On Tuesday, January 27, 2009, Dylan Ratigan, the anchor of CNBC’s Fast Money and much invited guest on the New York Talk Show Circuit, proclaimed that he was launching a “War On Stupidity”. We support this initiative and hope that Mr. Ratigan actually launches this war.We translate our support into real help by suggesting the first…
We received several comments about our January 17 article titled “Slumdog Millionaire and The Merchant of Venice” https://cinemarasik.com/2009/01/16/slumdog-millionaire-and-the-merchant-of-venice.aspx In that article, we stated our case that “Slumdog Millionaire, like The Merchant of Venice, embodies a deeply hateful and utterly false characterization of an entire religion.” Clearly this was a unique viewpoint and one that readers could…
On January 10, 2009, we wrote an article titled “The Mumbai Attack – It Was Not Terrorism” www.cinemarasik.com/2009/01/10/the-mumbai-attack–it-was-not-terrorism.aspx This was a detailed article that discussed our views and analysis of the factors behind the attack and the implications of the failure of India to respond. Briefly, the article argued: In our considered opinion, this military…
During his recent visit to India, David Miliband, the English Foreign Secretary seemed to go out of his way to damage the relations between India and England. His behavior was described in the Indian media as presumptuous and condescending. But his most inflammatory action was writing an article in an English newspaper while he was…
This week, Barak Obama was inaugurated as the 44th President of the United States and the de facto Global Head of the World Economy. Mr. Obama had promised “change” through out his campaign and he told the America people in his inauguration speech that “We must change because the world is changing around us”.Little did…
The Merchant of VeniceThe Merchant of Venice is a classic play read, enacted and revered all over the World. How could it not be? Written by William Shakespeare, probably the greatest playwright in history, The Merchant of Venice is indeed a superb play. Yet, this great play could NOT be written today. Even the most ardent…
There have been some changes to the top 10 list since our last update on November 8, 2008. Below is the list of this Blog’s 10 Most Popular Articles (in terms of viewer hits) as of Friday, January 18, 2009.1. “Shabana Azmi on “Indian Democracy is unfair to Muslims” – Our views and the Relevance…
As we watched President Bush give his final press conference on Thursday, January 15, 2009, we recalled our prior articles on his foreign policy accomplishments. We realize that some of our readers would heap scorn on our use of the word accomplishments. They should recall that Fareed Zakaria, a darling of the Indo-American left wing and…
Readers of this blog are no strangers to Akshay Kumar, probably today’s most bankable star in Bollywood, with block buster hits such as “Singh is Kingg”, “Welcome” and “Namaste London”. As Rachel Saltz of the New York Times wrote on August 15, 2008 about his performance in “Singh is Kingg”, “…the immensely likable Mr. Kumar…
Editor’s Note: We were in Mumbai in November – December 2008. We experienced the anguish and anger of all Mumbaikers. The day after the attack, we were involved in a scare near the Taj due to rumors of a second attack by remnants of the attackers. In the weeks following the attack, we spoke with…