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The Metoo campaign and the Indian film industry

If you are into social media, I'm sure your account must have popped at least one article on the me too campaign in the recent days. Surprisingly enough, the metoo campaign has minaciously stormed all aspects of media known to us. A campaign which started in 2017 in the United States with the first allegations against Harvey Weinstein has become one of the most talked about issues in the recent times in India. A lot of women have come out in the open sharing their unfortunate victimization and sexual harassment at workplace. The Indian film industry, to be obvious has caught a lot of attention as actresses and people from the Industry have come out accusing the people from the Industry within. One of the most viral has been with Tanushree Dutta coming out accusing Nana Patekar of sexually harassing and mentally tormenting her on the sets of “Horn Ok” in 2008. A lot of people have come out to support the 33 year old actress while a lot have been accusing her of lying and doing...

Ordinary yet Great

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I’m sure each and every one of you have once in your life bent down to think, sigh and complain about your own life. Many a times you even end up comtemplating that your life is the most lamentable among all species of homo sapiens that ever lived. I too like anybody else was one of them until I met this person. I met him at my college. His designation and occupation you ask? He is what they refer to as a 'security guard'. I approached him only because I had an assignment but talking to him just triggered my brains to learn about his genesis. He introduced himself as Vishal Deshmukh, a 34 year old man from a small village called talukamara, in Solapur, Maharashtra.His educational qualification had me shocked. He is a graduate along with a diploma degree in ITI electronics. It just made me more curious. I wanted to know how he had ended up as a watchman. He declared that he was working for 9 years under a government undertaking contract in J.J hospital Mumbai, when ...