Aman Writes

WARNING Would you like to become Bhagat Singh? Why someone should become Bhagat Singh? If we want to answer this question, then we have to think properly whether we do even know Bhagat Singh or not? How would someone like Bhagat Singh be made , by holding a gun or by his thoughts? Today, on the occasion of his birthday, you will be watching the leaders of every political party remembering Bhagat Singh, tweeting about it. We can ask all these leaders a question - whether any youth in your parties is on his way to become Bhagat Singh? If they do not have talent, have you ever provided an opportunity to any youth of your party to become Bhagat Singh? Is there any leader in your party who is also around Bhagat Singh in his thinking? Taking a picture of Bhagat Singh and tweeting and messaging on WhatsApp it all looks good that someone is remembering him but is this enough? Advertisements have been published in newspapers on the birthday of Bhagat Singh. People of different parties wi...

WARNING क्या आप भगत सिंह बनना चाहेंगे? क्यों किसी को भगत सिंह ही बनना चाहिए? इन सवालों का जवाब देने के लिए हमें ठीक से सोचना होगा कि क्या हम भगत सिंह को जानते भी हैं या नही ?   कोई भगत सिंह कैसे बनता होगा सिर्फ बन्दूक पकड़कर या अपने विचारों की यात्रा से ? आज जन्मदिन के मौके पर आप हर राजनीतिक दल के मुख्य नेता को भगत सिंह को याद करते हुए देख रहे होंगे , ट्वीट करते हुए देख रहे होंगे l इन सब नेताओ से हम एक सवाल पूछ सकते है कि क्या आप के दलों में किसी भी नौजवान में भगत सिंह बनने की प्रतिभा ? अगर प्रतिभा नही है तो क्या आपने अपने दलों किसी भी नौजवान को भगत सिंह बनने का अवसर भी प्रदान किआ है ? क्या भगत सिंह को याद करने वाले किसी भी नेता के दलों में कोई ऐसा नेता है जो अपनी सोच से भगत सिंह के आसपास भी है ? भगत सिंह की एक तस्वीर लेकर ट्वीट कर देना व्हाट्सएप पर मैसेज कर देना यह सब अच्छा लगता है कि कोई याद कर रहा है लेकिन क्या यह पर्याप्त है ? अखबारों में भगत सिंह के जन्मदिन पर विज्ञापन छपे हैं l देश के अलग अलग शेहरों के चौराहे पर बनी भगत सिंह की प्रतिमा पर भी फूल माला चढ़ाने के लिए ...

A man telling a story that you really want to hear! Sci-fi movies are generally associated with, stunning visuals, larger than life characters and a fast paced, action-packed roller coaster ride. Well, American writer Jerome Bixby showed that what you actually need is just a pen and piece of paper and a really good idea; the very foundation of science fiction. Director Richard Schenkman's 'The Man from Earth (2007)' is one of the most intelligent, clever science-fiction films I've seen in a very long time. It is based on the novel by American sci-fi writer Jerome Bixby. The film starts very simply with the central character John Oldman (David Lee Smith) packing his truck, and then joined by colleagues of his who have come to wish him farewell. However, they cannot help but express how puzzled they are about his leaving, since he has established himself very well as a professor and is well liked. Each time he is asked, John either avoids the question or gives an ambiguou...

Patriotism might not be an easy feeling to define, but it is certainly a powerful one. Over the years, Indian Cinema has portrayed this emotion in various films such as Lakshya, Border, and Krantiveer, and the such. On the eve of our 74th Independence day, I sat down to re-watch one of such film. Now considered as a cult classic of Hindi  cinema, at the time of it's release it was considered as one of the 'path-breaking' films. After directing the successful Academy Award-nominated film Lagaan (2001) Ashutosh Gowariker’s next directorial venture Swades: We, the people (2004) was a box office flop, however was reviewed as a film that was ahead of its times. The word Swadesh is a hindi word that refers to one's homeland.  The story begins with a young man Mohan Bhargava who is an Indian ex-pat serving at NASA in the United States as a Project Manager. Despite having his comfortable life and a dream job, he suffers from a continued dissatisfaction because of the guilt he f...