I have been part of the regular audience for many of the Indian theatre productions in the Bay Area in the last couple of years. And every time I used to wonder when we would have a full length Malayalam theatrical production. I am not sure why I always thought (and still do) that it was a daunting task. May be because it was never … Continue reading Malayalam Theatre Production in SF Bay Area opens with ‘The Wild Horse’
On Demonetization I have from the start supported it for the anti-corruption element. But what makes me puke is the absolute insensitivity people in the saffron belt show when someone reports the hardships faced by the common man. And many of them can live on with cards and no need for cash. They have been cashless and cardfull for a long. I recently read a few … Continue reading Cashless to CARDFULL and Saffron to SUFFERON – The insensitive Nationalists
Fidel Castro dies and I am remembered of Reinaldo Arenas the Cuban poet, novelist, and playwright who despite his early sympathy for Fidel Castro and the 1959 revolution, grew critical of and then rebelled against the Cuban government. Arenas’s writings and openly gay lifestyle were, by 1967, bringing him into conflict with the Communist government and he spent several years in prison in Cuba under Fidel … Continue reading Fidel Castro Dies and I remember Reinaldo Arenas
This is a TED talk by Kimberlé Crenshaw about violence against black women and Girls At the end she requests the audience To please stand for these women and say their names on behalf of women everywhere who have suffered from state sanctioned violence. I was not present there so I typed them out And I do this not just because it can be said … Continue reading To break the silence about state violence against Black Women and Girls #sayhername
Just read Mohammed Alyahya’s NY Times post “Don’t Blame ‘Wahhabism’ for Terrorism” and I think it is incomplete without some additional comments. So let us talk also about Human Rights and how religion and religious dogma aims at violating it in the Saudi context. I agree that the article is an interesting perspective and arguments that it is petty criminals who get trapped in the ISIS model might have … Continue reading Comments to Mohammed Alyahya’s NY Times post “Don’t Blame ‘Wahhabism’ for Terrorism”
Radhika Apte is one of the finest actors in Indian cinema today. She is not alone in this group of fine actors. I would also add to the list actors like Tannishtha Chatterjee and Geetanjali Thapa. Over the past few months I have seen a few of her movies including Parched and Manjhi and the her role as Binodini in the Choker Bali Episode (which … Continue reading Radhika Apte is one of the Finest Actors; But some idiots just like Clips more than full movies
As Human Beings one of our most treasured abilities should be that we can (if we want) reflect on ourselves and what we do and make changes, correct what we feel is not right and then keep doing that. No wonder why it is important for us to daily think about how better we can be. Past few weeks I have tried to do the same … Continue reading Reflecting on Oneself and Making Changes
We live in a world where many wish to say they do not identify themselves with the hideous Caste System. They do not publicly say they have a caste but carry their caste name with them. Some would say it is not easy to change. It might be a bit of work but it is possible. People change their names to match silly numerology mumbo … Continue reading Why you should not Identify as a Caste
‘No’ means ‘No’… ‘No’ in itself is a complete sentence…. it does not need further explanation. When a girl says ‘No’ it means ‘No’, it can be your friend, girl friend, lover, a sex worker or even your wife. When she says ‘No’, it means ‘No’…. it does not need further explanation… it should be respected.. Pink is the latest hindi release starring Amitabh Bachchan in … Continue reading Hindi Movie Pink – A must see for your growing kids; Both Girls and Boys
So after Amit Shah tried his Vamana Joomla on the Indian people I made a video that went viral as I think Amit Shah tries his Cheap politics in every possible opportunity. So the Video went viral may be because it resonated the sentiments of many Keralites who felt the Vamana Jayanthi reference was tearing into the secular theme of the Onam festival. I used the … Continue reading A humble response to the “Cultural Illiteracy” post in Swarajya
Vinod Narayan 