Peace is what man prays for by day and by night. Peace he seeks for himself on earth during life and peace for his soul in heaven when dead. Life of avarice and envy destroys peace in this world, life of vice and sin in the next world. Peace nurtures cultures and civilizations. All law […]
Ancient Indian literature, both, spiritual as well as historical, has several references to Lord Ganesha- the lovable elephant-God who is the deity of beginnings and a terrific trouble-shooter (vignaharta). The Skandapurana delineates his origin while the Ganesh Purana is named after him. The Nagdala Purana says that rishis and munis bowed before him saying, ‘Om Ganeshaya Namaha’ (meaning, I bow to Lord Ganesha). The Yajnavalkya […]
Genre: Drama, Romance Rating: 3/5 102 minutes Director: Kanwal Sethi Telephonic conversations between a divorcee and a widowed mother — both at least in their late 40s — which gradually progress towards a certain degree of romance, are at the centre of ‘Once Again’, available on Netflix. Amar Kumar (Neeraj Kabi, fresh from his stint […]
Genre: Drama, Romance Rating: 2.5/5 140 minutes Director: Sajid Ali ‘A modern-day love story’, proclaims one of the film’s publicity posters. Well, it certainly is — part of the blossoming romance is on the mobile phone. Possibly the eighth Hindi film to be so titled (two of them during the silent era), this latest, co-written […]
Genre: Drama, Thriller Rating: 3.5/5 114 minutes Director: Dipesh Jain ‘Gali Guleiyan’ translates to ‘In the Shadows’. In this sense, the film, for its major part retains a dusky, gloomy look, which is possibly the intention of its first-time feature director Dipesh Jain. Screened so far at almost ten Film Festivals worldwide, Gali Guleiyan features the […]
“Take Me As I Am” . This week will go down in Indian history as the Supreme Court of India, in a landmark judgment overruling its own 2013 decision, partially struck down Section 377, a controversial British-era law that banned consensual homosexuality. Not surprisingly, one of the nation’s leading luminaries, who was part of the […]
“There’s no way my dog will eat a morsel from her bowl, unless she is spoon-fed,” proudly claimed a client of mine recently. “And not just that, she will only eat the choicest meaty morsels, cooked in the right spices – add even a hint of vegetables and she won’t go near the food; the […]
The Zoroastrians of Nagpur, observed the Holy Parab of ‘Farokh Fravardin’ (Fravardin Mah, Fravardin Roj) by offering floral tributes to each and every grave at the Parsi Aramgarh, on 4th September, 2018. Initiated by Cyrus Major, on behalf of the Nagpur Parsi Gymkhana, over twenty-five volunteers led by President, Shiraz Doongaji, commenced offering flowers on […]
. On 6th September, 2018, the Indian Supreme Court, in a landmark verdict, put an end to Section 377 that criminalises homosexuality in India. In a unanimous verdict, the five-judge bench of the Supreme Court – headed by Chief Justice of India, Dipak Misra, along with legal luminaries Justices Rohinton F Nariman, A M Khanwilkar, […]
The 4th of September marked the Birth Anniversary of one of our Community’s greatest legends – Dadabhai Naoroji (born on 4 September, 1825). Having earned the title of the ‘Grand Old Man of India’, Dadabhai Naoroji was perhaps one of the greatest leaders of our nation, having known to have influenced among many others, Mahatma […]
Addressing the dangers of invariably checking your phone when it rings or beeps, the ‘Driving Detective’ app automagically detects when you are in a moving vehicle and switches to ‘Do Not Disturb’ mode, silencing alerts for the duration of the drive. Normal operation is restored after you exit the vehicle and move away from it. Driving Detective […]