Category Archives: Media Sociology

Meera

Posted on October 16, 2013 by secondsaturn

I am somewhat intrigued by Meera, I mean the one and only Meera, the queen who left home to become a sage. I knew of a grand sage called Meera who wrote songs which the kirtanayas had sung when they … Continue reading →

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Devdas versus Heathcliff

Posted on September 16, 2013 by secondsaturn

One of my blog readers was interested in discussing her work on Devdas, the novel and the film which Bimal Roy made in 1955. She being a student of feminism used categories of the discipline, namely marriage, patriarchy and so … Continue reading →

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Rituparno Ghosh, My Preparatory Notes

Posted on July 20, 2013 by secondsaturn

Rituparna Rituparna Ghosh was a maverick film director who heralded a new age in the Bengali avant garde cinema. Ritu, as he is known in his close circles, revived the sombreness of the classical renascent Bengali culture. His dense and … 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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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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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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Amitabh @ Prateeksha

Posted on October 16, 2012 by secondsaturn

This is the full version of my published piece in Crest, TOI on the 6th of October 2012.     I was being a Great Gambler when I cast all prospects of my academic career into the winds and decided … Continue reading →

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Oath of Bhanurekha, d/o Pushpavalli

Posted on May 16, 2012 by secondsaturn

Bhanurekha, alias Rekha, born on the 10th of October, 1954, the daughter of the Telugu actress Pushpavalli took her oath as a Parliament elder on the 15th of May 2012. Nominated to the House of elders on grounds of excellence … Continue reading →

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Scheming Men, Stupid Women

Posted on February 22, 2012 by secondsaturn

Bankimchandra Chattopadhyay in his essay Manushyaphal (Humans as Fruits) said that a woman was very much like a coconut, naïve and sweet when young (youthful and desirable by men) and a hard nut to crack when ripened into post menopause. … Continue reading →

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