by Geetika Pathania Jain | Nov 18, 2019 | *Slider - Latest, Films
I am not ashamed to admit that I sometimes cry in darkened theaters. It happened during the Jallianwala Bagh massacre scene in Gandhi, Naatak’s powerful play that tugged so expertly at my heartstrings. And my lachrymal glands were at it during Vrindavan, another...
by Geetika Pathania Jain | Aug 1, 2019 | *Slider - Latest, Films
I wanted to tell Gurinder Chadha that she is to me what Springsteen is to Javed in her film Blinded by the Light (releasing August 16, 2019). Larger than life. Awe-inspiring. Authentic. Raw. That her 1993 film Bhaji on the Beach blew my mind! But when my icon spoke, I...
by Geetika Pathania Jain | Jul 15, 2019 | *Slider - Latest, Films
The hot sams (samosas) are for Rs. 4. It’s not a canteen. It’s a cafe. At the cafe at St. Stephen’s college in Delhi University, you might be asked to zap the chap (chapati). Denizens of this elite college can be heard discussing the G-jams (gulab jamuns) in Carol...
by Geetika Pathania Jain | Jun 25, 2019 | *Slider - Latest, Music
The weather in Central Maharashtra, said Jim Nadel, Artistic Director and Founder of Stanford Jazz Workshop, was about the same as outside, in Palo Alto, California. This seemed a fitting setting for the Indian Jazz Journey on June 23rd, and attendees were welcomed...
by Geetika Pathania Jain | Jun 17, 2019 | *Slider - Latest, Community
The concert started on time, the first reassuring sign that all was well. By the time Sonu Nigam arrived, his larger than life image loomed behind him and seemed to dwarf his physical body. The crowd cheered as his mellifluous voice lilted to the strains of familiar...
