A few weeks ago, I had a disastrous experience when I attended an Indian classical music concert that was held at a relatively upscale auditorium in South Mumbai, SoBo as it is popularly called. (This part of the city still calls itself Bombay as SoBo sounds so much cooler than SoMu!) An evening that I was so looking forward to since both the performing artistes were ones that I had wanted to experience live since the last many years, turned out to be an eminently forgettable one thanks to some eminent members of society for whom it seemed more like a ‘to be seen at’ event to burnish their cultural, and not just capitalistic, credentials.
Yes we have all been victims of what you have described so well ! At NMACC they shut the doors and do not allow late entrants to come in unless the act being performed is over and a changeover is taking place ! I loved that ! You have indeed chosen some worst venues for going through these tragic incidents !
Yes, clearly I have been choosing the wrong venues I think. What NMACC is doing is actually what the norm was, and should be. I still haven’t been there as yet. it to that venue as yet. But considering how things have been regressing, it comes across as a welcome change. Remains to be seen how long they’re able to maintain this policy, because the venues that I have had these experiences in too had similar policies.
What a great write up. you have done it once again, kept me so engrossed that i finished reading this in just about 10 minutes (sorry I know it must have taken you some days to put this together) So well put and a sad reality of today's world. We have been seeing this steady rise in this entitlement mentality every time we visit n it's quite saddening. Though have to say, it's being noticed in many parts of the world. Enjoyed this quite a lot........ looking forward., though I have to finish some of your old ones which will do soon. Your review on Murder Mubarak..... 3- 31/2 stars with a one time watch, so true. Found it quite garish n over the top, guess that the Delhi society!
Hey … good to hear from you after long. And please don’t say sorry for wrapping it up in 10 mins. My posts are meant to be short reads … though I get carried away quite often and don’t edit stuff. Glad to know that many are relating to this post because that doesn’t make it a rant from a single person … but it also tells me that it’s such a sad reflection on how we are regressing as a society.
Yes we have all been victims of what you have described so well ! At NMACC they shut the doors and do not allow late entrants to come in unless the act being performed is over and a changeover is taking place ! I loved that ! You have indeed chosen some worst venues for going through these tragic incidents !
Yes, clearly I have been choosing the wrong venues I think. What NMACC is doing is actually what the norm was, and should be. I still haven’t been there as yet. it to that venue as yet. But considering how things have been regressing, it comes across as a welcome change. Remains to be seen how long they’re able to maintain this policy, because the venues that I have had these experiences in too had similar policies.
What a great write up. you have done it once again, kept me so engrossed that i finished reading this in just about 10 minutes (sorry I know it must have taken you some days to put this together) So well put and a sad reality of today's world. We have been seeing this steady rise in this entitlement mentality every time we visit n it's quite saddening. Though have to say, it's being noticed in many parts of the world. Enjoyed this quite a lot........ looking forward., though I have to finish some of your old ones which will do soon. Your review on Murder Mubarak..... 3- 31/2 stars with a one time watch, so true. Found it quite garish n over the top, guess that the Delhi society!
Hey … good to hear from you after long. And please don’t say sorry for wrapping it up in 10 mins. My posts are meant to be short reads … though I get carried away quite often and don’t edit stuff. Glad to know that many are relating to this post because that doesn’t make it a rant from a single person … but it also tells me that it’s such a sad reflection on how we are regressing as a society.