In my article of last week about the movie ‘PK’, I had written: ‘If the makers of ‘PK’ had counterbalanced their negative portrayals with at least some more
I finally got to see the Indian movie ‘PK’ a couple of days ago. Made last year, it is described as ‘a satirical comedy-drama film’ directed by Rajkumar
We are indeed a lucky country. Shortly after the new government came in following the general elections on 10 December 2014, the skies seemed to open up and
As we settle down in relative calm in the country after the whirlwind of politics that rocked us until the general elections of 10 December, we have some
‘Politics should take up maybe a tenth corner of a good citizen’s life. The rest (of life) should be philosophy, friendship, romance, family, culture, and fun’ — David
Today ‘5000 searchable documents from the first 44 years of Einstein’s life’ will go online ‘free in their original German and in English translation. The letters, diaries and
Dr Paul Taikie, Orthopaedic Surgeon, passed away last Saturday morning at the age of 83. The religious ceremony was held at the St Andrews Church, Quatre-Bornes on Monday
We would be hard put to identify the statesmen we need for our future generations amongst the contenders who are at each others’ throats to wrench power, once
A famous British mountaineer, George Mallory, died in his third attempt to climb Mount Everest in June 1924, and his frozen, well-preserved body was only discovered in 1999.
By Dr R N Gopee Centred around last weekend, there have been several activities about commemoration and reflection on diaspora matters that ended on Wednesday 5 November. In
‘Happy Divali,’ said my fellow walker friend, ‘is, or should in fact be a matter of our daily life. I believe its strongest message is rather the “victory
When we become parents and grandparents, we delight in telling our little ones – even after they have become bigger, because in our hearts they ever remain little
