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by Primus
Tue Oct 17, 2017 5:25 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Non-Indian Films discussion thread...
Replies: 177
Views: 431362

Re: Non-Indian Films discussion thread...

OK - that's a good list - should keep me going for a few weeks. The one I mentioned earlier - The Man From Earth, is a true sleeper, the entire movie is nothing but a long conversation between a group of University Professors, but boy, you need to pay attention, it grabs you and holds you, the endi...
by Primus
Tue Oct 17, 2017 4:57 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Travel Diaries
Replies: 121
Views: 181876

Re: Travel Diaries

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Times really have changed!
by Primus
Tue Oct 17, 2017 4:02 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Travel Diaries
Replies: 121
Views: 181876

Re: Travel Diaries

the hygiene factor of parathe galli was such that my kids refused to eat there. my, wife and BIL hence ate a mix of 4 types of parathas. the kids later ate in haldirams nearby! we had our own water and they fetched lassi from a shop across street. no tummy issues. the prices are imo steep at 70 for...
by Primus
Tue Oct 17, 2017 10:56 am
Forum: Archive
Topic: The Great Indian Political Drama - 1 (Oct 2017 - Mar 2018)
Replies: 4973
Views: 3617684

Re: The Great Indian Political Drama - Oct 2017

pilgrimage tourism is a good money earner for uttarkhand. HORDES of ppl from east and south go to haridwar, rishikesh and the dhams and more. then there is trekking industry in summer. UP with so many places in our culture like mathura , brindavan not so much .... i have never met anyone enroute to...
by Primus
Sun Oct 15, 2017 12:16 pm
Forum: Archive
Topic: The Great Indian Political Drama - 1 (Oct 2017 - Mar 2018)
Replies: 4973
Views: 3617684

Re: The Great Indian Political Drama - Oct 2017

Break few BIF bones and things will fall in place. No one will then dare ask you what extra you did beside casting your vote. The problem here would be the police that would side with RoP, RoL and BIF and all administrations (with a BJP one first in line) that would side with the police. Now what? ...
by Primus
Sat Oct 14, 2017 9:50 pm
Forum: Archive
Topic: The Great Indian Political Drama - 1 (Oct 2017 - Mar 2018)
Replies: 4973
Views: 3617684

Re: The Great Indian Political Drama - Oct 2017

I feel that the Hindu community needs a 'Dirty Tricks Department'. This would be a force of hard core people who are willing and able to go out and play the same role that fundamentalist Islamic groups do. The majority Hindu community then remains silent as does the 'moderate muslim' world. Any acti...
by Primus
Thu Oct 12, 2017 6:08 pm
Forum: Archive
Topic: The Great Indian Political Drama - 1 (Oct 2017 - Mar 2018)
Replies: 4973
Views: 3617684

Re: The Great Indian Political Drama - Oct 2017

Facebook blocks user for sharing donation appeal to Civil Liberties group (Op India) But but BIF forces indulge in some more daylight thuggery ... Shefali Vaidya‏Verified account @ShefVaidya Following Following @ShefVaidya More My FB account is under a block 4 a week coz I shared the appeal of supp...
by Primus
Thu Oct 12, 2017 5:59 pm
Forum: Archive
Topic: The Great Indian Political Drama - 1 (Oct 2017 - Mar 2018)
Replies: 4973
Views: 3617684

Re: The Great Indian Political Drama - Oct 2017

................. When I try and explain that this is a thousand year long civilizational war, they laugh and drink their beer. I can do nothing but think how their (and mine) grand children and their children will be brutally hounded & killed 200 years from today and how they will curse their ance...
by Primus
Tue Oct 10, 2017 7:32 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Travel Diaries
Replies: 121
Views: 181876

Re: Travel notes thread

Jamwal Ji, lovely tale and even better photos. Thanks for sharing. One of my dreams in life has been to visit the Everest Base Camp or do the Mt. Kilimanjaro trek. Sadly, health reasons forbid high altitude travel beyond 12,000 feet. Good to see you are able to do this. It is a wonderful feeling bei...
by Primus
Tue Oct 10, 2017 5:45 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Non-Indian Films discussion thread...
Replies: 177
Views: 431362

Re: Non-Indian Films discussion thread...

310 to Yuma is up there among the best in recent westerns. What no mention of high noon? The tension and the constant clock ticking is gut wrenching. Sent from my SM-J700F using Tapatalk Agree with both o'youse. Did I not say Gretchen Mol is something else? Epic westerns are a different category an...
by Primus
Tue Oct 10, 2017 4:22 pm
Forum: Archive
Topic: The Great Indian Political Drama - 1 (Oct 2017 - Mar 2018)
Replies: 4973
Views: 3617684

Re: The Great Indian Political Drama - Oct 2017

I have to admit I too am disappointed though not surprised that the SC ordered the ban on fireworks on Diwali (banning the sale effectively destroys any chance of people at large enjoying them). However, I am equally if not more disappointed in the #blowtoModi reaction on this forum. We do not need...
by Primus
Tue Oct 10, 2017 3:03 pm
Forum: Archive
Topic: The Great Indian Political Drama - 1 (Oct 2017 - Mar 2018)
Replies: 4973
Views: 3617684

Re: The Great Indian Political Drama - Oct 2017

If we lose our festivals, what will keep our kids hooked on to our culture? Why will they all not get deracinated and succumb to the Christian influenced western media blitz? Valid question, but festivals are not religion, idols are not God in the truest sense of Dharma. I do grant you the concern ...
by Primus
Tue Oct 10, 2017 1:49 pm
Forum: Archive
Topic: The Great Indian Political Drama - 1 (Oct 2017 - Mar 2018)
Replies: 4973
Views: 3617684

Re: The Great Indian Political Drama - Oct 2017

I have to admit I too am disappointed though not surprised that the SC ordered the ban on fireworks on Diwali (banning the sale effectively destroys any chance of people at large enjoying them). However, I am equally if not more disappointed in the #blowtoModi reaction on this forum. We do not need ...
by Primus
Mon Oct 09, 2017 3:17 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Indian Movies Thread
Replies: 190
Views: 292581

Re: Indian Movies Thread

Anybody seen Shivay (Devgun)? it is now on Netflix.
by Primus
Mon Oct 09, 2017 2:03 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Non-Indian Films discussion thread...
Replies: 177
Views: 431362

Re: Non-Indian Films discussion thread...

