Vijay Narayanan on September 29th, 2005

Suriya is the kind of actor whose versatility makes you wonder what he is upto next. After the not-so-successful Perazhagan and Mayaavi, and a will-it-won’t-it Chennayil Oru Mazhaikkaalam, he comes back with Ghajini (Gajini, Ghazini, Ghazni whatever). The soundtrack by Harris Jeyaraj is already topping the charts, and this adds to the expectation. Of course, [...]

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Vijay Narayanan on September 28th, 2005

A few days ago, I had posted my comments on Chennai’s latest newspaper, Tamizh Murasu (Tamil Murasu). In it, I had been critical of the paper, a view which was later shared by many others in blogosphere. Today, my blog had received some comments – three of them – supporting the paper, and praising its [...]

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Vijay Narayanan on September 27th, 2005

Dear Greg,There are certain times when I feel really disappointed. I can feel it because there is that sinking sensation in the heart, that empty feeling. Whenever I feel cheated, ignored or slighted, I can sense it. I feel that way now. For you. What is there for me to say, that others haven’t already? [...]

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Vijay Narayanan on September 25th, 2005

Presenting India’s latest blockbuster… THE LEAKY ESTABLISHMENT (based on a true story) Sourav Ganguly Jagmohan Dalmiya Greg Chappell … now playing on a TV Channel near you I remember an old Tamil cartoon in which a politician advises students to keep away from politics. Says he, “Dear students, don’t dabble with politics. Have we ever [...]

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Vijay Narayanan on September 24th, 2005

There is so much talk about the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and how China is running mass English language programmes, so that every man (woman, child…) will be fluent in English. Naysayers in India feel that this should be end of the BPO (aka call centre) road for India, because once the Chinese master English, our [...]

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