Category: Culture
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There have been a very few filmmakers in India who can be compared with V. Shantaram. With a directional career of about 70 years from 1927 (Netaji Palkar)to 1986 (Jhanjhar), he a one-of-his-own-kind Legend.
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I had written this during my memorable journey to Meghalaya in February, 2008. It was early February and my exams had just got over. Exams had gone well, but as usual; I never hoped for good results (and they never happen either). It had been a great semester. I reached home on 5th Feb. Baba…
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I still remember how much I waited for the four amazing television shows on Doordarshan. Those days were simply the most glorious days of Doordarshan- Vyomkesh Bakshi Bharat Ek Khoj Malgudi Days Surabhi
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Vidarbha farmer suicides have been a matter of shame for our nation for quite some time. And they still happen. It dates back to 2006 when in the six districts of Vidarbha, suicides were the order of the day. In one year there were 600 deaths!
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The ascent of a country from poverty to prosperity, from tradition to modernity is a great and fascinating enterprise. Despite of the massive inequality it has created, India’s middle class has grown from after the economic reforms in 1991 and it has begun to flex its muscles in the global information economy. But this revolution…
