Done completely in pen in between OP!
Both the sketch and this blog are personal and dear to me.
Please go through it and let me know your honest opinions…
I remember the first time we had a class on the sex organs of the body in the 9th grade. My teacher took and easier route, she made me read the whole chapter in a straight flow while my classmates huddled together and listened with mildly suppressed smiles! No questions were allowed and no one lifted his or her head! The boys and girls sat separately and no one ever discussed this again! No questions were asked in the tests and no assignments were asked to be submitted!
That in a nutshell was the sex education we received in school when we were in the grade when most had just reached or attained puberty and had loads of questions which no one knew the answers to!
Discussions were done in hushed voices among your peers with giggles and half information and plenty of misinformation!
I am thus glad that after so many years, there comes a movie which is revolutionary!
After so many duds in the OTT and even otherwise, you get a fresh lease of life with Oh My God 2! The first movie was a masterpiece and had set a legacy which was difficult to follow, much like Munna Bhai. But the sequels in both these not only elevated the premise, but also made it better!
It is sad that the one thing which is common to each and every person in the world which is finding out about his or her own body, is the topic people get red faced to talk about!
The talks of ‘Private Parts’ are given in private and in hushed tones with caution!
So just like how Maha Kaal in the movie says, it is about your body so discuss it openly! and without fear and shame!
A mainstream commercial movie with such a big star cast talking about Masturbation and Sex organs and Good and Bad touch is a refreshing change indeed!
As Tripathi makes us realize in the movie, it is vulgar only if your thought is vulgar. It is an act which is natural and normal and there must be no shame in talking about it.
The very fact that he talks about how Sanathana Dharma has actually consistently and openly spoken about this topic shows how developed our culture was even before people in the world were waking up! How they point out books like Pancha tantra or Kama Sutra and tell about the statues in Ajantha Ellora caves shows the open mindedness of our ancient teachers and artists.
Of course the clever use of Religion in the movie along with the amazing Akshay as Maha Kaal and the symbolism is the heart and soul of the movie! But even if you think of the scenes with Maha Kaal as figment of the Tripathi’s imagination, the fact of the matter and the crux of the movie is the acceptance that sex education is a vital and necessary component of our education system. Yes, you have a ton of information on the web but that is simply too much scrambled data open to misinterpretation.
Of course the concept of sex education does not mean that you get a subscription to a porn site! It means that everyone must be taught the physiology and biology of sexual organs and how they work and what is the correct process. Just like any other subject. Tripathi also adds that only a person trained and knowledgeable in this can actually be clear on what he or she wants and he or she will have respect and understanding of the feelings of the opposite gender.
He also states how actually before the British added their dictum and modification, there was sex education teaching done in Bharat and was in fact a part of Gurukul. How they amended the education and now claim to be the modern educators of the world!
Now as shown in the movie Pankaj is a reflection of the mindset of the society and only Maha Kaal and the poor doctor (liked that part!) understand the boy! The movie then shows how first the parent and then the family and then finally the society accepts something which is the universal truth! Sex is natural and everyone must know about it. When you give titles like sin and wrong, then it becomes an issue.
Even in the movie, whether you believe in God or not, it is shown that God will only guide! The work has to be done by yourself (not withstanding couple of incidents which can be attributed to creative liberty!).
Like how the adage goes, God helps those who help themselves.
The fact of the matter though remains that it is a long road to go, but I am happy that the journey has begun!
A must watch movie with your kids especially if they are teens! Watch it with them, do not be embarrassed.
‘Tum bhi Rakho Viswas, kyu ki tum ho shiv ke paas!’
Har Har Mahadev!
Shubh Ratri…
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