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What is the reality behind the partition of Andhrad Pradesh and Telangana?
Bykm-builder May 1, 2017September 21, 2026

Unification of any region with another has to be not only territorial but also the emotional unity between the two people. This could be in various spheres like social, cultural, educational and economic. The integration that happens over a period between two regions which are very distinct ( as are Andhra and Telangana) has to be a process of trust building , empathy, honesty and statesmanship. Despite the good intentions and measures of the Andhra people the underlying theme and the rhetoric in the popular imagination of the Telangana people was mostly about exploitation and cornering the benefits ( Thousands of print and media hours

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Literature

What literary genre is the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn? What are some similar books in that genre?
Bykm-builder May 1, 2017September 21, 2026

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn according to Ernest Hemingway “All modern American Literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn.” The novel is a rich source to understand the American way of life in the early days of modernisation. For lovers of Nature and rivers especially, there is no better novel as…

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Cinema

Z and Rome, Open City
Bykm-builder March 20, 0021September 21, 2026

Could watch two films only recently (thanks to Youtube) and felt I have to share with all film enthusiasts. Z by Costa Gavras is an edge of the seat political thriller. What matters is that it’s a Director’s Film. It is slick and stylish and conveys a stark mood of corruption, depravity, cold-blooded harshness and falsehood. Amidst…

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Cinema

Young Mr. Lincoln
Bykm-builder January 20, 0021September 21, 2026

I watched John Ford’s “Young Mr. Lincoln” starring Henry Fonda. The movie carries that distinctive stamp of John Ford’s genius. Young Mr. Lincoln is the story of Abraham Lincoln in his young years practicing as an advocate in a Country Court. Ford achieves the aura and the mood of those days when life was more…

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Cinema

Ritwik Ghatak’s Subarna Rekha: Ghatak’s style is different from Ray’s.
Bykm-builder December 20, 0020September 21, 2026

Ritwik Ghatak’s Subarna Rekha: Ghatak’s style is different from Ray’s. It is raw and edgy, replete with repressed energy. The film has a hopeful ending but Ghatak’s depiction of the social reality hits you hard. Caste prejudice, unemployment, poverty and migration are some of the themes. These forces were very strong in independent India as…

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Cinema

Crucified Lovers By Kenzo Mizoguchi
Bykm-builder July 20, 0020September 21, 2026

Watched the movie Crucified Lovers by Kenzu Mizoguchi. Ugetsu Mongotrai, Sansho the Bailiff, Life of Oharu are all films by Mizoguchi that I had watched earlier. Japanese films of that era especially those of Mizoguchi and Yasuziro Ozu maintain a certain translucence and poise that is unmistakable. Kurosawa’s Rashomon and Yojimbo also have this quality….

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Cinema

Films and Literature are largely about a narrative.
Bykm-builder July 20, 0018September 21, 2026

Films and Literature are largely about a narrative. It is about telling a story. Both make use of characters, plot, incidents, action, drama and the general function of entertaining the readers or the audience. Films have the arduous task of crunching the narrative into a span of 90 or 120 minutes. Literature on the other…

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