It’s a known fact thatwomen of 21st century are obsessed
with wearing fancy shoes and having a wardrobe of a variety of heels
and sandals and moccasins ranging from different brands such as Gucci,
Louis Vuitton, Steve Madden’s and other exquisite brands.
Fret not men, here’s presenting the type of shoes that are considered
essential for every guy to have in order to boost your style quotient,
for also every man is judged by his shoes first! 1. Old School Sneakers
The basic, simple, old school, casual shoe unbiased with age, add
harm and the natural style to any colour of jeans and also easy to clean
because of the material which is why it is widely worn. Your wardrobe
is incomplete without a pair of sneakers. 2. Skateboard Shoes
Specifically designed for usage on skateboards, these shoes have
grabbed the attention of all the skaters as well as non-skaters out
there. Used on a daily basis for casual wear, elegant and eye-catching, a
pair of these ought to be in your shoe rack. 3. High Ankle Boots or shoes
Usually worn by bikers, these shoes ordain an attitude of macho and
an expression of virile towards you from the vantage point of the
opposite person, especially of the opposite sex! So rush to the stores
to grab one for yourself! 4. Formal Shoes
Now when it comes down to ceremonies and a display of class and
neatness in your dressing, if you want it to be complete, do not miss
out on housing a pair of formal shoes, preferably brown or black in
colour. These two go hand in hand with any suit and any occasion. 5. Loafers
Generally known as slip-on shoes, these shoes ease your struggle with
laces and are less cumbersome when you’re in scarce of time. Can be
worn with narrow fit pants, low waist pants or harem pants. If you’re in
a rush to get to college, or late for a meeting with someone, buy these
and just slip your feet inside and you’re done. Style plus time saved
is equal to a happy day!
The guys at Chai, Sutta and Woh are back with some really cool “gem art” This T-shirt has the most delicious buttons ;) ummmm Amazing realistic looking grapes???
Christmas is Coming! Here is Rudolph Who says snails are an “acquired taste?” These snails are yummy Wish we could get such smileys on the phone This is a really cool looking caterpillar Wanna listen to some music? The “Gems” cupid can hit us anytime! Really boss? You want me to work on this on Saturday ???????? PACMANN Good morning – Have a super day! Kuch meetha ho jaaye?
The recent Gauhar Khan incident where the actress was
slapped by a man who proclaimed that she shouldn’t be wearing a skirt
cause she’s a woman and that too a Muslim woman says anything but!
Todays’ India proclaims that women are at par with men in
anythingthey do – whether its study, work or even run households,
sometimes making even more than the men in the family.
We educate our girls, we teach them to be self sufficient and
independent. We tell them that they’re free to soar, free to dream, free
to live. But, are we really free?
What does the word “Freedom”mean to us or for that matter even the
word “Independence?”Do young college going girls feel free and safe
going to and from college everyday?
Freedom is a state of mind or a state of expression – to be able to
do what you want – free to wear what you want, think how you want and be
how you want! And, on the occasion of International Women’s Day, we’d
like to ask you that question - Are women or girls in our country really
free? Are they safe? Do they have the freedom of expression?
We keep talking about how India has progressed, how women’s
liberation is growing in India but are the women in this country
actually liberated?
It’s become a trend in some sense over the past few years, especially
with regard to thenews being reported across our country. Most media
outlets; whether its the newspapers, print media or even for that matter
the electronic media; everyone’s been reporting a similar kind of
storyline– rape, eve teasing, discrimination, molestation, acid attacks,
dowry deaths, female infanticide; basically all possible forms of
varying degrees of harassment and injustice toward women.
While we get ourselves educated, pursue our dreams and goals, travel
the world and reach the moon and make strides in business, politics,
sports and the art, back in our cities, on our streets, we still remain
vulnerable and unsafe. Some of us are allowed to make our own choices –
be it the careers we choose, the boys we’re allowed to date, or the
colleges we choose to attend far away from our parents’ homes. We may be
learning to be independent, but are we truly free?
We’ve all had arguments with our parents on unreasonable deadlines;
the fear of being out after a certain time is there for most of us
irrespective of the city we live in.
We’ve all faced questions on who our friends are – what is their
background. But have we ever questioned why in a free country like India
we need to live with a deadline.
