Minakshi’s poetic epistle on love

A soul devoted to the arts of melodious rhythm and textual expression is what I feel can best capture the image and essence of Minakshi Thakur. A poet who possesses talents and credentials of a trained classical singer she has now made her debut as a novelist with Lovers like You and I which was published recently.

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Encounters

Teshigahara’s remarkable novel, noteworthy film

As a result of Niki Jumpei’s experiences in the shack – as a result of the interaction between self and place – he acquires a new cognitive style which is indeed more contextualised, holistic and experimental-oriented. This shift in the cognitive style is closely associated with his newly emergent self.

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Samanala Sandhawaniya:

Bringing harmony to Lankan cinema

Until I went to see Samanala Sandhawaniya (Butterfly Symphony) I had no idea why a movie like that should have a name such as Butterfly Symphony. Halfway through the movie, I realised that though the director may have named it for some other reason what he has done to Sri Lankan cinema is analogous to what Beethoven did to symphony music dramatically expanding the horizon of symphony music.

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