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Intolerance seems to have become a way of life lately, and it doesn’t take too much to offend people or “hurt their sentiments” if recent events are any indication; some people from an NGO beating up a Pakistani girl for sporting an Urdu tattoo on her back, others vandalising Mumbai University over a perceived injustice to the Marathi language, the [...]

In an interview with the TOI, Sanjay Dutt revealed his ancient thought process, when he made statements like “No sister gets along with her brother’s wife”, and also, That’s a message not just to my sisters, but to all girls who hang on to their parents’ surname. It’s become fashionable these days. But I strongly [...]

Am thoroughly fed up of seeing ads with L.K Advani’s name / face on almost every third or fourth site I seem to visit… especially Indian sites running Google ads… some promoting peace, some his website and others pitching him as the next PM…. Why must these oldies itch for stardom even at this age ? If his party wanted [...]

Here’s wishing everyone and their close ones a Happy New Year. Hope 2009 rings in some change for the better and we have a more peaceful year than 2008. In retrospect, 2008 leaves behind memories and experiences I will always treasure. Here’s a warm and heartfelt thank you -

It is now just over a week since Mumbai faced the brunt of yet another terrorist attack. I was at Bangalore on 26/11, watching the India-England one day match being played, when a switch of channels brought this horrific reality into our living room. It was difficult to take in the sheer volume of information [...]

Hari Puttar: A Comedy of Terrors has been given the go-ahead by the Delhi High Court for public release. The film is a story of a 10-year-old boy who moves to England with his family and gets involved in a plan to save the world. Warner Bros had sued the film makers, their contention being that the [...]

Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM, one of India’s hottest radio stations, in association with Mirchi Movies, has announced a novel concept called ’Listen to my movie’, the novelty being that it is an audio movie.Hari Puttar – A Comedy of Terrors is a 90 minute film, with a few bit of animation thrown in. Aadesh Srivastava is the music composer and [...]