Thursday, January 26, 2012

Book Review : The Fountain Head part 1

Been reading 'The Fountain Head' by Ayn Rand from quite some time. Very powerful words, mind blowing details, great expression and very relevant themes. Was very impressed with the way it started. Felt like Roark is the man the world needed. As the story progressed, got more insight about Roark and Peter Keating. Roark became a bit predictive but was never boring. It was Peter Keating's character that impressed me very much. The way he doubted his eligibility, status as a famous architect and the way he got destabilized in the presence of Roark was very impressive. I had come across many Roarks and Keatings during my IIT days; Keatings who assumed the best positions in the worlds best firms and Roark's who were struggling their part in their 'hopeful' world. It was very good to read similar characters in print.

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Film Review and Analysis: Kubrick's 'The Shining' Unearthed Completely





The Shining is the movie which has never left my mind ever since I viewed it for the first time in my B Tech 2nd year. It is a psychological horror film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick. It was produced by Kubrick himself and you can understand the artistic achievements with which he was ready to mesmerize the film lovers. People who have already viewed the film would appreciate this essay better.

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Why most of the Indian names are God's names??



Both of you are ‘you’ because of your respective fathers. Let me tell you about me. I am ‘Surya’ because of my mother. When I was in my stomach, sorry, my mother’s stomach, she saw super star Rajnikanth’s film Dalapathi. Rajnikanth’s name in that film is Surya. As your fathers had their respective influences, my mother had an influence of Rajnikanth’s character and instantly decided that the child’s name would be Surya if it was a boy.”


“That’s quite a story man!” exclaimed everyone.

“That’s only half the story.Did you forget my full name Surya Narayana Choudhary?”