I hadn’t see this when the rest of the world reported it, but here is what Stratpost says about it : ” . . .another measure of this eagerness to do business with India is also the innovative video marketing which an Israeli arms company, Rafael displayed on large screen televisions at their stall at […]
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“Inspired” films – Ugly aur pagli
If you haven’t seen “Ugly aur pagli”, read this review, and avoid it like the plague. I’m a glutton for punishment , I think, or an eternal optimist – depends upon your point of view. Because I rented the American version of “My Sassy Girl”. And really it isn’t any better watching existential angst, or […]
Read the rest of this entry »Celebrity Apprentice = Boring
There used to be a time when I used to look forward to “Apprentice”. It was interesting and it featured normal people who actually wanted the opportunity to work for Donald Trump. Now Apprentice has morphed into “Celebrity Apprentice”. It is essentially the same show but now instead of featuring folks who want to be […]
Read the rest of this entry »Saving Gandhi’s legacy : hypocrisy anyone ?
See my earlier post; it is indeed the week for stupidity. I refer of course to the efforts by the Government of India to save its “national heritage”. By “national heritage” I do not mean the beautiful, ancient buildings that lie neglected (the last time I visited the Taj Mahal, there were honeycombs on the […]
Read the rest of this entry »The Congress Party and disassociation from reality
I know, I know – stupidity hath no bounds. Especially coming from India’s eminent political party which claimed credit for the Slumdog Oscar win : In an unmistakable resonance of the previous NDA government’s `India Shining’ slogan, Congress floated the idea of an `achieving India’ and listed among the milestones the Indo-US nuclear deal, Chandrayaan, […]
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