A Modern Agnipariksha

SHE is a young woman in her twenties who lives in Shirdi, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra. She is conventionally beautiful, tall, well-built and can be suitable for the role of heroine in any Marathi film. Being the eldest daughter of the family she is aware of responsibilities and wants to join the police force (constable). She isContinue reading “A Modern Agnipariksha”

Who killed Archie and Parshya?

As I argued in my previous post –  Sairat – movie review –  how remnants of “cesspool of cruelty, caste, prejudice & communalism” (B. R. Ambedkar said this about villages) occasionally rear its ugly head not only in villages but also in many prosperous regions of this country and how eloping of the couples constitutingContinue reading “Who killed Archie and Parshya?”