Nepalese people movement 2006 and role of Mass Media

September 12, 2006 at 5:54 am | Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment

Back ground ofNepal media history and politics                        Nepal is an economically deprived country, which lies in between two emerging nation India and China.Nepal took a shape of nation when king Prihivi Narayan Shah  of Nepal  conquered 42 small states of Nepal in to  single country called Kingdom of Nepal.During those time king Prithivi Narayan Shah used to appoint ‘ Katuwal’  to  disseminate  messages .Katuwal   post ,generally carried by man, whose duty is to spread important  message with the help of drums staying  at heights. He moves from place to place ,gather masses  by beating drum and share  messages and news of states. During   those days   katuwal used to be authentic source of news about festival announcement. Army  recruitments , tax systems. This system can be traced as earlier form of mass media used in Nepal to disseminate news inNepal history Same trends continuous later in Nepal until the then Rana Primie minister Janga bahadur brought Gidde press (eagle press) from
United Kingdom. Bringing gidde press from UK can be taken as milestone in development of media inNepal.  This press was used to published bills and laws ofNepal during 1850’s this media was used to disseminate news of royal families and Rana.They did not carry views and ideas of common people.Gorkhapatra is the oldest newspaper   printed in
Nepal which started in 1870s.gorkhapatra is own by government so they carries governments news and favor government rather than publishing new of citizen. After establishment of democracy in 1950, influence of media rises inNepal. This was democratic era. Many newspaper and magazines started publishing voices of people.  Again,   King Mahendra   seized democracy and started party less   Panchayat system it was beginning of Dark Age again. This age continued until 1990.After people movement of 1990 King Birendra, son of former King Mahendra re established democracy and started living as constituent king.   In order to encourage people voices and safeguard democracy new constitution made on 1990 gave right of information .right to publication and free press laws so that media could act as fourth   part ofNepal government. Soon after restoration of democracy many newspaper, magazines, radio stations and TV stations started to disseminate news views and entertainment. PresentlyNepal has about 10 daily broadsheets .100 of weekly, 8 satellite TV 30  and FM stations After restoration of democracy in 1990, Nepal was heading towards develop but due to political instability between leaders, emergence of Maoist with slogan of republicanNepal checked the flow of development.In 2004, the then Prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba dissolved parliament. However, due to Maoist terror he could not made an environment for election. later on again  ,King Gyanendra took the supreme power of country in his hand and started ruling according to his own will .he appointed minister who were not members of parliaments. His acts were totally against constitution of
Nepal 1990.As it was unconstitutional move by king, whole media attacked him with editorial views and news. Along with that leader of seven party alliances started to demand for restoration of parliament and step back of king from active politics. However, king Gynandries did not heard that, he mobilized army to control Maoists. He brought ordinance to control press, which had provision to censorship, punishment to media person and journalist for publishing news and editorial against king and his family. He banned airing of news from fm stations claiming that fm is just for entertainment propose rather than information. He organized local level to elect his supporters as seven party alliances denied election and its results too. As king move was against constitution, major donor countries like USA,Denmark,
Norway stop giving loans and grants for development. Along with that, violation of human rises  sky rocketed . Due to all these  steps of king , Nepal turned in to 20 th failed    country of world,according to survey  done by US Foreign Policy magazine and the US-based Fund for Peace think-tank.During last 2 years, due to influence of mass media   agenda setting popularity of king   gone down. People started demonstration for absolute democracy constituent assembly as Nepalese are fading up of king rules. Finally,  the frustration of Nepalese leads to 20 days long people movement, which took place from April 2nd to April 26 th of 2006. After 24 days long strikes and curfew king restored parliament and