Nov
23
Two Bollywood biographies!
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Dev Anand’s minor classic Dev Anand can write such English with literary merit? Spring comes to Bollywood! Dev Anand’s “Romancing with Life” is a minor literary classic! Mr. Sunil Dutt and Mrs.Nargis Dutt life stories poignant and deeply moving One, an autobiography. The other, a loving portrait of a famous film couple. Together they bring [...]
Jun
7
Why some write autobiographies?
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What price earthly glory ! No man is immortal! An autobiographical odyssey? Not quite!Here are certain random thoughts on why some choose to write autobiographies,while more prominent leaders don’t do the same? An intriguing question?Yes,if you look beyond the superficial writings most autobiographies and biographies are.Some autobiographies are just ego trips.Some others,the ones often by [...]
Apr
3
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