"Monalisa"

One of the memorable scenes for me, of the wonderfully made movie, with a remarkable performance of Sridevi, English Vinglish, was when her niece explains to her the meaning of the word “Judgemental”. I always wonder how easily we all judge everyone around us and this is the essence of me writing this piece. I fail to understand why people have this perception that someone who is systematic and organized in their day-to-day lives, have less fun than others. There is a misnomer that only those who bunk classes in college have all the fun in the world. That only backbenchers are cool and those who pay attention to the teacher and are disciplined are bookworms. Children who ask questions in class are called “teacher ka chamcha/teacher’s pet”. Come on, whoever gave you that thought? I largely blame media (a large part contributed by the interpretation of life by Bollywood). The other day I was proudly talking about my 11 year old, A, who is so independent and organized that we (my husb...