This is my new series where I will be pointing out the general difference in personalities between men and women in different situations. This doesn't mean that all men are alike or that all women are the same, it is my own personal take which I have built over the years through my observation.

Traditionally men were supposed to be hunters and women took care of the homes, offsprings and ensured stability or so we have been taught was the case right from our stone age. Thankfully we have come out of the stone age into the current screen age, and the growth has bee enormous. Though there a few who still haven't been able to evolve and understand the concept of gender equality, overall the situation is much better than the stone age for sure. Do note that here I am talking about the local butcher and not the frozen meat section or the meat section in malls where the ball game is completely different.

Humans who don't eat meat or meat related products like eggs are called "Vegetarians" and the rest are called "Non  - Vegetarians". I have observed how the butcher shop was still populated by male customers. Not that women don't go to buy meat, but in general, women don't like to look at gory details and so they avoid the visit consciously is what I can guess. 

Men are okay with the gory details and violence? Now that they were traditionally meant to be hunters, I think that might be the reason that they are pretty neutral about watching animal pieces lying around. The stench is another aspect which keeps the women away from the shop while the men care a damn about it. If you ever see a woman at a butcher shop, you will see her covering her nose with a handkerchief. I find this ironical as women wash the meat, cook it and even eat it but can't stand the reality of dead pieces of meat being butchered. That's how women are no? We can kill someone if intimidated but we are also the ones who are scared of lizards and cockroaches. Sigh!

Men, in general, can be seen playing games on their mobile while they stand in a queue, some even taking pictures of the butchery while others just staring into endless space thinking about something only they know of. You will seldom find a man holding a handkerchief over his nose, at times I feel women have a heightened sense of smell.

The ordering style varies all well, men are straight forward and have complete knowledge of what to buy, this is only because the lady of the house has warned them about the portion of meat. Women, on the other hand, don't like to even look at the meat and just tell the butcher to give them a freshly cut piece and end the torture as soon as possible. I might be wrong as well, there might be women who love to be at the butcher shop, for some it might be like going to the candy shop, so please note that I am speaking about the majority here. 

One last distinguishing factor is the happiness men feel when they walk out from the butcher shop as they know they will be having a hearty lunch/dinner on that day while the remorseful sadness that just fills the women's heart out of no reason at all.

So what do you think, am I right or am I wrong? Share your views in comments!

The first time I came across the word "Gardener" was off course in school when we were taught that someone  who loves gardening and does it for a living is called a Gardener. But recenty I came across the same word being used in a completely different sense. Writer George R.R. Martin of the famous Game of Thrones Series exclaimed that he was a gardener and not an architect when it came to writing. Obviously I wanted to know more and so I read a few articles about it and realised that I too belonged to the gardener category, fortunately or unfortanetly that I am still to figure.

So what exactly does this mean? Well let  me explain (I like doing that!).

Someone who plans all sub plots of a story, details out every character and all hook points, has precise beginning, mid and end in his mind belongs to the Architect category of writing styles. While someone like me who starts a story and then lets everything around feed the story in my head while I write, allowing time to pass between the actual writing process and doesn't have everything figured out before they write belong to the Gardening thought process.

Like everything, both the stylesh have their own pros and cons. Like the Architects of storytelling can really end up writing a story without emotions and feelings as they have to stick to a plan and also there is very less space for imprompto additions. Since they have the entire story blueprint ready,at times it becomes difficult for them to sit through the entire actual writing process. On the other hand Gardening process makes the writer hooked to the story and keeps him thinking all the time. But at the same time, this process is very time consuming as one story might take days, months and even years to complete as the process is slow and is not a controlled one. For example, George R.R. Martin has been writing the 7th book of the Game of Thrones series for over six years now and he is expected to finish it not anytime soon.

While Artchitect style of writing is highly productive and these writers end up writing a book every year, Gardeners are more likely to churn out more creative ideas. 

It's not that I tried to get more disciplined and crossover to the Architect style of writing, I did. But it just doesn't work for me. I guess to each his own, not everyone can be bound to a style they just can't imbibe naturally and be comfortable in.

For now I am happy that my style matches with that of legendary George R.R. Martin !!!

What's your style of writing ? Do share it with me in the comments section.

I like walking, but unfortunately time constraints don't allow me to do it that often. So rickshaw rides for shopping is quite normal for me. So the other day I took a rickshaw to Vasai station and when I took the rickshaw, it was empty, I was the only passenger. After five minutes, two eunuchs stopped the rickshaw and I was a bit surprised as this was the first time I ever saw Eunuchs stopping a auto rickshaw for travel. So instead of shifting in and giving them space to sit, I got down from the rickshaw.

They stared at me thinking I got down because I didn't want to sit with them. And the moment I understood the wierdness of the whole scene, I clarified,

"I have to get down before station so I will sit outside" and hearing that they sat in and I followed and took the window seat. Now they were huge, I could barely sit,  so I requested the eunuch sitting besides me to shift a little to which he replied,

"WHY DO WE ONLY HAVE TO ADJUST IN EVERYTHING? THERE IS NO SPACE, YOU CHECK." 

I had no reply to this, I was just plainly flabbergasted because I was not expecting a societal problem as a revert to my genuine inability to fit into the small space that was offered. I pushed myself in and somehow made the space. It was a 10 minute ride but it felt like a half hour ride with them staring at me the entire time. I had some work messages to be read and I felt the eunuch sitting besides me staring into my screen, I ignored it because this was human nature, many aunties have done the same to me on many previous rides. I won't lie, I was intimidated and I don't know why other than the fact that my entire childhood has been loaded of incidents of eunuchs banging at our door insanely for alms. The same thing happens when we travel in trains, there are few eunuchs who get so aggresive when you don't give them an amount that they have fixed in their head that they start abusing. And let me be very clear, I am not saying every eunuch does this, no they don't. But there are a few out there who are just scandalizing the entire community of  people who were earlier regarded as carriers of good luck and prosperity.

I just hope someday, we progress so much as a country that no one feels dominated or supressed and no human being has to beg for a living. Yes many consider it a choice and also label them shameless for begging but in reality it is the most degrading thing a human being can do and won't ever do it if the conditions were not extreme and all other options were tried and tested but didn't work. Atleast the genuine, real humans would always love to have their self respect intact no matter what.

Hoping some day no gender feels they have to "Always Adjust".

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India is a country of traditions and rituals. Tomorrow 4th March 2019 India celebrates Mahashivratri in a huge way. Millins fast, visit temples and dedicate their day to Lord Shiva, the Indian god. But what exactly is Mahashivratri and why is it celebrated across India?

As per one of Indian purana, a pot of poison had emerged during the infamous Samudra Manthan. This poison had the power to destroy the entire planet and so everyone seeked Lord Shiva's help. To ensure the poison doesn't create a havoc, Lord Shiva is said to have swollowed all of the poison which made his throat turn blue. This was also the reason he was given the name "Neelkantha". Shivratri celebrates this event by which Shiva saved the entire planet by himself drinking the pot full of poison.

Another of the puranas have a different explanation. Accordingly, Lord Bramha and Vishnu were once fighting over their importance. The fight escalated so badly that all gods seeked Lord Shiva's help to stop the ugly battle. Shiva then took the forn of a huge fire column and stood between them. They both decided to find the end of this massive column to prove their superiority.