18.8.11

Decoding Anna Ardour

Lots of people want to help the poor in India and go to Tihar. Many are in phoren lands and many are not aware of all those terms being bandied about. Here is a quick guide about the 10 most commonly-used words and the genres they might belong to:

1. Antshan: Hunt the shun

Genre - Wildlife

2. Andolan: On dole

Genre - Anthropology

3. Brashtachar: Brash taker

Genre – Pulp fiction

4. Lok Pal: Lock a pal

Genre – Mystery thriller

5. Jan Lok Pal: Heartfelt lock a pal

Genre – Romantic mystery thriller

6. Dharna: Don’t fear

Genre – Feel good

7. Gandhi topi: Gandhi’s top-up

Genre – Advertising

8. Jail bharo: Burrow the jail

Genre – Archaeology

9 Loktantra: Lock the magic

Genre – Mime

10 Badlao: Bad love

Genre – Paranormal

The literal meanings are hunger fast; revolution; corruption; Lokpal and Jan lokpal are bills to deal with corruption, one the government’s version; the other Anna’s version; protest; Gandhi cap; forcing the authorities to imprison; democracy; change.

2 comments:

  1. how dare Indians learn to use their democratic right of a vote to influence democratic institutions.

    We need some twice-born to oversee everything, don't we??

    Lokpal/Smokepal, how about paying taxes honestly. Only 2% of urban Indians pay taxes. No wonder they have resources for these "tamashas" every now and then.

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  2. Hitesh:

    I am glad I watch more soaps than these dud-suds. No one wants democracy. They want heroes, and the kind who have signed up for the cause reveals what they need to hide.

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