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 Bangalore
shaken, not scared
The image of a
peaceful, cosmopolitan IT hub driven by productivity has been
shattered by the suspected involvement of the Bangalore-based brothers
in the failed bombings in the UK. How far will the terrorist link
impact the image of the cyber city, its brand value and business,
finds out Jangveer Singh
Everyone
knows how Bangalore
evolved to its present state from a British cantonment to a centre for
public sector undertakings. A residential city which acquired the
sobriquet of ‘the garden city’ evolved to the status of the
present-day IT capital of the country. Bangalore is the idea of a new
India which is technologically driven and free from everything we
associate with the badlands of the country—caste conflicts, riots,
terrorism or simply an undoable business atmosphere.
‘Fighting
terror has been low priority’
Mission
Munnar
Comrade on a
bulldozer
The land-recovery drive led
by Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan in Kerala has ruffled many a
feather in political and business circles. Sajan
Mathews on the much-hyped and controversial drive that has at
the end of it all even put a question mark over the CM's campaign
Kerala
never ceased to be in the headlines. The world’s first ever elected
communist ministry, the first state in India to implement
revolutionary land reforms, the first state to achieve cent per cent
literacy, pioneer in coalition politics, path-breaking forays in
population control and healthcare. Yes, "God’s own
country" has accolades a lot and the saga continues.
Journey
of discovery
Sudha
Jhunjhunwala brings the story of the little known 13th-century
Mahadev temple in Goa
Goa
— the word today arouses images of sun, sand, palm trees with
hammocks, churches and quaint houses. A veritable paradise for
lotus-eaters, it also brings a feeling of deja vu.
In
the name of the Father
Director Feroz Abbas Khan’s
Gandhi, My Father departs from the usual filmy homage to the
Mahatma. Shoma A. Chatterji on how this
film has created a different buzz in Bollywood
When
Richard Attenborough made Gandhi many years ago, no one would
have thought of Gandhi as a good bet for success in Bollywood. But
times have changed and so have the average Indian filmmaker’s
perceptions about Indian history. Gandhi seems to be omnipresent in
many recent Indian films in terms of ideology, metaphor and essence if
not in terms of physical presence.
How
Hollywood reads
Harry Potter and the Order of the
Phoenix is a visual
representation of a book in which millions of people are already
heavily, even cultishly, invested,
writes Richard Schickel
I
don’t know if Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is a
good movie — I haven’t seen it. But I’m pretty certain that it
shouldn’t be judged as a movie at all. When we see it, we are taking
part in a ritual that addresses the old, and to me irrelevant,
question of whether a film is "faithful" to its source —
in this case, the fifth novel in J.K. Rowling’s series about a brave
and resourceful wizard manque. Of course, the picture will be
faithful; there would be no point in making it otherwise.
Aamir
in the remake of Gajini
After
Kamal Hasan’s Thevar Magan, remade in Hindi as Virasat with
Anil Kapoor as the hero, shooting has begun for what will be the
biggest Bollywood remake of a Tamil hit film. Shooting and recording
are under way for the ambitious remake of the South Indian blockbuster
Gajini, with none less than the pioneering Aamir Khan in the lead
role.
Society
Fuelling
dreams
Megha’s petrol station has
seven handicapped employees. She says though they are a bit slow, they
make it up with greater effort, writes Aparna
Pallavi on the polio-affected woman determined to take up the
challenging business
A
petrol station is not exactly a place where you would expect to get a
lesson in social sensitivity. Yet, Megha Kale’s petrol station,
located near Sai Mandir in Nagpur, Maharashtra, is an exception.
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