Behind every bud that failed to blossom there are untold stories Not stories of failure but of painful innocence blended in moments of anguish stories of struggles that faded before victories stories of survival that could not journey into life even stories where cuteness murdered purity before it could turn into beauty… There are stories behind every bud that failed to blossom… Continue reading Stories
From open cages some birds don’t fly out they fear… they fear the cages closing behind them… they fear getting left out… The question is How many of us are caged in open cages, fearing freedoms unknown to us till now… Continue reading Open Cages
On that busy station I have waited years and years missing the same train over and over again… Finally when I board nothing is new… it is filled with the same people who were beside me in the station platform waiting… the people in the train had all got down when I boarded… Was it the train I was waiting or someone in it… Someone … Continue reading The Wait
A few months back on a picture of my son that I posted on Facebook a friend of mine asked “Why do only children smile genuinely?” And at that time I replied saying “Probably because they don’t keep worrying about what they don’t have, can enjoy a moment and are often devoid of any fear.” But when I thought more about it I had one … Continue reading Smiles timed between clock ticks and camera clicks
You will get left out when you decide to go on the right path…. because some journeys are like that you need to travel alone…. Being an atheist for many is a journey of constant questioning that at times leaves oneself alone, left out by even their own well wishers whom they love… Taking a controversial theme like atheism and making a full fledged movie out of it was … Continue reading Prabhuvinte Makkal – The Film that did not Thank God
As human beings we have a consistently increasing ability to learn and teach… and of course an intelligently cultivated skill to forget…. This in one way also probably defined our transitions in the latter parts on the evolutionary road… Some even religiously forget the ape connection…. But what we have also acquired in this process is a strong inhibition to accept that we learned something … Continue reading Learning Teaching Forgetting and Breathing
I have seen in many parts of the world lonely streets with remorseful looks of a busy yesterday and a dwindling hope that someone will get lost and find their way there again tomorrow Continue reading Finding the Lost
I love watching Prakash Jha movies for his large canvases that bring forth socio political issues and I have enjoyed watching his Gangajal, Apaharan, Aarakshan and Chakravyuh…. I did not like Rajneeti because its trailer had given me so much expectation that the movie failed to deliver…. With Satyagraha I did not have a lot of expectations… because after the debacle with Rajneeti I had … Continue reading What I liked and did not about Satyagraha
When someone stands up against Sausages the victory is that of Tofu, Baba ganoush, healthy veggie wraps and more… Add a poetry to it and it is more fun… An independent movie from 2010 it tells the story of a Graduate who majored in Poetry and starts a food stand… With no work and credit card debt the poet bill decides to start a food … Continue reading The Happy Poet – An all organic vegetarian comedy
My recent Asaram post got me three interesting responses including the title “Illiterate Fool” and they warranted a post by itself.. I have added my responses as well…. Commenter-1 You are a literate fool. That picture is of Osho follower Virato and his wife. These can be found easily over the internet. Who reads your books, articles, stories? You cannot write such a simple article … Continue reading Some interesting comments and responses to my Asaram post
Vinod Narayan 