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From Rahul Gandhi to
latest entrant Deepender Singh Hooda, fond parents continue to hand
over political power to their progeny on a platter, much in the manner
of family property. Small wonder that political parties, with few
exceptions, have become a thriving sonrise industry,
writes Shastri
Ramachandaran
Many
facets of Iran
Iran’s politics doesn’t
put off tourists who are drawn by the landscape and architecture. A
bottle
of mineral water may be more expensive than petrol, but it
makes driving around cheaper,
says Christoph
Kohler
Shrouded
in a mesh of political unrest, Iran may not be everyone’s idea of a
prime holiday destination but it is a treasure-trove of picturesque
landscapes and magnificent architecture waiting to be rediscovered. Non-existent town
planning has led to uncontrolled growth. Tehran is no exotic crossroad
soaked in oriental splendour and deserves to be explored.
Ladakh: Not for the
faint-hearted
Sneh Wadhwaney
TO
experience Ladakh, one has to be a traveller not a tourist. It is not
for the
faint-hearted. One returns humbled by the beauty of the place
and tenacity of its inhabitants. I decided to fly to Leh
and do the entire Ladakh, Nubra valley and the high-altitude lakes on
a jeep safari.
Imprints
on celluloid
Saibal Chatterjee
WHEN
Adoor Gopalakrishnan’s only daughter was a little girl, she would
often exhort her filmmaker father to make 10 films. Recalls the latest
Dadasaheb Phalke Award recipient: "She thought 10 was a big
number. I still haven’t fulfilled her wish." Indeed, the world is
still waiting for the 64-year-old Adoor’s 10th feature film.
Wise & versatile
Ervell E. Menezes
THERE
goes another Hollywood legend. So Robert Wise has taken to his
heavenly abode as did Billy Wilder, Stanley Kubrick and William Wyler—all
of who took Hollywood cinema (known mainly for its escapist fare) to
Olympian heights.
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