Melodi

 Language is a very co-operative, creative, constructive phenomenon. Forever ready it is to concoct new words to re(de)fine realities newly encountered. Blending is an often used linguistic process to coin such new words. 

"Melodi" is one such blended word, the current rage in India. It is an outrageous concoction of Melo(ni) + (Mo)di. It was cooked up because the Indian P. M. gave the Italian P. M. a packet full of "melody", a chocolate filled caramel coated toffee. 

Now there are ways to look at this incident. There is the 'high' way followed by the Opposition. Concocted are awful pics of both the leaders coupled with downright ugly messages.  Come on, why  reveal your dirty mind? She is half his age, happily married, with kids past the toffee eating stage. 

Honestly, I am ashamed of the immature response to the incident because it shows up the 'Indian' mentality to the whole world. Let me hence put forth my analysis. Madame Meloni, too, belongs to the Right-Centrist kind of politics. There, hence, is a political affinity between the two.

The current world scenario is such that unfortunately all the bi/tri/multi-lateral relationships are actually unilateral. That is to say, each country looks at events only from its own perspective. In such a volatile context, with conflicts simmering in very many directions, friends, if any, are literally a boon. 

Hence the camaraderie. Actually, that entire foreign tour, obviously pre-planned, of the UAE and the Nordic/European nations was for very many contracts n deals that could address the future needs of India. 

Now the Italian mo(ve)ment (she was also showing some long distance monument) was just a warm-up gesture before the serious talks began. It could also be positively looked at as propping up a local brand globally. 

Well, "melody", that famous caramel-and-chocolate candy is manufactured by the Mumbai-based FMCG company, Parle Products.  Like the Bengali  "jhal muri", the toffee thus got a great toss-up. Actually, quite some business deal in its own way, right? 

We should thank our collective stars that neither Ambani nor Adani makes/sells the "melody" toffee. Just imagine what would have been the chaos, if it were so!

Now, I sure would be accused of being an "andh bhakt" which, surely, I am absolutely not. To prove it, let me provide a unique perspective. Was the gift-n-guffaw a mock at you-know-who? Indeed, one can imagine the rile the Congress must suffer due to the Italian intimacy up on show!

In brief, I refuse to be a Modi-hater or a Modi-baiter, quite an epidemic hereabouts. A visceral hatred for the sake of hatred blinds a citizen's perspective is my opinion. Hence my refusal to prove to the whole world that Indians are so obsessed with the ancient "Kam Sutra" that nothing, no word, no laugh, no hug, remains innocent! Spare me the dirty mind, please! 

Pratima@ Women, even in high positions, even on the world stage, even when the contexts clearly are asexual, have to looked at as sexual objects!?! Patriarchal mindset seems to be lasting longer than even the cockroach, supposedly surviving an atom bomb! 

Quote of the day:                                                        "Reality is just a point of view", says Philip K. Dick, while Richard Rohr argues, "every viewpoint is a point from a view." 

Word of the day: mindset                                          A mindset is an established set of beliefs, attitudes, and mental habits that shape how you interpret the world, view yourself, and react to situations. It acts as an internal lens, guiding your thoughts, behaviours, and choices.