Shooting with a Phone
October 31, 2010I have had a mobile phone from the time I got locked out of my building by a sleeping watchman after a late night edit- almost 15 years ago. In those days phones used to weigh a ton, cost Rs.16 for outgoing,…
Why Arundathi Roy deserves the National Integration Award
October 28, 2010How many people in India have the ability to bring people from various parts of the political spectrum together ? One and only one, Arundathi Roy. After putting me off the Narmada Bachao Andolan, feeling sorry for tribal development or lack of…
In the foothills of the Merapi
October 27, 2010For me, there was nothing quite as awe inspiring as seeing a live volcano. A year and a half ago, i had visited the Indonesian city of Jogjakarta (Sanskrit yogyakarta) to shoot a part of my documentary on Disaster Risk Reduction. The…
Mumbai – little islands
October 22, 2010My city. Am not quite sure if it is my city of dreams – but it is my city. A crowded, bustling, never stopping metropolis – I have been stuck in a traffic jam at 3 in the morning – yet one…
Jhing Chik Jhing at the Nave Valan Festival at NCPA
October 8, 2010Our Marathi Feature Film “Jhing Chik Jhing” closes the Nave Valan (New Wave) film festival running at NCPA currently. The film screens on the 13th of October 2010 at 6.30 p.m. It is being shown with English sub-titles. The film tells the…
ToI – Siva and Visa
October 6, 2010Dear Editor, The Times of India – the world’s largest English Language Daily Siva – is the greatest of all Gods, beyond space and time. Eternal. can neither be born nor can he die … Visa – is the permission to enter…
Thoughts on Gladwell’s Small Change Why The Revolution Will Not be Tweeted.
September 29, 2010A long time ago, in a life time far away, i read Malcolm Gladwell’s “The Tipping Point” and remember being impressed with the insight on what causes mass behavioral change. I was so impressed that when Blink came out i bought a…
What You Can Do about the Kashmir Problem.
September 28, 2010The last fortnight has seen some heavy debate on the Kashmir issue. What can the Government do, what should the hardliners do, what should the moderates do, what should anyone and everyone do …. I have not been following this on TV…
Bhagat Singh – A life
September 27, 2010Today is Bhagat Singh’s Birth Anniversary. Had he been alive, he would have been 103 years old. What do we really know about him? And, this is more from legends than from facts: a) He was a revolutionary who believed that violent…
Monochromatic
September 26, 2010I have a slightly loose definition of monochromatic – it is more or less one colour 🙂 a slightly fuzzy definition – but the world is fuzzy and so are my definitions 🙂 There is a reason i am blogging so much…