Monthly Archives: March 2009
Farce of the millennium – Secularism
The over-loud protests from all quarters against Varun Gandhi’s unfortunate speech in Pilibhit are a sign of the dirty opportunistic times that we live in. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not anti-Muslim nor anti-Hindu. I’m just pro-progress, and this cloying … Continue reading
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Sarfaroshi ki tamanna – Gulaal version
In my previous post, I had referred to the sarcastic use of that rousing anthem of India’s revolutionary freedom movement – ”Sarfaroshi ki Tamanna” – in Anurag Kashyap’s labour of love and angst, Gulaal. I have now got the lyrics of … Continue reading
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Gulaal – 3/4ths of a good movie
Once upon a time, there was a brilliant movie director who did harsh penance to propitiate the Goddess of Cinema. The pleased deity appeared before him in all her glory, and said “What boon do you seek, ascetic?”, upon which … Continue reading
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Days of our lives
The significance attached to Women’s Day is beyond me, nor for that matter do I subscribe to any of the other new-fangled Days that seem to have suddenly sprung up in the past few years. This may have to do … Continue reading
Filed under Our World, Philosophy (pop or otherwise!)
Sweet Solitude
It’s that languorous, in-between time, when the quiet Saturday afternoon is beginning to melt into a tranquil evening. On days when the world seems like a wicked place, this is an unbearably boring and oppressive time. But today, the young … Continue reading
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Pakistan’s de-MOCK-racy
Either Pakistan has no sense of the ridiculous, or they are hoping no one else will see through their laughably transparent conspiracies and even more absurd cover-up speeches. It ought to be clear to anyone who knows anything about the … Continue reading
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Me too…on $lumdog M.
For sheer fear that History might condemn me for not adding my voice to the chorus of hymns being sung about Slumdog Millionaire, I hereby submit my POV. Sadanand Menon’s comment on the Slumdog-Oscar-Bollywood issue is about the most intelligent … Continue reading
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