Fiction

Poetry by Sharanya Manivannan

EGO presents four poems by Sharanya Manivannan. Sharanya Manivannan was born in India in 1985 and grew up in Sri Lanka and elsewhere. She is working on her first novel, Constellation of Scars, and has completed a book of poems entitled Witchcraft. Sharanya can be reached at http://sharanyamanivannan.blogspot.com

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Bollywood

Saawariya

Sony Pictures’ first Indian Co-Production Saawariya is meant as a salute to the golden, olden days of Raj Kapoor’s movies. It is directed by one of India's best known and acclaimed directors, Sanjay Leela Bhansali. EGO shares a little about the movie, a little about what we think of it, and a few snippets of interviews with its main stars.

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Reviews & Previews

SUV Envy!

The latest Outlander arrives at a time when many families are moving away from SUV’s towards people carriers and estate cars.. The luxurious and trendy inside is crammed with the latest gadgets. Ashok Kalia is back with a review of the Mitsubishi Outlander.

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Art & Culture

PASSPORT, a Jazz CD

In collaboration with Matt Geraghty, Satya Gummuluri has recently been part of the Matt Geraghty Project’s Passport CD. Recorded in Rio de Janiero, Chicago and New York City, the compositions owe their exploratory new music motifs and splashes to influences from India, Spain and Brazil.


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Reviews & Previews

A Pakistani Tragedy

The production by Alter Ego, directed by Giovonna Sardelli, was based on the BBC by Tariq Ali. The main plot revolved around the events that led to the overthrowing, and subsequent hanging, of Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto by General Zia and a complicit CIA.


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