A humble response to the “Cultural Illiteracy” post in Swarajya
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
The GOOD, The Bad and The Ugly of Freaky Ali
I wrote GOOD in all capital because there is more of good than bad and ugly in Freaky Ali. The Good comes in various levels. The presence of Nawazuddin Siddiqui in itself is a major plus for the movie as he is one of the finest actors in Indian cinema today. The first half of the movie was really really good. It has a beautiful … Continue reading The GOOD, The Bad and The Ugly of Freaky Ali
Thoughts on Mother Teresa’s Canonization
I made two posts on Facebook regarding Mother Teresa’s Canonization. Both was not rejoicing on it but raising an opinion on how farcical and stupid it is. My first post was to point why people who oppose Saibaba, Mata Amirtanandamayi and similar Godmen and Godwomen find a difference and rejoice in the glamorous event of bestowing a so called sainthood on a human being. My … Continue reading Thoughts on Mother Teresa’s Canonization
Street Dog Chronicles of a Dog lover
On my visit to Bangalore I decided to capture pictures of street dogs for a day as I spend in the city. I could have more images if I had done a similar thing while in Kerala. I missed it. These images are for people who thing life of street dogs are worth more than human beings. We bought a dog last year and she Reyna … Continue reading Street Dog Chronicles of a Dog lover
I.D. A Movie by Kamal K.M
I.D is a movie I watched on Netflix. Recently over the past few months I have seen a surge of Independent Hindi Movies appearing on Netflix. This was one among them. It is so amazing to see such engrossing movies made in India and for people like me sitting in US can watch them. Thanks to Netflix for that. The movie I.D. directed by Kamal … Continue reading I.D. A Movie by Kamal K.M
Refreshing Secularism in the Arab Muslim World
Listen to Nasser Dashti the Kuwaiti Activist… Hope the morons in Saudi Barbaria and other countries understand how important it is to remove religion from public life and allow people to disown one’s own religion if they feel so or change it if they feel so and live by the modern rules of humanity and human and civil rights. Religion can be a kind of tyranny … Continue reading Refreshing Secularism in the Arab Muslim World
The Party in the Sky
Today the Clouds will tell a different story they can afford to do so; the sun has set for the day. The clouds claim they have nothing to do with the ocean, and that does not seem to bother the tides Their machinery does not depend on these emotional clouds they live in a freedom of their own they do not care who is above … Continue reading The Party in the Sky
The Long Lasting Power of Shorts – Interior Cafe
Short Movies have a unique powerful experience of creating a long Lasting Impression. There was a time when short movies were considered the stepping stone to landing on a deal for a full length movie. And I have always been amazed when I watch the early shorts made by many famous directors. But over time Shorts have grown beyond that and in itself has become such … Continue reading The Long Lasting Power of Shorts – Interior Cafe
If in Fremont Watch a show at the Made Up Theatre
It was quite unplanned, well the decision to watch the Improv at the Made Up Theatre. Saturday 10 PM show and recommended by a friend who was planning to go. Once I got in and started watching I realized that this was exactly what I wanted to see for quite a while. I had read about them before on the internet and always wanted to … Continue reading If in Fremont Watch a show at the Made Up Theatre
“Come a Patient Return a Doctor” Really? When does Stupidity turn criminal?
People who through their personal Charisma, stupidity that borders on dishonesty and sweet talk influence unassuming and often less educated people to stop taking medicines and act as crusaders against things like Vaccination should be stopped as they pose a real problem to the society. I have heard some of these people even say that modern medicine is a conspiracy to reduce population. Here is … Continue reading “Come a Patient Return a Doctor” Really? When does Stupidity turn criminal?