called seven party alliance to form government. King agreed to draft new constitution after holding election for constituent assembly. He agreed  with SPA demand to bring Maoist on mainstream  politics so that peace could be restore  in Nepal .during those 24 days strikes, and curfew mass media plays vital  role  to disseminate  news ,views and ideas  of strikes along with that  it persuade people  for need  of democracy. It helps to bring masses on street against autocratic king. Roles of various media in 24 days long people movement ofNepal is  described below                                                                                                          Newspaper                                                                                                                      Newspaper is the major source of information in Nepal .As 40percent of people are only  illiterates inNepal, only few around 500 thousand (according to circulation) read it daily. In spite of that it have great impact  on educated people  as they are stake holder in mass movement too as they are  aware of liberty ,importance of  democracy, freedom . Kantipur national daily plays a vital role in disseminating news of people movement as its pro-king newspaper. It continuously gives news against kings act and make public aware about king autocratic nature. Photos and news of mass movement on katipo made people t come out of home and participate in movement. As Kantipur has largest network of journalist in Nepal, it covered news from different part ofNepal which helps to create solidarity for democracy. When  Kantipur was publishing news about people move .Gorkhapatra. Government owned newspaper was only publishing news on small development issues.                               Radio                                                                                  radioo has largest number of audiences than any other media in   Nepal .Radio is taken as friend of poor as they are cheaper and affordable too. Radio covers 80 percent population of
Nepal .mainly FM stations plays great role during people movement 2006 as they inform about updates of rallies and curfews. Protests    going  on various parts of cities. These updates motivated people to join hands for people rallies. Along with that some FM stations like Nepal FM played patriotic and inspiring song of Ramesh like “gau gau bata utho (awake from every  place) which inspires citizen to ask for their rights.   FM stations motivate to break curfew too.                                                                                                             Television Kantipur TV,Nepal 1 continuously gave news about movement. Kantipur TV used to broadcast live reporting from streets ofKatmandu showing lathi charge and rubber bullet firing done by army and police cadres towards demonstrators .Kantipur news, which is taken as authentic ,broadcasted interview of civil leaded and intellectual who speaks on necessity of democracy                                                                                                                Website  Though only few people use internet inNepal .Internet turned in to important news source for people who were leaving abroad. Website  like ekantipur.com. nepalnews.com.parewa.com. himalkhabar.com updated news on their portal .which spread through out the world in a second. During 20 days, most of that website was visited more than 500thousand times a day. along with news portals  blog site of Nepal such as blog.com.np,bloggers Nepal .com.mysansar .com played a crucial role  to spread  views   of republicanNepal ,role of king .Blog was famous as these  sites are  sites where many intellectual drop their ideas and thoughts.                                                                                          Role of foreign media covering news of people movement of 2006   Previously foreign media always used to portray Nepal as land of
Buddha or a land of innocent and smily people. During Hippie period, they stereotyped Nepal asland ofHippies as at that time it was safe and peace land for Hippie’s t have drugsNews of Nepal was published so rarely in foreign media, but this time it was not so .CNN.BBS fox news covered Nepal events with priority .along with that LA time .New York post published a news report onNepal issues. They  openly criticized step of king and supported people and call for end of terror.Most of the time  foreign  media  used to portrays king as incarnation of god(in Hindu religion  king is taken as god) but this time foreign media  change their  perspectives and wrote and broadcasted what t really a people of Nepal  think about him .

