Of the many tragedies that form the narrative of India today, few are as heartrending as that of Kousetti Swapnika. A 22-year enginering student from Warangal in the South Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, Swapnika was the unfortunate victim of some demented youths who hurled acid at her. After suffering serious injuries to her face, neck, […]
Matrubhoomi is not merely a fine movie. It’s also a fine essence of India with its chilling depiction of various discriminations – against women, against lower castes, against a girl child et al. It’s the injustices arising from these entrenched and oppressive discriminations that constitutes the true face of India not the few software firms or call […]
Here are some of the books we plan to review on the SearchIndia.com blog in the coming weeks and months. Sashenka By Simon Montefiore This is a work of fiction unlike Simon Montefiore’s earlier works. We’ve started reading this book and like it so far. We loved the author’s first book on Stalin, which covers the […]
We just picked up the action thriller Eagle Eye (via Red Box). The movie features Michelle Monaghan and Shia LeBeouf (the fella played Harrison Ford’s son and sidekick in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull). The folks at Rotten Tomatoes don’t think much of Eagle Eye. So what? We’ll let you know whether Eagle […]
Looks like our Naxal troglodytes are slow to see the attraction of broadband Internet access. Yes, our Bengali babus are lagging badly in the adoption of broadband. Why is broadband penetration low in West Bengal compared to states with lesser population? Are these luddites forever listening to Rabindra Sangeet or eternally preparing for the dictatorship […]
Slumdog Millionaire is one of the finest Made-in-India movies (non-Bollywood, of course) we’ve watched in recent years. The movie has mostly gotten the critics oohing and aahing over it. Here’s a look at excerpts from some of the prominent reviews for Slumdog Millionaire: Joe Morgenstern in the Wall Street Journal: “Slumdog Millionaire” is the film world’s […]