Female Oriented Movies in Bollywood Through the Ages

 I realized that this article should start with a confession. Confession of how silly it was of me to undermine Indian movies to produce feminist genre. When in reality we have innumerable classic gems that are either unnoticed or underappreciated. The movies that I am going to mention are mainstream and are always talked about, yet I kept on refusing to watch these. But I am going to make this good now. I must also confirm that I am not writing this to compare the below-mentioned movies because there is absolutely no comparison among them. Each movie is remarkable and second to none. These movies also belong to different eras to give a critical sense of how feminism has evolved over the years.

1. Mother India (1957) – This movie needs no introduction; it is for sure that even the people who have not seen this movie have at least heard about the legendary performance of Nargis Dutt as Radha (Mother India). It is also one of the only three officially Oscar-nominated movies of India. Directed by Mehboob Khan and starring actors like Nargis, Sunil Dutt, and Rajendra Kumar, this movie was destined to be one of the greatest movies ever made in India. So profound and ahead of its time, this movie is the story of Radha, who against all the odds raises her kids while her husband goes missing after he loses both of his hands to an accident. Soon after, a deadly flood devastates the life of Radha and her children and she loses her infant child. She gets harassed by the moneylender (Sukhilala) who forces her to sleep with him in return for food for her children. She vehemently refuses him and works by the sweat of her brow by tilling her land on her own and making a good harvest. Times mellow as her children grow up and finally turn into young men. Birju, the younger of the two played by Sunil Dutt is a mischievous lad who is very close to his mother and hates Sukhilala for exploiting his family and harassing his mother. His revenge dominates him, and he becomes a Daku to take revenge on Sukhilala and contains malicious intent towards Sukhilala’s daughter Champa. Finally, Radha prevents the untoward by killing her own son. Radha, presented predominantly as a mother figure in the story is a complex character. She, as a wife, sticks with her husband when he could provide for her and also when he loses both his arms and is left vulnerable. As a mother who sees nothing but the well-being of her children; she does every possible thing to come out of her adverse situation and provide for her children. Even when the villagers decide to migrate because of the flood, she comes as a ray of hope to them and works until her land yields a good harvest. Like every mother, she has a soft spot for her children and can’t stand when someone criticizes Birju. But as a woman, she knows where to draw the line. She gives Birju multiple chances to make good of what he did wrong but he becomes uncontrollable and tries to take Champa by force. As Radha watches Birju taking Champa with him, she realizes that she has to make a decision forgetting the fact that she is his mother. She aims towards her son and shoots him, thus saving Champa. Mother India is an evergreen movie which imparts that if a mother can be nurturing and forgiving, she can also be fierce and righteous.

                                           

2. Damini (1993) – Whenever you’re talking about evergreen feminist movies in Bollywood, you just can’t miss this one. At a time when every other movie presented women as a damsel in distress, when you couldn’t expect a powerful and influential representation of women in the mainstream cinema, this movie came. Directed by Rajkumar Santoshi, starring Meenakshi Seshadri, Rishi Kapoor, and Sunny Deol, Damini is the story of a woman who has ordinary expectations from her life, and marrying her off is the only dream of her parents; but she emerges as a manifestation of truth and righteousness to confront the cruelties of society. Damini is married into a wealthy household. However, she always feels out of place among her in-laws. She develops a connection with the housemaid named Urmi who soon becomes her confidante. One day, during a Holi celebration she sees her brother-in-law along with his friends taking Urmi by force, she tries to prevent them from doing so but to no avail. She rushes to call her husband and when she comes back with him, they witness the horrifying scene of the boys raping Urmi; Damini becomes unconscious. Cut to the next scene, Damini comes back to her senses and asks about Urmi. She is told that Urmi was safe and was in a hospital. But her husband strongly instructs her not to disclose anything to the authorities, her in-laws go a step further to bribe the policemen to do away with the case. Damini tries all in her power to meet Urmi but is prevented from doing so; until one day when she finally manages to go to the hospital and finds out that Urmi’s condition was worsening and her blood won’t stop. Seeing Urmi’s gruesome condition, she becomes resolute in fighting for justice. She goes against her family and husband to give Urmi justice. Damini as a character is truly unconventional in the sense that she breaks the norm of confining a women’s identity to an obedient wife and daughter-in-law. She knows what’s right and does not let her conscience die even after she is threatened by her family members repeatedly. This movie touches on many other topics such as victim shaming and the idea of consent while holding a mirror to Media, Police, and Judiciary against the insensitivity and cruelty with which rape cases are dealt in India.

