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Nothing changes until Mindset changes

 These incidents happened a few months ago. Incident-1: It was a invitation to a puberty ceremony. The host and invited guest know each ther for 10 years and it is just a formal contact. One of the guest women reached the stage to greet the girl. She was abruptly stopped by the host woman, calling another couple to the stage to greet her girl. This woman cannot understand anything. After 2-3 women greeted, this woman was allowed to greet the girl. This woman has her family. But why was she denied the right to perform rituals first? It's because her daughter is not married still. The couple whom the host invited first, hadn't seen even their own grandchildren for years. Will their blessings not affect the host's girl? Earlier restrictions were done to widows,  then it passed on to divorcees,  then to single mother,  then to single woman after marriage,  then to single woman whose marriage is delayed.  Now, it is passed on to the mother of the single woman. W...

MeiAzhagan - The real beauty of Humans

This emotional roller coaster was released more than a month ago! This is the first movie I really felt bad to have missed the theatrical experience. What is so special in this movie? It is the way Humans live their life. Initally, we are shown Arul, an adolescent fellow lying down in a temple. We get to know he has looked after the temple's elephant since its arrival. He is bidding goodbye to people, stating he has to leave that place since they have lost their house after partition issues.  A song in the background accompanies his cycle ride from temple to home. Almost, all eyes are wet by then. Arul reaches home, his father, Arivudai Nambi, awaits his arrival to pack off. People standing with his father ask him to take care of Arul as Arul would be missing the house badly than anyone else. In the olden days, we had something called "ammi" (ancestor of mixie). Some people were digging it since it would be attached to the land. Arul gives a hand in lifting the ammi. What...