Sexual minorities in Nepal

April 28, 2006 at 5:44 am | Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment

Nepal is economically deprived small land locked country which is located between India and
China. It’s small Himalayan country with lots of small villages and few towns.
Nepal has population of about 24.70 million. 80 percent of total population is Hindu. Mostly they are conservative in thoughts and they pursue strong determination towards their traditional culture, religion, belief and sex life. Sex is considered taboo in Nepalese society along with it it’s a private affairs between husband and wife. None like to speak about sex publicly. Extra marital sex. Sex with prostitute, premarital affairs   are considered offensive and act against social norms and values.

  Most of the population of
Nepal are Hindu. They considered homosexuality as offensive act against social practices and it’s totally unacceptable   in society too.

 But with influence of foreign world and popular media culture
Nepal is being free and frank in issues of sex affairs. But it’s mainly in urban area where there is influence of media, foreign culture and education too. At a time issues of homosexuality is also rising as number of homosexual is in increasing order too. Homosexuality is burning issues in Nepalese society these days. Along with that its prominent issues for  Sociologist to discuss  and research in  subject  of homosexuality in closed  society   of Nepalese.

 

             

 


Nepal and homosexuals  In culturally  rigid society of  Nepal, homosexuality  is still  illegal , though  Constitution of Nepal  1990 provides  right of  equality to every citizen without  discriminating   in terms of sex ,gender, race ,class religion .According to  organization named,Blue Diamond society, which works in favor of homosexual and sexual minorities like gays and lesbians, there are about 2000 sexual  minorities  who are in touch with BDS.  There are about 150 sexual minorities who are member of BDS.    But actual number of sexual minorities is still unknown. Reason behind that is they don’t want to come in front of society and introduce themselves as homosexual or someone with different sexual attitudes. homosexuals  doesn’t want to come to social periphery as  they are afraid  of inequality and discrimination  they have to face  for being  sexual minorities . Sexual minorities have to face uphill struggle for tolerance, recognition and rights. Conservative Nepalese society only accepts two gender-male or female, and one type of sexuality – heterosexuality .these homosexuals don’t fit in into categories and act outside‘s
Nepal ‘s social norms. So they   are treated discriminately in Nepalese society.Activities of homosexuals, media coverage and its effects on society 

Activities of homosexual and sexual minorities are
Kathmandu, Capital of Nepal, centered. Its is centered in Katmandu because there is organization called Blue Diamond Society which binds gays and lesbians of
Nepal .

 Another reason behind that is that
Katmandu being a capital is influenced from western culture and its somehow free place for sexual minorities to express themselves.

 

 

News of gays and lesbians in
Nepal came out in media on 1998 when two women got married. They were first arrested but later on released    as there was no law again same sex marriage.  

News and events of sexual minorities increase after sexual minorities formed an organization called Blue Diamond Society.

In August 2004, 39 members of BDS were arrested on public nuisance charges and beaten up whilst in custody. This news spread like fire in local national dailies and magazine alone with international media. This incident helps them to come in to light to ask for their right and privileges.

 Blue Diamond society itself organize sexual minorities fashion show, rally, demonstrations gay jatra (festival). Most of these events are covered by local newspaper; magazine and TV.most of them give them space in entertainment section rather than top stories day. 

Kantipur television, local TV channel in
Nepal had made a documentary based on life, activities, behavior and attitudes of gays and lesbians on 2004. It helps   them to spread their voice to common people.

Blue diamond society itself published weekly magazine called “blue diamond’ in support of gays and lesbians movement, it covers articles of different news about sexual minorities of whole world

 

 

 

 

 During initial  days  these  groups of homosexual were interpreted  as  bad  spot of society as media  was also biased at  that time . But with the change in time, with transition of values and positive media portrayals   they are not treated badly. These days’ media inform   about their activities rather than interpreting dark side of their stories.  Nepalese  society is also slowly  adopting  these changing phenomenon  as media is continuosly setting  agenda on public mind, to treat  sexual  minorities   as part of society rather than crowd of people  who are physically and mentally  sick and sex  addicted.

reaction again and again

April 5, 2006 at 1:56 am | Posted in i think, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

