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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.

What Is Political Cinema

Posted on May 12, 2011 by secondsaturn

On Sunday the 26th April 2009, we discussed what is a political film? Is there something called a political film? If so, then what kind of film it is, does it have a specific kind of topic or does it … Continue reading →

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Ravan Badh – E.K.I

Posted on May 5, 2011 by secondsaturn

I was not around in the times of the Ramayana when Ravana was killed. It was a great killing, I read. On the side of Kishkindhya, Ayodhya, Panchavati there were ecstatic celebrations, on the side of Lanka there was mourning … Continue reading →

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The Strike .. of Air India

Posted on May 1, 2011 by secondsaturn

Many moons ago, when our sweet little dupleix in Dover Lane was enlarged into a three storey house to make space for a tenant, our first tenant was an Indian Airline pilot. Similarly, many modern condominiums in our locality were … Continue reading →

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Bhaskarjyoti Basu (ed) Explorations in Economic and Social History 1200 to 1900. Viswabharati. 2008.

Posted on April 25, 2011 by secondsaturn

24th April 2011   Dear Prof Bhaskarjypti Basu, I have just finished reading your edited volume Explorations in Economic and Social History 1200-1900 all in a day. I could not put down the book once I begun reading the papers … Continue reading →

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Revisiting Charulata – Sangeetha Padmanabhan’s Film Just Calle Charulata

Posted on April 20, 2011 by secondsaturn

Sangeeta Padmanabhan, also in my friend’s list of film makers, has just canned her debut film, Charulata encore. I forget the exact name of the film but I think that it is just called Charulata, implying that Satyajit Ray’s masterpiece Charulata … Continue reading →

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My Cousin Filmmaker and Dead

Posted on April 19, 2011 by secondsaturn

My male cousin, two years older to me, the only filmmaker in my mother’s dynasty, died of a massive cerebral attack recently. Pam called me up this morning to say that he, this cousin, is no more. He leaves behind … Continue reading →

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Ekta Kapoor’s Coffee and a Tale of Wives

Posted on April 7, 2011 by secondsaturn

Ekta Kapoor turned out to be effortlessly articulate with a definite command over the English language. This is notwithstanding the fact that English is the lingua franca of the Hindi film industry and one of the markers of success in … Continue reading →

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Days At Avadi

Posted on March 31, 2011 by secondsaturn

I got some old photos from home this time, taken many seasons ago, when one winter for the Christmas vacation, we went to Avadi to create some entertainment for Dadu. The “we” included my parents, my younger brother Pam, Madhukaka, … Continue reading →

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Reading about Autism – Mark Haddon: The Curious Case of the Dog At Nighttime

Posted on March 25, 2011 by secondsaturn

I have just finished reading Mark Haddon’s book called the Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time. The protagonist is an autistic child and like all autistic children, excels in observing details closely but unable to absorb a … Continue reading →

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Bhangra on women’s day..

Posted on March 9, 2011 by secondsaturn

Madhubani posted a series of songs renditioned by Kali Dasgupta together with his interviews. In the ensemble of songs from many regions, there were a few bhangras along translation of lyrics. Hence I knew for the first time in my … Continue reading →

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