Do you vote ...
... I don't! And I am not talking about the voting that's an integral part of a democracy but of the one associated with contests on television that have left the telecom company bosses grinning from ear to ear. Almost every television channel in the Indian living room has a contest / show that asks the viewers to vote for their favourite contestant. There are also lakhs of people who vote for their favourite contestants.
I watch / enjoy many of these reality shows and would prefer them over the regular, run of the mill rona dhona on television. But somehow I cannot get myself involved with them to an extent that I vote for the contestants. I also fail to understand the people who do. I have my reasons for staying out of this show of solidarity - first of all, the votes cost too much. All messages and calls made to such shows cost a lot more than the message or call that we make on an average. Secondly, how do I know that the results are not rigged by the channel to please a section of the audience and thus better their TRP ratings? Also, this might be an excellent money making venture but I think that by selecting the winner on the basis of public votes its not neccessary that we get the most talented artist. What we get in most cases is the most popular artist with something that's best described by a term being used by everyone - X factor. There have been instances wherein the participant has survivied elimination solely on the basis of the votes recieved from his native place! At times, the participant adjudged as the best by the jury on the show has not been accepted by the masses.
I think that for winning such shows, talent is not the only thing that you need in your arsenal. Marketing is also very important. Though I must add here that just the latter is just going to help you survive the initial rounds. You need a certain amount of talent to actually bag all that there is at stake, which I must add is a LOT. Another thing that is very important is the ability to connect with the audiences, as ultimately they are the ones that decide your fate.
But my main question here is who votes? And why? Some of the contestants recieve lakhs of votes, so this surely means that there are a lot of enthusiasts out there who are willing to spend their time and money on someone who they don't know personally. Could this be a way of them patronizing artisits? Or is it just the glamour that they are attracted towards?? Or worse, is it just a regular trend that they want to be a part of??? Or is it bus aise hi ... ?????
I watch / enjoy many of these reality shows and would prefer them over the regular, run of the mill rona dhona on television. But somehow I cannot get myself involved with them to an extent that I vote for the contestants. I also fail to understand the people who do. I have my reasons for staying out of this show of solidarity - first of all, the votes cost too much. All messages and calls made to such shows cost a lot more than the message or call that we make on an average. Secondly, how do I know that the results are not rigged by the channel to please a section of the audience and thus better their TRP ratings? Also, this might be an excellent money making venture but I think that by selecting the winner on the basis of public votes its not neccessary that we get the most talented artist. What we get in most cases is the most popular artist with something that's best described by a term being used by everyone - X factor. There have been instances wherein the participant has survivied elimination solely on the basis of the votes recieved from his native place! At times, the participant adjudged as the best by the jury on the show has not been accepted by the masses.
I think that for winning such shows, talent is not the only thing that you need in your arsenal. Marketing is also very important. Though I must add here that just the latter is just going to help you survive the initial rounds. You need a certain amount of talent to actually bag all that there is at stake, which I must add is a LOT. Another thing that is very important is the ability to connect with the audiences, as ultimately they are the ones that decide your fate.
But my main question here is who votes? And why? Some of the contestants recieve lakhs of votes, so this surely means that there are a lot of enthusiasts out there who are willing to spend their time and money on someone who they don't know personally. Could this be a way of them patronizing artisits? Or is it just the glamour that they are attracted towards?? Or worse, is it just a regular trend that they want to be a part of??? Or is it bus aise hi ... ?????
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I feel bad saying it, I too was a student of hers, but honestly, she was never been a ideal teacher of mine, she insulted me, hurt me and always used to degrade students who where not very good in Maths like me, always supported students who were very good in her subject and always was biased and partial.....I always felt insulted in her class, she was very mean and merciless to me, she never cared how could I perform from a little help from her, but she preferred to ignore that and continued to be partial and biased....teachers are supposed to be role models not just arrogant and biased people, who dont care about the lot who are a little weak in their subjects.....SHE MADE ME FEEL INSULTED AND HURT, I still cannot forget her....because she was very arrogant and insulting to me....I was just an 11-year-old child......I thought I could never forgive her, but now things have changed, I am 42 years old...but still, I hated St. Joseph Boys High School because of her.....but otherwise I loved that school...
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