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“Torn between two lovers, feelin’ like a fool Lovin’ both of you is breakin’ all the rules.” [Lines from a song by Mary MacGregor (of the ‘P...

[With apologies to Dominique Lapierre and his 'The City of Joy' - and the charity he is helping to bring to Kolkata.] There's so...

Mumbai problems aren’t matters of great concern for Kolkata. And, why should they be? Kolkata has a life of its own. It’s a place far remove...

It’s been a week since the Mumbai train bomb blasts have shaken us and I’m as concerned as you are. On the one hand, it was an act of terror...

How do we move against terrorists? Or, for that matter, against others – including organisations, communities and states – that support terr...

Imagine this: You’re on your way home after a hard day’s work. You board the usual local commuter train to your suburban home. You fend off ...

If anything has endured in India, sadly, it’s the caste system. Today, caste-related discriminations abound, with no possible solutions in s...

I’ve got to hand it to India. She has a thriving caste system operating in the country – leading to poverty, discrimination, hatred and kill...

As long as there’s a world with people, I suppose, there is going to be exploitation of people by people. It has been so throughout history ...

We are all equal in the eyes of God, right? Well, that’s what religion promises us. But I’m not so sure of it. So, I appease myself with the...

India has been known as one of the greatest civilisations in the world… well, at least, in the ancient world. For, over the years, India has...

My recent posts on this blog are not about any specific prejudice against Muslims in India or the African Americans (please read my previous...

[This is not about Steven Spielberg’s film starring Tom Cruise] The African Americans are not the only minorities in the world with problems...

“More than any other country, America defines itself by a collective dream: the dream of economic opportunity and upward mobility. Its proud...

“One of the reasons I originally wanted to make films was that I got tired of what they [Hollywood filmmakers] were doing… I knew I could do...

As an Indian residing in India, I have very little exposure to films made by African-American directors. In fact, I believe, most Indians (a...

How many African-American, i.e. Black American, film directors do you know of? Can you quickly list out their names and their films? How man...

I first heard of Spike Lee when I saw ‘Malcolm X’. That was many years ago. Although I must confess that I chose to see the film because of ...

I’m critical of Hindi films and the Indian cinema-going audience. Formula plots bore me. Artificial love scenes through song-and-dance routi...

While celebrating the first 100 years of cinema, the American Film Institute (AFI) has nominated its best 100 film heroes and villains (i.e....