                               

3. Lipstick Under My Burkha (2017) – This movie has to be the odd one out in the list – and for all the right reasons. This film has seen a whole lot of controversies, be it for its certification or hurting religious sentiments. But you just can’t deny the fact that it’s so original. When I first saw the movie, I could only think about how raw it felt. Directed by Alankrita Srivastava and starring Ratna Pathak Shah, Konkona Sen Sharma, Aahana Kumra and Plabita Borthakur, Lipstick Under my Burkha is the story of women struggling for individual identities under orthodox households. Every character in this movie leads a dual life, one to please their surroundings and the other to please themselves. Rehana Abidi, a college-going girl leads a more ‘free’ and ‘carefree’ life in college than reality as she is forced to sew Burkhas and clad it from head to toe at the same time. Leela, a young beauty parlour owner is forced to marry a stranger and settle down when in reality she wants to travel with her boyfriend with a business plan in mind. Usha, who runs a decades-old sweet shop, is a mother figure to the people around her and is used to get addressed as ‘Buaji’; on the contrary, she desires sexual pleasure and reads an erotic pulp fiction named “Lipstick Wale Sapne” to pacify her lust. Shireen Aslam is a mother of three children who works as an excellent sales girl without letting her husband coming to the knowledge of it. She also suffers a lot due to the sexually dominating nature of her husband and has to repeatedly take contraceptives and get abortions done. This movie does not scream women empowerment the way most people like; rather it admits the fact that there are women for whom living their lives the way they want is no less than a battle. The movie ends on an ambiguous note, with the four women finally coming together after they get caught leading their dual lives. Lipstick Under my Burkha is a coming of age cinema, which is expected to be the pioneer of the thought process that a woman’s individuality should not be sacrificed in the name of honor.

Over the past few decades, Bollywood has come to terms with the fact that people want to see more female-oriented movies, and it has definitely evolved that way. We can also trace a pattern in this evolution; over the time we can see the changing roles of women in predominant cinema. Women who were mostly seen as mothers, wives, and sisters are now striving for an identity apart from these; breaking away from the shackles of patriarchy one at a time. This in itself is revolutionary and with the help of more stories like Mother India, Damini, and Lipstick Under my Burkha, we are sure to bring about the right change.

Betaal - A Netflix Series That 'Had' A Lot Of Potential

On May 24, Netflix released it's Indian zombie horror series, Betaal. It is Produced by one of the leading production houses of our country, The Red Chillies Entertainment and the fact that Shahrukh Khan and Gauri Khan themselves have produced this series makes it worth more noticing. It is directed by an American director, Patrick Graham. 

My first view of  Betaal is that it does have a scintillating premise. The first episode was just intriguing to watch. A regiment of army known as the 'Baaz Squad' led by commander Tyagi has been appointed to relocate the tribal people from Nilja village where building a Highway has been proposed in order to connect these tribals from the civilization. But the people refuse to let go of the village tunnel stating that the tunnel is haunted and that horror may unleash upon those who try to invade it. I like how they have tried to make use of the legend of Betaal and to fuse it with the revolt of 1857. We get to know that the tunnel is said to be possessed by the ghost/zombie of Colonel John Lynedoch of which we are told later. The knee jerk reaction of this story would be that it looks fine , promising and with a lot of potential but sure this does not last long. The Naxal and Liberal angle that this series tries to produce is fascinating but its also an undeniable fact that its meant to attract uncalled controversy. 

