Getting a job in a field you have been trained is a dream coming true...I am not an exception. I have been studying Civil engineering for all the 4 years and at the end I would love to be a part of a civil company. That's why I appeared for the Larsen &Tubro's test during our campus placement even after getting a software job. I was short listed for the interview and appeared for the interview. Among the 20 short listed students there were only 4 girls. The interviewer seemed to be interested in giving a long interview........about 30 to 45 minutes for each candidate. I was the first girl candidate.. The interview was a cool one for me...full of technical stuff... I enjoyed it really because I answered all the questions for the first time in my life. It went really cool so that I started explaining using figures and all...I said about my interests and my paper presentations also. The interview panel also reciprocated in the same dimension...It took about 30 to 40 minutes...But at the end the interviewer said "madam, you have performed well. But why do you want to join a technical company...It is the software job that suits you more. You don't need to get tired in the sun; you can work in air conditioning." Hearing this I corrected them and explained my attitude about a job...But the interview panel made their point very clear. "Woman cannot go to heights during work. Moreover you will be having a married life with children and all. You cannot concentrate on your work. You won't feel good at that time if you are with a tech job. Girls will not be having much physical strength and all to do the job."
At that point of time I realized that our society is still conservative. It is still holding up its same old mentality towards women. We have changed in every manner, our life styles, dress codes, customs and all have changed except this. The same society will never blame people for not taking care of their old parents; it will just encourage more and more old age homes...The society finds no harm in the growing pub culture. But women should never be equal to men. I know many of us won’t agree to these statements. But believe me it is true. I know there is no point in protesting...but still I cannot stand such stupid beliefs. If I can study civil engineering for 4 years and can earn a degree then what is the point in saying "no technical job for women". Oh, the interviewer had made it clear that there is no discrimination towards women. If it had been due to my technical in capability then, I would have taken it light. But the most ridiculous fact is women themselves don't feel to protest against such discrimination. The other 3 who appeared for the interview didn't feel any discomfort towards their approach..If the company doesn't want women, what do we do.??!!! A typical approach !!!
I took a stubborn decision as not to appear for any more tech jobs. Thanks to the India's largest engineering and construction company. It is very difficult to change the view point of people surrounding you. It doesn't mean that you should change to match others. The mindset is that which needs to be changed....
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Monday, October 1, 2007
Ore kadal.....!!!
Cinema is a very powerful medium.It can convey any message to the audience very effectively.I always feel like being moved like anything after watching good movies.I have been able to make out a message from every film I see,let it be a commercial or an art film or anything.
This time the film reviews and critics made me think of a refuge.!! I went out to see the film "Ore kadal",the recent one from Malayalam director ShyamaPrasad.The review of the film made by the director and some others made me go for the movie. Moreover when I heard that it was based on a Bengali novel by Sunil Gangopadhyay,I was very anxious as to how he will manage to portray the characters and all...I had watched the film "Akale" which was a good one by the same director.
Ore kadal was just an average film with no stunts and strong "masalas", not an unparagoned one as said in reviews. The theme of the film is not the reason for the film's failure. It's definitely not due to the so called hypocrisy of our society to accept the "rationalistic " extramarital relationship" .This is the reason said by the director..It is not an "indigestible meal"..believe me .This film is just an ordinary one made for the actors,but not for the film.The theme is not misleading or anything because it can be so only if it creates an impact in mind!!!.We can't complain about the characters of the story because the given data is not the story line but the film. The only good element is the music of the film. About the music, the song "pranaya sandhya" is a nice one and Bombay Jayasree has rendered it beautifully.Moreover the songs are all brilliantly composed of subhapanthuvarali ragam. The acting of the national award winners is just average. In my opinion acting is not just expressing your emotions,it is how you can create a mood with consistent mild acting. I am not criticizing the Malayalam actors.I am sure anybody can feel the difference by watching Shabana Azmi or Morgan Freeman or Alpaccino or others.I had the oppurtunity to watch classic films like Crash, The Shaw Shank redemption, Casablanca, The God Father and all. I happened to see a parallel cinema, Morning Raga which has a beautiful element of great performance by Shabana Azmi even though the film is not a classic.The film Ore kadal has got many flaws...The veteran actor Mammootty has done great injustice to the character...he failed to create an intellect's image for the character, and impersonated a drunkard. He just managed to look himself unfit for the role..!! Naren has done a good job but unfortunately he is not given much importance. He gives a charm for the character of a typical middle class man. Moreover a good film never ends with out an ending....If the viewers are to surmise the ending of the film ,then what is the role of director or the screenplay writer? The film as a whole fails to create any impact and it turned out to be a rodomontade by the director and nothing more...
