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  Who has been the best Prime Minister of India ?? It j ust started as one of those light banters, when a dear friend in our school WhatsApp group, threw a question... an innocuous looking one...   Who has been the best Prime Minister of India ? Like any other good discussion in our WhatsApp group, several opinions started coming. Some serious, some not so serious, while some others purely comical; as it happens with our childhood friends. On a Sunday afternoon, when I was just lazing around, it did set me thinking. Who has been our best PM ? I have always been an avid student of Indian History, contemporary politics and national and international affairs. From the tales and tribulations of Pre Historic Times, the riches, magnificence and glories of Ancient India,  rulers of all kind in the Medieval India , the period of colonization under the East India Company and the British Empire, and the post colonial times leading to our Amrit Kaal... they have all given us some ve...

*Movie Review : OMG-2* A brilliant and thought provoking movie which touches an extremely important topic of teenage sex education with tremendous finesse and modesty. The Writer and Director deserves compliments for putting together a gripping plot without losing the simplicity of a middle class home.  The film does not shy away from the challenges and stigmas that surround this topic, and it does a great job of showing the importance of sex education for both young people and adults. Conveying the essence of such messages is certainly not easy in a country like India. But a combination of a gripping plot, impeccable performances, strong hold on the narrative, and a frequent dose of humour; blended in the backdrop of Mahakaal; gives a lovely cinematic experience. A teenager troubled by bullying and masterbation, an ignorant father resurrecting himself to take on the world so that his son can hold his head up again, a family caught in the turmoil and a devious lawyer looking at the...

 Movie Review: Jailer " Hukum.. Tiger ka Hukum "... The audience will definitely echo that Rajini smile on hearing this, but sadly it comes too late in the movie. First things first, if you are an ardent Rajini fan, I may disappoint you... But seriously, it's a headache stuff. कई बार तो ऐसा लगा कि बेसिर पैर की चीजें दिखा रहे हैं। It could have been a very good short 90 minutes movie... But beyond that it is just trying to find reasons to run for 3 hours. I read several newspaper and online reviews going gung-ho about the movie. Attributes like "...fresh approach to the thriller genre...", "...exhilarating dark comedy...", "...stylish blockbuster...", "...both mass and a family entertainer...", these are what some of those reviews mentioned about the movie. I wonder at times whether many of those columns in respectable newspapers are paid reviews. Whether people who wrote such crazy IMDb reviews are so insane to find such artistic ex...