C-Section in TN: Where are the ethics

It has been a long time since I wrote blogs. Lots of distraction and as usual, blame the work. I was browsing the net when I stumbled upon a news which took me through the states of surprise, shock and eventual anger, in chronological order.

The news was about a so-called recent achievement by a 15 year-old boy in Std. X. Apparently the boy had done a C-Section surgery (Caesarian) under the "expert" guidance of a doctor (his father). This had happened a few months ago and the proud father shows the video of the surgery as an evidence to the medical fraternity in order to get fame for his son in the form of seeing him enter the record books.

Now he and his son might see themselves, but this time facing legal action. Apparently the doctor had retracted his statement saying that his son merely watched the proceedings with curiosity and was not a part of the surgery. What the heck!

There are certain things that anger me here.

1. What the hell was the 'Dr. Father' thinking when he let his son do the surgery? God damn it, he is a doctor, a literate!
2. What happened to the ethics of the profession? In an already conflicting world of pharmacists, doctors and nurses in India, why should a Class 10 student contribute? Just because there was a "watchful" eye doesn't mean that my neighbor can do a surgery with some other watchful eye.
3. How would the actual person who had the baby feel? Does she even know about it? Isn't it a betrayal of trust? Poor lady. She would have seen the baby only after waking up from her anesthesia not knowing a kid did it. Thank God he didn't do anything wrong.

What angers me even more is the statement made by father which goes something like "When a 15 year old can be a doctor in US why not accept it here?". What bullshit of a question is this? What is your son studying? Std. 10 and not MBBS you moron.

If I have knowledge about how to make a bomb doesn't necessarily mean that I should actually make one and explode it. Knowledge is wealth, but that doesn't mean that you get qualified to implement it.

Unless or otherwise the Government steps in, these kind of activities would encourage others to go for such extremes, just for the heck of getting their names in record books.

Sivaji: Hear the name rumble

"Pera kaettaa summaa adhurudhillaaa..."

A punch dialogue from the Tamil blockbuster movie SIVAJI. Makes the crowd go crazy, not minding the long wait both for the movie to release and also outside the cinema hall.

I happened to catch the second day's show in Chicago. A very good attempt by Shankar, the man who is the Spiderman of Tamil Nadu. Everything is extravagant and makes sure that you get stuck in the web of magic he weaves every time with his movies.

Sivaji  - The Boss was no exception. A 3 hour 5 minute movie keeps the audience's mouth busy (Don't get anything wrong here). I was referring to laughing and whistling. I guess Shankar had put in an effort to make an ordinary story tailored to fit perfectly for Rajni, to fit perfectly his Larger-Than-Life image.

What is astonishing is the way he manages to pull it off. Now comes the part where many reading this blog might not like. A few flaws in the movie. I have read enough reviews of the movie listing its plus points as well as the minuses. Don't jump to conclusions that I accept logic-defying scenes in Hollywood movies. I do not accept them too.

SPOILER WARNING: For people who have not seen the movie yet, a word of caution, please do not read further.

The part when Rajini dies and comes back to life after many units of distance and time, comes back to life when Raghuvaran the doctor uses a Defibrillator to amazingly save his life. This was the major part that I was not able to digest.

Apart from that, the stunt scene in the music shop has Rajini hitting the goondas with instruments like Guitar. The villains fly off with the impact but nothing happens to the instrument! Come on!

Third one is when Rajini stabs a guy but he does it in a meticulous way where nothing happens to the fellow inspite of the serrated knife getting in by many inches!

Putting these Logic and Gravity defying acts apart, the movie was good. A nice & fast screenplay, excellent song picturization and the never-cloying style which says 'Rajini'. Vivek comes back to form.

All in all a very good entertainer. At the time of writing this blog, the movie has broken the record of highest per-screen average ever grossed for a film in the United Kingdom.

 Being a fan of A.R.Rahman and Shankar, this was what I would call a "Paisa-vasool" movie.

My recommendation: Must watch