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 […]
We are Big Time Crooks, Confesses Satyam If Shakespeare were writing Hamlet today, the bard would probably write Something is rotten in the state of Satyam. A few hours ago (17:40 EST), Indian IT services provider Satyam Computer Services announced that promoters’ stake in the company may have been reduced. Some hours before that, Satyam put […]
The late Kannada actor Rajkumar a.k.a. annavaru was not a great actor but songs from his movies are the stuff of legend. Here is a baker’s dozen of some great Rajkumar songs we have enjoyed over the years (not all were sung by him): Thamnam Thamnam Nanee Manasu – this song features Rajkumar and Kalpana […]