Prabha Shares

Earlier I wrote an article comparing the characterizations of Draupadi, Sita, and Kannagi ( My choice is Draupadi rather than Sita or Kannagi ), on reading this one of my juniors asked me why Shikandi without whom the Pandavas would have not succeeded in the Kurukshetra battle is not so popular. So in this article, I would like to share my inferences from the great epic Mahabharata and the character Shikandi. Source: Quora Shikandi, the daughter of King Dhrupad of Panchala Kingdom, was no lesser than the great warriors of her time and showed heroic valor in battlegrounds standing as the support pillar of her father. That is why she was made the commander-in-chief of the great army of Panchala in spite of being a woman. The major reason was her birth secret that she was born with a boon to cause the end of Pitamah Bhishma. But when she fails to defeat the attack of Pandavas over Panchala as a revenge to their Guru Dhronacharya’s insult by the King Dhrupad, she loses her importance and

The results of Civil Services Examination 2019 has been published and the media has already started creating its usual row with the popular taglines “Visually challenged women has challenged her fellow students by clearing IAS”, “Son of a daily waged laborer has cleared the toughest exam of the country”, “Daughter of a farmer who doesn’t even have electricity facility has become the light of inspiration to her village”, etc. This post is not against those aspirants who have really worked hard to attain the prestigious post of the country. It is against those critics who easily comment on the aspirants who have not been successful, for not putting enough efforts, without even knowing what the exam is all about. Source: DTNext I am in this field for the past 17 years, have seen all ups and downs, and has faced a lot of such criticisms. Out of that experience, I would like to share a few incidents to clarify all those criticisms. The competitive exams are conducted nation-wide and every

The very title “Joothan” meaning ‘left-out food’ itself made me pause for a second and sit back with the thought of giving it a try. The subtitle goes like ‘A Dalit’s life’ is an autobiography of Omprakash Valmiki translated in English by Arun Prabha Mukherjee, describing the worst clutches of casteism. There is a saying that “People can’t understand certain things until they undergo them’ and I found it true on reading this book. We have heard about the worst forms of casteism but after heavy manual labor just receiving the ‘left-out food’ as the payment is really sickening. Source: Stree-Samya books The most interesting part of the book is the ‘Pitaji’, that is the father of the author who showed a denial against the system of caste. He believed that literacy and a high professional position can only help a person to come out of the iron fist of casteism. This very thought is the seed behind the growth of the author as a person not surrendering himself to the ugly frame of casteism.

பாபா திரைப்படம் வெளியான 2002 ஆம் ஆண்டு கல்லூரியின் இறுதி ஆண்டில் படித்துக் கொண்டிருந்தேன். எங்களது கல்லூரியில் அத்தியாவசிய பொருட்களுக்காக ஒரு கேன்டீன் தொடங்கி இருந்தார்கள். அதன் பொறுப்பாளாராக எனது தோழி இருந்தார். இடைவேளைகளில் மேற்பார்வைக்காக அவர் செல்லும்போது உடன் நானும் செல்வேன். பொருட்களை எடுத்துக் கொடுப்பதற்காக ஒரு சிறுவனை நியமித்து இருந்தார்கள். பாபா படத்தின் பாடல் கேஸட் வெளியாகி இருந்த சமயம். எப்படியாவது வாங்கி விட வேண்டும் என்று தோழியிடம் சொல்லிக் கொண்டிருக்க அந்த சிறுவனோ “ அக்கா.. நான் ரசிகர் மன்றத்துல இருக்கேன். நான் வேணா வாங்கி தரவா” என்று கேட்க வியப்பில் ஆழ்ந்தேன். விலை ஐம்பது ரூபாய் என சொல்ல சந்தேகம் தட்டினாலும் முயற்சித்து பார்க்கலாம் என தோன்ற பணத்தை கொடுத்தேன். மறு நாளே கேஸட்டுடன் கூடவே பாபா முத்திரை கொண்ட ஒரு செயினும் தந்து “மன்றத்துல குடுத்தாங்கக்கா “ என்று சொல்ல சந்தோஷக் கடலில் மூழ்கினேன். “டேய் .. கலக்குற டா “ என்று சொல்ல , “இது என்னக்கா ... முதல் நாள் முதல் ஷோ டிக்கெட் வேணுமா “ என்று கேட்க இதயம் பட படத்தது. “டேய்..கெடைக்குமா “ என்று கேட்க “கண்டிப்பா வாங்கி தரேன் கா .

As expected the debate on Ram - Ravan has erupted in Tamilnadu, on the sidelines of the Bhumi puja of Ram mandir at Ayodhya. I was at my 5th standard I found two big books named Ramayanam and Mahabharatam lying on our bookshelf and as I had developed reading habits, I was interested to complete those two books, which I executed too. Thus how I came to know about Ram, Ravan, Krishna, Pandavas, and Kauravas. I found Ramayanam to be very plain compared to Mahabharatam because Ram was so good and Ravan was so bad, no more interesting masalas as in Mahabharatam. As I entered my civil services preparation, our Geography sir explained an unheard concept about the Aryan-Dravidian divide. He said that Ram and his associates were all Aryans who were generally fair, tall, sharp-nosed, and had brownish hair. The Sukriva and his associates who were portrayed as apes are in real were Dravidians featured with dark skin, stout physique, short, and had black hair. This is how the northern literature ho

Magadheera - a close to the heart movie, not because of the content but because of the experience it gave. Storywise, it is a fantasy movie about rebirth and revenge over a span of 400 years. But it became an industry hit only because of the screenplay and direction topped with mindblowing CG works and mesmerizing music. The movie was released on 30th July 2009 but I got to watch by 1st January 2010 during my new year trip to Bangalore. We were about to watch Avatar but forgot to prebook so were left with no tickets. One of our friends suggested Magadheera as an alternative. When I heard that it was released by July itself, I was hesitant to watch an old movie on new year’s day that too a Telugu movie, but two things made me watch it. Firstly, if a movie can have a long run in another state then definitely it must be worth watching. Secondly, as a Superstar fan, I always cherished his friends in other industries, so as I heard that the hero of the movie is Ramcharan, son of Megastar Ch

I have stopped watching movies online years back and developed a habit of watching it on big screens or televisions. But after seeing the overwhelming response for the movie ‘Dil Bechara’, that too from the Tamil Rajini fans, I decided to watch it. Thanks to Hotstar for making it available to even the non-subscribers, as a tribute to Sushant.  The movie starts with the narration of Kizie Basu, the heroine of the movie, about how boring her life is to be a sufferer of thyroid cancer who has to carry an oxygen cylinder always to keep her breathing, while oxygen is freely available to many others, and they even tend to forget an activity called breathing most of the times. A dialogue in her narration says that how she is being advised by many to be more strong and she raises a question that why she should be extra strong and why can’t she be normal. This has made me realize that it may look a great effort for the people who are advising others but the person who receives free advice will