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MOM: Film Review

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Cast : Sridevi, Akshaye Khanna, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Adnan Siddiqui, Abhimanyu Singh, Sajal Ali Direction : Ravi Udyawar Music Director : A. R. Rahaman Genre : Thriller, Drama Yet another moving performance from the iconic actress Sridevi has mesmerized the audience.  Mom  is the second hindi movie after her glorious return in “English Vinglish”. The story of the film  Mom  is based on a rape case showcased from the point of view of a mother. The story features a daughter unwilling to accept her stepmom Devki. But when the said daughter doesn't return from a party, her mother became frantic. She scans the attendees and enquiries her friends but gets no answers. Soon, her worst fears are realized when the disfigured body of the daughter (Arya) is discovered in a ditch. She was hospitalized and saved. A legal battle follows as Arya offers a statement pinning the perpetrators. But due to lack of incriminating evidence against the accused leads to na

Book Review: The Indus Challenge

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Book: The Indus Challenge Author: R. Durgadoss Genre: Fiction (Mythology/History) Publisher: Rupa Publications Pages: 324 Price: 250 Blurb: Bharat is in chaos. While the kingdoms fight each other, Alexander’s forces gather for the assault, their leader lured by tales of supernatural weapons and the elixir of immortality. Only one man can save the subcontinent from domination by the Greeks: the young Chandragupta Maurya, trained under the aegis of the ‘dark Brahmin’, Chanakya. When an ancient seal is found, sharing the secrets of the brahmastra, the redoubtable weapon of the Mahabharata, it is up to Rudra, young commander of the Mauryan Nava Yuva Sena and lifelong friend and confidante of Chandragupta, to decode it. Along with his fellow commandos and with the able guidance of his guru, Rudra embarks on a quest that takes him from the snowy peaks of the Himalayas to the seas of Rameshwaram, hunting the clues that will lead him to the brahmastra