Aayanisms

Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai (formerly Bombay), Maharashtra, India.

The term is often used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; however, it is only a part of the larger Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing films in multiple languages.

Bollywood films, like Hollywood until recently, have been criticized for a lack of representation of marginalized groups, including women, people from other castes, or color, and people from the LGBTQ+ community.

This lack of representation perpetuate stereotypes and exclude certain groups from being able to see themselves represented on screen. Like there is a ton of talent in the North East of India waiting for some sunshine.

Although in recent years, there have been some efforts to address this issue and increase representation in Bollywood films, but there is still much work to be done.

In this episode I call out for more diverse casting, more nuanced and realistic portrayals of marginalized groups, and more opportunities for underrepresented filmmakers to tell their own stories.

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A few lines of poetry for our home and the dichotomy we face every day.

Many people build beautiful houses, but very few build beautiful homes.

Join me in this walkthrough of our lives in our beautiful homes.

We live in strange times. On one hand we speak about freedom of expression, on the other get offended by it.

Right to protest is a sign of a healthy democracy, but threatening violence or vandalism is a sign of a broken system.

Should creative expressions be censored? Should there be a uniform civil code?

Tune into a slow burn non rhetorical simple talk on the impact of a socio-cultural and moral policing in a progressive society.

How many times have you heard the cliche - strong men and sensitive women? Why not strong women and sensitive men?

Its to do with years of conditioning, patriarchy in the name of tradition. In order to understand this "tradition", we need to understand the origin story.

Where did it all begin? Why did it survive years of societal evolution? What impact did patriarchy have on the women of the house?

Join me in this episode where I share the origin story of Patriarchy,the impact on generations and what you can do about it today.?

A country with 1.4 billion people, 60% of which are below the age of 30, fails to produce 11 players who qualify for a World Cup play offs, for the last 50 years or more. Sadly, it is the "football"reality of our country. Yet when you step out, there are flags of Germany, Argentina, Brazil fluttering across popular malls and shopping outlets. There is world cup fever all around. So you wonder, with so much fan following why is the country unable to produce top quality football?

In this episode, we dive in to find out what is the root cause and potential solutions to uplift the Football standards to compete with global standards.

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