Fiction
S. Delhi Roadside, 9p.m.
EGO presents poetry by Michael Creighton. Michael Creighton is an American elementary school teacher married to an Indian writer. Two years ago, they moved with their three young children to Delhi, where they now happily reside. His poetry has appeared in The Sunday Oregonian, The Asian Age, kaleidowhirl, and Ruminate.
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Bollywood
Eklavya: Chopra Speaks
The selection of Eklavya: The Royal Guard as the official entry for the Oscars, has caused an unprecedented filmi commotion. Filmmaker Bhawana Talwar has loudly criticized the Film Federation of India; alleging that the jury was corrupt and that her film Dharam should have been selected instead.
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Inner Sanctum
To Have No Breasts
Breast ironing is the attempt to make young girls developing breasts disappear or suppress their development through the pounding, flattening, and messaging of their adolescent breasts with hot objects such as wooden pestles, hammers, spatulas, bananas and coconut shells that are heated over coals.
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Art & Culture
Preet Srivastava
Preet grew up on the West Coast, in a family of artists, at a time when India seemed very far way. Time has changed that and her connection with India is evident. She has a “relationship with bindis” and you see at least one dot in each of her canvases, sometimes obvious and sometimes hidden.
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Queer
The Buck Stops Here
High art meets the low shelf life of celebrity tabloids in Michael Buckley’s You Tube show, What the Buck?! Borrowing the format of ubiquitous celebrity reportage, What the Buck ?! offers the snappiest cultural commentary you will find anywhereHere, Buck talks to EGO magazine about his show, dressing up like the ladies from the view, and America’s Next Top Model.
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Inner Sanctum
Five Years Later
"I set foot on Bengali soil after half a decade on 25th March 2003 at 6:35 am. I breathed in the morning air, fresh as only Calcutta air can be. And that is when the first of the many unforgettable episodes began to unravel...". Rituparna Chatterjee chronicles her journey to the city of her birth, Calcutta.
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EGOiste
Anadil Hossain
She’s produced Bollywood blockbusters in the US. She’s a Hollywood point person for India, a Bollywood point person for the U.S. EGO felt that it was time to seek answers from the main woman in the know: “The Darjeeling Limited” co-producer Anadil Hossain.
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Art & Culture
The Leopard and the Fox
Alter Ego Productions presents the world premiere of The Leopard and the Fox written by acclaimed writer, film maker, and political activist Tariq Ali. The stage adaptation is written by NY based playwright Rajiv Joseph. Director Giovanna Sardelli is a graduate of NYU’s prestigious Tisch School.
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Reviews & Previews
The Darjeeling Limited
Three brothers, toting all kinds of luggage (emotional and tangible), travel across India on a haywire train while trying to resolve their trust issues.
EGO's Sumita Sheth talks to the team behind this dream movie (Adrien Brody, anyone?!) and tells us what to expect from the movie-going experience.
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