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Independent Scholar. Polymath. Thinks ahead of time. Insights go spaces human minds are yet to explore. Innovator. Imaginator. Problem Solver. Enterprise Developer.

Lincoln The Movie

Posted on March 15, 2013 by secondsaturn

I have more relatives living in the USA than I have in India, I think. I also have some friends living in America. They are not recent emigrants; many are there for the second generation now. Thanks to the Facebook, … Continue reading →

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Ganesh Pyne

Posted on March 13, 2013 by secondsaturn

Ever since my family has suffered a downward social mobility, there is hardly any celebrity that we have among our everyday interactions. Many years ago we had celebrities in our family circles; but since then we seem to have dropped … Continue reading →

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Ashis Nandy’s Angst

Posted on February 12, 2013 by secondsaturn

Ashis Nandy has been perhaps India’s most prolific and readable social science writer. His style, his perceptions, his inferences are so endearing that one is attracted to his writing as one would do for a top of the list popular … Continue reading →

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Afzal Guru’s Case

Posted on February 12, 2013 by secondsaturn

I am against death penalty when it is Afzal Guru; I am for death penalty when it is a rapist; depends on the degree of hurt I feel. Afzal Guru has not offended me and so I am sad that … Continue reading →

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A Hundred Years Since…Phalke and Digital Cinema

Posted on February 5, 2013 by secondsaturn

I As we celebrate one hundred years of filmmaking since the release of Raja Harishchandra in 1913, the Indian film industry seems to be in a déjà vu of sorts. Just as cinema during Phalke was breaking fresh technological grounds, … Continue reading →

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Sheermal or Sweet Milk Bread

Posted on January 18, 2013 by secondsaturn

Sheermal, literally means sweet milk, is a kind of bread made out of flour, ghee, milk, cream, and other condiments many of which are closely guarded by the sentient of Lucknowi cuisine. Except for the Mughals and the Bengalis, Indians … Continue reading →

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Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay : Unparallel Feminist

Posted on January 17, 2013 by secondsaturn

As we observe the 75th death anniversary of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay (15th September 1876 to 16th January 1938), he is a mythical figure like Valmiki or Ved Vyas rather than a novelist of popular fiction. The values he propagated, the … Continue reading →

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Towards A Theory of the Indian Popular Cinema

Posted on January 4, 2013 by secondsaturn

Introduction: The present paper attempts to place in perspective the Indian popular cinema in the backdrop of film theories and shows that the cinema in India has a distinct historical context and social reality which makes it difficult for film … Continue reading →

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The Hate In The Gang Rape

Posted on December 19, 2012 by secondsaturn

As per reports of a citizen journalist in Hindustan Times of 18th December 2012 front page headlines, a 23 year old physiotherapy student who was returning from a movie in the Select City Walk in Saket in the evening was … Continue reading →

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Habermasian Public Sphere and Cinema

Posted on November 24, 2012 by secondsaturn

For Sanil 23rd November 2012   Looking for Habermas in Cinema as Popular Entertainment – Cinema as Public Sphere with special reference to India Susmita Dasgupta (references to be inserted)   Introduction: The idea of public sphere as constituent of … Continue reading →

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