Rating – 8/10 Set in a dystopian society where government closely regulates everything, education controlled to a point where anything apart from the state provided syllabus amounts to being charged with sedition. Ghoul is mini-series consisting of three episodes totaling a total of 2 hours 16 minutes, is a brilliantly well shot series that maintains a […]
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All or Nothing : Manchester City
Documentaries are always a fascinating watch if they are able to capture the moments in a way that you feel as if you’re there witnessing the things first hand. Amazon Prime released a new documentary ‘All or Nothing – Manchester City’ narrated by Ben Kingsley on 17th August consisting of eight episodes that capture the […]
Running (Short Review)
followBy Anitha Murthy, is the story of a poor young boy Krishna, who had been doing, for most of his life, what he thinks is best, a lost cause for his mother who is a house maid and a potential champion in the eyes of Ranga Sir, a star athlete in his time. One evening, Krishna […]
Splash Down
Here is a short review about a story “Splashed down”. At one level, it is a story about love. Augustine Joseph and Lilly Antony, two souls deeply in love and engaged find themselves sucked into conventions and obedience. Lilly, a young, dreamy girl, hailing from a “Good family”, tries to be the graceful woman she […]
Singhurd Saga
The Latin phrase, in media res, meaning ‘in the middle of the things’ describes the technique by which story writers begin their tale in the middle of an action. It’s an age-old trick to get the reader involved immediately in the action of the story. However the real task then is to keep the reader continually […]
The Watchman by Mrinal Rajaram
Like many stories, this too starts with a floral focus- “not a leaf stirs”. And from then on the story starts to become still. Damodaran, the protagonist, is like our everyday society security guard to whom we only pay heed when he gives a half hearted salute. Just that way, Damodar is trained to […]