Why are we as women not allowed to go pub hopping if we want to, wear
what we want to? Why are girls who like dancing, music and going to
pubs considered to be bad, loose and forward. Don’t we have the right /
freedom to live how we want ? Aren’t we also entitled to a “Free India
after 67 years of Independence?”
Basic tasks such as stepping out of the house, going to college and
even hanging out at public places are now safety concerns especially for
girls.
Roads, markets, public places, buses, malls, trains and metros - any
place can turn into a potential danger zone for girls in any places in
India. In every college and city, women have to deal with roving eyes,
lewd comments and even the groping hands of men.
Probably every college going girl in India today can tell you of at
least one case where she’s been teased - even if it’s with a supposedly
simple line such as “hey sexy” or “hey beautiful.”
A number of college going girls across the country say that they
don’t feel safe going out even in the day forget the night considering
the rise in eve teasing, rape and molestation cases. Most basic
incidents of eve teasing or molestation and even heinous crimes such as
rape don’t even get reported for fear of the repercussions.
Then there are campuses and places across the country where the
authorities have imposed dress codes, rules or diktats on what “girls”
can and cannot do, what they can and cannot wear and how they must
behave to maintain decorum.
Till recently a famous University didn’t even allow women into it’s main library!
Rules such as women can only get out in salwar kameez, women can’t
wear jeans, they can’t wear short skirts, shorts are not allowed in
college etc have been imposed, thinking it will deter the anti social
elements. Unlikely right? Just like freedom is a state of mind so is
being crass, rude, anti social and even perverted. You can’t change a
person’s frame of mind by imposing rules and hoping it will deter them!
Recently there have even been reports of how educational institutions
are employing bouncers to sanitize campuses and even schools to make
them safer and protect women from rowdy elements. But, is that enough?
A while back there was a case where a girl was arrested for writing
comments on a political leader’s death. What happened to one of our
basic constitutional rights in that case – The right to the freedom of
expression? Do we really need to check and think about any comments we
make on social media in this highly digital age? Are we not entitled to
being independent thinkers, simply allowed to express ourselves? When
did freedom come with a list of terms and conditions?
While people have started standing up against some of these issues –
non-violent protests such as the Pink chaddi campaign, a few years back
and even the extremely large country wide agitation against the Delhi
gang rape case, Jessica Lall and PriyadarshiniMattoo cases have shown
that we do stand up and protest, but its not enough as yet to remove
this prejudice from our society – prejudice that has taken years to
build. Even our justice system fails us in that regard; with convicted
murderers of the PriyadarshiniMattoo and Jessica Lall cases being
allowed to go on parole due to “family and personal issues,” or under
the false impression that these people who’ve committed crimes under
full consciousness are going to eventually reform. Do we fail safe being
on the streets with such people let loose?
The preamble to the Constitution of the Republic of India states that
“WE, THE PEOPLE OF INDIA, having solemnly resolved to constitute
India into a SOVEREIGN SOCIALIST SECULAR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC and to
secure to all its citizens:
JUSTICE, social, economic and political; LIBERTY, of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship; EQUALITY of status and of opportunity; and to promote among them all
FRATERNITY assuring the dignity of the individual and the unity and integrity of the Nation.”
On this International Women’s Day we should all (men and women), take
a pledge to adhere to these principles especially when it comes to
EQUALITY. More importantly RESPECT THE WOMEN and GIRLS in your life,
whatever age they are – Remember the mother who gave birth to you is
also a woman!
The recent Gauhar Khan incident where the actress was slapped by a man who proclaimed that she shouldn’t be wearing a skirt cause she’s a woman and that too a Muslim woman says anything but!
Todays’ India proclaims that women are at par with men in anythingthey do – whether its study, work or even run households, sometimes making even more than the men in the family.
We educate our girls, we teach them to be self sufficient and independent. We tell them that they’re free to soar, free to dream, free to live. But, are we really free?
What does the word “Freedom”mean to us or for that matter even the word “Independence?”Do young college going girls feel free and safe going to and from college everyday?
Freedom is a state of mind or a state of expression – to be able to do what you want – free to wear what you want, think how you want and be how you want! And, on the occasion of International Women’s Day, we’d like to ask you that question - Are women or girls in our country really free? Are they safe? Do they have the freedom of expression?
We keep talking about how India has progressed, how women’s liberation is growing in India but are the women in this country actually liberated?
