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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.

Indian media reports suggest that the local police Continue reading »

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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.

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