and MU did not feature in the world cup. How many know that a team of jharkhand girls won a bronze at the under-14 Gasteiz cup, a teenage football cup, in Spain last year? These poor girls had to practice bare foot to preserve their only pair of shoes for the actual matches [4]. I think a lot of this blame has to go to the media. If I am not wrong this news didn't become a headline in any of the popular news channels (I myself got to it through Quora). Cricket team wins one single match and it becomes their cover story for the entire day. Hockey team did not win a world cup (or some major tournament) and they will debate about it for hours. Oh come on! India can be a champion in every sport (I am not against these three at all). Then why only cheer for cricket, football or hockey?Help these people at- Every girl's future in her own hands.
- Shivratri is a festival celebrated because Lord Shiva had swallowed the poison from all oceans and kept it in his throat. It became bluish-green because of the poision and so He is called Neelkanth as well. People offer him milk to neutralize the effect of poision.[5] I have no concrete knowledge about this being a recent addendum and not being followed from our ancient cultures and societies. Therefore, I cannot ask anyone to stop doing it. But personally (and only in my view), I feel that a lot of milk is being wasted in this festival which simply flows down through the drainage system. Every second child under five in India suffers from malnutrition, and Vitamin A, present in milk is a key component in fighting it [6]. I am sure God will be more pleased if we use milk for that cause. Then why "unuse" such huge quantity of milk?
Following things blindly. Yes, People tend to do things just because others are doing so, and also to show off. They don't want to know the reasons behind events, and even if they do know the reasons, they still do it just to get a cozy seat in the society. The marketing gurus have made things even worse by promoting goods what shouldn't be. The media (especially the digital media) encourages these activities rather than showing reality to its audience. Everything has become business. Examples :
- Diwali is one of the biggest festivals in India. It is the festival of Diyas (earthen lamps), not crackers. People in Ayodhya had lit up diyas to give a warm welcome to their victorious king. There are also myths that because Diwali falls on Amavasya, the darkest night in Hindu Lunar Calendar, diyas were lit up to guide our dead Ancestors to their abode[1]. Anyways, crackers certainly have no role to play here. They were introduced by some genius business person and has way too many demerits - pollution (all forms) , child labor (in making them) and people dying while manufacturing it every year. Then why crackers?
- Holi is the festival of colors and not water colors. The story goes like this - Hiranyakashipu, a king, had a boon that would make him indestructible. So he grew arrogant and wanted everyone to worship him. But his son, Prahalad, refused to do so. His wicked aunt, Holika, convinced Prahalad to sit with her in a fire where she would herself were a non-burning shawl and escape. But when the fire was lit, a wind blew and shawl flew from her and encased Prahalad. So we burn Holika to commemorate victory. Colors were introduced when baby Krishna, who was dark because of the poisoned milk he sucked from a demon's breast, was very depressed that day. He was afraid Radha, or no other Gopi, would like him. So his mother asks him to go to Radha and color her with any color.[2] So how does water come here in the whole picture? There are so many villages (and even towns and cities) struggling for daily-use water and people just waste so much that single day. Add to that the water wastage (and pain) in removing the color stain the next day. Water is not supplied for an hour in Delhi or Mumbai and the whole media goes mad. Then why use water in holi ?
- La Tomatina is a not an Indian festival. This festival started in 1945 in a small town in Spain when there was a fight in a crowd seeing a parade show, for better visibility places, and a grocery shop nearby fell victim to it. It was repeated in the following few years and then it was announced as an annual festival. In some countries like Columbia, they celebrate it to mark the good harvest when they have surplus of tomatoes, so they don't even have the space to store them [3]. What is it to do in India where tomatoes these days have become so expensive? Petrol prices go up by 10 paisa and people start criticizing the government (even when it is a subsidized). There is a huge section of the people who don't have money to buy a kilo of tomato to eat. Then why celebrate La Tomatina in India?
