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WHO’S AFRAID OF DA VINCI?
Dan Brown’s fictional work, “The Da Vinci Code” has sold millions of copies worldwide. The movie is now due for release. Wonder how much money Brown made out of the book, and how much more he will get out of the movie? The adage that a half-truth is more dangerous than a lie holds good…
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MUJHKO GUSSA KYON AATA?
(A sequel to “Dil ka Dard”) “Albert Pinto ko Gussa Kyon Aata Hai?” is a 1980’s Hindi movie starring Naseeruddin Shah, Shabana Azmi, Smita Patil and Om Puri. It received the Filmfare Critics’ award for the Best movie in 1981. It is about the angst of a young car mechanic who initially felt that undisciplined…
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A STRIKING RESEMBLANCE
Those who don’t learn the lessons of history are condemned to repeat the same mistakes. I see a striking resemblance in the behaviour and attitude of some of our current crop of leaders, with those of the past. Hence my apprehension that they may be falling in to the same trap, or making the same…
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SECTS, SEX & SUICIDE
No prizes for guessing that this is written in the aftermath of the Dera Sacha Sauda (DSS) episode and the sentencing of Baba Ram Rahim (BRR) for raping two of his disciples 15 years ago. This is the tip of the iceberg. The State invariably becomes wiser after the event. Now we know that many…
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DIL KA DARD
Yeh mere dil ka dard hai (the pain in my heart). Pradhanmantriji, I have not heard your “Mann ki Baat” on All India Radio, as it comes across as moralising propaganda. Mera dil hai Hindustani, so I want to express to you the anguish of my heart; not some lofty ideals from the mind. In…
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WHY WAS GANDHI AGAINST CONVERSIONS?
An advertisement issued by the Govt of Jharkhand in leading newspapers of the State on 11th August, has got the hackles up of the Christian community. The ad in question carries a picture of Mahatma Gandhi and a purported quote from him. It is in Hindi. Given below is the English translation by Prof Apoorvanand…
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Fantastic. A jungle trip beats a beach holiday. But was not expecting a travelogue for sure. Seeing a different side…
Very interesting.!!
We too remain helpless spectators with no clue as to what could be done at our end to prevent violence…
Well elucidated.
Such a beautiful and exclusive description almost making it so true as if we are also seeing the picture in…