Tuesday, September 5, 2017

Street smarts were a Mu(ke)s(t-)have

In India, September 5 is observed as Teacher’s Day, and all of us, regardless of age, gender or geographical location, are lifelong learners.

While I disagree with Pink Floyd, who sang, “We Don’t Need No Education”, I believe what most of us lack is the street smarts.

Like the protagonist of Anari, who wore his naiveté like a badge of honour in “Sab Kucch Seekha Humne”, which earned Shailendra and Mukesh Filmfare Awards for Best Lyricist and Best Male Playback Singer, respectively, in 1960.

The Shankar Jaikishan composition was three minutes and 40 seconds long.

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