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Ramadan is a month of memoirs of bereavement, paths to healing reconnections and reconciliations. When Ramadan essentially bids adieu, something deeply strikes my mind. I dearly miss two intimate souls, who have been with me, for many years, through the days and nights of this month. They, in different ways, connected me to the holiness and sacred meanings of this month.
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India Untouched: Stories of a People Apart is a 110 minutes documentary, released in 2007, about the caste-untouchability in India. The director of the film, Stalin K, travelled in eight States and covered all aspects of untouchability as practiced in India’s major religions; he spent four years on this project. On a screening tour to Kerala, he talked to MOHAMMED NOUSHAD. Excerpts.
» Read moreFilm Review / By Justin Chadwick / 2010 / English / 105 minutes. Of course, it is never too late to dream. THE FIRST GRADER is an inspired film about education, based on the world’s oldest primary school student’s inspiring true story. Maruge was 84 when the Kenyan government announced free education for all citizens. When the small kids
» Read moreThe Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. What a beautiful name for a film! The temptation was irresistible, and the film was pretty engaging. But not as lovely as the title, which is originally taken from a quote by Alexander Pope. A psychological thriller mixed with science fiction, this film made me wonder what could happen if this possibility of
» Read moreHE WAS A QUIET MAN by Frank A. Cappell is about a man who desperately wanted to be loved, or to be behaved nicely by those around him. At least, he wanted you to acknowledge his hopeless existence. His colleagues, neighbors, the woman he wanted to love, his boss, nobody but did so. And what the protagonist plans to do
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