Humour

I must admit that I have been away from TV for long. TV was a lifeline for me 5 years ago but college life seems to have changed that. Actually a lot has changed in the TV world; kyun ki saas bhi kabhi bahu thi, kahani ghar ghar ki etc, etc now have their children grown up. Well it’s a different thing that every trouble possible continues to plague them and perhaps the same was the case with their parents. You don’t have to be a genius to guess the story that took place in 5 years.

Zee sports seems to an interesting sports channel. Apparently they are doing a great favour to the country by broadcasting 1983 world cup finals and the Sharjah cup, in which Sachin single handedly led India to victory, again and again. They even show ball to ball coverage of tests matches India has won so far; the scarcity of such events ensures that we get to see the same matches every 2 days.

Raju Srivastava seems to have become a superstar of TV. Every channel is so obsessed with his mimics that they are being broadcasted up to 3 times a day.

One thing that struck me regarding news channels is the BREAKING NEWS flashes. They are so desperate for sensationalization that even small stories are converted in news flashes. Crowd protesting in Hajipur is a BREAKING NEWS, a lunatic lover shooting his fiancé’s latest boy friend is a BREAKING NEWS and a man marrying a man in Lahore is a BREAKING NEWS. I wonder how they would react to an actual BREAKING NEWS. If this trend continues then-

1. BREAKING NEWS on Star News- Reports are coming in that Mayawati just sneezed. The reasons are being investigated by our special correspondent but initial speculations suggest that the sneeze was caused because of her dupatta’s ends. Doubts are now being raised on such dupatta manufacturers as sneezing might lead someone to death.

2. BREAKING NEWS on Aaj Tak- The dupatta manufacturer of Mayawati’s brand, Hathi chaap dupattas, has been arrested. He is being investigated for links with Mulayam Singh. Apparently Mayawati had accused Mulayalam of conspiring to kill her. Amar Singh was quick in his response to defend Mulayam. He informed us that Aishwarya also wore the same manufacturer’s dupatta in her wedding. He termed these allegations as baseless and a means to garner public sympathy.

3. BREAKING NEWS on Zee News- News just in that Mallika Sherawat and Rakhi Sawant were seen together in full clothes. They were covered from top to bottom with only their fingers and head hair visible. Our reporters are following them to bring to you real time coverage of this rare occasion. If rumours are to be believed then it’s being speculated that they are advertising for a top burqa company from Abu Dhabi. There are also reports that many of their fans have made an attempt of suicide as a result of this shock.

4. BREAKING NEWS on CNN IBN- Sachin Tendulkar has finally retired from international cricket. The selectors appeared relieved after his announcement. But their joy can be short termed as Saurav Ganguly, while addressing media persons after his marriage with Bipasha Basu, says that Bips has recharged him. Fans may recall that Azharuddin felt the same after his marriage with Sangeeta Brijlani; the bijli struck at Eden Gardens in Azhar’s first match after the marriage.

5. BREAKING NEWS on Doordarshan- BJP leaders have moved to the Supreme court after Rahul Gandhi’s recent speech in the parliament house as RS member. They are angry over his hindi. As viewers might recall that he mentioned ‘chahe hum jeeta ya losein’ when it came to the proxy war with Pakistan. BJP leaders have just filed their case against him. Rajnath Singh appeared in angry mood over this mockery of Hindi.

Why would Doordarshan not get into BREAKING NEWS?

I am just hoping for a news channel with the name BREAKING NEWS to pop us.

Legislators from the main opposition party Kuomintang (KMT) and the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) push each other while discussing the annual government budget inside the parliament in Taipei. (AFP Photo) [TOI]

The so called technician ‘Chris’ is a desi for sure It’s actually Chrisampeethelativatimanthilon. Or, ‘Chris’ for short.

See the video to agree to my conclusion.

Disclaimer- Please see the category before reading this! 

There have been as many as 2 incidents of shooting in the campus of IIT Madras at 5 PM today. The first one occurred inside the Central Library and the other just outside the Library building. The shooter shot himself after killing at least 35 people. The shooter has been identified as final year Mechanical engineering student of the institute. His name is being withheld for security reasons as speculations suggest that he had more than 1 accomplice.

This shooting comes just 5 days after the deadly act by Cho in Virginia tech, which claimed 33 lives.

The reasons for this barbarous act are still being analyzed. The history of victims is also being considered as past relationship with the shooter can help trace the reason. This might be very well an act of vengeance as there are more girl victims in the shooting. Love can be a reason but other reasons are not being ruled out.

IITs are known for their intense academic pressure. The work load and subsequent fear of failure has driven people to suicide in other IITs. The killer’s friends have informed Serendipity that he was under great depression because of impending danger of extension in this project. An extension means spending another 6 months in the campus. His employer could cancel his selection and he would have ended in a precarious situation as far his career is concerned.

His friends, without an exception, have told us that he used to weep in front of them because of his fear of extension. His fear can be gauged from an incident in which he is supposed to have begged in front of his ailing guide, in his home towel, to let him finish his project within 2 months as this is the maximum delay his employer would accept. The night before, he cried on everyone who offered him a shoulder. He even broke into tears at a recent institute day function when the mention of seniors leaving the campus came up. He would spend most his time asking others whether his work is enough for a degree. He would carefully listen to everyone’s project and then draw parallels with his own project. Tears would again wet his cheeks if other’s project would exceed his in terms of

1. The total lines in the simulation code

2. The total number of research papers referred to.

3. Number of times a student has met his guide.

4. Number of graphs obtained.

He seems to have gone ‘nuts’ (as described by his friends) during the past few days. He forced his friends to obtain at least one graph for him using the software they were using. He is supposed to have varied his work in MATLAB, ANN, FLUENT, C++, MARK, ANSYS, PRO-E, AUTO-CAD and our own Excel!

One of his close friends has told us that he called up today morning and asked him to get few floppies. But as floppies are not available in shops these days, he asked him to get a digital camera so that he could take snaps of the results. When he last called his close friend, he informed him that he is going to the library to ask the librarian to help him categorize the data as they categorize books.

The success of IITians around the world brings a lot of pressure on the fresh graduates. Out of their naiveté, they take the initial failure as fatal to their career and end up ruining their lives.

Stay tuned to Serendipity for further developments on this shooting incident.