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...hermetically sealed fantasy world that most Indian films inhabit, Ratnam's movies often flirt with incendiary political issues: a terrorist kidnapping in Roja; the 1992-93 Hindi-Muslim riots in Bombay; the rivalry of Tamil actor-statesman M.G. Ramachandran (known as MGR) and screenwriter-statesman M. Karunanidhi (MK) in Iruvar; more terrorism in Del Se; the Sri Lankan war in Kannathil Muthamittal. He is also fascinated with powerful figures in the Mumbai Mafia. Nayakan attached the structure of The Godfather to the career of gang lord Varadarajan Mudaliar, and Ratnam revisited the underworld in Agni Nakshatram and Thalapathi...
...grow every week. I flip through 11 newspapers a day to keep up with events and search for story ideas. And those are just the main English-language dailies delivered to TIME's Delhi office, a relatively small selection whose number and circulations pale in comparison to their Hindi cousins. Indian publishers have over the past few years launched a plethora of new newspapers and magazines, covering everything from the latest cars to food to travel. Not surprising, then, that foreign media companies want a piece of the action, and have been clamoring for the government to overturn strict laws...
...collided—literally in some cases—at Hungama, a South Asian dance fest held at the Malkin Athletic Center’s gymnasium Saturday night. Hungama, organized by Dharma, Harvard’s Hindu Students Association, means “uproar” in Hindi and showed a scene of vibrant flashes of traditional South Asian garb swirling to lively music. “I haven’t pre-gamed at all and I feel amazing,” said Firth M. McEachern ’08. “It?...
...Hindi, “raunak” translates to liveliness and gaiety, precisely the type of atmosphere the South Asian Dance Company hopes to create in its fifth annual production of Raunak, an intercollegiate fusion dance performance that will take place this Friday and Saturday. For Nita K. Bhatia ’09, Raunak has provided an opportunity to combine her love for different areas of dance. Bhatia’s performance, which sets jazz and ballet dance steps to Indian music, is precisely the type of fusion Raunak is meant to showcase. Bhatia, who is also one of Raunak?...
Look out, Bollywood. There’s a new player in the South Asian media market—the Harvard Business Review (HBR). The Harvard-owned management journal is launching its 11th international edition in Mumbai, home to the Hindi-language film industry. Harvard Business School Publishing (HBSP), the review’s not-for-profit parent company, announced last week that it would team with the India Today Group, a media conglomerate, on the South Asian venture. The South Asian monthly will contain close to the same content as the U.S. edition but will run regional advertising, according...