The lead character in the series is Captain Sirohi which is played by Vineet Kumar Singh. He and his team is appointed to move the tribals away from the tunnel and the village so that they do not hinder the construction work carried out by the contractor Mudhalvan. The contractor plays the role of a greedy capitalist who has come to the site with his wife and a daughter in her early teenage. They succeed in digging off the tunnel's mouth open and the first few scenes following that is a treat to watch. You don't know what's in there and the people who came back out of the tunnel are either wounded or dead. It was the high point of this series and after that every thing just goes downhill. Everybody rushes to an abandoned British barrack after they are attacked by bullets. From this point things get as weird as it can. The zombies coming right out of the tunnel are shooting them with centuries old arms and ammunition. You can keep suspension of disbelief but this is just senseless; Nevermind, everyone goes inside the barrack, unknowing of the fact that the people who are contaminated will be perilous to them. Mudhalvan gets hold of a book containing the rituals and and the legend of Betaal. He figures out that he can make a pact with colonel Lynedoch by handing him his daughter(Saanvi) in exchange of powers and finally we get the point of the story. The Little Girl has to be saved in order to stop Lynedoch!! Otherwise, after sacrificing her, he would be set free into the open.

Much bloodletting happens in between, you know the stuff like people turning into zombies and then killing people and then more people turning into zombies and killing more people. This way many people die in between but frankly you do not care about them because the story does not develop the way that you care about them. Towards the end, the leftover people devise a plan to replace Saanvi with an effigy so that Lynedoch takes it instead of her. Just when a soldier says "Kya Chutiya Plan Hai" and I was like same!! Anyway our hero gets possessed by Lynedoch and carries Saanvi to sacrifice her but Saanvi is a smart girl and she blows off the tunnel which had detonator in it. Phew! Right?? No. It comes out that destroying the tunnel wasn't such a good idea as it would set him free open. But wasn't that also the point of sacrificing Saanvi? He could have destroyed the tunnel himself? And this was not it, the end seen shows the zombie army of Lynedoch coming onto huge ships with ammunition to rule over India. The series is concluded with senseless bunch of ideas that came across the director. It just damages all the potential that the series had. 

Talking of the characters and the acting, women leads shine in every way, the character of DC Ahluwalia played by Aahana Kumra is one of the few performances you enjoy. She is fearless and can actually make a distinction between right and wrong unlike our lead Captain Sirohi who is just unsure of everything throughout the story. I can understand the need of a flawed protagonist but someone who is confused throughout the narrative does not do any good. Another character which I liked was Puniya (tribal woman) which is played by Manjiri Pupala; she was fierce and uncompromising throughout. She guides the army men out of the atrocity with her knowledge and tactics. The girl Saanvi also does a good job in playing an innocent girl who is aware of her father's greediness and calls him out for framing the innocent tribal people. All in all it is an average series which rises up your expectations and then crashes it into the ground.

Is Jojo Rabbit Based On A True Story ?

Jojo Rabbit, written and directed by the celebrated director Taika Watiti is a peculiarly tasteful movie. It is also an atypical subject for a director like him. He is mainly known for his quirky humour  and wild storytelling. I would describe this movie as a mix of genres despite of the fact that it is largely comic. You will see it change genres from comic to horror to drama to war and this hotchpotch seems to work greatly.This movie has also won Oscar 2020 for the best adapted screenplay and was nominated in many other categories.

                                              

The story revolves around Jojo Betzler ( played by Roman Griffin Davis ) who is a boy of 10 and the setting is of World War 2, Germany. Jojo idolizes Adolf Hitler and dreams of  being Hitler's personal guard one day. He also has an imaginary Hitler always guiding and walking around him, played by the very Taika Watiti. Jojo joins the rigorous training of army but faces a lot of difficulty there as he is frail and also gets bullied by the bigger boys. However he is still very admant on serving Hitler. To his surprise, one day he finds a Jew girl living in the attic of his house and also realizes that she is being hidden there by his own mother( played by Scarlett Johansson ). Being Oblivious of Jews, he is terrified of her. Now this phase is very intelligently portrayed by the director as he incorporates all kind of the then prevailing stereotypes about Jews in a clever way. Jojo pursues to write a book on Jews including all of their deepest darkest secrets which mainly includes things that one would find about fallen angels in the Bible; like ( they have horns, they sleep upside down like a bat and that they have the ability to read each other's mind). Making them as much inhumane as possible. Soon Jojo's mother dies as she was a part of the resistance against war and the war begins. I have to say that the war is one of the most impactful sequences of the movie. The way Jojo walks down the street with all kinds of horrible things happening around him is a spectacle. I personally find the particular scene very heart wrenching where the German personals send little kids with grenades and firearms to the frontline as if they are some toy soldiers in a game. But still Watiti manages not to end the story on a very dark note.

