By Vishnu Mahesh Sharma माना कि मैं इस पार, तुम उस पार होना मैं तुम्हारा यार, ना तुम मेरे यार होपर फासला ये आज पल भर तोड दोदहशतगर्दों को दहशतगर्द बोल दो।दहशतगर्दों को दहशतगर्द बोल दो। शक्ल मेरे हिंदुस्तान की कुछ और हैशक्ल तेरे हिंदुस्तान की कुछ और हैतस्वीर मुल्क की किसी भी रंग में […]
The ‘Drishyam’-like story involves a murder. And once again, Mohanlal becomes an ordinary family man put in extraordinary circumstances. But the intrigue factor is drowned out by the loud ‘mass’ treatment. The rest of this review may contain spoilers. I think this is what Tharun Moorthy has tried to do with Thudarum. He has tried […]
By ஒரு பெண் (A Woman) My childhood was the best No complaintsSo many friends to play withI wouldn’t be home at all Bliss and joy was all I could feel Enter Teenage Blissful it was still Couldn’t understand what all this adolescence is about What do they mean by raging hormonesI am such a good kid who has everything under control Chella pillai for my […]
The first half of the story opens in a school, and follows an ultra-generic commercial film template. But the second half gets a little better. The rest of this review may contain spoilers. Now that Sundar C is not just a filmmaker but also a leading man, his films have changed in tonality. In Gangers, […]
A little-known militant group, the Kashmir Resistance, claimed responsibility for the attack. Posting on social media it expressed discontent that more than 85,000 “outsiders” had been settled in the region, spurring a “demographic change”. The attack, reportedly involving four gunmen, took place in a meadow in the Pahalgam area of the scenic Himalayan federal territory. […]
By Jeeva P “ஏன் நடுநிலையா இல்லை? ஏன் இடதுசாரியா இருக்க?” நான் என் நண்பர்களுடன் அரசியல் விவாதம் செய்யும்போதெல்லாம் நேரடியாகவே நான் நம்பும் பொதுவுடைமை சித்தாந்தத்தை ஒரு போதும் முன் வைக்க தயங்கியதே இல்லை. அப்போதெல்லாம் என்னிடம் உடனடியாக கேட்கப்படும் முதல் கேள்வி, மேலே சொன்னது தான். “ஏன் இவ்ளோ bias?” ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட சித்தாந்தத்தின் வழி நிற்கும்போது அந்த சித்தாந்தம் ஒருவனின் பார்வைக்கு கடிவாளம் போடுவதாகவும், அம்மனிதன் மென்மேலும் வளர்ந்து செல்ல அச்சித்தாந்தமே ஒரு […]
The New Zealand Parliamentary Library Monthly Economic Review – April 2025 looked at Stats New Zealand recently published Regional Gross Domestic Product for the Year Ended March 2024 – nominal GDP therefore not adjusted for inflation. The total GDP for…
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By Jeeva P The first time a non-fiction book that made me completely suspicious and cynical of everything around me was Capitalism: A Ghost Story written by Arundhati Roy. There was another book on the Narmada Bachao Andolan by her which made her case against the construction of a set of fifty or so dams […]
When price stability in an oligopoly breaks down, it can lead to price wars. These wars drive prices down but hurt profits, which is why oligopolies often prefer non-price competition (e.g., advertising or product features). Cartel with a monopoly price…
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This stunningly shot first feature features newcomers, and this eliminates the distance between real and make-believe. Their feelings and yearnings become our own. Director Avinash Prakash has been my show producer ever since I “went digital”, and I have heard many of the incidents – traumatic and otherwise – narrated in this partly autobiographical story, […]
In the CAIE A Level Economics course there is a section on ‘Other objectives of firms’. This refers to other outputs and prices other than producing at profit maximisation – MC=MR. This includes: sales volume maximisation; total revenue maximisation; satisficing;…
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RM is one of my favourite actresses: I mean, Rani Mukerji. So this line in this @openthemag cover story about the new RM (Rashmika Mandanna) made me wonder: “In many ways [Rashmika] is the new Rani Mukerji” Hmmm… Is it too early to make this comparison? https://openthemagazine.com/cover-stories/indias-sweetheart/