We   are now in   second half of the spring semester .After analyzing and interpreting various aspects of Racial, Cultural discriminatory practices, now we are analyzing and discussing on issues of Homosexuality and its impacts.     After spring break, we discussed on topic like Gender Stereotype, Sexual Prejudice, Models of Manhood, and Masculinity as homophobia. In order to interpret and know    their approaches on our society we go through “Off the Straight and Narrow” and another movie called “Boys don’t cry”     On March 13 th, we talked about Gender Stereotype and Sexual Prejudice. Gender is   socially  defined  expectations for masculine and feminine  behavior. Gender streotypes is the prejudice or self-evaluation of gender on the basic of role played by women or men in the society.     Basically here in America, men are stereotypes  as aggressive ,macho  ,muscular ,strong, intellectual , competent and decisive   whereas women are  stereotype as passive,caretaker,sex object ,weak ,emotional ,need  input ,indecisive .    I was quite surprised to see same thing repeating about gender stereotype in US, which used to be same in third world country like mine. I had not imagined that
USA have same feeling and attitudes towards women as they are in minds of illerate poor Nepalese back in my country. Looking from eyes of mine, I   think women are competent, independent and decisive    in
USA than in my country.    Sexual Prejudice refers to all negative attitudes based on sexual orientation of human, whether   they are homosexual, bisexual or heterosexual. However, in these cases prejudice is almost towards homosexual behavior and groups of people who are gays, lesbians and bisexual as they are one who represent minorities. They are discriminated because they are less in number and societies always want to stop voices of minorities. If the cases are totally against laws and practices of society, they are more eager to stop it by hook or crook.               I think sexual prejudice is taken as negative   as it is some thing, which is not in our society and culture from long time. It is  considered unnatural too. As this practice is almost   against  the rule of nature of “opposite attracts”. Sexual Prejudice carries the voices of heterosexual majority so they want to suppress voices of minorities. For those reason attitudes   of heterosexual towards homosexual is always negative, violent and hostile.     I think in our society dominant   model of masculinity is heterosexual masculinity or manhood .but as gay a do not want to continue the typical model of manhood they suffers from oppression and discrimination of being unnatural.      Masculinity is defined by physical strength, bravado, exclusive heterosexuality suppression of vulnerable emotions such as remote uncertainty. Homophobia is a person who have negative attitude towards gay, lesbians and bisexual.     Kimmal had taken “manhood” as central organizing principle of our cultural definition of manhood   .Culturally man are taken as brave, decisive muscular confident,      I personally feel that Kimmel is true in his statement as everyman want to prove   him as being “man”. In order to prove himself he can do anything and can goes to any level to fulfill that. He even can take the help of violence to complete it. He do that because he fears from being insulted as man  without  manhood . In addition,    the   word “man without manhood” evokes him to do anything.      Heterosexual masculinity is the cultural pressure on males   to be masculine in traits as they are cultural beliefs, which is in practice   from long time ago.     In order to know the important of manhood hood we can just cite example of Napoleon (King), George Washington (Father of America), Alexander (warrior) or film stars like Tom Cruise or Arnold, they are popular of their masculinity. They are popular because of their big muscles, power, violent character, decisive nature. It shows important of manhood in our society. I think it shows   how much manhood matters in society and our surrounding.     I observe    that standard of masculinity vary from time to time, culture to culture, and place to place but always masculinity is defined as different and superior from feminity.     “Boys do not cry, is the film made on 1999, which was based on true story of Brandon Teena who embodies the ongoing dilemma of masculine identity.  Whole film is set on small town in
Nebraska and film revolves around a girl who wants to be boy.      Film is able to portrays the dynamic nature of a Brandon Teena who wanted to be boy from girl. Film focused on complicated issues of transgenderism   and its negative effects on society.    “ Off the Straight and Narrow “is the documentary, which talked about the  images of gays and lesbians in television from early 1960s until now. It is documentary to cast a critical cast over the growth of gay and lesbians and their images on TV. I think documentary is able to show     changing attitudes of society towards homosexuals. Along with that, it shows changing coverage of homosexual  issues in TV and other forms of mass media.