                                             

The movie is adapted from the book 'Caging Skies' written by the Belgian New Zealander novelist Christine Leunens. Taika in an interview said that he had come across this book through his mother. As she was reading this book and suggested him to read it. He also said that when he read the book it felt like a movie to him and hence he decided to make a movie on it. However, the actual book is very different from the adaption. Taika gives his own premise and touch to the movie making it less serious and light hearted than the book. Although the writer said that "we both love a fine balance between humour and comedy" I feel like their humour is very dissimilar. Jojo in the book is much mature both in age and thought. The story is however fictional but is inspired from a true event. The writer said that she came up with the thought of writing on this theme because of the war stories that she heard from his grandfather. She in an interview says- "memories from (my) grandparent's generation, from my parent's generation. Really horrific memories, they've become a part of my memory." She also met a French woman who gave her the story in the book. The french woman's family had hidden a Polish man in their house during the war, she fell in love with the man and later when the war ended, she got married to him. Although the writer decided to give a bleak end to the story of the book where Jojo and Elsa's relationship ends in despairing circumstances; after Elsa finds out that Jojo had been lying to her for the past 4 years that Germany won the war only to not let her go.

   

Never Have I Ever: A Non - Spoiler Review

Never Have I Ever, directed by a very popular Indian American director - Mindy Kaling, was released on Netflix on April 27 this year. This show as told by Mindy Kaling in one of her interviews to Netflix was inspired by her own childhood. This coming of age teenage drama might sound analogous to other teenage centric shows but it truly stands out in many ways. 

The story is set in Sherman Oaks, California and revolves around Devi Vishwakumar which is played by Maitreyi Ramakrishnan who was selected out of a crowd of 15000 people who auditioned for this role. And it truly shows why she bagged this once in a lifetime opportunity of starring in a Netflix Original as a lead role. Moving onto our topic, Devi is an intelligent, quick-witted and sassy Hindu girl of San Fernando Valley who had a terrible fresh year in high school for a number of reasons. To make up for the devastating  and dreadful last year, Devi devises a plan for her and her Girl Friends Fabiola and Eleanor to get out of their misery. The interesting thing about this series is that it is not only from the viewpoint of Devi but also her two friends. Fabiola is a mixed race girl and Eleanor is Chinese American, together this group of girls are called the UN by a group of people, which is totally racist but that is what this series tries to show as a problem area in a light hearted way. The only motive for trio for the sophomore year is to get popular or a little extreme in the case of Devi that is to "pop her cherry" in her words.

Devi often struggles with her Indian identity in an attempt to be American enough. She absolutely envies her cousin Kamla who according to her is very Indian as she says to "Open the TV" instead of "turning it on". However Devi is still a lovable character as she doesn't let her temporary emotions to make her stride too away from her indianness. Many people may feel like there are too much stereotypical references of Indian Culture in the series, which is true to a degree as well and one can totally feel it in the scene where Nalini (Devi's Mother) describes Kamla to her would be in-laws as a domestic woman who is good in cooking and is vegetarian without even letting her talk about her research program at the university. Another scene which includes a congregational meeting of Indians, shows 'problematic aunties' who have a habit of picking on anyone and everyone which kind of gets over the top while watching. Keeping aside a few of these instances, the series is well written and directed and doesn't let you think even for a second that it is all the same like other teenage dramas. It has an authenticity when it tries to convey Indian thoughts and understanding.

The casting of the series is also near perfect with teenagers who actually look like teenagers instead of adults playing the role of teenagers which is the case for most of the shows out there. Another interesting angle of the show is rivalry, which happens between and Devi and her nemesis Ben and its totally refreshing to watch. The rivalry can be called as yielding rather than a consuming one. As an Indian girl , there are far many instances on which I relate with Devi than I expected to be. The run time of the series is also just right which does not make watching it a tedious task. You should definitely give it a go if you're into comedy dramas because I felt that it was worth the time I invested on it.

