Slumdog Millionaire : Was it worth the accolades and adulation

The story picked up for this movie was the rags-to-riches transformation of an orphan by playing "Who wants to be a Millionaire" hosted by Anil Kapoor and the underlying struggle of the protagonist to see the daylight.It is an Oscar winning movie, but what was it trying to portray? Was it the horrendous circumstances in which the slum people spend there livelihoods in India.Isn't the movie yet another depiction of India as "The Land of Snake Charmers" by the outsiders.There is a mixed feeling among Indians regarding Slumdog Millionaire.While some are gushing and feeling proud, there are many who are groaning with the depiction of the Indian culture.
I admit that it is a proud moment for India that the film got Oscar.But at the same time I feel ashamed as the way our country was depicted in it.
But lets chuck that part out as neither am I here to discuss what the movie is all about nor am I trying to give a synopsis of Slumdog Millionaire.I just want to convey that there were many good Indian movies which deserved an Oscar but couldnt get it.
Well coming to the Oscar part of it I think the movie didn't deserve Oscar.I watched the movie and it made me feel likeit was one of those documentaries that comes out in Doordarshan every now and then.The performances were ordinary.I would like to say that there was not much to do for any of the characters but yes the kids did well considering their age.The brothel scene made me remember of "Sadak", where a forlorn Sanjay Dutt fought for Pooja Bhatt.I think the scene was same in both the movies.There was nothing great about the movie, but one thing that enticed me were the flashbacks and the way the questions in the show were related to the real life events of the protagonist.Now coming to the music for which A.R.Rehamn got oscar,I am sorry to say but the music was moderate type.The maestro hasgiven us numbers that are far better than the one for which he got an Oscar.He is undoubtedly a prodigy, but I think itwas sheer luck that got him the Oscar.
The movie was yet another masala hindi movie with english dialogues amalgamated.I think the english lanuguage was used to globalize the movie.In simple words the move was a tour of the poverty stricken life of a slum dwelling urchin.Some of the scenes which I was unable to digest were:

1)The blind beggar recognising the image on the dollar note.

2)The seperation and reunion of the two lovers(It can happen only in a movie, but that was too weird).

3)The way the protagonist chose the answer for the "Three musketeer" question.
But contemplating a bit I found that there are/were many other movies that could have struck the chord.Some movies to think about are :Taare Zameen par,Chak De,Swadesh and definitely Lagaan.Even I consider Jodhaa Akbar, being an ardent fan of Hrithik.
But what is relevant is that the movie got us Indians, an Oscar and can be considered as one of the most successful movies so far.Thus we Indians have accepted it with dignity......."Jai Ho".

Dad, where are you?

I lost my Dad on 12th june 2008.He went away in front of my eyes and I was helpless.It was the most terrible day of my life.I know, never will I face a grief or sorrow that can match the intensity of the loss.I can never forget the series of incidents that led to the sorrowful event.One fine evening after returning from the office I got a call from my Mom that my Dad is not well.As the days were passing he was becoming more and more fragile.The doctors at my native gave a faint hint that the symptom may be of Brain Tumer.The moment I got the news I became very nervous and pensive so as, what to do.I asked my brother to bring him to Vellore so that he could be treated at Christian Medical College.I took a leave from my office even though I was working in a very challenging project, and had some deadlines to meet.My Project Manager was nice enough to grant me the leave.I went to Vellore few days before my father's arrival for treatment.I made it sure that all the arrangements were done properly - starting from the doctors appointment to the booking of a good hotel.Even I looked out for some good restaurants at the vicinity of the hotel, as myDad loved good food - especially fish(I was totally ignorant of what was going to happen.....).I went to the station to receive my Dad who was escorted by my Mom,brother and aunt.I broke out seeing the condition of my Dad, I had never seen him so fragile in my whole life.I was feeling so pity and helpless.I wanted to tear apart this world for him but I was helpless.At the hospital when we were consulting the doctor, my Mom became nervous and the doctor asked her to leave the chamber.I was sitting there with the doctor who had no idea of my pain and my Dad who was sitting beside me on a wheelchair.The doctor was a moron as he had no humanity and care for others,he was speaking with an attitude which I didnt like and was very sarcastic.He bluntly revealed the fact that my Dad was going to die in a day or two and he did that in front of the patient - my Dad.The doc was a bastard....Well, when we heard that my Dad wont be living more than 4 or 5 days, we thought of taking him back to our native.But as God had it - he collapsed in the train.He was in a subconscious state for the last few days.When he passed away he was on my lap and I was feeding him with water.This is the way I lost the person, whom I used to love the most.I lost the person who taught me how to walk,to run,to eat,to read,towrite,to sleep,to ride,to drive,to take a bath,to fight,to persist,to persevere....to face this world.In short I lost my soul.Dad,I miss you ---- I love you.

