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Dr. Salman Akhtar on Bollywood and Indian Unconsciousness Part-II

By kamla bhatt • Sep 30th, 2008 • Category: Bollywood, Books and Authors, Diaspora, Entertainment, Featured, India, People
 
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Dr. Salman Akhtar talks about Bollywood and the Indian unconsciousness.
In Part-II of our conversation he discusses the films made in the 1950s and 1960s right after India became independent. A hallmark of films made during this period isĀ  the male sexuality anxiety theme that dominated the films points out Dr. Akhtar.Women were divided into two [...]



Rafat Ali of paidContent.org

By kamla bhatt • Sep 25th, 2008 • Category: Business & Tech, Diaspora, Featured, Ideas, India, Internet & Telecom, Los Angeles, New Delhi, New York, VC & Private Equity Funding
 
 Rafat Ali of paidcontent.org: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Rafat Ali started blogging three years ago as a way to land a job. Instead of looking for a job, he ended up running a new media start-up.
The blog has grown from a one-person operation to a new media start-up with a strong revenue stream. His three sites: paidContent, Moconews and ContentSutra log about five [...]



Dr. Salman Akhtar: Bollywood and the Indian Unconsciousness Part-1

By kamla bhatt • Sep 25th, 2008 • Category: Bollywood, Books and Authors, Diaspora, Entertainment, Featured, India, People
 
 Salman Akhtar Part-I: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Dr. Salman Akhtar talks about Bollywood and the Indian unconsciousness. What are the unconscious undercurrents of Indian society and culture that are reflected in Hindi cinema or Bollywood as it has come to be known? Dr. Akhtar provides a framework of sorts to understand the history and evolution of Indian cinema. Recently Dr. Akhtar edited [...]



Suresh Narasimha: Man Behind Bluetooth Mobile Solutions in India Part-1

By kamla bhatt • Sep 23rd, 2008 • Category: Bangalore, Business & Tech, Featured, Ideas, India, Internet & Telecom
 
 Suresh Narasimha of TeliBrahma: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Meet the man pushing for bluetooth mobile solutions in India. Every week Nokia ships out millions of bluetooth-enabled and quite of those handsets are sold in India says Suresh Narashima, founder and CEO of TELiBrahma, a venture backed start-up.