Do you believe in God? If so this is Rs.1000 and God send me For You….
A few days back I wrote an article about this young film maker Varun Pruthi who has been making such socially relevant videos and I gave him the name Film awakener…Today I am writing criticizing the same person for a different video. What I say here or my opinions do not anyway take back what I said in my last post. Varun’s movies are very uplifting … Continue reading Do you believe in God? If so this is Rs.1000 and God send me For You….
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
Another Thing About Love – 365 Flash Fiction #60
“Love is a very scary thing” He said….. “I guess the only thing scarier than it is Life” “Life….?” She asked “yes Life….” he said and closed his eyes. She had opened her eyes after she asked that question. A short talk after every love making had become a habit. And most discussions do not reach anywhere; they are mostly fillers between the orgasm and … Continue reading Another Thing About Love – 365 Flash Fiction #60
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
A Flower’s Onam
Making it to the flower carpet is always a struggle for every flower. It is more luck than struggle. Yes the prettier make it in easily, but it is not just how pretty; you have to be the right size and color so you fit into it just well. You might look great alone but you need to look good along with others, that is … Continue reading A Flower’s Onam
Peruchazhi Malayalam Movie Review
Watched Peruchazhi over the weekend. I am slightly biased as it is different to watch a movie for which you had visited the sets…. And Peruchazhi as a movie will always have a special place in my heart because the movie gave me the opportunity to meet the legend Mohan Lal himself…. But I will try giving a very honest opinion of the movie… Here you go … Continue reading Peruchazhi Malayalam Movie Review
Today is Teachers Day in India – Sep 5 2014
Today is Teachers day in India, the place I went to school…. I had written a malayalam piece last year and this year I have its english translation as well… Since 1962 in India Teachers Day is celebrated on birth day of Dr. Saravepalli Radhakrishnan, the Indian philosopher and statesman who was also the first Vice President and the second president of India…. I wish … Continue reading Today is Teachers Day in India – Sep 5 2014
Debugging A Fortune Cookie Message
Here is the image of a message I picked up from the fortune cookie during my Lunch… This Fortune Cookie message is a Japanese Proverb Nanakorobi yaoki which literally means, “Fall seven times and stand up eight”…. But I have no clue what the 7 times signifies, I have heard about the seven deadly sins, so does each failure signify a sin…. may be not, because it … Continue reading Debugging A Fortune Cookie Message
Radio Zindagi Turns 3
There are things in life that become so inseparable from you because your day starts and ends with it; mostly it is people, your family, friends, and then routines and at times emotions and a sense of realizing who you are…. One such inseparable entity for the San Francisco Bay Area south asian community is Radio Zindagi….. With their slogan “Jiye Ja” Radio Zindagi has … Continue reading Radio Zindagi Turns 3
To my kids on their first day of school in 2014
A new year comes with new expectations, new responsibilities, new teachers, new friends… There will be glimpses of life from last year, there will even be opportunities from next year that will force itself into this one and above all there is a lot of new things to learn. And here is what I got to tell to both of you Rahi, You are a second grader now. … Continue reading To my kids on their first day of school in 2014
Vinod Narayan 