The following poem by Shanon Baldi comes to my mind whenever I am alone :

Dad...so many images come to mind

whenever I speak your name;

It seems without you in my life

things have never been the same.

What happened to those lazy days

when I was just a child;

When my life was consumed in you

in your love, and in your smile.

What happened to all those times

when I always looked to you;

No matter what happened in my life

you could make my gray skies blue.

Dad, some days I hear your voice

and turn to see your face;

Yet in my turning...it seems

the sound has been erased.

Dad, who will I turn to for answers

when life does not make sense;

Who will be there to hold me close

when the pieces just don't fit.

Oh, Dad, if I could turn back time

and once more hear your voice;

I'd tell you that out of all the dads

you would still be my choice.

Please always know I love you

and no one can take your place;

Years may come and go

but your memory will never be erased.

Today, God, as You are listening

in your home above;

Would you go and find my dad

and give him all my love.

I wanted to become a model.

Well, it seems to be the title of a movie "I wanted to become a model".Yes it is true that I wanted to become a model but destiny had something else in store for me.I wanted it because of my 6'2" height and my physique,I wanted to walk the ramp but here I am sitting in front of my laptop for hours.But the most interesting part of it is that I am very very happy.........Yes I am, with what I am doing now.

How to make a TreeView Control in ASP.Net 1.1 and populate it from the database.

As Treeview control is not a control in ASP.Net1.1 so we have to use a third party control, to compensate for that.
The following article will help you in that:-
Downloaded Web-Controls from one of links below:

1)http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/workshop/webcontrols/behaviors/library/treeview/treeview.asp
2)http://msdn.microsoft.com/archive/en-us/samples/internet/asp_dot_net_servercontrols/webcontrols/(This has the installable).

a)After running the installable, we get a folder named IE Web Controls in
C:\Program Files.
b)Then execute the Build.bat file ( A folder named Build will be created).
c)Copy the dll to your Project Bin Folder.
d)Since we have already copied the Web Control(dll) to our Project Folder(BIN)
e)In the Solution Explorer(.net) add a new Reference, a Dialog Box will open.
Browse to the Microsoft.Web.UI.WebControls (which is residing in the BIN folder
of your current project)by clicking the Browse Button.
f)Now create a folder named webctrl_client under c:\inetpub\wwwroot and under
webctrl_client create a folder named 1_0.
g)In the folder 1_0 copy the content of the Runtime under C:\Program Files\IE Web
Controls\build.

Now you are ready to use the Treeview control in your Project.
Add the following namespaces in your webpage where you shall be using the treeview control:
import namespace="Microsoft.Web.UI.WebControls"
Register TagPrefix="Treeview1" Namespace="Microsoft.Web.UI.WebControls"
Assembly="Microsoft.Web.UI.WebControls"

Add the following tag in the HTML part:
VIEW1:TREEVIEW id=Treeview1 runat="server" Width="194px" Height="185px" BackColor="LavenderBlush" BorderStyle="Ridge" AutoPostBack="True" ExpandLevel="1" Enableviewstate="true" onselectedindexchange="cal" NAME="Treeview1">Populating the Treeview Control from the database:
Write the following in Public Fuction Cal()
Create a new node for the tree-
Dim node as TreeNode()
chan_desc=DS1.Tables("Channel").Rows(i).item("channel_desc")
chan_id=DS1.Tables("Channel").Rows(i).item("channel_id")
node.Text=chan_desc
node.Id=chan_id
noder.Nodes.Add(node)

Repeat the above steps to add as many nodes you want.
The next node will be added by-
node.Nodes.Add(node1)

That is it, now you are ready to incorporate Treeview Control in ASP.Net 1.1.

Using StyleSheets in asp.net.

If you are a novice, how will you design your pages in asp.net.You will choose the colors, font and all the other designing aspects from the properties box of that particular web control.But do you think that this is a nice idea.No, it is not.
For making it easy, generous and to bring a uniformity to our application, we use style sheets.
Using style sheets is a comman way of designing our webforms.

So, how to use them in asp.net. This is the way:-
Steps:
1)Add the following tag in the HTML part of your page -
link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="styles/style.css"

Note: I have used it within the 'HEAD' tag.
2)Create a new folder--- styles in under your project.
3)Within that folder, create a .css file - Style.css(Add new item)
4)Add some classes in that .css file like:-

.defaultTxt{font-family : Verdana, Arial, sans-serif ;
font-size:34px;
background-color:Black;}
5)Save it.
6)Now to use these style format in a button control:-
For example-
asp:button id="Button1" cssclass="defaultTxt" runat="server" text="Button"

That is the simplest and easiest way to use style sheets in your code.