The Last Mughal
It has been exhausting and exhilarating reading 'The Last Mughal' by William Dalrymple, which covers the fall of the last Mughal king during the Great Uprising of 1857 [also known as the Indian Mutiny in Britain] bringing to an end the Mughal rule of India and also the dissolution of East India Company soon after. It is vivid and fascinating and heartbreaking seeing Delhi ravaged and raped and almost destroyed to nothing before some sense prevailed. History is littered by predictions of the future and the last few pages in the book provide a crucial link to what's happening today (and will again be repeated sometime in the future). A highly recommended read if you have the slightest interest in history. Oh don't let the word 'history' put you off because William Dalrymple writes so elegantly that you think you reading a novel more than anything else.K-Pax was an interesting movie. It kills off any sense of mystery and intrigue in the first couple of scenes in the movie and tries desperately hard for the rest of the movie to try and keep the audience guessing. If only they had chopped off the first 5 minutes of the movie!! But even in the shape it is right now it is an interesting watch nonetheless because the cinematography is fantastic and so is the acting by Jeff Bridges and Kevin Spacey.
That's the lot for now.
Till later,
Amit
posted by Amit @ 7:53 PM
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