Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.
None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.
The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.
On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.
Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.
Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.
In 2022, athletes claimed they were asked to wind up training early at Thyagraj Stadium so that the IAS couple could walk their dog. Then came the memes and public outrage.
Instead of buying more Mirages outright in early 2000s, the requirement was tweaked in favour of a medium-weight, multi-role fighter with Mirage-like performance.
Pakistan not only has zero chance of catching up with India in most areas, but will inevitably see the gap rising. Its leaders will offer its people the same snake oil in different bottles.
Best journalists in India are jobless orworking with independent media or on social media. The worst run national media and the most scherewed write movie reviews or write pro goverment articles.
Lollywood leaves no stone unturned to denigrate Bharat and Sanatana Dharma. Why should we hold back?
And the good news is, we have the facts to return the favour with riba (haram interest).
It is amusing to see that one set of pundits becoming alarmed and screaming when a different movie narrative is getting popular acceptance across the country. This movie should be seen as just, a movie. A well made one at that if people can look beyond politics – which is proven by its box office success.
Excellent commercial movie! (“commercial” being the operative word here). Fulminating over it’s messaging is akin to searching for deeper meaning and nuance in a Jerry Bruckheimer film – in that one has to be a special type of disingenuous clown to do so! The only greater absurdity would be to talk about “creating a popular mood for peace”, at this stage, ie. literally less than 9 months after the Pahalgam attack! I for one can’t help but marvel at the inner workings of such minds! Peace with whom? The people who said Pahalgam was a “false flag”? That said, I sure would like to try some of whatever such sanctimonious peaceniks are consuming!
Finally, a fine journalist turned to mediocrity with an article on cinema… Congratulations Mr Gupta.. Cinema is made by those people based business and art..On based on national agenda..
They could have shown weapons being procured from LeT etc, but in that case there was no justification for Akshay Khanna’s character. This would not have allowed the movie to show the Balloch suffering angle at all. Although, there was creative liberty which betrays logic, but I see that it solved one purpose.
Best journalists in India are jobless orworking with independent media or on social media. The worst run national media and the most scherewed write movie reviews or write pro goverment articles.
Lollywood leaves no stone unturned to denigrate Bharat and Sanatana Dharma. Why should we hold back?
And the good news is, we have the facts to return the favour with riba (haram interest).
It is amusing to see that one set of pundits becoming alarmed and screaming when a different movie narrative is getting popular acceptance across the country. This movie should be seen as just, a movie. A well made one at that if people can look beyond politics – which is proven by its box office success.
Excellent commercial movie! (“commercial” being the operative word here). Fulminating over it’s messaging is akin to searching for deeper meaning and nuance in a Jerry Bruckheimer film – in that one has to be a special type of disingenuous clown to do so! The only greater absurdity would be to talk about “creating a popular mood for peace”, at this stage, ie. literally less than 9 months after the Pahalgam attack! I for one can’t help but marvel at the inner workings of such minds! Peace with whom? The people who said Pahalgam was a “false flag”? That said, I sure would like to try some of whatever such sanctimonious peaceniks are consuming!
Finally, a fine journalist turned to mediocrity with an article on cinema… Congratulations Mr Gupta.. Cinema is made by those people based business and art..On based on national agenda..
Good luck..
Good film, great film. However, creating a popular mood for peace would get my applause.
They could have shown weapons being procured from LeT etc, but in that case there was no justification for Akshay Khanna’s character. This would not have allowed the movie to show the Balloch suffering angle at all. Although, there was creative liberty which betrays logic, but I see that it solved one purpose.