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Tuesday, September 21, 2004
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Online edition of India's National Newspaper Tuesday, September 21, 2004 |
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The many avatars of Ganesh maharaj THE THREE PRIZE WINNING ENTRIES Getting itchy with it It's title mania sweeping all over. The tag that matters, you see. Even a 'Lazy ka raja' will do. Enjoy the sa'bash' folks! Play ball Institute awards for the man of injuries, the unfittest man of the series etc a la the awards now in vogue for the best cricketer, the best bowler, the man of the match etc. Also for every injury or other disabilities sustained, introduce a ... All for the taking We can see the award presenting ceremonies in each of the gullies nowadays. Why don't we give some awards for people who are indirectly helping society. "The drunkard of the millennium", (for his charity and sacrifice in raising the funds for ... Felicitation fever Felicitation seekers can be readily identified as they are class by themselves out to hog the limelight in functions. They are affected by publicity bug, suffer from exhibitionism crave to be seen, heard and to be applauded in the functions for ... Win-win scenario You have some money and dare to spend... you can get an award very easily. If you can hum a few stanzas of a song you are "gana gandharva". Scribble some thing and name it the poetry then you will be the "poet of poets". Draw some shapes ... Sanmaana of it all Fundas to detect people craving for felicitations: 1. If anybody says (s)he is allergic to praise and felicitations, "Lie Detector Test" is the sure way to bring out truth. 2. Hire your shawls for your own "sanmaan" and make money too. Your LP ... Suitably yours Leaders from three regions of the State can be felicitated with titles as "Andh(e)ra Bebbuli", "Te(langa)na Tiger" and "Ra(ya)laseema Rathnam". Other sections of public though have no itch should also be honoured. For example barbers, washermen, ... 21st century Veeresalingam Agitate for the stoppage of never-ending teleserials. At least motivate people (especially women) not to spoil their valuable time by watching teleserials in dismay and stupid suspense at the end, every day. Then you will be crowned with the ... Voluntary service! It's not a big deal to sought out those who have an itch for praise.... Just give an advertisement in the paper inviting those who honestly consider themselves strictly staying away from eulogy. But please do not forget to leave a PS informing ... Idle brain? Nah, it's shree Identify a person who is too rich to have any work, too lazy to involve in any activity and who is celebration savvy. Felicitate him with garlands, towels, blankets, sweaters and a bill for all above including commission. Give titles like "man of ... No work to rule There are many ways to felicitate people. Some funny felicitations can be like these. Felicitate women who have patience to watch all daily serials with `Dharithrimata' (earth) or `Dharithri Shri'. Like `Shram' awards there should be `Vishram' ... Lalu tang Most innocent and non-controversial way of self-felicitation is to celebrate your birthday in a grand manner. Invite Indian cricket team or Lalu Prasad to add flavour to your party. Advantage is that you can celebrate it in every year and ... Drop anchor Especially for TV anchors for their best exposing, idiotic feelings, and variety pronunciation, thunder laughter, mischievous behaviour, mad questions, and overaction. Try to select in these areas. No doubt, it would be a tough contest. ... Street-smart Simple, but effective way of trapping these "sabash" subashes is to go the "paata samanlu style" of street advertising. To put for our purpose, it may be "kotta awaardulistaam..., shalvaalu kapputaam..., sanmaanam chestaam..., padi (thousands, of ... Hit the board There should be a board for conducting felicitations and conferring tiles to people belonging to all the fields with an itch for felicitations. People should be asked to apply for consideration to be conferred a title with a prescribed fee of not ... `Back' to the hilt Looking for people with an itch for felicitations? Why look hither and thither? Directly approach various fan clubs. They are readily available. After all they are veterans both in the art of "back-scratching" and "back-biting!" J. Akshay ... Why not for the worst Awarding the best is a common thing. Try to award the worst and let them realise their mistakes and correct themselves. So give awards for the worst performance. To change the world. G. Nageshwar Rao on ... Lalu's damad bole to... Be the son-in-law of Lalu Prasad. Award list starts with Chief Ministership and upwards. R.C. Subhash, Visakhapatnam |