Ponniyin Selvan – A Masterpiece from a Master Raconteur

By SI Blog reader Racer44 (Parts 1 to 3) (For SI readers Boopalanj and Shadowfax_Arbit who first mentioned this tour de force) Note to SI Readers: I have used the word “Sozha” which I have verified with scholars as being the phonetically correct spelling, as opposed to “Chola”. Caveat: Before delving into the review of […]

Why India Cries Out for a Million Dantewadas

Yippee, another attack at Dantewada. Great, just another 999,998 to go. Detest It, Hate It, Loath It * God, we hate the three-letter word Mao. * God, we hate the brute Mao who killed millions with his senseless policies that led to great famines and the upheavals of the Cultural Revolution. * God, we hate […]

Prasthanam Review – OMG, A Classy Telugu Movie!

(for SI blog reader Araj) Classy Telugu film? Ha ha ha. 😆 Now, now, don’t laugh, Schmucks. A classy Telugu film is not a contradiction in terms though many of you may have been conditioned to think so by seeing the likes of Allu Arjun, Nagarjuna, Jagapati Babu et al making asses of themselves and […]

Rajbhog Cherry Hill Review – No, Not for Humans

All of us have regretted some decision or the other badly enough. Say like watching a Bollywood film featuring Abhishek Bachchan or worse a Kollywood movie with Ajith in the lead. Or saying No when Aishwarya Rai begged you to marry her (high hopes, eh). 😉 In our case, one of the egregiously bad moves […]

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