- Cricket, Football, Hockey are not the only sport India plays. Fifa 2014 concluded some time back and everyday, my whole facebook wall was flooded with "Go! Messi, Ronaldo, Neymar" etc. India doesn't even rank inside 150 of the 200 odd countries playing football. There was not a single post on the commonwealth games, held just after that, on my wall. Don't just follow it to look cool and because others are following it. It has become a chain reaction, seriously. And then half of them were worried why FCB and MU did not feature in the world cup. How many know that a team of jharkhand girls won a bronze at the under-14 Gasteiz cup, a teenage football cup, in Spain last year? These poor girls had to practice bare foot to preserve their only pair of shoes for the actual matches [4]. I think a lot of this blame has to go to the media. If I am not wrong this news didn't become a headline in any of the popular news channels (I myself got to it through Quora). Cricket team wins one single match and it becomes their cover story for the entire day. Hockey team did not win a world cup (or some major tournament) and they will debate about it for hours. Oh come on! India can be a champion in every sport (I am not against these three at all). Then why only cheer for cricket, football or hockey?Help these people at- Every girl's future in her own hands.
- Shivratri is a festival celebrated because Lord Shiva had swallowed the poison from all oceans and kept it in his throat. It became bluish-green because of the poision and so He is called Neelkanth as well. People offer him milk to neutralize the effect of poision.[5] I have no concrete knowledge about this being a recent addendum and not being followed from our ancient cultures and societies. Therefore, I cannot ask anyone to stop doing it. But personally (and only in my view), I feel that a lot of milk is being wasted in this festival which simply flows down through the drainage system. Every second child under five in India suffers from malnutrition, and Vitamin A, present in milk is a key component in fighting it [6]. I am sure God will be more pleased if we use milk for that cause. Then why "unuse" such huge quantity of milk?Following things blindly. Yes, People tend to do things just because others are doing so, and also to show off. They don't want to know the reasons behind events, and even if they do know the reasons, they still do it just to get a cozy seat in the society. The marketing gurus have made things even worse by promoting goods what shouldn't be. The media (especially the digital media) encourages these activities rather than showing reality to its audience. Everything has become business. Examples :
- Diwali is one of the biggest festivals in India. It is the festival of Diyas (earthen lamps), not crackers. People in Ayodhya had lit up diyas to give a warm welcome to their victorious king. There are also myths that because Diwali falls on Amavasya, the darkest night in Hindu Lunar Calendar, diyas were lit up to guide our dead Ancestors to their abode[1]. Anyways, crackers certainly have no role to play here. They were introduced by some genius business person and has way too many demerits - pollution (all forms) , child labor (in making them) and people dying while manufacturing it every year. Then why crackers?
- Holi is the festival of colors and not water colors. The story goes like this - Hiranyakashipu, a king, had a boon that would make him indestructible. So he grew arrogant and wanted everyone to worship him. But his son, Prahalad, refused to do so. His wicked aunt, Holika, convinced Prahalad to sit with her in a fire where she would herself were a non-burning shawl and escape. But when the fire was lit, a wind blew and shawl flew from her and encased Prahalad. So we burn Holika to commemorate victory. Colors were introduced when baby Krishna, who was dark because of the poisoned milk he sucked from a demon's breast, was very depressed that day. He was afraid Radha, or no other Gopi, would like him. So his mother asks him to go to Radha and color her with any color.[2] So how does water come here in the whole picture? There are so many villages (and even towns and cities) struggling for daily-use water and people just waste so much that single day. Add to that the water wastage (and pain) in removing the color stain the next day. Water is not supplied for an hour in Delhi or Mumbai and the whole media goes mad. Then why use water in holi ?
- La Tomatina is a not an Indian festival. This festival started in 1945 in a small town in Spain when there was a fight in a crowd seeing a parade show, for better visibility places, and a grocery shop nearby fell victim to it. It was repeated in the following few years and then it was announced as an annual festival. In some countries like Columbia, they celebrate it to mark the good harvest when they have surplus of tomatoes, so they don't even have the space to store them [3]. What is it to do in India where tomatoes these days have become so expensive? Petrol prices go up by 10 paisa and people start criticizing the government (even when it is a subsidized). There is a huge section of the people who don't have money to buy a kilo of tomato to eat. Then why celebrate La Tomatina in India?