MY AIM IS MY DESTINATION

March 31, 2006 at 6:27 am | Posted in feelings | Leave a comment

   Dreams are seen to be fulfilled .Everyone dreams but only few achieve those or turn it into truth. It is not easy to make a dream come  true, as it needs lots of hard work and devotion. If   the case is of aim or life goals, it is more complex and complicated.  Goals and dreams of life generally take several years to fulfill. It needs hard labor, devotion planning concentration to be fulfilled.Talking about myself, I always dreamt of being in Media field. I wanted to be in field of Broadcast Journalism so that I could be voice for voiceless and play the role of responsible citizen of world by informing and entertaining people. My goal in life is to open a News Channel in
Nepal and make it the best News Channel in my country.    They are my long terms goals, which will take about 20 years to be fulfilled. Before establishing  News Channel in Nepal I want to work for  Print  media ,Radio  stations and TV channel  for several years  so that I could understand each and every prospective of media field . I think working  for  several  years on various  media field will  be beneficial for me  as will    increase  my confidence level . It will give me immense knowledge to operate and run   full-fledged News Channel. These are some of my short-term goals to achieve my overall dream.                       In order to be in field of television, I am doing my undergraduate with major Radio /Television. Undergraduate in Radio/TV is all about studies of   Mass Communication, writing reports for radio, TV and newspaper.  ; making programs and documentaries for television. I think my aim and course I am taking matches with each other. My undergraduate degree will make me able to stand in field of media.  It will help me to lead myself   towards my destination and aim.  That’s why  I think my major  is best for me too pursue my career in field of media .

  People who want to be in field of media should have qualities of   making public relation. For then communication skills and way of presenting them selves is vital. One who dreamt of being Newscaster or Program presenters must present themselves in lucrative way. As   my  communication  and  presentation skills is worst I think I should take  Speech Communication   as my minor. I want to take Speech Communication  as my  minor so that I could improve my  communication skills  which is taken as  most important assets for TV presenter .  Along with speech as my minor, I   want to take classes of Marketing and Business Studies, as they seem fabulous for my career.   

As my aim in life is to establish News Channel, I think it is good to know more about marketing and business. It will incorporate   with a business strategy, advertisement, sales and promotion of my News Channel.

In spite of all these wills and desires, sometimes I get depressed of being in this media field. Murdering  of TV person in countries  like  Iraq and  Afghanistan ,  trouble given by  government to journalist in Nepal   ,low salaries ,  risky  work  make  me feel like  quitting my  aims and my major Radio/TV.

  Some times, I feel like taking Aviation as my major or chose   Piloting as my profession. I was always attracted   towards    doing Bachelor in Aviation Engineering as I was always attracted towards that major after Radio/TV. Another truth is that  I always used to  dream  of flying aero plane  when I was kid .So I still feel like being pilot as they are  paid more than TV journalist  and  prestigious by profession too.

 In spite of all  these queries and  question  regarding  my career  I don’t like to chance my plan as I am stick up with that   . I have already  inclined myself to  be TV  personnel in my life, s o  finally  and ultimately I want to be in media field . I  want to be responsible TV journalist  who cares Human rights, Press Freedom , dignity  of humanity  and  hate crime violence , terrorism  and racial  discrimination .

