Philip Levine the Pulitzer Prize winning poet Dies at 85

Philip Levine’s poems were a filled with graphics that made the voiceless heard. The imagery of Detroit, the factories and the labor. He painted pictures of sweat stuck to the coldness that blanketed an era. For generations to come readers will walk through Philip Levine’s words feeling those hands that held a lot of heavy life before the pen found its way through. Here is his “An Abandoned Factory, Detroit” The gates are chained, … Continue reading Philip Levine the Pulitzer Prize winning poet Dies at 85

Mark Strand the Pulitzer winning poet dies at 80

Mark Strand who won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1999 for ‘Blizzard of One’ dies at the age of 80. His poems had that nostalgic tone that tells us time has moved on leaving fragments of us behind…. His poems flow on without the rhyme… the way personally how I often like poetry… a flow not obstructed by the captivity of rhyming When you read Mark’s … Continue reading Mark Strand the Pulitzer winning poet dies at 80

RIP you RIK – Remembering Rik Mayall

Rik Mayall died on June 9th this year…. as I was walking down the youtube today evening I stumbled upon his angry face….. as a caution I asked him where is the ‘theatre’ and he got so angry, he looked at me and said.. I don’t know ask Vanessa Redgrave….. he said it was his most angriest poem…. I told him I wanted to listen … Continue reading RIP you RIK – Remembering Rik Mayall

Pulitzer Prize winning Poet Galway Kinnell Dies at 87 – Here is his Oatmeal

When poets leave they all leave a vacuum, but these vacuums fill up with their thoughts through their words and poems….. the meanings and interpretations of many are yet to be born…. Remembering Galway with one of my favorites picks of his from online….. His ‘Oatmeal’ I eat oatmeal for breakfast. I make it on the hot plate and put skimmed milk on it. I eat it alone. … Continue reading Pulitzer Prize winning Poet Galway Kinnell Dies at 87 – Here is his Oatmeal

Child Prodigy Mandolin U Srinivas No More; Dies at 45

I remember first hearing Mandolin Srinivas on Dooradarshan TV in India…. then his concert used to be telecasted quite often…. being of the same age group I always wondered how a kid my age could master music at such a level to sit next to other stalwarts of the field and play…… At that time I did not know that a word called prodigy existed…… that was how … Continue reading Child Prodigy Mandolin U Srinivas No More; Dies at 45

Remembering Raaj Kumar – The King of Dialogue Delivery

I have always loved watching Raaj Kumar; it was probably his dialogue delivery…. It always felt that the dialogues would all lose its life if delivered by someone else. There are two type of actors; one type would fit into any role, flexible to the core. And the other type has such a towering presence and personality on and off screen that the characters start playing … Continue reading Remembering Raaj Kumar – The King of Dialogue Delivery

Varun Pruthi – A Film Awakener making people Hear, See, Think, Respond & Act

Visuals and Sound have a big impact on people; A horror movie can make a person shut their eyes; A loud scream can make them shut their ears. But how do you deal with people who live and walk blind and deaf towards what is happening around them. How do you make them use their eyes, ears and heart and overcome the bystander effect. Varun … Continue reading Varun Pruthi – A Film Awakener making people Hear, See, Think, Respond & Act

Richard Attenborough dies at 90

Richard Attenborough for many is synonymous to Gandhi, the movie that won him the Academy Award for which he was both the producer and the director. He was also the John Hammond of Jurassic Park, the movie that gave us the stunning visuals of a recreated pre-historic time… Yesterday, as he left us a few days shy of his 91st birthday, I wanted to dedicate … Continue reading Richard Attenborough dies at 90

Farookh Sheikh – Characters that made us part of the film

Farookh Sheikh was our actor next door…. No Dishum Dishums….. No screaming… soft… loving… and an exceptional actor….. His movies are favorites for a whole generation… Especially when the screen was filled with Angry young men, revenge thirsty heros and disco kings… Farookh came and lived some magnificent moments on the silver screen that each of us were able to connect…. Noorie, Chashme Baddoor, Saath … Continue reading Farookh Sheikh – Characters that made us part of the film

Narendra Dabholkar shot dead fighting Superstition

Curtain falls on a life spend on freeing our society from the blindness inflicted by superstition; Narendra Dabholkar is no more… He was shot dead in Pune by two unidentified youths. As we celebrated another Independence day we have to realize and accept that our society is still chained to superstitions… and the culprits all all around us…. When we grew up we had learned … Continue reading Narendra Dabholkar shot dead fighting Superstition