Reflections

  I am not against progress. I am asking us to remember its price ..... We are living through what can only be described as the golden age of technology. Everywhere you look, there is an unmistakable air of celebration – something that has only been enhanced with the advent of AI. Artificial intelligence has turned the global landscape into a grand festival of possibilities; be it engineers, or leaders, or everyday creators – people are rushing to experiment, build, and deploy at a pace unprecedented in human history. Under the banner of progress, we are driving and diving headfirst into new frontiers, eager to harness tools that promise speed, automation, and near-magical capabilities.   Yet, beneath this electric enthusiasm lies a disturbing trend: a growing disregard for the consequences on the downside of this movement. It is becoming more and more clear that we ar...

This is a list of my favourite movies / serials, spanning Marathi – English as well as Hindi. While I am openly tilted towards Marathi entertainment of all kinds, in compiling this, I have made every effort to remain as unbiased as feasible. That said, this subject – AV Entertainment – is by definition subjective, and thus, to that extent, the element of subjectivity is present. I have enumerated the top 30 here –of these, 20 are Marathi; 4 are in English, 1 German and 5 are Hindi Movies. Among Hindi movies – none are recent; the latest is 2009. CRITERIA The criteria for introducing objectivity in the judgements I have used are – Story, Character Charts, Script, Performance, Uniqueness of concept / script / story, Lesson from movie, My response & mood on watching, Screenplay, Direction, Camerawork / Cinematography in that order.     {Fair decleration of perceptive noise source in rating} I have not given any weightage to Special Effects / technology etc...