Now that the Dark Knight has broken all records at the BO, Heath left a legacy that is unforgettable. Angels do that. They visit us for short periods of time and cause huge impact on our consciousness. I always told Heath he was an ancient soul in a very young mind, a very young body. [...]
Sonya’s Picks: Princess Paanchali’s Story
Princess Paanchali's Story Is having 5 husbands a great thing ? What more could any woman want, you might say. Specially if the 5 husbands, between them, bring to the table, a sons-of-gods combo. Of righteousness, strength, bravery and beauty. Certainly the lot of Draupadi, husband to the 5 Pandava brothers, doesn't seem bad ( [...]
The Nuke Deal : Does India’s democratic system not allow great leadership ?
Leadership =Courage =The ability of an individual to get out there and stake everything on what he/she truly believes in. The fundamental idea of democracy has a flaw though. It assumes all decisions are of the collective, that nothing major will get decided unless there is a majority in the parliament. And those of us [...]
Sri Lanka… aaahh !
Like when the God's created Sri Lanka they must have been so jealous of their own abundance that they created a war over it's ownership, and that is the war that is being reflected in Sri Lanka and tearing the country apart. But it is impossible to go there, as I did last week, without [...]
Is India’s economic miracle’ over ? Why your voice is so important.
First how much of the Indian economic miracle was a hype ? Can there be an economic miracle when 60 % of the population does not partake on it ? Does making a few billionaires and a multitude of millionaires on the stock market make for an economic miracle for over a billion people ? [...]
Has Indian Media become pulp fiction ?
One day I was switched on the TV and watched Aaj Tak, a channel I have respected in the past and given serious exploratory interviews. To my horror the reportage on the Arushi murder case felt like the most C grade exploitative Hindi Movie, or worse a cheap TV Soap. Replete with brutally inter-cut shots [...]
Trainspotting and Elizabeth
Here is the text of an sticle that appeared today in the Daily Telegraph in London. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2008/06/28/bftrainspotting128.xml Shekhar Kapur, director of Badit Queen, Elizabeth and Four Feathers, explains to Marc Lee why he could never have made Elizabeth had it not been for Trainspotting Danny Boyle's Trainspotting and Shekhar Kapur's Elizabeth are two of the [...]
From Himanshu : It’s 7pm – The world of Imagination – Can we be at multiple places?
It’s 7pm on a beautiful autumn evening on the banks of the Ganges river in the holy town of Hardwar in North India. The melodious bells, the priests, the fire, the chants, and the devotion of the people give the ceremony a feel of divinity, as if it were something dictated by God for human [...]
Daddy, we are all God’s dream
So as usual my 7 (almost 8, but try telling her that) year old daughter came up with this simple answer to complex questions.
Sonya’s Picks: The Booker Prize 2008 – Six books you shouldn’t miss
It is unfashionable, I know, to be so swayed by the hype of western literary prizes. (Haven't we been colonial captives long enough ? And we still let a crusty committee in the UK , dictate to us, their system of aesthetics?). Still, how can one resist the lure of a good Lit shortlist ? [...]