A Discovery That K-Drama Has Been To Me.

Let's face it! We are all trapped into our houses and there is really not much to do, at a time like this Netflix has been a boon to us. But lately I started to find Netflix boring as well because things were kind of repetitive for me and I eagerly wanted to find something new. Just then I found a really cool poster of a series which also happened to be a Korean one. Oh yes, I judged a series by its poster. Nevertheless moving on, I clicked onto that poster, which was undoubtedly one of the best decisions I made this lockdown. Now let me start with the fact that you are going to find all the below mentioned series on Netflix and all these series have an IMDB rating of 8 and above. Let me also add that do not be afraid of exploring something new just because it looks alien to you, this has stopped me from missing out on so much great stuff around me, I don't want the same from you. So without further ado let's get started.

Hotel Del Luna:

This was the very first K-Drama that I ever watched and let me tell you it's one of the best in the list as well. Hotel Del Luna which is located in the middle of Seoul is no ordinary hotel. The customers of this hotel are ghosts who have some unfulfilled desires without the realization of which they cannot cross the Samdo river and reach heaven. They live in a state of limbo and this hotel caters to their needs until and unless they are ready to cross the Samdo river. The owner of the hotel Jang Mal Wol is compelled to run the hotel until she accomplishes her own very motive to cross the Samdo river for which she is waiting for the last 2000 years; which means that it is time for the male protagonist to make an entry. The plot of the series revolve around the backstory of the owner Jang Mal Wol and what are the circumstances due to which she is compelled to run the hotel. It also consists of many sub plots telling the stories of some of the hotel guests (ghosts) which takes the excitement of the series to the next level. I would highly recommend you all to watch this series as it has to offer a lot and you will not grow bored out of it.

Crash Landing On You:

Next up the list is this masterpiece. Have you ever considered about the fact that two countries which are presumably enemies could be analogous in many ways. Just like India and Pakistan which share a large part of their culture, language and food and yet are indifferent about it. Yoon Se-ri, who is a business tycoon of  South Korea, literally crash lands in North Korea after she goes for a paragliding session. To her wonder she realizes that she is banged up abroad. She meets a North Korean soldier Ri Jung Hyuk who decides to help her out instead of handing her to the authorities. He disguises her as a North Korean and makes her live in his house as her fiance just when a high ranking officer grows suspicious of her. The story revolves around how Ri Jung Hyuk goes to crazy limits in order to send Yoon Se-ri back to her nation even after he falls for her. The female protagonist also has a hard time going back because of how close she gets to the people of the village she was residing in and to Ri Jung Hyuk. The drama also gives an insight to the lives of commoners in North Korea who are just like the people of any other nation and are living in a stigma. This Drama changes the way you perceive a nation like North Korea.  

My Love From The Star:

This K-Drama is one of its kind and one of the most popular dramas of South Korea as well. Cheon Song-i who is a famous actress stumbles upon this new neighbour who is a very strange and unceremonious man. Later she finds out that he is also the professor of the university she recently got admission into. Being a celebrity, Cheon Song-i gets into trouble quite regularly, however her neighbour Do Min Joon reaches to help her out every time quite mysteriously. She falls in love with him and wins his love back, only when she discovers that he is an Alien stranded on earth from the last 400 years. And he has to go back soon as he won't be able to survive any longer on this planet. Thankfully, a comet will pass earth soon which completes its orbit every 400 years and is the only chance for Do Min Joon to return home where he can live longer. But Do Min Joon is ready to sacrifice his only chance to return home just to spend a few more months that he has on planet Earth with Cheong Song-i. The plot of the Drama is intricate and engages you till the very end as you cannot guess what will happen in the end. 

Pollution and Mortality - The scanty of rationality in Javadekar's Statement.

