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Kousetti Swapnika – Tragedy of 2008

 General  4 Responses »
Dec 312008
 
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Of the many tragedies that form the narrative of India today, few are as heartrending as that of Kousetti Swapnika.

A 22-year enginering student from Warangal in the South Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, Swapnika was the unfortunate victim of some demented youths who hurled acid at her.

After suffering serious injuries to her face, neck, chest and back, Swapnika died a few hours ago in a Secunderabad hospital after a painful 21-day battle.

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Matrubhoomi – India in Essence

 Bollywood  14 Responses »
Dec 312008
 
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Matrubhoomi is not merely a fine movie.

It’s also a fine essence of India with its chilling depiction of various discriminations - against women, against lower castes, against a girl child et al.

It’s the injustices arising from these entrenched and oppressive discriminations that constitutes the true face of India not the few software firms or call centers employing a few thousand coolies or the purloined Bollywood films that thieving directors unleash at ever frequent intervals on a naive or indifferent public.

While Matrubhoomi is set in the lawless Hindi belt of North India where the name of your caste and the boom of your gun mean more than the rule of law, the discriminations are no less in the hinterlands of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh or Karnataka in the south.

After all, inhuman discrimination and gross injustice are the cornerstones of all of India not just of a few corners.

While Matrubhoomi touches upon various discriminatory practices, its just claim to fame Continue reading »

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Upcoming Book Reviews

 Books  5 Responses »
Dec 302008
 
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Here are some of the books we plan to review on the SearchIndia.com blog in the coming weeks and months.

Sashenka

By Simon Montefiore 

This is a work of fiction unlike Simon Montefiore’s earlier works. We’ve started reading this book and like it so far.

We loved the author’s first book on Stalin, which covers the later years of the dictator’s life.

The Toss of a Lemon

By Padma Viswanathan

The multigeneration fictional story of a Tamil Brahmin family starting with the young widow Sivakami.

Some of the Amazon reviewers love the book but the NYT reviewer wasn’t too pleased. Here’s the last sentence Continue reading »

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Watching Eagle Eye

 Hollywood  2 Responses »
Dec 292008
 
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We just picked up the action thriller Eagle Eye (via Red Box).

The movie features Michelle Monaghan and Shia LeBeouf (the fella played Harrison Ford’s son and sidekick in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull).

The folks at Rotten Tomatoes don’t think much of Eagle Eye. So what?

We’ll let you know whether Eagle Eye was worth the 0$  Continue reading »

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Naxal Babus Slow to Embrace Broadband

 Digital Media, General  3 Responses »
Dec 292008
 
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Looks like our Naxal troglodytes are slow to see the attraction of broadband Internet access.

Yes, our Bengali babus are lagging badly in the adoption of broadband.

Why is broadband penetration low in West Bengal compared to states with lesser population?

Are these luddites forever listening to Rabindra Sangeet or eternally preparing for the dictatorship of the proletariat that they have no time for web surfing.

Maybe.

West Bengal not only has low broadband connections but the growth rate Continue reading »

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Slumdog Millionaire – How the Critics See it

 Bollywood, Hollywood  10 Responses »
Dec 282008
 
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Slumdog Millionaire is one of the finest Made-in-India movies (non-Bollywood, of course) we’ve watched in recent years. 

The movie has mostly gotten the critics oohing and aahing over it. 

Here’s a look at excerpts from some of the prominent reviews for Slumdog Millionaire:

Joe Morgenstern in the Wall Street Journal:

“Slumdog Millionaire” is the film world’s first globalized masterpiece. This perfervid romantic fable is set in contemporary Mumbai, the former Bombay, but it draws freely, often rapturously, from Charles Dickens, Dumas père, Hollywood, Bollywood, the giddiness of Americanized TV, the cross-cultural craziness of outsourced call centers and the zoominess of Google Earth. It’s mostly in English, partly in Hindi and was directed by a Brit, Danny Boyle, with the help of an Indian co-director, Loveleen Tandan. The young hero, Jamal Malik, is a dirt-poor orphan from the Mumbai slums. “Is this heaven?” Jamal asks after tumbling from a train and looking up to see the Taj Mahal. I had the same feeling after watching the first few astonishing scenes: Was this movie heaven? The answer turned out to be yes.

….I’ve never seen anything like “Slumdog Millionaire,” and I welcomed the spectacle with open eyes. In these worsening times for feature films, timidity and mediocrity often vie for bottom honors at the multiplex. “Slumdog” breaks through to the top.

Kenneth Turan in Los Angeles Times:

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