- Cricket, Football, Hockey are not the only sport India plays. Fifa 2014 concluded some time back and everyday, my whole facebook wall was flooded with "Go! Messi, Ronaldo, Neymar" etc. India doesn't even rank inside 150 of the 200 odd countries playing football. There was not a single post on the commonwealth games, held just after that, on my wall. Don't just follow it to look cool and because others are following it. It has become a chain reaction, seriously. And then half of them were worried why FCB and MU did not feature in the world cup. How many know that a team of jharkhand girls won a bronze at the under-14 Gasteiz cup, a teenage football cup, in Spain last year? These poor girls had to practice bare foot to preserve their only pair of shoes for the actual matches [4]. I think a lot of this blame has to go to the media. If I am not wrong this news didn't become a headline in any of the popular news channels (I myself got to it through Quora). Cricket team wins one single match and it becomes their cover story for the entire day. Hockey team did not win a world cup (or some major tournament) and they will debate about it for hours. Oh come on! India can be a champion in every sport (I am not against these three at all). Then why only cheer for cricket, football or hockey?Help these people at- Every girl's future in her own hands.
- Shivratri is a festival celebrated because Lord Shiva had swallowed the poison from all oceans and kept it in his throat. It became bluish-green because of the poision and so He is called Neelkanth as well. People offer him milk to neutralize the effect of poision.[5] I have no concrete knowledge about this being a recent addendum and not being followed from our ancient cultures and societies. Therefore, I cannot ask anyone to stop doing it. But personally (and only in my view), I feel that a lot of milk is being wasted in this festival which simply flows down through the drainage system. Every second child under five in India suffers from malnutrition, and Vitamin A, present in milk is a key component in fighting it [6]. I am sure God will be more pleased if we use milk for that cause. Then why "unuse" such huge quantity of milk?
- . Bunking classes in school .2 . Getting a Girlfriend3 . Selecting science stream in class 11 .
4 . Choosing either Engineering or Medicine .
5 .. Aiming IIT and NITs for doing Btech .6 . Buying a DSLR during school days .7 . Dropping one year to prepare for either Medical or JEE exams .8 . Choosing CSE branch for engineering .
9 . Buying I Phone .10 . Seeing porn videos .11 . Using of Fairness cream , hair gel etc .12 . Doing MBA after Btech .13 . Taking up IT jobs after completing Btech .14 . Going to US or other countries to pursue MS and Phd .15 . Thinking that parents are wrong .16 . Speaking in different accent .17 . Getting a good and trendy hair cut .18 . Hitting the gym to buff up .19 . Making videos using TikTok or smule .20 . Believing in unproven superstitions .21 . Drinking liquor and smoking .
22 . Getting addicted to drugs .23 . Taking pictures of food that you eaten and posting as the status in Instagram or Whats app .24 . Goa Trips .25 . Grooming a big beard .24 . Faking love .
25 . Buying a cool race bike .26 . Watching english movies and series .27 . Love marriages over arranged marriages .28 . Early Marriages .29 . Asking for Dowry before marriage .30 . Wearing branded clothes , footwear and expensive watches .31 . Dodging the traffic signals and rules .32 . Riding the bikes and car in very high speed .33 . Showing stunts using their bikes .34 . Copying in the examinations .
35 . Using of the words like fuck off , bullshit repeatedly .36 . Updating the status in social medias .37 . Using of Hash Tags .38 . Supporting either Ronaldo or Messi .39 . Taking Philosophy classes and advises to your friends .40 . Praising the developments of other countries .41 . Listening to the western song without understanding the meaning .42 . Urinating in the public road sides .43 .Throwing waste in here and there and polluting the public places .44 . Up Voting the answers of famous Quorans without even reading it45 . Using of credential in Quora like dash of Quora (imitating from Sean Kernan)
- Diwali is one of the biggest festivals in India. It is the festival of Diyas (earthen lamps), not crackers. People in Ayodhya had lit up diyas to give a warm welcome to their victorious king. There are also myths that because Diwali falls on Amavasya, the darkest night in Hindu Lunar Calendar, diyas were lit up to guide our dead Ancestors to their abode[1]. Anyways, crackers certainly have no role to play here. They were introduced by some genius business person and has way too many demerits - pollution (all forms) , child labor (in making them) and people dying while manufacturing it every year. Then why crackers?
