Rang De Basanti

(Movie review)

Director: Rakesh Omprakash Mehra

Producer: Rakesh Omprakash Mehra & Ronnie Screwvala

Editor: P. S. Bharathi

Music: A.R. Rehman & Parsoon Joshi

Writer: Parsoon Joshi

Actors: Aamir Khan

              Madhavan

              Sharman Joshi

              Siddharth Narayan

              Kunal Kapoor

              Soha Ali Khan

              Alice Patten

One liner: Today’s impulsive and daring generation.

Story: The movie kicks off on a very light note with a group of college going friends on the run having all kinds of fun. The movie drastically changes in the second half. The role of Alice Patten who comes to India with a motive of making a film based on our national martyrs who gave up their lives for our country has been portrayed quite well. It is surprising how she observes this group of friends and finds her movie characters in them namely Bhagat Singh, Chandrashekhar Azad, Rajguru, Ram Prasad Bismil and Ashfaqulla Khan. Though they take their respective roles quite lightly but finally they agree to be a part of it on a serious note.

There are some specific scenes which are run parallel to the actual movie along with the movie that Alice is making and it being in sepia mode makes it quite interesting and highlights the situation pretty well.

The candle litigation act after the death of Ajay Rathod who is the pilot of the aircraft that crashes due to the faulty spare parts of the aircraft inspires the story line. This incident becomes the starting point to give birth to a patriotic soul in the minds of the group of friends. When the defence minister puts all the blames on the pilot’s skills and stands him to be responsible for the crash, the friends are unable to digest the injustice done openly in public and decide to kill the minister. After doing so they also confess to the same through the medium of All India Radio.

Overall, the film has been put together in a brilliant way and clearly depicts today’s young blood that can come up with the best or worst of ideas for justice.

Personally I feel that though it would have taken a lot of time the youths could have chosen the path of justice in a non-violent way.

The sets and scenes are well put together and the dialogue delivery is impressive in an unusual way.

Rating: 4/5

VIBRANT GUJARAT

Gujarat – a state so vibrant,
Possesses the culture, spirit and talent;
On its path to greatly prosper,
Its religion and fame is no caricature.
May it be the worst of times,
May it be terrorism or crime,
Equality and togetherness is in its heart,
Bad phase is overcomed and life begins from the start.

Gujarat – a state so ancient,
Is on its way to development and creation;
With ideas to prosper and promising plans,
One day it will uniquely stand.
May it be the variety of cuisines,
May it be the quality it raises;
Tradition or passion, Gujarat has it all,
No one in this world can make this state fall.

Gujarat – the birth place of Gandhiji,
The person who bridged the gap to sanity;
The major national decisions were taken here,
The development we are leading to is no queer.
May it be the earthquake with a very high scale,
May it be the blasts which made everyone pale;
All the unwanted is very widespread,
The courage and strength we possess remains unsaid.

Gujarat – a place where many people are tolled,
Due to the diamond city and industries it holds;
The ancient places and possessions remain unfurled,
None of its aspects is hidden from this world.
May it be after decades, this state will remain immortal,
The birth of this place will always be celebrated as a festival;
The memory of Gujarat will be remembered by all,
The greatness of this place will always be recalled.

Scientific Communication

Scientific communication means to communicate the information to the public that is received with the help of various scientific tools. The access to such kind of information or message is not only restricted to scientist but also to the common man. The speed of such kind of communication is very rapid and thus helps in sending the information across the globe in split seconds. Electronic media helps increase the speed of scientific communication i.e. through e-mails, conference programmes, pre-prints, journals, etc.

Scientific communication includes information received about earthquakes, cyclones and other natural calamities, movements in our solar system, info about satellites, etc.

Mainly it had started off with the exchange of journals which also has its online libraries and can be accessed by anyone in any language. The movement from traditional media to electronic media has been dominated by a shared ideology. The very first journal was ‘Psycholoqy’ by Harnard in the year 1991 and his articles were termed as ‘Scholarly skywriting’.

Electronic media can always be said to be better than traditional media as it is less expensive, has a wider access and it helps speeding up scientific communication. Moreover, traditional media today has become extinct due to its miser use and better available alternatives.

The range or scope of scientific communication differs from place to place and with increasing education today it is expected to grow with the passage of time.