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“I am singing in the rain, what a glorious feeling, I am happy again……” lyrics of the Song “Singing in the Rain” sung by Sinatra and filled with Joyous emotion of the wonderful sight that is Rain. Rain mostly means the signaling of the Monsoon season after the scorching hot summers, in India. They bring with them a cool soothing effect and the perfect antidote to the unbearable summers. Monsoon also means sowing for the harvest season and is one of the most important events in the agrarian based economy India (monsoon has been documented in detail since the 1880’s)
Apart from the economic and climatic effects of Rain, the Indian Film Industry or Bollywood has marketed and romanticized Monsoon and termed it as the “Season of Love”. Umpteen number of romantic songs, moments and events are based on the Rain and monsoon (though I have my doubts to whether they serve the purpose of romance or a chance for the director to please his audience with a few wet girls prancing around in nothing much). Monsoon it is said is the ideal season to fall in love, well after the summer the monsoon brings great relief and makes one certainly fall in love with the wonders of nature (it is a beautiful sight to watch the rain hit the scorching hot ground to cool it down, much like the soothing effect after having a refreshing drink)
Season of love and like any other movie buff, I believed that movies are inspired by real life and maybe Monsoon is really the ideal season to fall in love. Weather can indeed be classified as romantic and a mood setter. Ideal time to woo women maybe, is what repeatedly popped up in my head. Women also seemed to believe that romance was in the air, this time of the year (movies are an influence and my reading of “Chick-Lit” made it seem possible). Simply put, if I could ask a girl out, the weather would help me get my elusive date. Knowledge has the power to make the impossible, possible.
Movies are quite misleading, because the hero gets the woman of his choice and Chick-Lit is filled with tall, dark, handsome men and full of the author’s imagination. All the books and movies did not teach me the approach (I never did imagine myself capable of doing that) nor give me the guts, not to forget where would I get the girl to ask (books and movies do not provide the girls or the ideal situation). So I ended up with at least four to five monsoons contemplating and thinking on whether I could do it or not! The sixth monsoon has arrived and I have no idea what women (girls, ladies) think of the monsoon and the seasons of romance nor do I know of any girl I could ask out anytime soon or even later. Sinatra had it easy man!
About the Author:
M.A in Mass Communication from the University of Hyderabad, worked for Hydrogen Youth Magazine Hyderabad (now Chill @ Hyderabad) for a year. Worked for many television channels like CNBC-TV18, MAA TV, ESPN-STAR Sports.
Article Source: ArticlesBase.com – Season of Love, Maybe Not!
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