Following the film Avatar’s win at the Golden Globes, tribal people have claimed that the film tells the real story of their lives today. A Penan man from Sarawak, in the Malaysian part of Borneo, told Survival, “The Penan people cannot live without the rainforest. The forest looks after us, and we look […]
Avatar is Real: Indigenous Peoples are Being Displaced by Wars and Corporations
Indigenous peoples in the Americas and Africa are being displaced by wars and corporations, in order to extract the natural resources found in their territories. If you haven’t seeing Avatar, you are missing out on a good movie. The film excels in creativity, imagination, excitement, plot and an amazing technical work. The result is overwhelmingly […]
We See You – Avatar captures global mood
When a motion picture story makes $1.12 billion in its world wide box office in the first week of release you have to believe there is something beyond technology at work, drawing people to see it. And after two viewings of Avatar, flatscreen and 3-D, I’m impressed with the storyline for these reasons: 1. Its […]
Cine Actors and Journalist in Chennai on Collision Course
A news editor of a popular daily was arrested in Chennai for clearing a sleaze story alleging that many south Indian actresses are running sex shops in the city. The story invited a strong reaction from south Indian film chamber leading to the arrest of the editor, which in turn triggered instant protests from […]
Indian politics: Jaswant Singh saga would haunt for long
Jaswant Singh’s book ‘Jinnah: India, Partition, Independence’ that interprets events leading to India’s independence and Partition differently than the official NCERT version has triggered a huge debate in the country. The book praises Pakistan’s founder Mohammed Ali Jinnah, and calls him a secular Indian. This is contrary to the popular in the country that […]
Inkling Into the Demands for New States if Gorkhaland is Created
I have been maintaining all along that creating a miniature state of Gorkhaland would open ‘Pandora’s box’ and various ethnic and other aspirants for new states would put the country into turmoil of militancy to achieve their goals. A small preliminary list of existing aspirants for new states is given below for reader’s ready reference. […]
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