reaction is necessary

March 31, 2006 at 5:43 am | Posted in i think | 2 Comments

In the course race gender and mass media we are going through more specific topics of gender biasness and racism. These days we are not only interpreting how racism is hampering our society and culture but also   looking at how American government is trying to minimize its effects   .                                                                                                                                                     From February 13 onwards till February 22 we go through several topics of race, gender and its relation with media. We interpret, analyze and evaluate   its pros and cons. During this period we watched video called “Legislating morality” and we go through articles like Institutional /Cultural/Linguistic racism. Along with that we discussed about affirmative action.                                                                                                                                  On 20 th February, we discussed about institutional /cultural / linguistic racism.                                                                                                          Every institution in
United States is fully controlled by whites. From central government to local government; from big hospital to clinics; from universities to school whites are leading whole institution and maintaining racism. This is institutional racism.Yes, I agree with this phenomenon of institutional racism, as its truth, and it’s obvious to be so. In
America white people have got privilege of first class citizen. They are encouraged to get good education. They are rich and are elite. So they possess chances to do better in life   and that’s why they are ruling every institution. They are trained to rule others as they have dark history of promoting slavery. On the contrary, other minorities like black have dark history of being slaves.  They are just free to think about themselves from last 100 years only. They have pains and sorrows of being slaves till now. They are far from opportunities to do better in life due to lack of education and proper environment.So it obvious  to have institutional  racism ;as privilege  to develop career; motivation and skills  between  whites  and other minorities  lag far behind  from each other . They are unequal and unbalance too.Institutional racism has brought cultural racism too. Cultural racism is the imposition of racial political culture upon the lives of other culture willingly or not willingly.As culture is a  way of life of  people, cultural racism forces one to follow the culture of powerful  group  or majority ,so that he/she can assimilate in their culture.                                                                                                               I agree with this concept of cultural racism as I feel myself victim of it. After coming here in USA from small mountainous  Hindu kingdom  Nepal, I feel myself  alien  as I am  disconnected   from my culture ,  on the other hand  I have not been able to adopt to new American culture. I am in phase of assimilation to new culture. These days its hard for me too calculate dates and months of
Nepal which are in Bikram Sambat(BS) rather than in AD.I am being used to with AD. Along with that I don’t  know  when festival like  ‘Holy’(festival of color ) falls but I remember  when is valentine day and Christmas.In
Nepal, I never used to call elders by name as it is regarded as disrespectful. But here I am getting used  to calling elders with name, as it way of life here.   So I feel my self victim of cultural racism and I found myself in phase of transition   to new culture.Cultural racism has favored linguistic racism to. As language is part of culture, we are facing linguistic racism too. We can just take example of English, which shows how linguistic racism occurred. When
Britain emerged as the super power of the world by making world its colonies, its power affected the whole world. As English was their language, its force other to speak in English. Consequently culture of speaking English developed world wide and finally  every  people were attracted towards this language  and now every where in the world English is teaches  as compulsory language in schools , colleges and universities . This shows how the influences of power change whole society, community or world. Affirmative action is the set of public policies and initiatives designed to help eliminate past and present decimation bases on race, color, religion, sex one national origin. Main motive towards introducing affirmative action was    to help African American become full citizen   of the
United States. I think plan to implement affirmative action was right initiative to empower black people or minorities to bring them in main stream development by giving them priorities. Along with that I feel that this concept have been misused too.    I personally  feel that it is good to give priority to the equally qualitative people of other  color rather than majority, but again if the same trends continues  of just giving  priority  to color  rather  than qualification . I think it will bring another conflict or revolution.   In name of giving priority to minorities, one cant hurt majority, as some time equally qualified majority representative  may be kick out from  opportunity because of color. In democratic system I think every individual right, qualification views should be equally treated rather than giving priority to majority or minorities.              Legislating morality: affirmative action of burden of history is documentary which revolves around views of people of various post and occupation. It deals with positive and negative aspects of affirmative action.

.GARY OZANICH IN MY PROSPECTIVE

March 31, 2006 at 5:26 am | Posted in feelings | Leave a comment

  .GARY OZANICH IN MY PROSPECTIVEWith aim to be in field of radio /TV, I landed toNorthern
Kentucky
University as my educational   destination   . As my major is RTV, I took several classes of media studies of 100  level.  Contemporary mass media was one of them. I found the class of contemporary mass media more exciting  as I like  the way my professor teaches it . His lectures , his way to interpret things and using practical approaches to get into subject lured me . I decided to take interview of him. His name is Dr Gary  Ozanich.                                                                       Professor Gary attendedMichigan
University.  He did his under graduate   in zoology from there .Later on he did his graduate in telecommunication leaving his previous major zoology. He was very  confused about taking major in bachelor as he had seven majors .But as that was new era of development  in new technology and broadcasting he was attracted towards ‘telecommunications ’rather than studying animals.                         Professor became nostalgic when he remembered his time as new freshman in
Michigan. According to him early 70’ was critical and crazy .It was time of America –
Vietnam is war. So there were lots o protest and rallies by student in support and against of war. Students were politically active. Professor Gary had to sell his car for his graduate studies when he joined graduate in telecommunication .But days never remain same. He got success in his exams of life   .   He did PhD from
Wisconsin university. He did research on “mass communication and minor economy” .                                                                                        After being  Ph.D holder,he started his career as lecturer in

