Artistry

The recent Hollywood biggie caught in a molestation and womanising scandal has brought in a flood of responses worldwide.Including the famous “Me Too “ campaign wherein women,girls of various backgrounds milieu are coming up and admitting to cases of being molested,pawned on or any other form of sexual harassment by a simple declarative of “Me too” and thus joining the world wide sisterhood of wronged female generation.    Going through so many me too responses on social media is like being shaken to the core because it seems as if it’s a propaganda against the female half—and every second girl or woman was harassed one way or the other.   We went talking to some of them and were totally surprised by the new take on “Me Too”. Many of our friends believed that they were better off not reliving the damaging and disturbing memories of such incidents There were many who thought that the “Me Too” should be for men who have done this to them.These sick men should be puttin...

Today we visited the much talked about Saras Mela which just for today was free for all women as it was international Girl Child Day.A rural mela with all the trimmings for every age group.Nicely done decor , very affordable though very varied food stall(from dominos to channa Bhatia),and handicrafts to some rare finds all stalls catering to every taste.    The only downer was the absolutely ripping apart heat.The kids ,throngs of ladies and even a few men might have enjoyed more -- and revisited again if not for the crippling heat. But overall the mela is really entertaining for kids ,what with various rides and rural themed decor which is definitely going to enthrall the younger lot . The ladies too would have lots to shop from from terracotta ware to kitchen utensils,from silver jewellery to costume pieces,Banarasi dupattas and shawls,handwoven to handmade--there is a little bit for everyone.And the best of the lot the myriad achaar and muraba stalls--from absolut...