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A Thin Line between Vernacular and English!

Wednesday, August 22, 2012


“Hey Mom, I’ll be late home; don’t wait for me have your supper!” , Yelled the 8 year old kid next door. I was quite perplexed the way English has been catching up with kids these days, and, why would not it be? For the so-called “mothers” are rubbing English all over the kids tongue or rather say all over the vernacular.

I have seen ladies yelling at their kids in angrezi; “Hey you, go clean up dinner is ready! And, what does the kid do? Make faces right back at her mother and get back to stacking up bricks with fellow kids in the play ground. What do you expect a 4 year old kid to do otherwise!

Vernaculars have recently lost their identity and beauty, for the lone fact that English seems to be hauling around everyone’s tongue. And, the reason seems to be preposterous- “English is important no? Isiliye we speak ‘Englis’ all the time!” Vernaculars have become a cliche, not to mention parody. People tend to commit mistakes while they speak their own jargon and are inclined to scale great heights by speaking English under the pretext of its “importance”; and ask me, do they succeed in speaking good English. Hell, no! It takes a great deal of valor to decipher what they actually spoke! And, imagine if we grown-ups aren’t able to interpret easily, how come those little toddlers will? 

                                                

English seems to taken its toll on people in India, everyone wants a piece of it. It is important in day-to-day life, agreed. But, toddlers and kids who have just realized that the diaper in which they pooped was the one in which they took a leak an hour ago don’t need a piece of it!
People have a filthy habit of speaking English with the vernacular slang, and, worse they do that in public. It is like eating where you poop or vice-versa. How about speaking vernacular instead of “Dilapidated English”? The fear of being a social outcast, and, your self esteem, not to mention false prestige has taken a toll on vernaculars in India and on your kids too. Kids at the end of the day tend to digest what has been fed to them right from the childhood rather than what suits their appetite now. 
                          
With the evolution of Social-Networking sites and their famous lingo, people have butchered English in every way possible! Now, as we speak kids have neither been exposed, nurtured with the vernacular nor are they capable enough to stand their ground with the so-called “Important English”. Either way they are to hamper their image.


So much for the “false prestige”, I’ve seen mothers cajoling their kids in English while kids look startled and perplexed. Mothers take them to functions and end up perpetrating their own social assassination. That’s right, they speak to kids in what they feel is sophisticated and end up making fool of themselves and hampering their own social image as kids cannot comprehend what crap just transpired!


Speaking vernacular and own jargon is sophisticated ladies, what? You want your kids to be Shakespeare? Forget it then! The world has already hampered and proselytized his English way too much, you need not follow suit. Why not draw a thin line between vernacular and English so, both get to keep their identity.

That day does not seem far away when “English pills” are available in the market, daily dose of which will have Shakespeares’ erupting right out the birth canals all over the world. English everywhere and which soon will be a “Congenital Malady”!!

Shakespeare would roll in his grave if he knew what’s happening out here! And, if he were to come alive, “He would die all over again”!!


Adios!

The Honking Saga of Pesky Motorists! :P

Saturday, August 11, 2012

Honk, Honk! Move you idiot, I am late for my office! I am quite perplexed by the way people honk in India. Is it due to the urgency (which can be disregarded) or is it congenital malady. People honk as if they are the ones who alone in the best interests of the country ‘politicians’ have paid taxes, everyone here is paying taxes so the politicians can fill in their bank accounts but, that is altogether a different issue! Let us not get into discussing a "helpless cause"!

I have seen idiots honking while in traffic jams, do they wish ‘Superman’ to come and pick them up? How on earth could one possibly make his way through near a traffic signal (where in sane people’s dictionary Red indicates stop) by honking? Some to please their little babies sound the horn, don’t they know the horn is perturbing outside; let me tell you that is not poignant if you think it is!


Many people have the fetish for horns; the road appears to be a Disneyland for such idiots. The moment the start the vehicle horn is the first thing they go for then what are gears provided for? Shoving them somewhere? The road appears to be ant-less for about 150-200 meters and people come honking creating cacophony all around! What for? Now, if you feel you might run over a cockroach passing by; then let me tell you running over a cockroach will not fetch you a fine but, honking relentlessly will.

The 4 wheel motorists tend to have a different mentality all together. Once they own a car they tend to develop a superiority complex.“You drive around as you like and honk around as you like”, is the tag-line that they inherit from the showroom while they purchase a car.
People’s tryst with horns doesn’t quite end here. 

Some honk for the lone fact of showing they are being careful but, in fact end up being pretentious douche bags! 



People in India tend to lack some basic common sense in many aspects, and this being the prime one. You aren’t the only one who is in a hurry, and even though it is hurry is it that important to break the peaceful environment around you. Neither honking will not get you across the road, nor does shouting expletives by lowering the window of you so-called luxury car. Everyone wants to get ahead of the traffic and people have figured it out that honking is the only way of doing that. No, it isn’t you idiots this is not a Formula1 race for heavens sake!

Some honk only because the person ahead of him is honking. If he can, then I can; that is one hell of an attitude and is preposterous. Honking is not a serenade that you motorists feel it is. And, not to mention motorcyclists have the propensity at all times to be gregarious and in being so they climb up the footpath which is if I am not wrong for pedestrians! 

One cantankerous moron feels that he had enough with the traffic and starts honking unremittingly and "Kyun ki it is India" others follow suit. Only for the lone fact, they don’t want to be left out and end up being a social outcast! And, God help us if it is congenital! _/\_



There seems to be no alleviation from this idiocy. I wish in future automobiles are manufactured with no horn in them, and if they do intend to sneak in one; sounding it incessantly should fetch them personal vendetta rather than a mere fine! :P

Adios!






Children- The Bundles of Sheer Joy!

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

It’s been quite some time that I have written something for my blog. And, it feels great to be writing something again. And, let me tell you I have been spending some quality time with children these days. No, no I have not taken up “Kindergarten Teacher” as my profession! 

Period..

Believe me there isn’t any company better than a bunch of kids, not to mention one’s more than enough!


Look at those eyes, they have a hell lot of a story to tell which is much more captivating than a best-selling novel! Just listening to them talk in a weird way makes us laugh from ear-to-ear, the weird games they play, they songs they hum, they dance they do, might seem preposterous but, take a closer look at it they have the best story you have ever read. 

Take a walk in their shoes and you would have the propensity to be a kid again! Some are naughty, some are sweet, some are introverts while some like themselves to be heard, and nevertheless they all bring joy. They have the tendency to soothe you in all ways possible, sit with them and listen to the quests they have conquered that day.

They have a surreal, beautiful and awesome world of their own. Far away from the exams, teachers, and records and not to mention the board room meetings! While all of us are busy getting through to office and the corporate life’s hassles, they are busy weaving thoughts about the snack they are about to have in the evening.

Well, as far the toddlers are concerned they are real beauties! Their giggle makes our heart skip a beat, their touch makes us feel the warmth and hole them it is like holding 3-4 pounds of joy!

I have been having quite some time with these little monsters, and believe me I have been loathing Darwin for his “Theory of Evolution”, I would rather be a child all my life instead of being some youngster who lives his life struggling to make sure what he actually is in need of.



 And, by the time you realize what is that you are after it is too late! Kids don’t have this in their curriculum all they have to do is get the homework done by their mother, eat, play and then go wet your bed! :P

My mom always reminds me of the day I was born, when my Dad said “there you go you’ve just added 3-4Kgs of joy to your life!” :D


Pictures Courtesy: Sunaina Patnaik
 

Take a look at her blog it is A.W.E.S.O.M.E! http://sunaina-patnaik.blogspot.in/