Compare the following two statements: “It is undeniable that the combination of excessively low interest rates maintained for a protracted period of time, and a steady, multi-year decline in market-determined volatility, was the recipe that enabled Wall Street Firms to leverage their balance sheets to levels that were several standard deviations from historical norms. The deleveraging of…
Editor’s Note: This week, the Television and Print Media in America has written numerous articles on Iraq. This has prompted us to write our views on this critical global issue. We think readers will find our non-partisan perspectives on Iraq to be different from what is found in print media such as the New York…
“Fast Money” has been a major hit for CNBC. This is a show for active traders who like to trade stocks for quick profits. Hence the name “Fast Money”. The “experts” on this show are professionals traders who trade their own or their firms’ accounts. This lends both credibility and emotion to their pronouncements. The…
These clips were brought to our attention by two friends of this blog: Madhav Chavan of Pratham Fame (www.pratham.org) and Rachel Saltz of the New York Times The first clip is the performance: The second clip features Katee and Joshua talking about Bollywood and their training: Send your comments to editor@www.cinemarasik.com
Have you ever felt that Life has been unfair to you? That some how, fate has not allowed you to be all you could have been, to achieve all that you could have achieved with some luck? Next time you feel so, think of Karna. Compare your experiences to how Fate treated Karna and you…
With more than 74,000 verses, long prose passages, and about 1.8 million words in total, the Maha-Bharat (The Great story of the Bharat Dynasty) is one of the longest epic poems in world history. Including the Harivamsha, the Maha-Bharat has a total length of more than 90,000 verses.The Maha-Bharat is an integral part of World…
Indonesian actress Christine Hakim, a six-time recipient of Indonesia’s prestigious Piala Citra award for best actress, grew up watching Shammi Kapoor films according to an article in the Hindustan Times on July 17. “A lot of Bollywood content is shown on TV in Indonesia. Bollywood existed in my country even before I was born. I…
I prefer Ajay Devgan’s “Omkara” to Lawrence Olivier’s “Othello”. Let me take you on a journey to show why I mean what I say.“Words such as Fantastic, Marvelous, Great, can not sum up the work of art Vishal (director of the film) has shown in his adaptation of Othello” said BBC Asian Network. Rachel Saltz…
Last week, as I watched CNBC during the day, I was struck by similarities between my reactions to watching Bollywood Films and my reactions to watching CNBC. This article was triggered by that realization. Bollywood films seek to entertain their audience and to make people feel good at the end of the movie. CNBC behaves just like…
Rachel Saltz writes reviews of Bollywood films for the New York Times. Her reviews caught our eye because she seems to really get the essence, the spirit or the “Ras” of the films. Most reviewers, whether in America or in India, have a tendency to be overly cynical and overbearing. We find Rachel’s style refreshing….