       

  According to World Economic Forum's 2018 report of 'The Most Polluted Cities on Earth', India alone has 15 out of 20. According to the latest statement by India's Union Environment Minister Mr. Prakash Javadekar, 'There are no studies in India that shows a direct correlation between pollution and mortality.' However its not hard to reckon that it is a blatant lie. We're all familiar with the severity of pollution growing around us and its ill effects on us. Every year, there is an unprecedented upsurge in air pollution alone. A prolonged exposure to particulate matter less than PM 2.5 can cause you serious respiratory and cardiac issues as it can penetrate deeper into your lungs.

          According to the State of Global Air report 2019, 1.2 million Indians died due to diseases caused by air pollution in 2017. It also says that the people of  India and China have most terrible effects on their healths due to air pollution. It also adds to the fact that exposure to PM 2.5 particles was one of the main causes of type 2 diabetes worldwide, in which India aced. Exactly an year ago, on December 2018, India State Level Disease Burden Initiative disclosed that the average life expectancy in India would have been higher by 1.7 years if the breathing air would've been better. And all these specifications were only attributed to air pollution.

          According to State of Global Air report 2019 about 60% of India's population was exposed to household pollution in 2017. Exposure to PM 2.5 pollution lead to 55,000 deaths and 2.7 million life years lost from type 2 diabetes.

          India has such impact on global pollution that it is receiving international pressure to curb it. However India has programs working on the way to reduce pollution such as National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC), National Mission for Green India (NGMI) and National Clean Air Program (NCAP) it is still hard to say that these programs have yielded any distinguishable results. In view of these reports, the question arises that if we already have programs aiming at the core concern of rising pollution, why there hasn't been any significant improvements in curbing pollution and why living in India's metropolitan cities has been a curse lately. It is an undeniable fact that the dysfunction in the system runs from the top level which starts from the carelessness and nonchalant attitude of our ministers like that of Mr. Javadekar's while discussing a grave topic like pollution's link to mortality.

Did 'THE ENCOUNTER' make you contented?

       

On December 6, Friday, 2019. The four accused of rape of a 25 year old woman named Priyanka Reddy, reportedly tried to abscond from police custody when they were trying to recreate the crime scene on the same highway where the woman's burnt body was found. The police took control of the action by firing bullets in which the four accused died. The four men, named Mohammed Arif, Chintakunta Chennakeshavulu, Jollu Shiva and Jollu Naveen were between 20-26 and were all lorry cleaners.

           It is the most praiseworthy news you will hear today. The police officials did a great job in shooting down the four accused. The nation is in a wave of exuberance and celebrating the episode.

But the thing we are forgetting is that the justice is not served from the side of our government and constitution. *IT WAS AN ENCOUNTER*. The rape cases in our country are still rampant and in most cases the accused or convicts are set free by the authorities. It is heartbreaking to realize that a culprit of the 2012 Nirbhaya rape case has still not received a final verdict from the court even after seven years of the incident. And who knows how many cases like this are still lying with justice unserved. 

          The thing is- that this time there was an uproar and agitation amongst people. People showed their rage through social media and protests. We tend to do it every now and then whenever gruesome cases like these come in light. But we can neither do it forever and nor every time there'll be an encounter. Many unheard cases will lie untended. The bottom line is... We Should Not Be Happy. We should not be happy until every voice calling out for help is heard, we should not be happy until every brute like these rapists are hanged till death, and we should not be happy until we build a nation where every woman, no matter who and where can have the confidence of stepping out of their homes without feeling terrified. We are the people that can bring a change and eradicate this social evil from its root.

    

          

Top 10 English Words Of Indian Origin You Didnt Know Of !

1. Avatar- origin (Sanskrit), meaning- the descent of a deity from heaven.

2. Bungalow-from bangla origin (Urdu), meaning- a house.

3. Cheetah- from chītā origin (Hindi), meaning- variegated.

4. Dacoit- from  Daku origin (Hindi), meaning- member of a class of criminals who engage in organised robery and murder.

5. Guru- from Guru origin (Sanskrit), meaning- a teacher or one to be honoured because of  erudition.

6. Jungle- from jāṅgala origin (Sanskrit), meaning- rough and arid terrain.

7. Karma- from karman origin (Sanskrit), meaning- action, effect, fate.

8. Shampoo- from chāmpo origin (Hindi), meaning- to massage or to rub.

9. Typhoon- from Toofan origin (Urdu), meaning- a cyclonic storm.

10. Pyjamas- from pāy ‘leg’ + jāma ‘clothing’ origin (Urdu).

India calling for education revolution.!

