Slums getting removed is not a new story any more, be it in Mumbai or Delhi. Slums and galis, where hundreds of people live in despicable and unhealthy conditions was once the face of India in the eyes of Westerners, and in a rush to change that face India readily swooped into the real estate giants where they removed these slum dwellers and there huts and replaced by multi … [Read more...]
The Greatest magic on Earth: Life….or is it death?
I went to see a magic show a week ago. Usual stuff. Stuffing his assistant inside a coffin and poking a dozen swords through it, taking them out and there you go – alive as she was before she was punctured in twelve different places. This trick is about the most widely used poster image for a magic event. IS that trying to show us, in hindsight, something about life? That it is … [Read more...]