I am not writing a review, but trying to express my protest or a vociferation as to say..!! Many good, sensible films are being crafted beautifully in other languages.I wonder why malayalam films are still standing off from this regeneration ? There is literally a regeneration for the film industries of many regional languages except malayalam. This is the main reason why audience prefer other language films to our masala films. Here, we are concerned only about the star value of actors not about the storyline or the beauty of the film.That is why films are born for actors and for actors alone..!! One more film to the list of futile efforts...Ore Kadal..!!!
This time the film reviews and critics made me think of a refuge.!! I went out to see the film "Ore kadal",the recent one from Malayalam director ShyamaPrasad.The review of the film made by the director and some others made me go for the movie. Moreover when I heard that it was based on a Bengali novel by Sunil Gangopadhyay,I was very anxious as to how he will manage to portray the characters and all...I had watched the film "Akale" which was a good one by the same director.
Ore kadal was just an average film with no stunts and strong "masalas", not an unparagoned one as said in reviews. The theme of the film is not the reason for the film's failure. It's definitely not due to the so called hypocrisy of our society to accept the "rationalistic " extramarital relationship" .This is the reason said by the director..It is not an "indigestible meal"..believe me .This film is just an ordinary one made for the actors,but not for the film.The theme is not misleading or anything because it can be so only if it creates an impact in mind!!!.We can't complain about the characters of the story because the given data is not the story line but the film. The only good element is the music of the film. About the music, the song "pranaya sandhya" is a nice one and Bombay Jayasree has rendered it beautifully.Moreover the songs are all brilliantly composed of subhapanthuvarali ragam. The acting of the national award winners is just average. In my opinion acting is not just expressing your emotions,it is how you can create a mood with consistent mild acting. I am not criticizing the Malayalam actors.I am sure anybody can feel the difference by watching Shabana Azmi or Morgan Freeman or Alpaccino or others.I had the oppurtunity to watch classic films like Crash, The Shaw Shank redemption, Casablanca, The God Father and all. I happened to see a parallel cinema, Morning Raga which has a beautiful element of great performance by Shabana Azmi even though the film is not a classic.The film Ore kadal has got many flaws...The veteran actor Mammootty has done great injustice to the character...he failed to create an intellect's image for the character, and impersonated a drunkard. He just managed to look himself unfit for the role..!! Naren has done a good job but unfortunately he is not given much importance. He gives a charm for the character of a typical middle class man. Moreover a good film never ends with out an ending....If the viewers are to surmise the ending of the film ,then what is the role of director or the screenplay writer? The film as a whole fails to create any impact and it turned out to be a rodomontade by the director and nothing more...
I am not writing a review, but trying to express my protest or a vociferation as to say..!! Many good, sensible films are being crafted beautifully in other languages.I wonder why malayalam films are still standing off from this regeneration ? There is literally a regeneration for the film industries of many regional languages except malayalam. This is the main reason why audience prefer other language films to our masala films. Here, we are concerned only about the star value of actors not about the storyline or the beauty of the film.That is why films are born for actors and for actors alone..!! One more film to the list of futile efforts...Ore Kadal..!!!
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