Paranoia

We live in an world of paranoia.Paranoia can be broadly described as an exaggerated distrust. In the past, paranoia used to give rise to legends and myths and also strengthened Man's faith in God. But in modern times, paranoia has taken on a new dimension. These days, all incidents are over-analysed and the worst scenario is always the most popular one. An Air France flight crashed in the

Patriotism

What makes one a patriot and what doesn't?Some time back, I was discussing government spending in Mauritius on a blog when someone told me that I should not worry about it since I don't contribute any money to the government coffers. The person was implying that it was none of my business since I was not living in Mauritius. This has happened to me too often. People tend to think of me as a

Gulaal: Movie Review

Cast: Kay Kay Menon, Raj Singh Chaudhary, Ayesha Mohan, Aditya Shrivastava, Piyush MishraMusic: Piyush MishraWriters: Anurag Kashyap, Raj Singh ChaudharyDirector: Anurag KashyapAfter Dev D, Anurag Kashyap comes back with a powerful political movie, Gulaal, which means red. Asusual, there are no Khans nor any Kapoors involved. The cast is lead by the fabulously talented Kay Kay Menon.Synopsis:

State of Play: Mini Movie Review

Cast: Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck, Rachel McAdams, Helen MirrenWriters: Matthew Michael Carnahan, Tony Gilroy, Billy Ray, Paul AbbottDirector: Kevin McdonaldSynopsis: A reporter is on a mission to uncover the truth and conspiracies when the personal assistant of his friend, a Congressman who is investigating a controversial deal with a military defence contractor dies. He will have to make sure

2009 Time 100 : Most Influential People in the World

Time Magazine recently published their yearly list of the 100 most influential people in the world.The list is divided into 5 distinct categories and there are no rankings. According to the managing Editor of the Time 100 (as the list is called),it is not a list of the hottest, most popular or most powerful people, but rather the most influential.Without further ado, here's the list, by category:

The pitfalls of social networking

Facebook is one of the most popular social networking websites in the world, with around 200 million users. But it recently lead to the sacking of a Swiss woman.The Swiss woman was on her day off but her employer, through a bogus Facebook profile saw her active on the website after she told them she was too ill to go near her PC. The employer apparently created the fake profile and became her ‘

No Schengen visa required for Mauritians

It's finally happened!In the past, Mauritians needed a Schengen visa to visit Europe (except for the UK who are not entirely European). The Schengen agreement is an agreement which removed all border controls between the European countries who signed the treaty. We used to need to apply for the Schengen Visa which gave us access to the Schengen countries, but as from now, Mauritian nationals do