Monthly Archives: November 2010

Nirole Report – September 27th 2010

Posted on November 30, 2010 by secondsaturn

18/25 Dover Lane, 1st October 2010 Dear Boromama, Mejomani, Sejomani, Nomama, Chhotomama, Bachi, Ma and Bulimashi, I was in Nirole on the night of the 27th September and returned in the morning of the 28th of September 2010. I stayed … Continue reading →

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Break Ke Baad – Impudent Chauvinism

Posted on November 29, 2010 by secondsaturn

Sometimes I get appalled at the decisions of the Censor Board of India. They are overly concerned with sex, violence and smoking on screen, often take these scenes out of their context and assume that the frames containing such “contraband … Continue reading →

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Bollywood-isation of the Hindi Formula Film – Changing Cinema For Changing Times

Posted on November 26, 2010 by secondsaturn

Today the Hindi commercial cinema is known as Bollywood rhymed with Hollywood, a name by which the American film industry is known. Hollywood is a neighbourhood in Los Angeles, in the state of California in the USA, which has a … Continue reading →

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Media In A Liberalized Economy – A Watchdog or Perpetrator of Myths?

Posted on November 26, 2010 by secondsaturn

The modern world is witnessing a media revolution. Never before has human history seen such proliferation of investments across the world into television channels, advertisements and broadcasting. It appears that investing into a country’s media properties is lucrative business for … Continue reading →

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Mukul Dadu – The Man For Our Family

Posted on November 25, 2010 by secondsaturn

My earliest memory of Mukul Dadu is a slim frame, curly hair, flat forehead, fair and translucent skin and an ever smiling face. I always saw him in white crisp dhoti and a long “panjabi”. He used to have a … Continue reading →

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Barkha Dutt and Vir Sanghvi – Whats The Big Deal?

Posted on November 23, 2010 by secondsaturn

Yesterday, many of us especially my friends Parvinder and Xavier Dias were posting you tube uploads about how Barkha Dutt and Vir Sanghvi were being paid to act in favour of some corporate entities in India and their politician agents. … Continue reading →

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16th November – The Day The Fairies Came

Posted on November 9, 2010 by secondsaturn

  For me 16th November is the death anniversary of Thama, my father’s mother, known to the rest of the world as Nihar Dasgupta nee Gupta. Thama died after being in a deep coma for three days as her organs … Continue reading →

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Dida 100 Years

Posted on November 9, 2010 by secondsaturn

Fifty years before now, my maternal grandfather, Saradindu Gupta built his house in New Alipore. He called his home Indulok, after the suffix that all the male members of the male side of the family bore. They were called Amalendu, … Continue reading →

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4th of November – The Day Dadu Died

Posted on November 9, 2010 by secondsaturn

Some thirteen years ago, when the glorious lightness of Autumn mornings snailed towards the heavy mist of winter, my maternal grandfather, Saradindu Gupta died in the afternoon of the 4th of November. I had already moved my base to Delhi … Continue reading →

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Bhai Phnota

Posted on November 9, 2010 by secondsaturn

Bhaiyer kopaale dilam phnota, Jomer duare porlo knaata, Jomuna deye Jomke phnota Ami diy aamaar bhaike phnota. This was the montro that we had to say as we put a phnota of chondon, kaajal and ghee on our brother’s foreheads. … Continue reading →

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