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Dance of Democracy

Dance of Democracy - Subhas Chakraborty vs. EC The Election Commission has got a job to do, and it knows how to do it very well. If the recent elections in Bihar are any indication, we should be assured to leave all the decision making for election processes to the Election Commission body. We should feel very grteful, that the election commission is not answerable to any political body. CPM anyway is thriving on 100 year old ideologies. It is a shame that they get away with doing whatever they want to, simply because there is not other credible alternative in the state. Infact CPM has ensured using its muscle power that there is no united voice of defiance to its archaic rule. I completely agree and support the Election Commission in whatever measures it takes to conduct free and fair elections in this state

Crashing into each other

Crashing into each other We saw the movie Crash this weekend, and I must admit it is a mind blowing movie. It kind of catches you by the caller and shakes you up. The multi starrer cast has Don Cheadle, Brendan Frazer, Sandra Bullock, Matt Dillon to name a few .There were quite a few star performances from the other casts, but I am not here to write a fim review so will move on. What shook me really hard is that the world we are living in is so flimsy, so sensitive, so fragile! It is exactly like a water bubble, so beautiful yet you never know when it is going to burst. What the movie glaringly told the audience is today's world is so very divisive and there are so many identities one can associate with. It is easy to to deduce that movie talks about racism in the richest, and the most powerful country in the world - the United States of America, but no, if you simply hold on , take a deep breath and think - the subtle underlying messages in the film are all pervasive. Sudde