Friday, February 28, 2014

Writing Life and Life Writing

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(pic from net. For representational purpose only) I did not know where to go, where to turn and where to look. It was 2005. But inside...
Sunday, February 16, 2014

When Restoring Order Fails a Movie of its Purpose: Reading Kunjanathante Kada

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(Poster of Kunjanathan's Shop) Mainstream films could be social critiques. But only problem with them is that they give quick fix ...
Sunday, February 2, 2014

What I tell them, when Old Gods Come begging for Justice

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(pic courtesy The Hindu) Your eyes do not see things narrow Though they are not like mine Your skin reflects the yellow of ripe ri...
Tuesday, January 21, 2014

What Makes a Great Artist? And More Questions

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One of my readers asks: “What makes a ‘great artist?’ Why Picasso’s or Vangogh’s doodles are greater than mine?” She further asks: Wh...
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Monday, January 13, 2014

Recognizing your Natural Flow: Answering a few questions raised by a reader

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What if meditation is an act of self reflection, an act of remembering and acknowledging the self? What would be the extent of impo...
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Friday, January 10, 2014

Re-Reading Sholay as a Possibility of People’s Revolution

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(Yeh haath mujhe de de thakur...nahinn...One pivotal scene from Sholay) In 3D, the cult film, ‘Sholay’ (1975) feel like a ‘travel thro...
Thursday, January 9, 2014

Wayside Tea Seller, Crows and the Lessons on Unconditional Love

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(Wayside tea seller - image for representational purpose only) From a walk I come to this wayside tea stall. The stove is already lit ...