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The Longest Day of My Life

November 30, 2015. Monday. 8:30, I woke up that morning to see everyone in my grandparents' room. Papa had called a doctor home to check Dada. Dadi had complained that He hadn't been eating properly since the last few days. I thought it was routined and I didn't stop to ask Dada if He was fine, I was in a rush to get to work, perhaps I lack expression. 11:11, I always happen to chance upon 11:11 and make a wish. The last weekend was too eventful and fun-filled and I didn't have a lot of work to catch up on Monday.That day I wished that I would wrap up work in time and spend the second half of the day with Dada, sit with Him and take Him to the park to take a stroll, he didn't like being enclosed. Old age had taken a toll on Him, for the last one year He had grown weaker. In that time He had also become fussy, He wasn't the same as He was 2 years ago. He kept Dadi busy all day long. I often used to worry about Him. Thoughts of Him gone would strike agai

Is real on reel really real?

Realism in International Relations denotes that the world politics is driven by competitive self-interest. In media, ethical representation governs that it should never be driven by self-interest. What you do for the self is a biased adaptation of reality, and reality on camera is fiction, not a fact. “The camera’s rendering of reality must always hide more than it discloses…only what which narrates can make us understand”, said internationally acclaimed ace photographer, Susan Sontag. The camera when it must have come into the hands of the elite few would have been used to capture the truth. Realism in arts refers to the depiction of truth. But depiction is not real and truth, not universal. The constant upgradation of camera and evolution of technology has led to the portrayal of a glossy fact, what may be a ‘fiction’ in reality. Why what is not shown is not shown, justifies for selective transparency. This reminds me how half truth is more dangerous than a lie. Your every