Philosophy of life through the lenses
Prasanna Vithanage's entry into Sinhala cinema
marks a seminal stage in the evolution of contemporary Sri Lankan
cinema. Vithanage has devised his own grammar and syntax in cinema
which is essentially Sri Lankan yet appealing to the complex
sensibilities of international cinema.
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Encounters
Cultural citizenship in Indian popular cinema
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Vidya is introduced to them as a princess; she
is very uncomfortable in that role and in that company. She is
horrified but what she sees around her and is greatly disillusioned.
Raju exults in his newly gained wealth, while Vidya much to his
consternation,
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Cultural SCENE
The White Tiger and representation of contemporary India
In this week’s column, I would like to discuss,
briefly, whether Aravind Adigar’s Booker Prize winning novel The
White Tiger represents contemporary India. Although the booker prize
committee has described the novel as ‘Post Post Colonial novel’,
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