It’s become a trend in some sense over the past few years, especially with regard to thenews being reported across our country. Most media outlets; whether its the newspapers, print media or even for that matter the electronic media; everyone’s been reporting a similar kind of storyline– rape, eve teasing, discrimination, molestation, acid attacks, dowry deaths, female infanticide; basically all possible forms of varying degrees of harassment and injustice toward women.
While we get ourselves educated, pursue our dreams and goals, travel the world and reach the moon and make strides in business, politics, sports and the art, back in our cities, on our streets, we still remain vulnerable and unsafe. Some of us are allowed to make our own choices – be it the careers we choose, the boys we’re allowed to date, or the colleges we choose to attend far away from our parents’ homes. We may be learning to be independent, but are we truly free?
We’ve all had arguments with our parents on unreasonable deadlines; the fear of being out after a certain time is there for most of us irrespective of the city we live in.
We’ve all faced questions on who our friends are – what is their background. But have we ever questioned why in a free country like India we need to live with a deadline.
Why are we as women not allowed to go pub hopping if we want to, wear what we want to? Why are girls who like dancing, music and going to pubs considered to be bad, loose and forward. Don’t we have the right / freedom to live how we want ? Aren’t we also entitled to a “Free India after 67 years of Independence?”
Basic tasks such as stepping out of the house, going to college and even hanging out at public places are now safety concerns especially for girls.
Roads, markets, public places, buses, malls, trains and metros - any place can turn into a potential danger zone for girls in any places in India. In every college and city, women have to deal with roving eyes, lewd comments and even the groping hands of men.
Probably every college going girl in India today can tell you of at least one case where she’s been teased - even if it’s with a supposedly simple line such as “hey sexy” or “hey beautiful.”
A number of college going girls across the country say that they don’t feel safe going out even in the day forget the night considering the rise in eve teasing, rape and molestation cases. Most basic incidents of eve teasing or molestation and even heinous crimes such as rape don’t even get reported for fear of the repercussions.
Then there are campuses and places across the country where the authorities have imposed dress codes, rules or diktats on what “girls” can and cannot do, what they can and cannot wear and how they must behave to maintain decorum.
Till recently a famous University didn’t even allow women into it’s main library!
Rules such as women can only get out in salwar kameez, women can’t wear jeans, they can’t wear short skirts, shorts are not allowed in college etc have been imposed, thinking it will deter the anti social elements. Unlikely right? Just like freedom is a state of mind so is being crass, rude, anti social and even perverted. You can’t change a person’s frame of mind by imposing rules and hoping it will deter them!
Recently there have even been reports of how educational institutions are employing bouncers to sanitize campuses and even schools to make them safer and protect women from rowdy elements. But, is that enough?
A while back there was a case where a girl was arrested for writing comments on a political leader’s death. What happened to one of our basic constitutional rights in that case – The right to the freedom of expression? Do we really need to check and think about any comments we make on social media in this highly digital age? Are we not entitled to being independent thinkers, simply allowed to express ourselves? When did freedom come with a list of terms and conditions?
While people have started standing up against some of these issues – non-violent protests such as the Pink chaddi campaign, a few years back and even the extremely large country wide agitation against the Delhi gang rape case, Jessica Lall and PriyadarshiniMattoo cases have shown that we do stand up and protest, but its not enough as yet to remove this prejudice from our society – prejudice that has taken years to build. Even our justice system fails us in that regard; with convicted murderers of the PriyadarshiniMattoo and Jessica Lall cases being allowed to go on parole due to “family and personal issues,” or under the false impression that these people who’ve committed crimes under full consciousness are going to eventually reform. Do we fail safe being on the streets with such people let loose?
The preamble to the Constitution of the Republic of India states that
“WE, THE PEOPLE OF INDIA, having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a SOVEREIGN SOCIALIST SECULAR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC and to secure to all its citizens:
JUSTICE, social, economic and political; LIBERTY, of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship; EQUALITY of status and of opportunity; and to promote among them all
FRATERNITY assuring the dignity of the individual and the unity and integrity of the Nation.”
On this International Women’s Day we should all (men and women), take a pledge to adhere to these principles especially when it comes to EQUALITY.
More importantly RESPECT THE WOMEN and GIRLS in your life, whatever age they are – Remember the mother who gave birth to you is also a woman!