Michigan
University, same university from where he graduated .But he was not stable there as he got bored of teaching. His interest was in new technology of media which was in media market rather then classes and labs of university .He left the job and went to city of  dreams ”Network”. He started his working for   company name IDC which works in field of hi-tech communication system.                                                     Later on with ups and down in life, he moved to big prestigious company called Boozallen where he worked as media business analyst. He analyzed the market for TV, radio and other mass mediums. His team analyzed the importance of   weather channel. They came to a conclusion that it doesn’t have market value. But in present, he felt that their decision was wrong and he regret on that research.                                                                          After working for several companies, again Dr Gary Ozanich returned back to profession of teaching. He joined NKU. He joined NKU because his wife Leslie Oleksowicgze, who is doctor by profession got job in medical college in
Cincinnati. So he also came with her as he doesn’t want to be apart from her beloved mermaid. So he moved to
Cincinnati and joined NKU last semester only.                                                                               As he is in NKU from last semester only he found educational environment friendly here. He can’t forget holiday party of NKU   as happiest moments shared with friendly and cordially NKU staffs, professors and well wishers.                                                                       He found profession of teaching interesting and good as he feels  himself young ,active and good   when he is in between youth of university .He takes researches in university, community services and being in class as  good aspects of teaching where as he hate  dealing with bureaucrats.  He suggests   student to visit professor, stake on studies and enjoy college time to get success .In return he want 3ATT for being good student. That is attention in class, attendance and attribution for being good student. He wants to have cordial and mutual two way relationship between students and professors.                                                                                  He suggested youth to   approach everything with enthusiasm, try new ideas and keep moving for success in life as professor had also followed same success tips in his youth.Fun loving professor Dr Gary loves to watch sports on TV, and walking with his two dogs. He loves to read books. He find book called ’Protust’ by French writer his best as it brings changes in his life.                                                                    For him life is what it is and   he believes in motto “Do the next right thing” and take it as inspirational sentence of everyday.                           Talking to him was real fun. I enjoyed   it. Along with it I learned a lesson   from struggles   of   professor.  I   promised myself to use success tips used by professor on his youth.  I planned my self to ask for suggestions and advices from him if I get any trouble   in my career or in my education too. .  He has promised me to help me too.