OK - that's a good list - should keep me going for a few weeks. The one I mentioned earlier - The Man From Earth, is a true sleeper, the entire movie is nothing but a long conversation between a group of University Professors, but boy, you need to pay attention, it grabs you and holds you, the endi...
by Primus
Mon Oct 09, 2017 2:01 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Non-Indian Films discussion thread...
Replies: 177
Views: 431362

Re: Non-Indian Films discussion thread...

While we are on a roll here :) May I request people come up with a top-ten all time fun, action-packed, adventure style, popcorn-fest, 'paisa vasool' pure entertainment movie list? Please, no 'thought-provoking', 'harrowing', ' artistic', 'poignant', 'dark' movies. I don't know about the everyone el...
by Primus
Mon Oct 09, 2017 11:14 am
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Non-Indian Films discussion thread...
Replies: 177
Views: 431362

Re: Non-Indian Films discussion thread...

^^^ Thanks, will check it out Gus ^^ Yes, Expanse is good. Read the books, even better. ^ Shiv, you let the cat out of the bag! :mrgreen: if you are looking for 40 yrs of recommendations, hard to know where to begin :-) War Movies: Not my favorite genre. Can only recommend Platoon and Saving Private...
by Primus
Sun Oct 08, 2017 6:57 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Non-Indian Films discussion thread...
Replies: 177
Views: 431362

Re: Non-Indian Films discussion thread...

Jamwal Ji, yes, Ip Man is Chini propaganda to an extent but still fun. I recently watched the old classics 'Enter The Dragon' and "36th Chamber of Shaolin", both seemed so dated and cheap in comparison. Toshiro Mifune was the lead actor in most of Kurosawa's Samurai epics. My other favorite Miyazaki...
by Primus
Sun Oct 08, 2017 6:26 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Non-Indian Films discussion thread...
Replies: 177
Views: 431362

Re: Non-Indian Films discussion thread...

I have Netflix, Amazon Prime and a torrent box running almost 24/7. I used DVDS to store videos earlier and HDD now. Streaming services decrease the need for torrentING and storing to a great deal. So my situation is exact opposite of that of Shiv. So many movies and TV shows watched in last 4-5 ye...
by Primus
Sun Oct 08, 2017 6:08 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Non-Indian Films discussion thread...
Replies: 177
Views: 431362

Re: Non-Indian Films discussion thread...

Pri-mush-ul-uddin some of my favorites are below - Attack of titan, gave me nightmares after binge watching. Full metal alchemist Ushio and Tora, nice animation Blue Excorcist Black butler Ninja scrolls, I bow down to this masterpiece DragonBall z Boku no hero academy Sent from my SM-J700F using Ta...
by Primus
Sun Oct 08, 2017 3:49 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Non-Indian Films discussion thread...
Replies: 177
Views: 431362

Re: Non-Indian Films discussion thread...

40 years ago I was a normal human - who watched movies like anyone else. Then I got into college.. After having missed 99% of good movies for 40 years I am on a movie watching binge now. Please post names of good movies in the last 40 years (I'm serious) so I can choose. I have forgotten their name...
by Primus
Sun Oct 08, 2017 3:03 pm
Forum: Archive
Topic: The Great Indian Political Drama - 1 (Oct 2017 - Mar 2018)
Replies: 4973
Views: 3617684

Re: The Great Indian Political Drama - Oct 2017

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There you go. What is funny is all the noise being made over this when there is a deafening silence over the lakhs of crores swindled during the UPA era by those close the corridors of power.
by Primus
Sun Oct 08, 2017 2:25 pm
Forum: Archive
Topic: The Great Indian Political Drama - 1 (Oct 2017 - Mar 2018)
Replies: 4973
Views: 3617684

Re: The Great Indian Political Drama - Oct 2017

The author of the article is Rohini Singh. Her credibility is zero after her reporting on UP elections in ET. Agree completely. Desperate times and desperate measures from a very frightened Khangress coterie. Already facing a 100 cr lawsuit as discussed by Piyush Goyal here: https://www.youtube.com...
by Primus
Fri Oct 06, 2017 11:49 am
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Camera and Photography Thread
Replies: 105
Views: 237071

Re: Camera and Photography Thread - 1

Thank you Sanju Ji. As the caption on the photo (hit Cmd + to enlarge the screen image) says, the lens used was a Zeiss-Batis 18mm prime on the Sony a7R2. I will post some tips on how to do this kind of stuff a bit later. For your first attempt, excellent work! I too attempted shooting the stars ser...
by Primus
Thu Oct 05, 2017 1:27 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Camera and Photography Thread
Replies: 105
Views: 237071

Re: Camera and Photography Thread - 1

VJ, nice work. I like it. I have never done astrophotography before - it is a whole new can of worms esp if you live in densely populated urban areas, the light pollution is too much. So this was a great opportunity. Deadvlei in Namibia is an area that used to be covered with water a 1000 yrs ago wh...