As 2016 comes to an end, here I am with the round-up of books I recommend reading. (Click at the respective year to read the list of the books I recommended in 2014 and 2015) And right at the top comes the disclaimer. Frankly, I have read most of them, but not all of them.… Read More »
Dangal, is one of those inspirations, motivational and hugely gratifying. A film that brings alive human and nationalistic emotions in the same breath. I have no hesitation to admit, that there were many moments when my eyes were moist (understatement). If I try pin-pointing specific episodes within the film as special, I will be doing… Read More »
The ASCI code for ‘Celebrity in Advertising’ is something I fail to understand. As per national tradition, certain highly influential people, business leaders, religious leaders, politicians, government functionaries, Bureaucrats and people like doctors, authors, activists and educationists have been treated with kid gloves. To me, any such guideline must cut across all segments and not… Read More »
Take a piece of paper and keep your pen ready. When I ask you, just go ahead with the first few thoughts that hit you. Do not think, compare and evaluate. The sheet of paper is your confidential note. No one is going to read it, unless you share. So, it is possible for you… Read More »
Yesterday, actress-turned politician, six times Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, the leader of masses and a national leader of stature J Jayalalithaa was laid to rest draped in her favourite green saree. An epic era came to an end. The uncertainties continue, even though her close associate, tea-vendor turned politician OP Panneerselvam took over as… Read More »
None of us have a professional or personal life where everything is fine. Perfection is anyway a work-in-progress, so is satisfaction and happiness. It is said, ‘Everything can be taken from a man but the last of human freedoms – the ability to choose one’s attitude in a given set of circumstances, to choose one’s… Read More »
There is always a problem in sequels. However, Kahani2 is not a sequel. It is what is called a real franchise. A genre in itself. So Sujoy Gosh is back with Vidya Balan in trying to give you a tense, gripping, layered story. And just because there exists Kahani, and you were captivated by it;… Read More »
Is it story spread over 45 days. A story of greed, dissatisfaction and an unsuspecting innocent trap that closes on Aman ( Ranvir Shorey). Many of us know it as greed. ‘Moh Maya Money‘ plays on the omnipotent omnipresent pulsating irritating desire to jump socio economic strata. It is fuelled by a belief which says… Read More »
After a long time, I read a book that is an example of brilliant storytelling. ‘A Village Dies – your invitation to a memorable funeral’ by Ivan Arthur. Published by ‘Speaking Tiger’. It is a story in convenient flashbacks. TVD, is a story of two villages Kevni and Amboli, in erstwhile Bombay. A mixed community… Read More »
Like in the speech given by Chatur in the film 3Idiots where certain parts of a speech were replaced, here’s an attempt to do the same with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to the nation on November 8, 2016 where he announced the demonetising of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes in an attempt to… Read More »
