Janani (Jan) Jananayagam is a British Tamil banking professional, activist and politician. She was an independent candidate for the London region in the 2009 European Parliamentary elections. Jan has been a human rights activist since 1995, when she co-founded HURT. She is a prolific writer, UK’s spokesperson for “Tamils Against Genocide”, an advocacy group that [...]
IIFA, Amithab to Sri Lanka’s damage control
Sri Lanka is gearing to host the International Indian Film Academy event – a prestigious film roadshow. IIFA – which organizes the roadshow event, is an effort by prominent personalities from the Indian movie industry – predominantly from the Hindi language segment with an objective of promoting Indian cinema globally. The event in Sri Lanka [...]
Sachin is Indian first!
Sachin Tendulkar, the lovable cricketer said yesterday: “Mumbai belongs to India. That is how I look at it. And I am a Maharashtrian and I am extremely proud of that but I am an Indian first,” which has raised some serious comments from the Shiv Sena leader Bal Thackarey. It is surprising that Sachin who has always been very adept in staying away from controversies
The Language of Raj Thackeray
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) led by Raj Thackeray is all set to redefine the politics of Maharashtra and spoil the dreams of Hindi Nationalists. The phenomenon of Raj Thackeray at the outset appears to be a reenactment of decades old dramas of Shiv Sena but Raj espouses issues different from his parent party.
Delhi-6 Hindi Movie Review
When I went to watch the movie, I didn’t expect to “Lose my heart suddenly” and that is exactly what happened to me – “Dil Gira kahin par daffatan” (incidentally also an brilliant song with vibrant lyrics in the movie). The story dives into a sea of many intangible and interlinked issues of ‘untouchability’, ‘Hindu-Muslim [...]
AR Rehman’s famous Oscar speech, “Ella Pugalum Iraivannuke”
Written by Ronin Ronin is a Technology Entrepreneur, Parent, Student, avid Reader and a global citizen AR Rehman’s famous speech Highlights.. “Mera Pass Ma hai” (“I have my mother”. A reference to a dialogue in Hindi Movie “Deewar”, where the hero responds his to his brother who asks, “I have wealth, bungalow, power & respect. [...]
What is Slumdog about?
Written by Ronin. I don’t understand what the ruckus is about Slumdog Millionaire. I suspect many who are commenting have not seen the movie. It is a suspenseful movie about Love..Often seen Indian masala story about the journey of a hero struggling to get his childhood love, executed really well. The heroes biggest struggle is [...]