Too Little, too Late
Isaac Newton found enlightenment when an apple conked him on the head into action and he discovered gravity and formulated the laws of motion which literally form the building blocks of physics. However, Newton’s laws are applicable in almost every field, even beyond physics. His first law talks about how a body continues it its...
From Paper to Canvas
Transitions from graphic novels to movies have one inherent difference as compared to those from novels. While written works leave directors with leeway in terms of visuals, a graphic novel already has set visuals. The director, then, has to grapple with balancing his own vision, the writer’s, and the view of fans. Graphic novel writers...
Movie aside Batman, Here come the new screen stars!
Movie adaptations have revolutionized literature, so much so that many books are now written with the sole view of becoming material for a new blockbuster. It’s hardly surprising therefore that comics, a medium far more visual in nature than books, have chosen to go the same way. Movies about age old comic book super heroes...
The republic Day parade debate: is a parade really required to celebrate our republic?
A Celebration of our Patriotism Each year, Republic day celebrations are marked by a grand parade in New Delhi, beginning from Raisina Hill, along the Rajpath, and on to the historic Red Fort in the old quarter of the city. It includes many traditional dance troupes, to symbolize the cultural heritage of India. It traditionally...
Movie Review: Sherlock Holmes
Director: Guy Ritchie Cast: Robert Downey Jr, Jude Law, Mark Strong, Rachel McAdams Sherlock Holmes is brought to you in a glossy new package – A movie, which portrays the iconic character with a remarkable convergence of innovation and reverence. The basic plot is woven around Holmes (Downey Jr.) and his partner Watson (Jude Law)...
Digiteyes
Google into Google chrome got us excited. The Qwerty into the touch got us excited. The ball mouse into the laser mouse got us excited. The Eicher Map into the GPS got us excited. The desktop into the tablet laptop got us excited. While an ordinary brain was sitting at home, enthusiastically celebrating these “inventions”,...
Nail The Art!
Pink and green and sparkly blue. Colour after colour splashed on. In dots and swirls and stripes. No, it’s not an M F Hussain painting. It’s nail art! Nail art has made its foray into the streets of Delhi and from the look of things, it’s here to stay. Available in malls and salons across...
Delhi: Connected
BACK THEN So let’s accept it. Till a few years back, life was convenient. There was a school bus that was paid for. There were some parents who went a step ahead to ensure their dainty darlings don’t miss the air conditioned travelling too much. There was the majority who stood in the balcony in...
Destruction Theories and Popular Culture
Are we tired of Living? Judgement Day, The End of the world, Apocalypse, whatever be the nomenclature destruction theories have existed from time immemorial. Religions, cultures and races all embrace the concept with disturbing enthusiasm. Atleast in days of old the destruction of the world was still spoken of something likely to happen far into...
THE BLACK BAG AT VT
It’s been a year now. But the horrors of that fateful night of 26th November haunt us still. They manifest themselves in the form of the stigmas and the feeling of fear and guilt in the common man which is exemplified in the following account. Here comes the one to Dadar. It’s vacant. Through the...
We Will Walk Alone
Human civilization has been progressing at an astronomical rate. As human population grows, we have started conquering previously unconquered territories on earth, taming them and converting them into urban concrete jungles. However, it seemed that the eyes could get a break from the grayish hues when we saw trees within our cities, inhabited by birds,...
Score Foundation: A Report
The Score Foundation is a non governmental organization, steadily thriving amidst challenges of sustainable resource generation to continue its mission of providing the most comprehensive knowledge that informs inspires and includes blind and vision impaired people in India. Their project Eyeway is a one stop knowledge resource for sensitizing people regarding the cause of the...
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