The Manusmruti

I stumbled upon another example of hypocrisy in the in Indian Society. The Indian Society holds the Manusmruti in highest regard, and much of the characteristics of Indian Society, including the oppression of women in all stages, has been dictated largely because of this document. Or at least, the document that is close to . . . → Read More: The Manusmruti

Two Great Movies

Today I was feeling a bit under the weather, and so decided to unwind with two Hindi movies I downloaded. My taste in Hindi movies in not the typical Bollywood-nonsense, and thankfully , of late Bollywood has started making good films again.

The first one I watched…was “Being Cyrus”…and it was very non-conventional, just . . . → Read More: Two Great Movies

Amistad

One of the few movies that made an impression on me, was the ” Amistad “.

The Amistad is a true story of a ship by the same name that arrived on American soil, carrying with it Africans to be sold as slaves. These particular Africans were kidnapped and kept at a slave . . . → Read More: Amistad

His-Story

The glittering lights of the city spread to the horizon, a million fireflies that defied the darkness surrounding them. ‘Men are like fireflies…’ he thought, ‘lighting up in the darkness,wallowing in their brilliance, only to be easy prey to the monsters that lurked in the shadows.’

He came up here often. The vast . . . → Read More: His-Story