Guns and roses running parallel to the hush sepia hue brings home the idea of surrendered embers (or Sholay as we say in Hindi). By surrendered embers, one might ignore the frightening commerce which surrounds the film expanding the rope of its humongous profit since August 15, 1975. The unbelievable market included thousands of general […]
Interpretations
Rang De Basanti : A feminist interpretation
Rang De Basanti (“Paint me with the colours of spring”) An analysis of the unsung heroes – A feminist interpretation. Directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra Produced by Ronnie Screwvala Story and script: Kamlesh Pandey; Dialogue: Prasoon Joshi, Rensil D’Silva; Screenplay: Rensil D’Silva, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra; Lyrics: Prasoon Joshi; Cinematography: Binod Pradhan; Music: A. R. Rahman […]
JD Salinger; his oeuvre and his genius
Conversations about my favorite authors will always revolve around David Foster Wallace, Camus, Kafka, Vonnegut and the likes. However in the shadows, the way the man liked it himself, a certain J.D. Salinger will always be extant. Touted unfairly as a “one hit wonder” for his opus Catcher in the Rye – or on the […]
A feminist’s interpretation of the Inheritance Cycle
Books all around, books galore. So many books with the female characters having no agency. Now, have you read the Inheritance cycle? The women are strong, the women are independent. They have power, agency and a certain prowess. Take any female in the series. Nasuada Led the Varden against an empire. Subdued the men who […]
The Wreck by Rabindranath Tagore, and the Indian Society in the early 1900’s
The catastrophe here, was as minor as a wreck. A wreck, making the riddle of fate’s existence. A wreck trampling love and exchanging lives. To let you be introduced to the gruesome tale of , I sing: The history of the known knows no bondage of the past, Its land was a father to […]
Is “Love In The Time Of Cholera” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez really what you think it is?
This is an interpretation article and thus obviously delves into potential spoilers. Nobel laureate Gabriel García Márquez wrote with such titillating and tantalizing charm and pizazz that he is arguably noted as one of the most significant authors of the preceding century. He has left behind a large legacy of novels and short stories dealing […]
The Guide
A little boy who walks to school; the arrival of Railways; an old orthodox mother; a neglected and discouraged wife; unwavering followers; and a Swami with a tainted past – these are all vignettes of an India that lives among the memory of the post-colonial times. The Guide, by R.K. Narayan, bundles the threads of […]
