Grand Wedding, Noble Distraction !

A few years have passed since the last similar event of this magnitude - the Grand Indian Celebrities Wedding of Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai. It seems not much has changed in terms of the grand attention the couple – Ram Charan Teja (Son of Chiranjeevi, Actor & Politician) and Upasana (Grand Daughter of Dr. Pratap C Reddy, Chairman and Co-founder of Apollo Hospital) this time their marriage has become sensational news.

The wedding has been in the spotlight most of this week in the news - the only difference from 2007 is being the tremendous impact on social media. Now there are cartoon Facebook pages, wedding Twitter feeds and more to keep the news hungry.

Misuse of Media:

While places like Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka & Tamil Nadu are going a little crazy trying to exploit on this wedding by flooding the market with replica of wedding rings, mementos, t-shirts and even quite successfully achieved. It does beg the questions whether this excitement is justified, whether such events still should have a place in our Indian media, when we are in bad state of facing economic issues.

Judging by the coverage on the CNN and other traditional media, most of the financial experts are against it. Most of the celebrities across India were welcomed to this marriage and this distracts from the confusion going on all over the India at the moment - whether it's a petrol hike, president competition or depreciating of Indian money. This wedding does bring a sense of positivity and hope for viewers - much needed, one could argue, this year especially.

From a commercial point of view, certainly there are benefits too. Spending on everything from restaurant specials and romantic holiday offers to the actual purchase and sticky memento items relating to the wedding. The romance of it all - a fairy tale in making is quite a attractive incentive to keep many women stuck to their screens.

On the negatives, however, the argument is that the entire event constitutes a waste of money. This too, at a time when many feel that money is wasting on useless things. It was indeed a honorable sign for the couple to suggest that nobody send them wedding gifts but instead donate money to a worthy charity. I just wonder how many starving children are there in this country, how many children are looking for quality education, easily they could have aided the poor society but instead they had lavish marriage which was not useful anybody and created just hype.

The bigger issue of course and one that will no doubt be of importance in coming week is the actual relevance in Chiranjeevi’s wealth. According to some news reports, groom Ram Charan has received more than 500crores of wealth as a gift from his father-in-law. Other issues surrounding the wedding from a negative standpoint is unnecessary disruptions. Local government establishments have received road closure requests for street parties, which created lot of irritation to a common man.

Expecting Response from Chiranjeevi:

Personally, I feel this marriage has happened just for money, but not for affection or relationship. They spent lot of money on lot of things but legend Chiranjeevi, as a social worker I couldn’t see he doing any social work to the society.

If he is so honest to the humanity, then now questions may arise like this…

What happened to his Praja Rajyam Party and his followers?

What happened to his promises to the nation?

 Is it ethical to take 500crores gift from girl’s family?

Only he can answer for these questions.

Secret for Successful Relationship.

It is worth spending quality time with our loved ones. But, gripping them to stick to us for 24 hours is no way to stay in a relationship. Holding our relationship selfishly and not letting our spouse be independent, could let our relationship turn sour. Many people in this world fail to realize that individuals differ in their approach to life. We should learn to accept each others differences, thought and give our partners their desired space in the relationship. Giving desired space is very important to maintain a healthy relationship.

Firstly, Relationships can be compared to sand, since the moment we hold it tightly in our palm, it starts sliding off, and if we hold it loosely, then it remains with us. In a relationship too, we need to learn to hold it loosely and not execute things on our better half. We should never merge love life with our corporate life. We need to execute thing in corporate life and express things in love life, but we do in vice versa. This always creates problems and confusions, which makes to lose interest on relationships. If we take a look at long-lasting and successful relationships, we can realize that those couple don't always spend time sticking to each other. They do spend quality time together, but at same time know how important it is to let each other do things in their own way they like. Like example, Bollywood best couples: Ajay Devgan & Kajol.

