Despite the suggestive name; I am about to talk of something that is pretty harmless and totally above-board. Zindagi is a channel floated by Zee Media and now happens to be one of the most watched channels on Indian Telly. So what is the big deal? Deal is that the content is provided by a… Continue reading Guilty Pleasure: Of Television Shows from Pakistan
Category: National & World
Just A Second!
The Universe came into existence in an instant. Everything we know, everything we see, everything that ever was or will be was made in that instant. It is possible there existed a universe before that… who can prove otherwise, right? It is possible that there are similar ‘uni’verses that are limited and guarded by laws… Continue reading Just A Second!
India’s Daughter – Her Fault?
With “India’s Daughter”, Leslee Udwin has once again brought Nirbhaya into the limelight and with her, dragged out the sinister monster of rape. What are we supposed to address now? The fact that the documentary has been banned in India or the statements made by the driver and the defense lawyers or the rape itself? … Continue reading India’s Daughter – Her Fault?
The Swacch Bharat Abhiyaan
Prime Minister Sri Narendra Modi has had reams written about him, and colossal amounts of prime time devoted to deify, vilify or simply ignore him. But on the first Independence Day that he addressed the nation, he rightly touched upon two burning issues that are so fundamental and basic to dignity in survival, the cleanliness… Continue reading The Swacch Bharat Abhiyaan
The Other Side of Economy and Politics
Every coin has two faces – heads and tails. Every coin earned therefore has two faces. Every foreign coin earned in return translates into economic growth. Therefore, ergo, the economy has two faces – the heads and tails. Let’s suppose heads here refers to the economic prosperity that the so called ‘trickle-down effect’ begets due… Continue reading The Other Side of Economy and Politics