http://indianwriting.blogsome.com/2007/02/02/316/ "That was the beginning of the century; this is its end. I have been thinking not only of the people who lived there once, but also of the generations of dogs accompanying them in their everyday bustle, and one night— I don't know where it came from— in a predawn sleep, that funny and tender phrase composed itself: a road-side dog." - Czeslaw Milosz, Borderlines. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:34:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha http://indianwriting.blogsome.com/2007/02/02/316/#comment-762 Wed, 07 Feb 2007 22:30:08 +0000 http://indianwriting.blogsome.com/2007/02/02/316/#comment-762 Rather than showing off his intellect, Egert only betrays his ignorance! Rather than showing off his intellect, Egert only betrays his ignorance!

]]> http://indianwriting.blogsome.com/2007/02/02/316/#comment-759 Sat, 03 Feb 2007 16:31:15 +0000 http://indianwriting.blogsome.com/2007/02/02/316/#comment-759 I am not surprised. Ebert is trying to show off his intellect. Desi critics do the same, drop names and keywords at every excuse. YOu know what I mean. Now you know how disonant it sounds. I am not surprised. Ebert is trying to show off his intellect. Desi critics do the same, drop names and keywords at every excuse. YOu know what I mean. Now you know how disonant it sounds.

]]> http://indianwriting.blogsome.com/2007/02/02/316/#comment-758 Sat, 03 Feb 2007 15:00:25 +0000 http://indianwriting.blogsome.com/2007/02/02/316/#comment-758 Unlike his usual eye-candy roles, John Abraham represents the voice of a young and changing India. Set in 1938, 'Water' is a quiet, steady movie that once again underlines that which we recognize but choose to ignore. The role to watch out for is Seema Biswas's 'Shakuntala Didi' - going through life with faith in an inhuman system that treats widows as non-entities. Unlike his usual eye-candy roles, John Abraham represents the voice of a young and changing India. Set in 1938, ‘Water’ is a quiet, steady movie that once again underlines that which we recognize but choose to ignore. The role to watch out for is Seema Biswas’s ‘Shakuntala Didi’ - going through life with faith in an inhuman system that treats widows as non-entities.

]]> http://indianwriting.blogsome.com/2007/02/02/316/#comment-757 Sat, 03 Feb 2007 14:56:57 +0000 http://indianwriting.blogsome.com/2007/02/02/316/#comment-757 Unlike his usual eye-candy roles, John Abraham represents the voice of a young (for the time) and changing India. The role to look out for is Seema Biswas's Shakuntala Didi...living her life with faith in a in-human system that treats widows as non-entities. A quiet, steady movie that once again underlines that which we know but choose to ignore. Unlike his usual eye-candy roles, John Abraham represents the voice of a young (for the time) and changing India. The role to look out for is Seema Biswas’s Shakuntala Didi…living her life with faith in a in-human system that treats widows as non-entities. A quiet, steady movie that once again underlines that which we know but choose to ignore.

]]> http://indianwriting.blogsome.com/2007/02/02/316/#comment-755 Sat, 03 Feb 2007 04:27:59 +0000 http://indianwriting.blogsome.com/2007/02/02/316/#comment-755 Now that Roger Ebert has made this powerful suggestion, it must be true. Let's go even further... The character played by John Abraham is perhaps a reminder of Jayaprakash Narayan, which explains the socialist yearnings and desire for bringing reform to the lives of Lakme models. Now that Roger Ebert has made this powerful suggestion, it must be true. Let’s go even further… The character played by John Abraham is perhaps a reminder of Jayaprakash Narayan, which explains the socialist yearnings and desire for bringing reform to the lives of Lakme models.

]]> http://indianwriting.blogsome.com/2007/02/02/316/#comment-753 Fri, 02 Feb 2007 17:28:27 +0000 http://indianwriting.blogsome.com/2007/02/02/316/#comment-753 The other day I saw the movie bill & ted's bogus journey. The character bill reminded me of an ex-president whose work showed us delightful ways of using our cigars. The other day I saw the movie bill & ted’s bogus journey. The character bill reminded me of an ex-president whose work showed us delightful ways of using our cigars.

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