I did not know until now when I logged into Blogger that my last post was my 150th one. So this is the Ek Sau Ikyavan'th. For the Hindi-challenged, it means One hundred fifty one. I remember how as kids we used to get cash envelopes on auspicious occasions with Rs. 11, Rs. 21, Rs. 51 and so on. Many times the extra rupee note was not easy to find, and would be replaced by a One Rupee Sikka (coin). Of course later they started selling envelopes with the one rupee coin stuck on it so every give and take transaction was auspicious. I always used to yearn for that One rupee note however and whenever I got it, it was like finding gold.
Drifting from the above topic, I am just wondering whether Ek Sau Ikyavan could be the name of a movie. It sounds like a nice title. But some fun movie, not like Ab Tak Chhapan. Or it could be a Sabun ki tikiya (cake of soap) like Paanch sau pachpan or a brilliant cricket score. How about a mythological character with One Fifty One heads? Of course that would have to be a villain which a hero with one head (and lots of super natural powers) would have to fight off. Multiple heads only brings two pictures in my mind- Octopus and Ravana. Which makes me wonder why poor Ravana had to have ten heads in the first place? Did he not often have problems with gravity? What if he wanted to shake or nod his heads (or array of heads, whatever you want to call it) while listening to music? Or just wave them side to side in consent? Gosh! He must be bumping his head into stuff all the time!
Well, India would turn Ek Sau Ikyavan some day. I wonder what it would be like to see that India. I do hope to be able to make it on India's Ek Sau Ekth (101) birthday at least. With hopes and wishes for an India of dreams and hoping that it doesn't confuse turning Sixty One with being retired, let's give it a big hand for whatever it has achieved. Looking forward to a bright future.
Happy Independence Month!
Drifting from the above topic, I am just wondering whether Ek Sau Ikyavan could be the name of a movie. It sounds like a nice title. But some fun movie, not like Ab Tak Chhapan. Or it could be a Sabun ki tikiya (cake of soap) like Paanch sau pachpan or a brilliant cricket score. How about a mythological character with One Fifty One heads? Of course that would have to be a villain which a hero with one head (and lots of super natural powers) would have to fight off. Multiple heads only brings two pictures in my mind- Octopus and Ravana. Which makes me wonder why poor Ravana had to have ten heads in the first place? Did he not often have problems with gravity? What if he wanted to shake or nod his heads (or array of heads, whatever you want to call it) while listening to music? Or just wave them side to side in consent? Gosh! He must be bumping his head into stuff all the time!
Well, India would turn Ek Sau Ikyavan some day. I wonder what it would be like to see that India. I do hope to be able to make it on India's Ek Sau Ekth (101) birthday at least. With hopes and wishes for an India of dreams and hoping that it doesn't confuse turning Sixty One with being retired, let's give it a big hand for whatever it has achieved. Looking forward to a bright future.
Happy Independence Month!
