Well based on the trailers, I thought Ranchi Diaries will be one of those films, called ‘Real Cinema’. Basically after Satya, and then popularised by Anurag Kashyap, the trend in ‘Real Cinema’ has come, which when interpreted by some lesser known people means: Usage of a local dialect, on-site shooting, lot’s of cuss words, blood, …
During the rewatch, my mind wandered into exploring two questions about the human condition – What is attachment? And What is human motivation? For exploring attachment, we can look at the relationship between ‘Joe’ and ‘Joi.’ The fact that ‘Joe’ is himself a replicant (‘K’), his attachment with a completely virtual creation (‘Joi’) is enlightening. …
After quite a volume of articles on the basics of Jyotish, we must take a pause and explore the necessity or utility of Jyotish. Well, as far as necessity goes, some famous philosopher has remarked about God; if there was no God, then we might have needed to invent God. Or, like the columnist Peter …