Euro darshan! Travel guide to Europe.

Just completed travel book written in Kannada by Mrs. Hemalata Mahishi.
Two karnataka ladies have undertaken this travel on their own and really explored the 6 countries in 35 days. They had made not much planning in advance. Wherever they had written in advance      of their visit, they had not received any communication from them. But these ladies made a very bold decision to go ahead. Though not knowing any foreign language other than English they managed to complete the tour successfully.
Its quite exhaustive account of the countries they visited and their experiences, how one country is different from the other in their culture. Besides historical places, many of which known to us, she has written about the places prisons, judicial offices, places where criminals used to be punished in olden days etc.( Being a lawyer she had more interest in those matters)

Arnab interview wih Rahul Gandhi

Before I listened to Rahul Gandhi in this interview with Arnab Gosavi, I had very bitter feeling of him. Now I have completely changed my opinion of him! I feel very sorry for him. poor fellow he has been dragged in to politics.It is like a renowned doctor's son being forced to become doctor even if he is not capable. The son may have very good intention to treat the patients and give all the care to the patients, some time even free of cost to needy patients. 

It's high time congress and more importantly madam should realize this limitation of her son and save her own son from being humiliated further. Let him lead a very happy, peaceful married life. 

Because Rahul Gandhi is a very good man. He has great concern for the country and the people. He can continue to serve them NOT by being in to it. Othrwise these politicians are out and out to ruin him and his family. All the congress people do not have their own identity. Hence they are clinging to Gandhi Nehru name. They know very well without  Gandhi Nehru they will be no where. But unfortunately Rahul Gandhi does know that. Poor fellow.

12th Pune International Film festival.

9th to 16th Jan2014 was the feast for pune film goers. 200 national international films were screened in different multiplexes. I had made it point to view only non marathi films for a simple reason that those can be seen any time later as well. But Sharada's preference was for Marathi film because much easy to follow and also hopefully not very hot.I was making the decision of seeing the movie on the basis of the synopsis. The major problem I facing was the following the english (where ever english was the dialouge spoken.) In cases where it is any other foreign language is spoken and even the english sub titles are given I was finding it difficult to follow the film in toto. In some cases the sub titles are so long that by the time I complete reading the entire sentence next would have appeared. Hence there was dilema as to whethere to keep reading the sub titles or view the sequence of events. Any way over all it was a great experience. There appears to be lot of similarity amongst us and them. There concern for heritage preservation, suspecion and resintance for western culture, relation between parents children, husband wife. Possesiveness of relationships etc. are very much Indian.
Last time I had seen quite a few films from Iran. They were very good. Those films have changed my views about the country. Some time back we had attended afaganistan film festivalin film archieve. I felt that they were very bold in presentation.