Resurgence

Arbit Bakar on Republic Day Authorspeak: The ‘Cribbing’ post. However these are some of many issues that crossed my mind today and as the title suggest these are all random (For those who do not know, ‘arbit’ is an expression for ‘random’ in our institution). So if you find the post incoherent do not say that I did not warn you. I was forced out of the deep slumber by the constant ringing of my phone. ‘God damn! Why did I put it on ring mode?’ I asked myself this simple question while moving off from my bed to get to the phone. It was from my friend reminding me of an important work that I had to do in the evening. I checked the time. It was 9:30 am. I had missed the republic day celebration by half an hour. ‘So, no point remaining awake’ I thought as I dozed off again. I woke up exactly an hour later due to the ‘door-banging session’ which only my friends could perform. I can’t blame them though: I use the same against them. ‘What?’ I asked as I opened the door. ‘You missed the Repub...

A Day Yesterday was an eventful day. And no it is not just because the ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ won 10 nominations for the Academy Awards. What will be your reaction when you are woken up by an alarm when you felt that you have hardly slept for an hour? You would most probably switch the alarm off and go back to sleep. I did the same. Only that I know myself better and had a complicated alarm structure in place which was capable enough to wake even the mighty ‘Kumbhakaran’(If you are not sure who he is, please energize the Indian mythology section of your memory). So I woke up at 10 am and I had not slept for an hour, I had slept for 3. I looked at the newspapers at my door which had some news about the Satyam saga (I think Raju would have done a fabulous job had he been a novelist or a scriptwriter) and then I put it to the rack. My laptop was waiting to show me that I had to revise 12 presentations (Not that I remembered the contents of any). And so I started the endeavour to conq...

Films of 2008 Part I: My top 10 Some films listed here may not be of Indian origin/ production but are relevant in Indian context. The ordering is in no particular order. You may rearrange them according to your preferences. A Wednesday: This film vents out the frustration of ‘Common Man’. Pitted against each other the two stalwarts of Indian film Industry, Naseeruddin Shah and Anupam Kher elevated the movie multifold. Jimmy Shergil shined in a brief role. First time director Neeraj Pandey, weaved an interesting tale into an engaging screenplay. The film had its share of flaws but it was able to highlight the message it wanted to deliver. Jodha Akbar: A magnum opus which could have been a classic was reduced to an above average cinematic experience by the dragging and long screenplay. But the movie had its moments. The sheer chemistry between the lead pair made the love story engaging and endearing. The opulent sets and clothes brought the desired period look. A R Rahma...