Random Expressions

Four phases of life, three cities, two job changes and all through there remained one constant - this blog. Every time I look at my first post I cannot but help laugh at the following lines:

I am not sure for how long I will be able to continue this blog, but I will definitely try

Today we complete three years of Random Expressions. For someone who has an attention span of a child, it is indeed a colossal achievement that this blog has survived three years.

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Film Review

What is dharma (duty)? Is it the constricted definition passed down from the Mahabharata ages in the form of Eklavya’s story (who cut his thumb to please his pseudo-master), where we celebrate the horrifyingly unjust demand for sacrifice only because it sounds righteous and appeases the base moral instinct? Or, is there a leeway where your own brain and circumstances can carve out not your thumb but a practical path of reconciliation? Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s latest directorial venture Eklavya-The Royal Guard, after a long seven year hiatus, tackles this pricky dilemma and questions the value and relevance of Eklavya’s sacrifice.


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