Review of the book The corporation that changed the world

The corporation that changed the world How the East India company shaped the modern multinational Nick Robbins

Review of film <i>The name of the disease</i>

The Name of the Disease directed by Abhijit Banerjee, Arundhati Banerjee and Bappa Sen A young man in rural north India dies of a disease, the name of which he does not know. But this film does not trivialise this ignorance, even as it does not presume to offer easy answers. Rather, the value of this documentary lies in raising questions that command reflection and refuse apathy. Healthcare in the area is a matter of life and death.

Flowering of scientific research in nineteenth century Calcutta

"Calcutta: A Tradition in Science" directed by R Ramachandran and Dilip Banerjee The efflorescence of scientific research in mid-19th century Calcutta is a matter of lively debate amongst historians and social scientists. The subject is now on a different medium: the documentary. It promises much: most importantly, an immediacy rarely achieved in academic monographs on the interplay of science and politics in colonial India.

Interstate disputes over Krishna waters

Interstate Disputes over Krishna Waters Law, Science and Imperialism by Radha D'Souza The title of the book under review does not do much justice to what lies between its covers. Radha D'Souza's study is much more than an analysis of the Krishna water dispute. It covers diverse themes imperialism, law, sociology of science, development projects, social engineering. Conflicts over waters of the river Krishna provide the anchor for the enquiry.

Aftershock, rebuliding after Pakistan earthquake

Documentary films on climate change

Climate Change, an Untold Story Producer British High Commission Duration: 52 minutes Consider this visual: an old woman in a village in coastal Orissa is looking far ahead at a silvery sheet of water -- the Bay of Bengal -- trying to figure out where her home was. This is actually a scene from Climate's First Orphans, one of the four short films on the impact of climate change and global warming in India produced by the British High Commission.

Documentary on post-tsunami situation in Sri Lanka

From Dust produced and directed by Dhruv Dhawan 56 minutes

No grey

Corporate directed by Madhur Bandharkar produced by Sahara One Motion Pictures 150 minutes

Kolkata theate festival depicts struggle between individual and social forces

Bhalo Rakkhosher Galpo produced by Swapnasandhani Theatre Group Kolkata directed by Koushik Sen The Swapnasandhani Theatre Group of Kolkata turned fourteen in May and staged a four-day theatre festival to mark the occasion. There were five plays from May 26-29, 2006 -- all directed by Koushik Sen and all dealing with the tense struggle between individual and larger social forces.