I recently watched the Netflix dramedy - "Kho Gaye Hum Kahan". I was pleasantly surprised by the powerful messaging this coming of the age movie delivered. The movie depicts an accurate picture of the lives of Gen Z whose lives revolve around phones, social media, filters, reels, likes, shares and followers. The title as it says - "Where have we lost?" captures the essense of "whats true - real life or reel life?" This is a bold take on social media toxicity and underscores the importance of meeting life without filters. I really liked this movie and would encourage you to watch it(highly encourage the Gen Zers to watch it as well). Overall, I would rate this movie 4/5. The movie is about 3 friends in their 20s who are going through the usual love, breakup, relationship matters but through an addiction to social media. They hear about their exes, friends through social media posts. They are so naive, that they live their digital life as it was real and d...
phew! aaaahhh....TGIF are the only words I speak on fridays after 3pm. This is not to stigmatize the time (as 12 pm is for sardars!) but thats when I not only want to wind up the day but the week. Today was no special friday and I left the department at 5:25pm for a SABHA meeting. As I reached Union I saw people designing and coloring floors with chalks that looked like sausages. To get a better view of what my Indian friends were doing I peeped into one group and saw beautiful designs and funny quotes on one piece of ground big enough to accommodate 10 people. There was earth showing US->KS->KSU, a giant eye ball attracting passerby yelling out "Hey look at me", then there was "willie the wild cat" set on fire showing the sprit of ksu and lot more 3D colorful figures nicely drawn on the floors. I never imagined Boscho plaza could possess such a creative ground. People of all ages were immersed in "chalking out" their unique ideas and it all reminde...