Jay suggests what Indian film makers need to learn from ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ is how to change their approach to become more acceptable, internationally:
I’m sure there will be those who complain against Danny Boyle and his depiction of India in his film. They will claim that he is highlighting the slums and not the ‘real India’. [...]
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The Quirky Indian likes the new, ‘reinvented’ Bond:
Darker times, I suppose, demand darker heroes. And so, the once suave hero, among whose peccadilloes one could list an overactive love-muscle and some endearing superciliousness, is now transformed into a brooding and emotionally scarred killing automaton (yes, that’s a cliché!) for whom the end completely justifies the [...]
‘Toxic convergence’
Published by November 13th, 2008 in Development, Human Rights, Poverty, Religion and Secularism. 0 CommentsWhile in Gujarat, chief minister Narendra Modi organised pogroms to kill Muslims in 2002, here in West Bengal we have “cadre terror” and “party rule” in place of the law and order stipulated under the Constitution of India.
Besides, in West Bengal, Muslims are systematically deprived and excluded, with the result that the fabled “peace” that [...]
How wide is the Gender Gap?
Published by November 13th, 2008 in Economy, Human Rights, India and Women. 0 CommentsAbi summarizes the Global Gender Gap Report-2008:
In the economic realm, however, the picture for Indian women is truly grim: women earnings are only a third of that of men; their participation in the workforce is less than half that of men, and their share of professional and technical workforce is just 21 percent. As you [...]
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