"I have to live for others and not for myself: that's middle-class morality"-
George Bernard Shaw
"kancheevaram",Priyadarshan's movie,discusses about the struggles of a weaver in the city of silk.While watching the movie I felt that the life of a middle-class man is the same everywhere.The prototype is the same in all instances,the only differences are in the manifestations.Life for every middle class man is a never ending struggle.He struggles for a foothold in the world,despite being educated he keeps running around to find a suitable job,he constantly keeps thinking whether he should give importance to creative satisfaction or survival.For him,survival is itself the greatest test,life itself is the worst warfield.
Slowly, with privatisation and liberalisation in the scene,education and art have become the monopoly of those born with silver spoons in their mouths.Private educational institutes demand huge fees and when government institutes fail to offer quality education,the middle-class man has no choice but to join the private institutes.Even if he wants to pursue art,he is compelled to opt for prospective courses of study so that he can get employed as soon as possible.The net result is that,gradually,the middle-class man ,entangled in the chains of financial insecurities is not able to pursue his dreams or passions.He is restricted to such an extent that he even has to control the number of children he wishes to have due to financial handicaps.
But whatever be the obstacles, it is always the middle-class that comes up with pathbreaking ideas.The middle-class is still the source of revolutionary thoughts and social changes in a society.
Being one among them,I salute the indomitable spirit of the common man!