My Theatre Experience

March 31, 2006 at 2:32 am | Posted in feelings | 1 Comment

My  Theatre Experience 

 I was not in mood    to go to see ‘Chorus Line’   at NKU Corbett Theatre. I was depressed   and frustrated seeing my academic progress in NKU. I was graded B   C and even D in various paper and reaction essays assigned by my professors in my courses. I was feeling bad. In spite of hard labor and concentration on studies, I was getting low grades.  My   heart was gloom, heavy and discouraged at that moment.Santosh and Nima shouted at me, “Common Roshan, It is time to theatre.” Again, I was not in mood to go. They persuaded me to visit theatre as I had ticket for it too .They reminded me that I need to write paper on that too.                      Forcefully with heavy heart, I dressed up and came out of the apartment. Sun was   dim.  Chilled wind was blowing. It was dull evening as my mind and heart.  Through out the way I advised myself,” Why I am getting so depressed about my studies. Why I am afraid of hard labor, pains and struggle of life .Oh my god! just bring me out of these problems,” I murmured silently.I entered Corbett Theatre. It was eight p.m when we were there. Theatre was packed. I was just imaging how would be ‘Chorus Line”. I thought it would be romantic drama   with lots of humors and laughter in it. I taught again,” what a contradiction, I am serious, gloom and senti and I will be watching humorous drama .O h its real contradiction of life! “Drama began on scheduled time. Musicians played music. They played   a tap, a classical and melo dramatic rhythm. Light man managed light through out the stage. Actors  started performing their assigned roles. Whole theatre was silent  and glued to  big stage. I got lost in difficulties   of their performances. I discovered myself in actors and actress of’ Chorus Line”. They were struggling for their success in Broadway Show; here I was struggling for my career and good grades.”Oh we shared same story” my minds spoke out.  I  shared same  experiences like that of Don, Grad, Bobby and others   as they  had wonderful teen age, school time , aim and feeling to  do something  in  life as I have . Zach , Choreo  grapher resemble my professors who influenced me to do best and advised me to  work hard  to achieve excellent results, as  he did to Cassie. Cassies  story , Cassies struggles  at California, her  hard work, her motivation to do  best  and finally  her  triumph on competition Broadway filled determination in me to work hard. I started thinking” It is not only me who suffered from failures, but everybody passes from it. One who is determined to pass through it count  failure as  steps to success and be the successful  in life” I was turning philosophical .Physically    at that time I was in Corbett Theatre  but virtually I was in heart of people who  were struggling in  drama “Chorus Line. I was not there at that moment.  Suddenly Santosh shaked my shoulder, and ask, “How was drama”.  I  spoke with excitement” Mind blowing “I speak  with  myself  once again “ Why not , its changes me ,my attitudes  and filled  energy in me to  work hard for  success. Its   really motivational and inspirational “

reaction is going on

March 31, 2006 at 2:27 am | Posted in i think | 12 Comments

With aim to learn how to analyze, interpret and evaluate the images and  On Message regarding the images and messages regarding women and people from medium of mass communication, started our class on 9 th of January.Our course RTV 105-003 Race ,Gender and mass media will examine  the historical development of  image  of women and study of other ethnic group which are after  referred as co called ‘ minorities “. Along with it, it helps to know about political and economic influences racism too.                                                                                                      From 9 th January till 23rd January we go through several lectures and viewing videoProgram along with reading assignment from black board too. We watched 3 documentaries . They were A] Angry EyesB] Question of race C] The color of race    and goes through articles like ‘white privileges” and “how Jews became white folks “and 1st and 2nd chapters of Racism, sexismand the media , which discussed on  “diversity in the land of majority  rule “  and “do the  media matters “ respectively. 

                                                               Documentary’ The question of race ‘was shown on 18 th January 2006. It is all about what people think about race .The questions of race ‘vividly presents the ideas of race through mindset up of several persons interviewed. It shows that people have varieties of ideas about race, its origins, its function and important.                                                                                                           People in documentary take race as history, a kind of ugly racism as a fun, as a poetry and as a difference.                              I agree with must of ideas  or views share by those person , as it carries the experiences  of happiness  or a bad experiences  they  faced due  to their race  of origin.                                                             I too feel that race is racism or bad history. Size of ones eyes or shape structure should not be the qualification to judge individual or group. Races have always stood as dark part of human civilization. System of making slave to black African by white people on past are all the consequences of the black skin color African posses. This shows that color or racism have created bad history. Race is the barrier for establishing mutual cordial relationship between the people.      In my opinion race is in grained too. It is bitter truth. Race matters when people fought for social and political matters. Races have become an agenda to fight between people of different origins. Races based on politics now which don’t allow people to think beyond the narrow wall of racism instead of broader space of humanity and brotherhood.                                                                                                   Finally in conclusion, race is all about thinking which prevails in   human minds as feeling of race which passes as culture transmission. Race is socially reality. We must reconstruct it show that one can be free from idea that race is all about color, size, shape of human being   body structure.

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