In-spite of 24 hour coverage of the recent ‘Parliament vs Military cold war’, our ‘intellectual’ media heroes terribly failed in identifying or addressing any of the real problems the series of events posed. Read my latest article on the NRI.
Category Archives: Philosophy
Parliament vs military
Posted in Philosophy, Politics
Victims of victimhood
It is unfortunate how victim-hood has become the highest virtue in the life of most Indians. We love to show ourselves off to the world as victims. We tend to forget everything we learned as we grew about taking responsibility for ourselves, not crying out to the world, solving our own problems, standing on our own feet. Suddenly it has become desirable and fashionable to moan. Continue reading
Posted in Philosophy, Politics
Injustice, art, sacrifice
When they boast that, great inventions are by-products of wars, they forget to mention that, great artworks are by-products of anger against injustices and cruelties. Picasso’s “Guernica” was powerful because he was deeply moved by the atrocities of Spanish fascism. Vijay Tendulkar became one of the most acclaimed playwrights of India because he dared to attack the petty chauvinism of Shiv Sena. Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Music, Philosophy, Politics
For the glory of the cause!
“When death knocks the door, what does a man do?”- a question addressed in numerous works of fiction and cinema. But life is no fiction. However, real events can surpass the levels which even the best fictional works can’t dare to reach. In the year 1930, Bhagat Singh’s father had submitted a mercy petition to the British government. Bhagat Singh’s reply to his father was disillusioning. What, however, sends further shivers down the spine is reading the petition Bhagat Singh himself filed next. Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Personal, Philosophy, Sankalp
Picture perfect Kurosawa
Well, Kurosawa was not just perfect. He was picture perfect. Satyajit Ray recalls- “The effect of Rashomon on me was electric. I saw it three times on consecutive days, and wondered each time if there was another film anywhere which gave such sustained and dazzling proof of a director’s command over every aspect of film making.” This article is a tribute on Kurosawa’s 102nd birth anniversary. Continue reading
Posted in Film, Personal, Philosophy
सौरभ राय | Sourav Roy 