Shreekant Joshi

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Indian viewers relate to an American teenager's angst as she navigates through a school in America where teenage sex is not so uncommon. this teenager has to deal with her dad's suicide, a struggling mother, a smart but helpless younger brother. She also finds that whenever she is angry or sad, the objects near her shake, break or even explode. Though she has a few good friends too, how will she deal with this mysterious super natural powers? Funny, frightening and fascinating.

I Am Not Okay With This

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In a Democracy, we are free to express our opinions, but in a totalitarian state, ordinary citizens lose that freedom. The state constantly spies on its citizens. The state wants to know everything which goes on people's live to detect and crush every attempt they make to break free and win back liberty. It produces atmosphere of fear to crush dissent An East German police officer is secretly spying on a couple looking for signs of dissent to catch them. But he too is human and comes to understand and even sympathize with the couple. He is torn between loyalty to a totalitarian state where he enjoys power, and sympathy for a common man In a way it is a failure of the state when humanity forced it's own agent to challenge it. It is a story of hope for freedom. I remembered another movieThe Robe where s cruel Roman soldiers life is transformed when he comes to touch the robe, Jesus was crucified.it is a journey of a man from the dark side to humanity

The Lives of Others

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The story of India is often dominated by the story of North India. Yet the South India, which is south of the Vindhya range of mountains running in the middle of Indian subcontinent has a very fascinating history too. Charles Allen traces many paths, the political history of its rulers, the religious history of this area, how the vedic religion of aryas was challenge by Buddhism and Jainism, and in turn how Hinduism turned the table. This geographical area, the coasts of India, was also the area which witnessed entry of foreign traders to the India shores. Islam and Christianity in their peaceful versions were first introduced in this area. This book is up to date, starting from ancient history till what happened a few years ago. For anyone who wants to understand India needs to read this book. I have also read his other books on British Rule in South East Asia and Africa, all the books are Gems.

Coromandel: A Personal History of South India

A young girl Maja is trapped in a toxic relationship from which she is unable to extricate herself, till a tragedy turns her world upside down. Now she is facing murder charges! Will she be saved? The story is told through flashback as you see Maja getting sucked in a relationship which turns toxic. But she tries to save her boyfriend more out of a sense of commitment rather than love. She can not abandon him even when others want her to escape. Will she ? A tightly knit, fast moving gripping story of teenage angst, drug scene and courtroom drama. We binged all the six episodes in a row.

Quicksand

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What was China like a hundred years ago? Poor coolies carrying huge weight on their tired shoulders over narrow paths winding through rice paddy fields. Chinese inns with mud floors and walls. Fat Chinese merchants, thin tall serious missionaries staying in inhospitable places hoping to convert Chinese. White traders, sailors, pompus officials looking down upon the Chinese! The grind, poverty, racism. Somerset Maugham wandered around China with cool clinical eye hundred years ago and described the place and people, strange, idiosyncratic, always fascinating. His language is heavy, yet he draws a lyrical portrait of a bygone era and you travel with him in another age! He travels on foot, is carried on sedan chairs, rides a pony, floats on ramshackle boats, and meets poor labour, pretentious white men who too are refugees far away from home in a distant land and culture. Like Time Travel. Wish another Somerset Maugham arises to see the world today.

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