4th Dimension

Learning from movies, one of the most desirable ways to learn as well as to teach. This week I got exposure to three good films Yeh Mera India (Hindi), Harishchandrachi Factory (Marathi) and Cidade de Deus (Brazilian). The common thing among these varied movies I found very basic human propensity, something may be termed as passion, madness, eagerness, whatever you can think for the strong feeling to do something, no matter what is the amount of resistance you face. Having faith in goodness and truth seems to most difficult thing in times of pressures.. Sometimes, we are so afraid that we start avoiding good things which we inherit as a human. Contradictions faced by a district judge (Anupam Kher) in Yeh Mera India while declaring punitive action against a true man under a pressure of his duty as a judge and Indian law system clearly shows how we are becoming slaves of various systems established in name of professionalism , rules and norms. Coming out of court, judge requests com...

Studying society seems to be one of challenging task, especially when your mind is filled up confusions regarding own (Indian) society and over that you are assigned to study, an American Society!!!! A salient thought came up in my mind when an intellectual lady from Harvard University said that society in America is almost extinct, I felt it as true at first instance, but after that I realized that it was just a lazy acceptance of argument from student of elite university of the world which was supported historical facts. Going by the words of that lady, I realized that she visited church, she had good weekend with her friends, country in which she is studying (America) is in economic crisis, that country is considered as super power in politics , there exists no society in that country? Polity, economy, education and religion are basic components of any society on this globe. Then why society is not directly visible in United States of America? Historically there are many argum...

  Coming back again on some more thoughts on control and resistance in this world!!! It was observed that the notion hierarchy rules the world and tries to suppress the notion of equality. Hierarchy is basically Greek term hierarchia which means arrangement of objects in “above”, “below” and “at same level”. In simple words it is an ordered set or non cyclic arrangement of things. Now days, the hierarchy is more commonly used in to represent levels of relations in society, either it be a class, caste, gender, occupation etc. Every human knowingly or unknowingly emits the notion of hierarchy, it is so well set in minds of humans that notion or concept of equality seems to be illusion. Starting from the basic institution like family, child is taught to respect his elders. Institute like education, religion, economy and politics are clearly and rigidly hierarchical. In academics pupil are ‘forced’ to follow hierarchy symbolized in form teachers, seniors, university etc. religion ag...