U, Me Aur Hum

It was sad that the vivacious and gregarious Kajol, who was awaiting the release of a very special family film, “U, Me Aur Hum”, lost her father a day before. Life has a way of striking death blows, that leaves one completely numb and shocked. Incidentally, the film also refers briefly to the relationship of [...]

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Like father, Like Son?!

I read this interesting piece of news about celebrated director-actor couple, Mani Ratnam-Suhasini’s son, 17-year old Nandan Mani Ratnam, being seen at a communist congress at Coimbatore.
“I see Marxism as the most cogent, comprehensive and highly developed complex of theory and practice, and it has impressed me…”, he has reported to have said. He has [...]

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Have you checked your name in the electoral rolls?

With elections around the corner, have you checked whether your name is in the electoral rolls?  I did and found not only my name in the voter’s list but also the polling booth where I will vote. I got mighty thrilled  at finding all this information at the click of a mouse. You can access [...]

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‘You have to know what’s enough.I don’t want to drive a Bentley or a Rolls Royce’

“Intense media scrutiny, public expectations, money and fame..How do you maintain your balance?
Well, I don’t think I will be affected by all that. I don’t really like being in the news apart from the sports pages. As for the money, whatever I’ve earned until now is enough for me to live a very good life. [...]

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Numbers are fine. But, what about quality?

If the Karnataka government is to be believed, the number of out-of-school children has dropped from a whopping 10.54 lakh to a mere 72,365. This is based on the children’s census conducted in 2008. The drop in number has been credited to the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyana – a nation-wide programme launched for universalisation [...]

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Love it is

It was definitely not love at first sight. There was nothing romantic about our first meeting. Yeah, there was a spark of love but nothing to indicate that I would fall madly in love with him.

He was not the typical “TDH” M&B hero. To be frank, I am prejudiced against dark skin and he was [...]

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When women are wooed…

We will soon be celebrating yet another international women’s day. When the existence of women is toasted by the world. When she is lauded for her achievements. When she is appreciated for being multifaceted. When she is wooed by the market. When shopping malls, beauty parlours, commercial establishments, hotels, restaurants, cafes, pubs, offer her a [...]

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