Remember Mini ? The little girl from Masoom ? Well she is a grown up mother of two and teaches music. Hers is one of the most beautiful New Year letters I got this year and am going to share : Dear Uncle, Wishing you and your loved ones a very Happy New Year! I'm [...]
Happy New Year, Eternally and Momentarily
what do we search for when all existence is here ? in the snowflake that melts before you catch it ? in the dust particle of the first ray of light which disappears the moment you try and isolate it ? in your own shadow, that changes the moment you turn around to look at [...]
Paani – inspiration vs efficiency in screenplay writing
As I work hard in completing the detailed screenplay for Paani, I come across something that I am sure other creative people suffer from - at least I hope they do. How do you really know if something is really good or not unless at that moment of writing your feel a surge of inspiration [...]
Lindsay Lohan’s poverty tourism – a therapy ?
This has been sparked by a statement I read by m/s Lohan's mother, that her trip to India where she saw the plight of the poor Indian children changed her and she is a different person now. Like it was the best therapy ? Ok, enough of this. Enough of press and media attention gotten [...]
Who does this planet belong to ?
View of the Church behind the Hotel in Innsbruck where I normally stay. Beautiful as the church is - this is the first time in years the locals recall there being no snow here on Christmas. It's the same lament all over the Ski slopes too. There has been little snow, and of course the [...]
Kaveri with Bruno, her Ski Instructor in a snow storm in Innsbruck
Paani – can the making of fim be a community event ?
Why should a film be just one event ? Is it possible to share the evolution of a film - and create a community around it ? To share my thoughts and those of the others around it so the ultimate experience for the viewer is more personal and involved ?
Copenhagen talks are a complete sham : the wisdom of the prostitutes
In protest the prostitutes of Copenhagen offered free sex to the delegates of the Conference on Climate Change. They knew that nothing else would come off it, so just come and have fun u guys - and since your tax payers paid for all of you to fly down for a sojourn have a few [...]
Water Wars again ? Can we turn Bangladesh into a Desert ?
Sir , Now India making a Dam at the river of Barak ...Which will cause the North-east part of Bangladesh to become a desert ... Would love to know your views about this For more > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tipaimukh_Dam http://globalvoicesonline.org/2009/05/27/bangladesh-india-no-to-tipaimukh-dam/ The war Of Water Just been Started By India !!! -Rajib A Rahmaniac from Bangladesh
The light of love
let the light of love shine through even when the darkness of familiarity begins to cast it's shadows