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Pathaan (Movie review)   Rohit Shetty realised the box office magic of getting the crowd-pullers Singham and Simba to do cameos together in Suryavanshi. It created his Cop Universe and the producers merrily laughed their way to the banks.  Now, Welcome to Yash Raj's Spy Universe . After Salman Khan set box office records with the two Tiger flicks and Hrithik's kick-ass Kabir in "War", YRF probably realised that RAW has got equal potential of spinning money on the box office. So here comes Pathaan , with a little bit of Tiger thrown in and a little bit of Kabir here and there. If you are a hard core SRK fan, go right ahead and enjoy Pathaan . He is back on screen after, what, four years !! And it's as big as it gets. Action, style, star power, skin, stunts... loads of them all. And SRK owns every frame of the movie. Plot... well, who cares !! When it's RAW, it's all about Pakis planning something fishy on India and our action agent putting it all to sword....

T HE CRY FROM THE HILLS   Our hills are in the news. And for all the wrong  reasons... Or should I say, for all the right reasons...  Had they been in the news when it mattered ,  and had the news troubled the ears of our policy  makers, we would have avoided this  cry from the hills.  Temporary relocation of affected population is  not a big deal by Disaster Management authorities,  whenever there are forewarnings of any impending  natural fury like cyclones in coastal areas. Local  residents know that and they are ready for that. But what we are seeing in Joshimath in the name of planned relocation is nothing but murder of  our local culture, history, family values and heritage. Every family being relocated away from their  houses in Joshimath will be given a relief of  Rs 1.5 Lakh each.  Seriously ?? So, is Rs 1.5 Lakhs the figure planned for each  family by our a dvisors to the government and  our p...

  Travel : Rameshwaram -Madurai-Trichy-Thanjavur Temple Tourism Dear Friends, Few tourism experiences can match the thrill and awe that we feel while visiting the religous and architectural marvels of Southern India. The temples dating back 1000 - 2000 yrs or even more simply defy our imagination with their grandeur and finesse. Four such temples which can be visited in one short trip of 4-5 days are Brihadeeswara Temple (Thanjavur), Sri Ranganathswamy Temple (Trichy), Meenakshi Amman Temple (Madurai) and Sri Ramnathswamy Temple (Rameshwarsm). Lets start our journey from Bengaluru in a hired cab. *Travel from Bengaluru *Besides good hotels at all the places, you may explore these accomodation options :-           Station Headquarters Trichy           NCC Group Headquarters Madurai           Coast Guard Unit Rameswaram           INS Parundu Ramnathpuram (1 hr 15 min short of Rame...

  Avatar : The Way of Water (Movie Review) Well, first things first... Have you seen Avatar-1 ....  Yes, then go right ahead and watch this sequel... No, then you need to prep yourself by some homework before you watch this one... To cite a few, Read about Alpha Centauri Star System, Read about Pandora, Read about Polyphenus, Read about the fictional universe of Pandora, Read about Pandora Biosphere, Read about Na'vi, Read about humanoids...  I had not watched the original, but had to go for this one under immense pressure from children... and so I thought of reading about Avatar-1 to atleast understand the movie and not fall asleep. I ended up reading all of the above in the afternoon. There are Wikipedia links available for all of these, so not much of an effort. Then get ready to be transported into a captivating world.... The 3D effects,  graphics and VFX are stunning and will just blow you apart... Creation of Omaticaya Forest Clan,  Metkayina Sea Clan, Tul...