Archive for July, 2007

India circa 2007

Posted by gargi on 30 Jul 2007 | Tagged as: India

This year I began teaching culture studies to my students. Culture studies is not the study of culture perse - but the study of cultures - their power structures internally and in relation to other cultures - their internal & external dynamics and their overall relationship in the power pyramid. One of the more difficult [...]

Speed Jamming 2

Posted by gargi on 23 Jul 2007 | Tagged as: Media, TV

Coca Cola Speed Jamming - connect ho jao. produced by us for Zoom. As always - the behind the scenes was a closer photo finish than the contest. Good fun - all in all. I really miss the process.

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Tentpoles

Posted by gargi on 19 Jul 2007 | Tagged as: And Finally ...

“To action alone hast thou a right and never at all to its fruits; let not the fruits of action be thy motive; neither let there be in thee any attachment to inaction” - Bhagvad Gita

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The Taxi Driver

Posted by gargi on 18 Jul 2007 | Tagged as: India

There was a time when a taxi ride was a treat. I have chlidhood memories of travelling by taxi between Churchgate and Colaba. The taxi driver was invariably a Sardar in a white outfit with a great turban. As a child, i was fascinated by the taxi and the fact that it could [...]

Lights - at Film City

Posted by gargi on 10 Jul 2007 | Tagged as: India, TV

I love the shoot floor. The activity. The entropy. The sense of something being created. The feeling of building something. And there is nothing like the day before the shoot.

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Speed Jamming

Posted by gargi on 09 Jul 2007 | Tagged as: India, Media, TV

Control Room put up for the Show at film city The show - "Coca Cola Speed Jamming" The venue - Studio number 15, Film City The Date - 7th July (yeah! we actually shot on 7.7.7 and that was by default, not design.) The Channel - Zoom Great fun. [...]

A link across the Sea

Posted by gargi on 01 Jul 2007 | Tagged as: India

The Bandra Worli sea link. When i sometimes take the worli sea face route - i get to see the work in progress. Each time i am there - the link seems to have inched ahead. Aah if only the rest of [tag]Mumbai enjoyed such road construction speed.

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