1/n Had the most amazing, moving experience just now. Got an auto and as soon as I sat in, noticed the driver's uniform. He was on a call at the signal & when he got done, I struck up a conversation. My first question is always, 'Kaun gaon, bhai?'
2/n When he said Benaras, I congratulated him on being from Kashi nagri! We started talking & he told me he had been wearing the embroidered uniform since pre-2014. Everytime someone sits in his auto, they first say Jai Shri Ram, then ask if he is RSS, Bajrang Dal, BJP!
3/n He replied, 'Ram toh sabke hai! Main kisi dal ka nahi, bas Shabri-wala hoon!' And then, proceeded to tell me a more detailed story of Mata Shabri than I'd ever heard/read! Feel like my siblings got blessed by Shri Ram Himself after the encounter with Shri Gopal Chaturvediji!
4/n Just this morning, I recieved good news of our Covid patient's progress in hospital & this truly felt surreal & divine! 🙏🏻🕉️🙏🏻 प्रभु कब, किस रूप में अपना आशीर्वाद पहुंचाएं, कोई कह नहीं सकता, बस सबसे नम्रता और स्नेह से मिलना आवश्यक हैं। 🙏🏻
5/n The story of Maa Shabri, which I'm sure most of you know. I'm just an ignorant Mumbai-person so was very enthralled. Nevertheless, will repeat it as Gopalji told me. There is a group from a 'lower jaati', who carry dolis of the newly married couples back to the groom's home.
6/n Maa Shabri belonged to this jaati. She had a Guruji, whom she trusted implicitly. He predicted for her that Prabhu Ram would come to meet her, Himself! Even after Guruji's demise, Maa Shabri waited, unconditional believing, knowing she would get a chance to serve Shri Ram.
7/n She strew the path on which He would come, with flowers everyday & asked other Pandits & their disciples to not step on those flowers. Some got angry or made fun of her, 'As if Shri Ram would come to meet this ugly old woman!', they sneered.
8/n But some took pity & convinced the others to change their path & let the poor woman continue with her aastha. And then, one day, Shri Ram did visit. He knew it was His divine duty. And, of course, all of us know how she tasted all the ber, to offer him only the sweet ones.
9/n Then, when she had served her Lord, she requested His permission to leave her body. He granted it & she used the penance of Yogagni for her Soul to enter the feet of Shri Ram.
The way Gopalji told the story, I was overwhelmed with Maa Shabri's devotion, moved to tears.🙏🏻🕉️🙏🏻
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1/n Little fearful of getting trolled with this thread, but I really want to share this for an insight into 'Bollywood' which everyone is interested in, regardless of whether they praise or abuse it! So, my siblings & I attended this very fancy school, Bombay Scottish, Mahim.
2/n Tons of film family kids studief here. Mr. @SrBachchan 's kids too, were there. In fact, my kid brother was his daughter's classmate. And, in the years they were in my school, before they left to study elsewhere, every single day, Mrs.B would be there at 3pm to pick them up.
3/n There'd be a bunch of parents, maids, drivers & Mrs.B, quietly, no airs, waiting with them, inside the gate in the designated area. And, everyday, she took back a pile of autograph books that the kids gave her. Not just our own, those of our pals & cousins from OTHER schools!
1/n Unpopular opinion: Most Indians know NOTHING about how the entertainer industry works. They see 'celebs' & 'stars' & judge the rest 95% as having the same lifestyle. Also, a recent interaction revealed, there is a LOT of frustration & envy from those who can't come to Bbay.
2/n Either they have practical issues/ have tried, failed & returned, but there is so much envy at the glam lives of stars. So when someone gets into trouble, there is much glee & feeling superior. Then, all the 'Bollywood ppl are ___!' tweets come out, lumping EVERYONE in 1 tub.
3/n No one bothers to educate themselves, no- SENSITISE themselves to the fact that it takes a minimum of 250 people to make 1 small sized film. Those ppl have families, lives. They pay taxes, take loans, get underpaid or sometimes not paid at all, but keep working.
Can someone explain that if I've chosen a FLOATING ROI anyway, when taking the home loan, why do I need to pay conversion fees everytime I'm changing to a lower ROI? 🤔 #GenuinelyPerplexed@HomeLoansByHDFC
A kind pal DMed me an explanation: The thing is when you take a loan bank calculates based on your profile how much MCLR (their internal benchmark) + spread they want to give your profile. Eg 7 percent may be MCLR & for self employed with your profile they may add .35 (Contd.)
But later with time they might agree to make it MCLR plus .20...
So at that point your floating for same MCLR becomes 7.20.
For that change of your profile they charge you the money.
Safer to convert your loan from MCLR based floating to Repo rate floating. (Contd.)
#MovieNight was revisiting #OyeLuckyLuckyOye & this film is STILL MAGIC! I remember thinking even back then, as the end titles scrolled, 1 more & @DibakarBanerjee will have a hat-trick! For a film to still appeal to teenagers today, is a barometer of superb story-telling! 1/n
Unsolicited Advice for any youngster who dreams of being a 'Bollywood Star', from a technician who has been here since 1995. ONLY venture here if you can take constant rejection, backstabbing, unfair practices. You wont find this everywhere (unless you are THAT unlucky!) 1/n
2/n BUT- be prepared for this. Remember, NOTHING IS PERSONAL. You may get rejected for reasons UNRELATED to any of the following: your looks, talent, attitude, people who've recommended you or bitched you out. Most of it is Luck by Chance.
3/n Give yourself a deadline. It may be a flexi one. But have one, nonetheless. Have a backup career option. Inside or outside of Bollywood. Can you write, sing, compose, teach, direct, shoot, design, fund, produce, make tea, cater...?! Teach yourself more skills. Feel confident.
There is no one like the Sikh community when it comes to taking the initiative for solutions. In Mumbai, PMC (PUNJAB AND MAHARASHTRA BANK), the mouthpiece of Sikh community in the banking sector in Mumbai, has gone bankrupt. It had branches all over India. country. 1/n
2/n Bank was primarily managed by affluent Sikhs. It was a cooperative bank. In advances, they had given more than 10,000 crores to bogus parties without any securities. Thousands of people, who had kept faith in them, had lost.
3/n Sikh Gurudwara Prabandhak Sabha, which manages all Gurudwaras in Mumbai, had met and had unanimously passed a resolution to throw out all eight Sikh directors from the community with their family. They cannot have any relations with community and cannot enter any Gurudwara.