In the war against vada pav and bhaji pav, misal pav seems to have lost it's significance.
Agreed the former two are the stalwarts of roadside food stalls and nobody comes close to vada pav in beating a mumbaiker's hunger, but still misal should get it's due. Being the sister concern of Bhaji pav, she has been feeding the daily commuter's belly since there are local trains( a bit exageration).
Combining of curry, pulses, farsan, onion and coriander, it is a kind of mix 'n' match quick dish.
Since it does not have as a sophisticated look like Bhaji pav, Misal has been symbolised with the lower class hunger. But it has come of age and misal; the age-old soul blender, deserves a rightful mention with PAV!
It's in your drunk walk, it's in your boozed breath, it's in your blurred vision and it stays within you. It's your weird-ass craziness.
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Man is by birth good in nature- Rousseau
Maybe this has found significance in today's society. In nature, man is pure, unadulterated. As he gets into civilization, receives formal education acquires knowledge, he becomes a Civilized Brute. Society teaches the things which are not good, which are unsocial, and in a way man gets eager to use his knowledge to know what's not good, the bad stuff and eventually starts adopting it.
Finally, there stands in front of you a person who is capable of doing the most unimaginable negative things which stand in dark contrast to natural morality.
Maybe this has found significance in today's society. In nature, man is pure, unadulterated. As he gets into civilization, receives formal education acquires knowledge, he becomes a Civilized Brute. Society teaches the things which are not good, which are unsocial, and in a way man gets eager to use his knowledge to know what's not good, the bad stuff and eventually starts adopting it.
Finally, there stands in front of you a person who is capable of doing the most unimaginable negative things which stand in dark contrast to natural morality.
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