Jinnah debate is forgotten.
Swine flu is in the back burner.
I am going through a blue phase these days, hence the backlog in posting.
I watched 'Alexis Zorbas'. It was not as good as the book. It was plastic and theatrical in many instances. 'Chrome Yellow' was good. A very modernist work. We can see that the writer in the characters, the plot, the incident as well as in the fallacies, egos..... Obviously, I am finding hard to describe it, but it was good. Now I am reading 'Beyond Good and Evil' a translation of Nietzsche. Its is very good in parts. It is still too early to give a comprehensive opinion. Next in line is 'The Man who was Thursday'.
I watched Mahesh Bhatt's 'Arth'. It is a autobiographical work about his first marriage. Then I watched 'Ek Chalis Ki Last Local'. I liked it very much. I am really glad to see Abhay Deol can act. We can use more actors around here. Off late I am watching some early works of Guru Dutt and Raj Kapoor. I thought they will be a good introduction to their later masterpieces, but am beginning to have doubts. I watched 'Mother India' too. A little too melodramatic for my taste, nevertheless a good movie.
It has been raining cats and dogs since the last two weeks. A record rainfall has been recorded for September already. I hope this continues a little longer.
The annual fortnight of the deceased is over. I read news reports that many fans of Michael Jackson made offerings and prayers on the day meant for accident victims. Although unorthodox, it shows how much of a world phenomena he was, and still is.
The nine/ten day festival has started. Mysore, which is famous for its ten day festival is on TV everyday and we are getting to watch all the programmes. I read that the quality of the festivities is rather dull and poor. It was often said when I was a child that 'a human birth goes futile if one dies without see this festival'. I don't think they say that any more. I have never been to Mysore, but distinctly recognise the throne. It is not particularly difficult to recognise as it is made of gold and weight a ton. I don't think I shall ever care to go.
Done.
