Again, New York Times is right and Times of India is wrong – Jhoom Barabar Jhoom
Nikhat Kazmi, Bollywood reviewer for Times of India, world’s largest circulation English language newspaper, vs. Rachel Saltz, Bollywood reviewer for New ...
Author: MV
If you like Oreos, you will love Bourbons – Inspired by Mark Haines
During the “Sacred Cow” conversation on CNBC, Erin Burnett told Mark Haines that she was so busy working on her special that she did not have time t...
Response from CNBC to our article “Flagrant Foul” on CNBC anchors Mark Haines and Erin Burnett
The most popular article on this blog is “Erin Burnett’s One Hour Special on India” with a 16.5% hit rating. The second most popular arti...
Expansion of this blog’s focus
We are expanding the focus of this blog to include articles on Global Issues and their coverage by Media. This does not dilute our focus on Bollywood but enhanc...
Partner (2007) and Hitch (2005) – Bolly-Holly films – 3
The incredibly talented Wil Smith plays Alex “Hitch” Hitchens, a “date-doctor’; a sentimental advisor who teaches men how to d...
India & Greece – A long, deep and ancient relationship
Sanskrut and Greek are the two oldest Indo-European languages. So, it is difficult to figure out when the relationship between India and Greece began....
Gandhi my father – An intensely personal story of Mahatma Gandhi and his unfortunate son Harilal
“Mahatma Gandhi could transform the soul of a nation but could not save the soul of his own son.” – so ends the description on the DVD cover o...
Prof. Salman Akhtar’s three traits of Desi Men plus one by Dr. Madhav Chavan
A couple of years ago, I had the distinct pleasure of hearing an address by Professor Salman Akhtar, a noted observer of Bollywood and a renowned psychoanalyst....
Flagrant Foul on Mark Haines and Erin Burnett – Their conversation about India’s regard for “sacred cows”
The conversation described in this note took place on Friday, May 16 between Mark Haines and Erin Burnett, co-anchors of the daily ...