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1. Kirron Kher was the person who suggested the name of the movie as “Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge” and not the director (Aditya Chopra) or Producer (Yash Chopra)
2. At the end of the song “Ruk ja oh dil deewane” when you see Kajol being dropped by SRK – her reaction was genuine since Aditya Chopra hadn’t informed her about that being a part of the song.
3. Saif Ali Khan was first offered the role of “Raj” that eventually went to Shahrukh Khan
4. The longest running movie in Indian cinema had a 1000 week, 7000 daysand 20 year run Mumbai’s Maratha Mandir theatre.
5. Shah Rukh Khan's character Raj was named after Raj Kapoor!
And now to relive the nostalgia, check out the trailer commemorating 1000 weeks of DDLJ. @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c25GKl5VNeY
We understand that they love us, but still too much kissing and cuddling in public is really embarrassing. Imagine – You’ve just returnedfrom a sight seeing trip and your mom hugs you, kisses your cheeks and forehead, and all the eyes turn towards you! You know what’s worse… she hasn’t come with an aarti thali yet!
2. Dance moves
A lot of us may have faced this one. Just think - you go to a party all dressed up and all eyes are on you and there on the dance floor is your mom or dad or rather both of them showing off their dance moves which are really funny and you want to just go stop the music.
3. “Beta poty hua?”- OMG!
Now these kinda parents; especially moms are really hard to tackle. If you are travelling, they don’t bother to look around and see the place or time, then simply ask you if you did “potty” or not. Not only does everyone around laugh and smile, these moms are also capable of shouting “beta poty kar lena” and stuff like this! I mean can’t we just stay hungry and potty less for a journey at this age? We’re not 10 year olds or 2 year olds!
4. Acting cool in front of your friends of opposite gender
Usually guys face this when they call their girlfriends home for a get together or any reason as such. And the moment you leave her alone with your mom she will ask her 100 questions right “from which caste she is” to “how old is she.” Why cant parents understand the “just friends” concept! Phew!
5. Telling stories about your childhood
Okay now this is really funny. At family outings, friends get-together’s or in front of your friends, your parents start telling stories about you when you when you were tiny and hardly understood anything. And some of the incidents are really embarrassing but the parents will never understand. For them you will always be the five year old.
6. Romantic scenes on TV on a family movie night
Okay now this one is really amazing because it has happened with most of us. We sit with the entire family watching a movie and suddenly the actor on screen rips off the girl’s dress on TV and you feel like going out of the room but you can’t move and you can’t face them so instead we all sit and just stare at the idiot box! Or when they’re trying to say something cool and end up sounding really bad!
7. “Dirty” and “Adult” advertisements on TV
If there is a kid in the house and suddenly a ‘condom’ ad comes on tv and the kid asks you what is it. Firstly, your parents don’t know what to answer and they look at you and you behave as if you are that innocent kid who doesn’t know anything even after becoming a teenager or adult!
How many such things have happened to you? If you have any such stories or anecdotes, do share them with us.
Sometimes we even wish we could forget the first time so that we can go and experience it all over again. So here are 10 Firsts that we all remember or maybe even yet to have and will remember in the future…
1. First rain
That smell of wet mud and sipping your coffee while raindrops drops spray your face.
2. A Baby smiling
The first time you see a baby smiling or even giggling uncontrollably. There is nothing comparable to that gleam of innocence in their eyes.
3. First salary
The pride on your parents’ face when you hand it over. Or simply knowing that it is all yours.
4. First beer
It tastes like crap of course. But, well, you had to do it at some point of time.And, It does get better though!
5. Getting your License
Getting your driver’s license feels like a whole new world has opened up to you. Stop me if you can.
6. First kiss
No words can explain this I think!
7. First flight
I’m really flying. Is that really how my place looks from up here? OMG what’s happening to me?
8. First vote
You don’t feel like an adult till you’ve voted. You wear the black mark on your nail with pride. Remember the pictures you posted on FB and Instagram with these black marks?
9. First time travelling alone
Be it a camping trip, a visit to your grandma living across the country or simply the first time you cross the road alone, the thrill is always there. You are totally nostalgic about it and we know that.
10. First cellphone
You don’t care what kind of a centuries old model you get. Simply holding that thing in your hand and knowing it is yours is more than enough.
11. First date
Nothing more magical than this. What to wear? What to say? Where to go? 100 questions shooting in your brain.But it’s all worth it later.
12. First camera
Always wanted to watch theworld through another lens? Here’s your wish granted!
