The James Bond franchise needs no introduction and as the trade of spying is as old as humankind and its tendency to go to wars, i.e, as long as our histories go, it also goes in the circles like everything else in life. The James Bonds of sixties through eighties might score very high on the flamboyance and glamour aspects ... Read More »
Let us continue our quest to review Hindi TV Serial Bharat Ek Khoj which is a magnum opus of Shyam Benegal. While you may find some of the stuff controversial but remember that the serial is a dramatized version of Discovery of India, a book penned by Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru. Episode #36 of Bharat Ek Khoj continues exploring the story ... Read More »
When we think Prithviraj Chauhan, we think of the fabled king immortalised through Chand Bardai‘s Prithviraj Raso that has survived through centuries to tell us about the larger than the life Rai Pithora – of his courage and bravery, his valour in battles that drove Mohammed Ghori back 21 times, his daredevilry in taking Sanyukta away from under the eyes ... Read More »
Recently I came to know about a book named Avyakta Kamal (अव्यक्त कामल : कलि-काल के धोरों में जन्मी एक महागाथा – The Involute Dunes: an epic saga born in the age of Kali) by young and aspiring author Satyendra Dhariwal. Though it is not his first book, but it is the first by him we got a chance to ... Read More »
Some stories have magic in them…literally… and they go on to become a worldwide phenomenon that even the writers would not have imagined at the time of writing. Such is the case with the 1981 book written and illustrated by Chris Van Alsburg. We are talking about the scarily entertaining board game – Jumanji that has now turned into a ... Read More »
Let us continue our quest to review Hindi TV Serial Bharat Ek Khoj which is a magnum opus of Shyam Benegal. While you may find some of the stuff controversial but remember that the serial is a dramatized version of Discovery of India, a book penned by Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru. This episode explores the time when Shah Jahan was still ... Read More »
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