Always sticking to each other can really make the relationship boring. Your spouse or partner should be able to miss you. Remember the old memories, 'Absence makes the heart grow'. Missing each other makes us to want each other more and love remains forever. For an example, when we eat too much of sweet stuff, we tend to get sick of it at least for a while. However, if we keep a balance between spice and sweet, we can enjoy it more. Too much of sweetness or togetherness can also be harmful in a relationship. Thus, it is best to give each other some space to adjust.

To maintain a good relationship, we can divide our time doing things with our partner and things that we want to do alone or with our friends. We can always plan to spend one day of the week with our friends and the other with our spouse. This way we won't have too much or too less of each other. However, this is again not possible without having trust on our partner. Trust forms the basis of every relationship and we need to learn to believe in our partner. Most couples do not give each other space because there is a lack of trust in their relationship. This can only give rise to unwanted quarrels, taking away the magic of our beautiful love life.

Whatever the state of our love life, the ability to solve any clashes can be the key that makes a relationship work well. For that, both the partners have to find a mutual solution by clear communication. First and foremost we should have control on over our feelings; we shouldn’t jump the wall whenever we feel like it. Let the moment of anger pass. Never lash out at our partner in public places; as such incidents will always stand an ugly mark on our relationship throughout our life.

Give priority to our love life but not pressure or irritation. A relationship is usually at its highest peak during the first few years. We need to carry this magic entire life. Space in a relation is highly recommended to make it last forever. Other than loving our partner, we also need to love our self and thus we need to take off time to pamper our self. It is good to maintain our identity. This way there will be no frustration in the relationship and it works smoothly without hurting anyone's emotions.

No relationship can work better, without giving the required space. This is the biggest secret of every successful relationship.

My Journey with Television

I was born in an era when television was just catching pace in India. Seems early, but it was in the mid-1980s. We got a new black and white television (Dyanora) and I have watched television ever since.  My oldest and favorite memory of channel is Doordarshan (DD1), at that time which was only TV station in our country.

Growing up in a traditional Hindu family, what we watched on television was dictated by the head of the family –my father, mother and grandmother. So, I used to watch a lot of historical serials and programs like Mahabharata, all time legend Chanakya, Chandrakanth and etc. Cartoon and comedy shows like Tom and Jerry, Duck Tails, Tales Pin, Jungle Book and even sometime education shows like Surabhi! Despite the boring choice of programming, the magic of television did not dodge me.  Television became a medium to tell interesting and innovative stories. Whether they are about life or lies, about funny stuffs or serious awareness.

Then cable television got introduced to our country, which gave an interesting wind to our Indian democracy. I got addicted to it, just as the rest of my generation did. It was our window to the world. I watched ‘Amazing World’ in BBC, tirelessly.

And then the private channels entered, the stage was set for some exciting programs. This is when I loyally watched shows like the ‘Kaun Banega Crorepathi’ and ‘Fear Factor’. BBC/CNN news bulletins became main part in my life.

I went on to study creative packages like Graphic, Web, 3D Designing and Movie Animations in Aptech University, Bangalore. I choose this ground just to get introduce in media world. The two best years of my life were spent there, making friends from different states/cities in the country. The month after I graduated from the course, I found a very interesting job in a small firm called Srismruthi Builders as a Marketing and Creative Executive. I can say it was my ‘dream job’, which I got lot of exposure and got introduced to many media legends. In this job I showed lot of creativity and made myself as very productive man.

I worked there for one and a half years. Then moved to Dell and later Wipro.

Traveling is my only religion and passion. I have traveled quite extensively across my country and some parts of the world. I have traveled to England, Dubai, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Bahrain, Sharjah. What I understood from this traveling is, the media is very powerful and useful. When I was kid, I used to watch more international programs. From those programs, I was able to understand the infrastructure, life style and culture of foreign countries. This seriously assisted me when I started traveling (Thanks to TV). Media information intoxicates me more than any alcohol.

The only drive I support and promote is ‘Free Hugs’.