Thursday, August 25, 2011

Madam Bagwati Ji !

In a recent flick, Zindagi na Miligi Dobara, A Hermes bag was named BAGWATI by Farhan Akhtar, deifying the exorbitantly priced bag. The bagwati joke was a good one and the movie was excellent entertainment. The “character” of Bagwati was just priceless! Bagwati had a charming personality of her own and wore sunglasses and fancy stoles….

Being a girl, I always wonder how guys manage without a hand bag… For us, our handbags are indeed priceless and we hardly ever move around without one. A girl’s handbag is indeed a pandora’s box and is priceless for the owner…. Bagwati is our close friend who stands by us in all good & bad times. 


I don’t understand how a guy can roam around with just a wallet in one trouser pocket and a hanky, cell phone and maybe car/bike keys in another…And yeah at times a small comb peeping from the back pocket ! And… that’s it! 


For females, wallet, comb and hanky occupy just a little bit of space in the otherwise larger scheme of things. I personally have a deo, compact mirror, kajal, lip gloss, tissues, hand sanitizer, cell phone, face talc, specs case, keys, migraine pills, pudin hara, safety pins, some or other toffee/ chewing gum, band aid, ear phones, pen, pencil, extra rubber band/ clutch etc in my hand bag… I have never felt weird carrying all this stuff with me because as you see these are all essential items. 


But yes, I have come across a lot of times when I have witnessed un-usual stuff being carried in Bagwati . I will list some here:

  • Pepper spray : Meant to be sprayed in eyes of stalkers ( I personally feel deo would do the same so never bothered to carry pepper spray)
  • Folding Knife again for the same purpose
  • Glass bottle of perfume ( Is it not a bit dangerous to carry glass bottle? In case it breaks and glass hurts you when you are trying to find something, why not stick to simple deo sprays ?)
  • Extra pair of slippers ( That’s more like being paranoid)
  • Hair straightner ( Too much) Another small purse inside (that’s heights !)
  • Tweezers (What the fuck, tweeze the unwanted hair at home.. why outsides ?)
  • And the list is endless….
A friend of mine calls a girl’s hand bag, “Almirah” and I cant imagine carrying lesser stuff with me ! And yes, there are times when you are out with male friends and they buy some small stuff, then the handbag gives the stuff a place to stay and keep the friend handsfree ! Hats off to you Bagwati for being a great friend indeed… Keep rocking… And as for men, well we all know that Men are from Mars & Women are from Venus.. Don't we ???? ;)


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