Category: Guest Blog
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World Themes for Indian Cinema (Part 2 of 8)
EYE THINK, THEREFORE ‘EYE’ AM Co-Blogging Series- Anand Chandrasekharan and Lazy Geek Dr. Alan Grant: There are two kinds of boys the ones who want to be astronomers and the ones who want to be astronauts. The astronomer, the paleontologist, gets to study these amazing things from a place of complete safety. Young Eric:…
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World Themes for Indian Cinema (Part 1 of 8)
Co-Blogging Series- Anand Chandrasekharan and Lazy Geek The best part of a blog is this: what can be is only a few paragraphs away from what is! The roots for this blog-series were formed during a conversation with Lazy Geek about how world themes will become an increasing part of and be a greater source…
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Reflections on Mani Ratnam’s Aayitha Ezhuthu
Guest Blog 9 – Anand Chandrasekharan This is not a film review. You can catch one (some of them reviewing the filmmaker, than the film) here on LazyGeek, here and here. A prolific filmmaker like Mani Ratnam makes one think, by addressing contemporary issues from a human perspective, albeit to finally deliver a commercial film.…
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Happy Birthday, Mr.Feynman!
Guest Blog 8 – Anand Chandrasekharan Richard Feynman (1911 – forever) Member of the Los Alamos Project. Inventor – Quantum Electrodynamics. Physicist. Professor at Caltech. Nobel Laureate. Bongo drummer. Safe-cracker. Painter of still life. Reader of heiroglyphics. Poet. Here’s my favorite Richard Feynman quartet: I wonder why, I wonder why, I wonder why I wonder……
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Thillana’s Mann Vaasam
Guest Blog 7 – Anand Chandrasekharan Oorai Vittu Veruooru Vandhaalum, unakku ullirukkum Mann Vasam Naarai Vittu Poo Uthirndhaalum, Nalla Manama Veesum Mann Vasam Yaarai Marandhaalum, Yenna Muyandralum, Marakka Mudiyadhu Mann Vasam Paaraikku Naduvula Padinju Kiddakura Eeram Dhaan da Mann Vasam. What happens when a bunch of talented people get together, and move well beyond personalities…