What ails Malayalam cinema these days has perhaps come to light mostly with the Thilakan issue. I speak from a movie lover’s perspective and without too much knowledge of factions, Federations, Associations etc. that seem to have cropped up in the industry.
To name the ones I know – AMMA, FEFKA, MACTA and the numerous Superstar [...]
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What’s ailing Malayalam Cinema? A film lover’s angst!
Posted in Entertainment, Politics in Kerala, tagged AMMA, Controversy, FEFKA, Films, Kerala, MACTA, Malayalam Cinema, Mammooty, Mohanlal, Thilakan on March 12, 2010 | 8 Comments »
Union Budget 2010: Nothing to cheer for Keralites
Posted in Politics in Kerala, tagged Budget 2010, Karma kerala, Kerala, Kerala News, Kerala travel, Keralities, Union Budget on February 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It was a long wait for the Keralites before the Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee finally announced the Union budget 2010. People of Kerala were expecting something to cheer about this year, but it turned out to be a disappointment for them, with the total revenue allocation for the state dropping.
Well this year’s budget seemed to [...]
Fleecing in the name of donations!
Posted in Politics in Kerala, tagged donations, Kerala, politics on February 9, 2010 | 2 Comments »
It was a lazy Sunday afternoon and we were all in the midst of a siesta when the door bell rang relentlessly. Answering the door bell, we saw a group of people in crisp white cotton khadi attire, which clearly spoke of their identity. They were activists of some regional political party, about which we [...]
Count your stars if you are on Cochin road!
Posted in Backwaters, Politics in Kerala, Travel, tagged Cochin, Karma kerala, kerala accidents, Kerala roads on January 2, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Cochin, the financial capital city of Kerala represents largely with narrow roads with hundreds of cars and no parking lots. With millions of vehicles of all sizes on the road, the need for wider roads is just a dream (keep dreaming).
Secondly the roads in Kochi are not safe. No there are no robberies or dacoits [...]
President slams the alcoholics of Kerala!
Posted in Politics in Kerala, tagged Alcoholism, Kerala, Kochi visit, Pratibha Patil, President on December 28, 2009 | 3 Comments »
It is a state where the female population is over 51 per cent and the literacy rate of females is 88 per cent, the highest in India. However, I am surprised to learn that in spite of this, alcoholism is rampant and women are the worst sufferers. Similarly, I am told that the dowry system [...]
India Grows even more than expected.
Posted in Politics in Kerala, Work, tagged Indian GDP Growth on November 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Its not for nothing that they call economics the dismal science – with the credit crunch it seems anything economic seems dismal as anything. Not for India today who announce an annual growth rate of 7.9% above what they had forecast. ”As upside surprises go, this was a big one,” said the HSBC economist Robert Prior-Wandesforde.
Some [...]
Smart but not original
Posted in Politics in Kerala, Work, tagged Dubai World, Kochi Smart City on November 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Listening to the state government talk about the Kochi Smart City project, you would think it was the most amazing and original idea on the planet and coming close to fruition.
The truth is somewhat different. Name any major or minor metro throughout India and they seem to be hatching a smart/tech city and promising to [...]
Heat in Kerala
Posted in Politics in Kerala, Weather & Climate on November 3, 2009 | 1 Comment »
If you were in England now, you would be dreaming of the heat, but here ins Kerala, the daytime temperature is 37 or 38 degrees which, as they say here, is too too hot. Normally at this time of year there would be the returning monsoon which would give Kerala a second wash. This year, [...]
