There are some very interesting aspects of the Anna Hazare movement, in the context of modern India. I add to the tons of material on the subject, with my 2 cents of thought, as below: 1. Modern India is shining: A party may have lost an election on the India Shining tag line, but we [...]
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Modern India and the Anna Hazare movement
Posted: August 22, 2011 in UncategorizedTags: anna hazare, corruption, india, movement, politicians
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One more film, one more boycott..
Posted: August 13, 2011 in UncategorizedTags: aarakshan, film, prakash jha, protest, reservation
It’s become fashionable to find faults in a film and protest till the film has to cut scenes (no matter what that does to the story) or have the producer apologize or pay-up! It appears that every other film generates some such reaction, from some part of our country. Can anyone stop and think that [...]
Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (ZNMD) is like Dil Chahta Hai (DCH) revisited
Posted: July 19, 2011 in UncategorizedAfter a very long time, we went for a movie on Sunday afternoon, and did not find tickets. Not in one theatre, but in two of them, in fact. Ultimately had to get tickets for a later show. That gave me the first indication that this may yet be something special! And indeed, Zindagi Na [...]
Delhi Belly: Shit happens! Tell me about it.. !!
Posted: July 4, 2011 in UncategorizedTags: Aamir Khan, delhi belly, imran khan, movie, review, Vijay Raaz
First things first. Mom, if you are reading this, and since you wanted to know my thoughts on the film, to decide whether to watch the film or not, here’s the simple answer. You will not like it. There is no interval in the film, but you may walk out of the film, midway through [...]
Federer and Amitabh: I’ve been a fan of both, want to remember them for their earlier deeds!
Posted: July 2, 2011 in UncategorizedThis post is fundamentally about the film, Buddha Hoga Tera Baap, which I happened to see today. But it has brought up a couple of analogies. While seeing BHTB, I saw the trailer of Gandhi and Hitler. Interesting juxtaposition of two leaders, who lived around the same time. Both extremely ambitious for their own countries, [...]
Branding Challenges for Reliance Retail? Or Even Bigger Legacy Challenges??
Posted: June 27, 2011 in UncategorizedWith all the admiration that we have for Mukesh Ambani, it is clear that the learning cycle for a large B2B conglomerate (with all of its legacies) getting into a B2C retail business, is huge. Yes, Mukesh turned it around in Reliance Telecom those days when he managed it, and he has admitted that he [...]
Many years back, as a kid, I remember the Gujarati magazine, Chitralekha, coming home. And my parents enjoying the column, “Duniya na Undha Chashma’. The antics of Jetha and Tapuda and Bapuji were hilarious, and though I did not read much Gujarati, through Mom and Dad, I had got a good feel of it. Years [...]
Congress vs Anna Hazare, Vodafone vs Dhaval Valia: underestimating the groundswell?
Posted: June 25, 2011 in UncategorizedAnna Hazare and his friends took on the Congress. Enough is enough, with the corruption levels, they said. Dhaval Valia, a customer of Vodafone, cribbed and screamed about the pathetic service levels, and incorrect claims, on service offerings, of Vodafone. There are similarities about how the Congress and Vodafone reacted. Conversations in the Congress office [...]
——————— The bell rang and the school recess was over. The children of class V-B came running back to their classroom and settled into their seats. The teacher, Mr. Patil walked in to the room. The class quietened down, as he put his book on the table and looked at them. Teacher: “Good afternoon, children.” [...]
