technical advances like CGI shows many of the distinguishing qualities that films like Pather Panchali poses that I feel should give it deserved title of being canonized. Like Pather Panchali the film Jurassic Park proved to be considered classics in their originating countries. Both films used new styles in their originating countries that would go on to make them both considered to be classics for example Pather Panchali focused on the new style of realism and post war drama while Jurassic Park focused
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Pather Panchali- Song of the Road-An Ecosophy of Life: One of the important subfields of Ecocriticism is Ecosophy or ecological philosophy. It is commonly known as ‘the philosophy of ecological harmony or equilibrium’. The term was coined by the Norwegian father of deep ecology Arne Naess and French Post-modernist philosopher Felix Guattari. Naess’s definition of ecosophy is as follows: “By an ecosophy‚ I mean a philosophy of ecological harmony or equilibrium. A philosophy as a kind of sofia (or)
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functions. And then the train leaves‚ and the station once more is quiet. A railway station exercises a strange fascination on all of us. Children gaze with wide-eyed wonder as a railway engine puffs its way into the station as did Apu and Durga in ’Pather Panchali’. Grown-up people‚ particularly in the country-side‚ gather on the platform to greet the incoming or see off out-going passengers. I love to visit a railway station to have a sight of the multitude of men and women that crowd the platform; some
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This needs saying at the outset. In itself‚ it might seem like an unremarkable fact‚ but it actually is not: Amartya Sen is a citizen of India. While most of his countrymen who have been able to leave India for a long time try their best to become citizens of the country they might have gone to (Britain‚ America‚ Canada‚ Australia)‚ Sen‚ a man whom Cambridge and Harvard are said to have fought over for the privilege of offering an appointment‚ resolutely retains his blue Indian passport after half
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30 plus and not yet a film-maker? - John Greenleaf Whittier Perhaps the saddest words in the English language‚ and perhaps in every other language when translated‚ would be “If only.” But what is worse is not just the regret of what might have been but of being at an age where it seems as if it is too late to start anew by following our dreams. The so called maturity of the 40s and 50s also brings a sense of risk aversion as there is apparently more to lose‚ requires one to step out of a lifetime’s
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Directoral Auteurism of Frederico Fellini‚ Satyajit Ray‚ and Alfred Hitchcock Auteurism is a term first coined by Francois Truffaut to describe the mark of a film director on his films. A director can be considered an auteur if about five of his film depict a certain style that is definitely his own. In other words‚ much like one can look at a painting and tell if it is a Monet‚ a Renoir‚ or a Degas‚ if a film director is an auteur‚ one can look at his film and tell by style and recurring
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tyaYou have to write a theme paper on any creative person past/present from India or abroad in any filed. The paper should be of introspective‚ original and innovative in nature not more than 5000 words. You must analyse the nature of creativity‚ drivers of creativity‚ multidimensional learning‚ if any in the person chosen by you besides highlighting learning for you from this person. Hard copies must be submitted to me in person on August 19 and 20 as per the schedule to be announced in the course
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IMPORTANT WRITINGS FOR CLASS X A Letter to a friend Describing Your Visit to a Place of Natural Beauty Q. Write a letter within 120 words to a friend describing to him/her your visit to a place of natural beauty / a hill station. (10 Marks) Ans. Own address & Date My dear (Friend’s name)‚ Your letter had been waiting for me in our letter-box as I was away from home for a week. You know‚ I had a long cherished desire to visit Darjeeling‚ a place of natural beauty. So my joy knew
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Synopsis Born in India in 1920‚ Ravi Shankar is an Indian musician and composer best known for his success in popularizing the sitar. Shankar grew up studying music and toured as a member of his brother’s dance troupe. After serving as director of All-India Radio‚ he began to tour India and the United States‚ winning three Grammy Awards and collaborating with many notable American musicians‚ including George Harrison and Philip Glass. Shankar died in California on December 11‚ 2012‚ at age 92.
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100 YEARS OF INDIAN CINEMA Indian Cinema has now completed 100 years on April 21‚ 2012‚ a country where over 1‚000 films are made every year‚ in several languages. During these long years Indian cinema has broken many new grounds and established several milestones. The Times of India‚ India’s major newspaper then‚ hailed it as "the marvel of the century". As writer and essayist Mukul Kesavan wrote‚ "The art of the cinema was fashioned in India at the same time as it was developed in the West". The
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