DECONSTRUCTING THE HULLABALOO OVER VANDE MATRAM!
For those of us who never believed
a melody as innocuous as our national song could possibly provoke any measure of outrage; a forceful rethink proved to be on the cards as the supposed centenary of Bankimchandra Chattopadhyay’s Vande Mataram presented itself last week. I’m sure you’ve heard, seen and read plenty of the controversy already, weighed the pros and cons of the matter too – was the HRD Ministry correct in circulating an order to schools mandating a rendition of the song on Sept. 7;
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For those of us who never believed
a melody as innocuous as our national song could possibly provoke any measure of outrage; a forceful rethink proved to be on the cards as the supposed centenary of Bankimchandra Chattopadhyay’s Vande Mataram presented itself last week. I’m sure you’ve heard, seen and read plenty of the controversy already, weighed the pros and cons of the matter too – was the HRD Ministry correct in circulating an order to schools mandating a rendition of the song on Sept. 7;For Complete IIPM – Editorial , Please Click on IIPM-Editorial Link
Source:- IIPM-B&E , Initiative:- Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri - 2006
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Chughtai’s short story ‘Gharwali’ and starring Kareena Kapoor and Aamir Khan, ‘Lajjo’ will commence filming in November 2006. It is a movie that derides the institution of marriage – like the recently released KANK – and that renegotiates the manwoman relationship, one where the woman philanders. Now, in an uphill progression, the Indian audience is coming around to the idea of paying to see their favourite stars in movies that are experimental; that lack forced song-and-dance sequences (oft en times in the rain) and without hackneyed dialogue (of course ,filmmakers still feel compelled to include at least one juicy dance number).