It’s difficult to imagine that the suave Bombay girl and I will have a common attitude to clothing (see note on cloth shopping). In my recent trip to Bombay, I discovered just that. Priyanka and I both prefer loose cloths. We just seem to do it from different perspectives. I do […]
Archive for June, 2008
Joie de vie could just be another name for Jubeet. Even in the exam season of D.School, you could count on her to see a perpetually cheerful person…and it was infectious. “Oh Vivek, I should tell you about this”, she’d often start, her face brightening as she broke into mild laughter – and […]
Obituray to a great soul: T R Vishwanathan (TRV)
Published June 23rd, 2008 in Social Movements, India, Tamil Nadu and Current Affaires. 1 CommentT R Vishwanathan was one of the founding members of the communist movement in South Arcot District
I met TRV for an interview two weeks ago. Though he was unwell and very old, he insisted on speaking to me. “I may have a heart attack and pass away anyday”, he said, “if I talk […]
Jharkhand police: Enquiry or cover-up in Lalit Mehta’s murder case?
Published June 17th, 2008 in India, Right to food campaign and Current Affaires. 1 CommentA report by the Dy. Commissioner, and SP Palamu indicates that police in Palamu is not serious about pursuing Lalit Metha’s murderers
One of our colleagues, Lalit Mehta, was brutally murdered in Palamu, Jharkahand recently. A sloppy report has prepared by the Deputy Commissioner and the SP, Palamu indicates that the Jharkhand police is either insincere […]
Mozhi
Year: 2007
Writer: Radha Mohan
Director: Radha Mohan
Length: 152
Category: Drama
Rating: 4 out of 5
Entertainment with purpose - to the hilt
Mozhi is one of the finest Tamil movies to come in this decade. It’s worth watching, and watching again. Karthik (played by Prithviraj) falls in love with Archana (Jyothika) by just […]
India refuses to sign cluster bomb treaty & we know not why
Published June 3rd, 2008 in India, Human rights, USA, Current Affaires, Video & Audio online and Indian media. 1 CommentHere’s a news item from the Real news network on India’s refusal to sign the cluster bomb treaty along with China, US (not surprisingly), Israel, Russia and Pakistan.What is shocking though is the paltry coverage it got in Indian media for an issue that is clearly important. ToI, NDTV, Zee News, Economic Times, and […]
American war par da song by Jayashree
Published June 1st, 2008 in Social Movements, General Interest, Fun stuff, USA, Documentaries and Video & Audio online. 0 CommentsEisenhover in a memorable speech talked of the danger of the military industrial complex. His warning has sadly been borne out time and again in the decades following the speech. In this context calculations of gain overwhelm concerns for morality in foreign policy. Thankfully, the same decades have also seen an appreciable growth of people’s […]
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