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Sanchari...: Finding Peace, Courting Change...
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Friday 27 November 2009. Finding Peace, Courting Change. How unattainable that seemed a while back! And yet, I am here. Those lines of The Alchemist – on wanting something with all your heart and the universe conspiring to help you achieve it. Could that be true - I continue to wonder if this is a universal truth or just a great writer seeking to inspire readers? If true, what are those forces that got me here? Can the spirit shine without bright minds to rub ideas on? 27 November 2009 at 10:30 PM. Even ...
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Sanchari...: "They have labelled me a traitor"
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Wednesday 11 February 2009. They have labelled me a traitor". Sir, what made you come to India? Did you know Lasantha? Could his death have been avoided? In the last two years, 17 Sri Lankan journalists have been killed and many missing. After Lasantha’s death is there an outcry against the government from the citizens? The Army has become very strong in Sri Lanka now. Do you think Gen. Fonseca would seize power? Fonseca has become a national hero. But then, why would they take over? If they can come bac...
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Sanchari...: Commercial Cinema's Year of Revival
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Friday 4 December 2009. Commercial Cinema's Year of Revival. 8211; I had watched Kaminey with utter disbelief wondering at the ‘power of cool’ and the influence of reviewers in exalting an average film by an excellent-so-far filmmaker to the status of a cult classic. A sense of déjà vu crept in watching Pazhassi Raja the other day. Reviewers, hysteric fans had all dubbed it the greatest Malayalam film ever! While all the films except for Mrithyunjayam. Had interesting themes, only Revathy’s Makal. Were g...
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Sanchari...: A manifesto hard to live up to
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Saturday 21 March 2009. A manifesto hard to live up to. The manifesto touts the efforts of the Left for having stalled attempts of the Congress-led government to enable full convertibility of the rupee, the attempt to increase FDI’s in insurance, privatization of pension funds, allowing foreign banks to buy Indian private banks, etc. It also explains in detail the efforts made by the Left to support and later prevent manipulation of the NREGS and the RTI Acts. Also finding much space in the manifesto is ...
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Sanchari...: No Honeymoons In The Time Of Recession
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Monday 9 February 2009. No Honeymoons In The Time Of Recession. Obama's inaugural address stood out for masterful oratory and a lot of rhetoric; his first weeks in office show a president fumbling but also learning fast. An early assessment of Obama's tenure written for the magazine format. Still figuring out how to write for a mag! View my complete profile. Caste oppression gets a helping hand from the esta. They have labelled me a traitor. No Honeymoons In The Time Of Recession.
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Sanchari...: Trying to Understand Kerala –An Attempt to Explore Trends and Mentalities
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Thursday 1 January 2009. Trying to Understand Kerala –An Attempt to Explore Trends and Mentalities. Everybody says the leftist policies of the state have ruined opportunities for its people. But let me ask, aren’t opportunities more tied to bourgeoisie aspirations? Very few. Infact I am a staunch supporter of Achuthanandan when he says our natural resources should be exploited only in a manner that will help the local populace. That’s an entirely different debate. Mohanlal wrote in a weekly column of his...
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Sanchari...: Calling the media's bluffs!
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Monday 18 May 2009. Calling the media's bluffs! The agenda for the next government, the future of the BJP and CPI(M), etc, etc. It is amazing how a lot of what is being shown on TV is just reporters and anchors putting words in politicians mouths and depending on “reliable” sources within 10 Janpath and AKG Bhavan for all their news without the politicians never actually coming forward to say even one of these items that makes for 24*7 TV news. Heading to Calicut. Reporter with The Hindu. Then again to b...
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Sanchari...: December 2009
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Friday 11 December 2009. Where are the Citizens? For Those Missing the Best Stand-up Comedy in Town. LDF guys ranting and raving for over an hour against globalization, disinvestment and the decision by central government to withdraw 10 lakh Group D jobs. To fellow journo): Aren’t these guys elected to deal with city issues? Communistukaaralle. Polandil enthe sambhavichoonne prasangichillel meeting kazhinje manasaakshikuthe ondaakum. LDF guy stands up to rebut him and launches into a lengthy diatribe on ...
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Sanchari...: November 2009
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Friday 27 November 2009. Finding Peace, Courting Change. How unattainable that seemed a while back! And yet, I am here. Those lines of The Alchemist – on wanting something with all your heart and the universe conspiring to help you achieve it. Could that be true - I continue to wonder if this is a universal truth or just a great writer seeking to inspire readers? If true, what are those forces that got me here? Can the spirit shine without bright minds to rub ideas on? Links to this post.
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Sanchari...: Where Lies Mahabali
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Monday 31 August 2009. I was telling Ashok. So the one-among-us modest blogspot.com writer has graduated into a professional reporter for the national daily of the worlds largest democracy! Am I not happy to hear that! From a few hundreds everyday your writing is now going to reach millions man! Wishing you good luck and a fruitful and satisfying career. Ill be keeping a look out for the Jiby Kattakayam articles on Hindu now on. And whats your niche, if you dont mind me asking? 13 October 2009 at 11:03 AM.
