Phantom of the Opera
Aisha Sarwari Jan 3, 2007 interacts: 65A quintessentially tear-jerking performance, reminded us that when a Phantom is killed, we cry at the inevitable sadness of obsession.
Another 'Bludy' Desi?
Asif Naqshbandi May 13, 2006 interacts: 6A group of teenagers viciously beat up another boy. Except this time the boys doing the beating are desis from Hounslow in South London and
The Fertility Debate
Aisha Sarwari May 12, 2006 interacts: 35
The role of women in determining their fertility is also a factor of politics and power established by the clerical
The Return of the Anti-hero
Saima Shah Mar 31, 2006 interacts: 15In keeping with India’s modern day disapproval of pacifism, Rang De Basanti's role models for a modern day freedom struggle are the fiery fighters
Music: Kofta Cola!
Nadeem F Paracha Nov 10, 2005 interacts: 0According to renowned professor of pop sociology, Ali Azmat, man is a social animal in a social circus and whose ultimate fate is to evolve
Book: The Smoking Issue
Nadeem F Paracha Oct 31, 2005 interacts: 6
A blistering attack against those who want to ban smoking in all public places.
Movie: Sins
Asif Naqshbandi Sep 27, 2005 interacts: 6A Catholic priest has an affair with a young woman and blackmails her into continuing it to further his own Church career.
Music: Peeli Patti ur Raja Jani ki Gol Duniya
ahmed hasan Sep 27, 2005 interacts: 0Noori has launched their rejuvenation with their second album titled rather astutely or maybe just spontaneously “Peeli Patti ur Raja Jani ki Gol Duniya”.
Movie: Batman Begins
Umair Naeem Sep 19, 2005 interacts: 2Batman movies have always been hit or miss affairs; Batman Begins turns out to be not only the best Batman movie ever made, but also
Book: The Red Carpet
Uma K Sep 19, 2005 interacts: 0`The Red Carpet`, thankfully, is not just another marketing phenomenon. This slim volume of eight short stories set in Bangalore is not only a fast
Standing Alone in Mecca by Asra Q. Nomani
Jawahara Saidullah Sep 13, 2005 interacts: 168The journey to Mecca and standing alone at the birthplace of Islam is a running metaphor in Nomani’s book. She is always alone, or so
Movie: Iqbal
Lokhi Menon Sep 9, 2005 interacts: 0Quite a cricket cocktail and definitely shaken, not stirred.....
Book: The World Is Flat
V S Gopalakrishnan Sep 9, 2005 interacts: 1Firstly, it is indeed not correct to call the world “flat”. Nearly three billion persons in the world are severely deprived of basic essentials to
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