          Education  in  India  is  provided  both  at  the  public  and  the  private  sectors.  However,  the  monopolization  of  the  educational  system  in  India  is  a  strategic  flaw  of  the  government’s  policies  and  takes  on  education.  It  is  not  a  deniable  fact  that  private  educational  institutions  contribute  a  lot  when  it  comes  to  fulfilling  the  demand  of  educating  a  huge  population.  After  all  where  would  be  the  majority  of  students  be  going  if  the  private  institutions  never  existed.  The  biggest  drawback  of  these  institutions  seems  to  be  the  amount  of  fees  being  charged  in  the  name  of  quality  education.  But  we  cannot  also  expect  these  institutions  to  provide  students  free education  as  it  does  not  get  any  funding  from  the  government  as  well.  The  government  has  undoubtedly  proposed  a  failed  education  system  which  is  more  prominent  and  can  be  felt  at  the  primary  school  level.  The  basic  strategy  of  government  regarding  this  was  to  build  a  building  in  the  name  of  a  school  and  to  tick  the  box  of  having  provided  with  a  school.  But  on  the  other  side,  the  quality  of  education  provided  within  the  private  sector  is  a  also  a  topic  to  be  much  speculated.  Actually  the  education  quality  being  provided  by  both  the  sectors  cannot  wholly  be  generalized.  We  can  say  that  determining  the  quality  of  education  is  a  two  way  thing  in  India.  It  is  a  very  ongoing  and  typical  thinking  that  if  one  has  to  acquire  primary  education  then  the  ideal  choice  will  be  going  up  for  private  institutions  whereas  if  one  has  to  pursue  higher  education  then  the  ideal  choice  will  be  the  government  educative  institutions.

  

           Providing education  in  India  is  quiet  a  money  driving  thing.  Most  of  the  private  educational  institutions  are  run  by  people  who  have  nothing  to  do  with  the  actual  process  of  education.  Its  truly  being  said  that  business  is  the  art  of  exploiting  people  and  opportunities.  And  thus,  anyone  who  abundand  sums  of  money  can  actually  open  an  educative  institution.  Be  it  a  liquor  manufacturer,  large  landlords,  business tycoons  or  real  estate  owners.  And  the  government  also  cannot  interfare  in  this  business  as  these  people  have  full  control  over  the  authorities.  Even  if  the  government  doesn’t  fund  private  institutions  in  anyway,  it  doesn’t  mean  that  one  who  doesn’t  have  funds  cannot  open  an  educative  institution.  Ayone  can  easily  raise  funds  in  market.  Under  the  proposed  Higher  Education  Finance  Agency  it  is  stated  that  that  the  private  institutions  are  capable  of  taking  funds  from  the  market,  donations  and  CSR  funds.  And  if  one  has  name,  fame,  reputation  it  is  just  enough  to  generate  sufficient  amount  of  revenue.  And  once  anyone  is  successful  in  building  up  an  institution,  there  seems  to  be  no  reason  for  them  not  to  charge  hefty  sums  of  money  in  the  name  of  quality  education.  It  seems  to  be  a  genuine  problem  for  the  common  people  because  thousands  of  people  every  year  apply  for  financial  help.  And  the conditions  only  gets  worsened.

          We  can  understand  the  situation  of  our  money  ventured  education  system  by  taking  example  of  what  happened  in  Chile.  Around  the  year  2011  the  Chilean  students  demanded  the  education  in  their  country  should  be  centralized  and  wholly  funded  by  their  government.  This  thought  was  centered  around  the  worryness  that  Chile  is  a  developing  country  and  hence  most  of  the  people  felt  that  whatever  they  were  paying  to  obtain  education  was  going  in  vain  as  it  did  not  match  to  the  quality  of  education  they  were  supposed  to  get.  The  scenario  of  India  is  not  very  different  from  that  of  Chile  in  any  aspects.  It  is  just  that  the  people  there  have  recognized  the  need  of  centralizing  the  education  and  making  it  truly  free  from  privatization.