Bridgerton, a period drama based on the books of the same name by Julia Quinn, produced under the banner of Shondaland is a widely consumed show of our times depicting the regency period of early 1800's. Do listen to our detailed dissection of the same wherein we talk about racism, colorism, featurism and all the other isms we found in it. 

 For further references:  

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYPB5nJV3h8 

2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_CAK_yj5JM

P S : This is an analysis solely on the season 1 of this show.

Pod #12 Understanding the teachings of Brahmakumaris and Sister Bk shivani. From realising the importance of soul consciousness to attaining freedom from emotional reactions, sessions from Awakening with Brahmakumaris have it all. Listen to the podcast to understand about the strength and power we have within us. By Saarwani Komanduri

#pod3 A trail blazing Existentialist work of Franz Kafka published in 1915 : Metamorphosis (  Die Verwandlung ).  We have tried to map his work to the current times; correlating the issues of masculinity, bullying and mental health to the social alienation and the transformation into a bug he deals with in this work of his. For more visit our blog: amindpickletweekly.wordpress.com

pod#11 Animal Farm is a satirical allegorical novella published in Aug 17th 1945. George Orwell's ( Eric Arthur Blair) this particular work  alludes to the time frame starting from 1917 Russian revolution to the Joseph Stalin era. The book is quite self explanatory and needs no deliberate mapping of the scenarios to current times or in depth dissection of the issues touched upon. Still we have tried our best to bring in our thoughts on it. For a detailed review read our blog : www.mindpickletweekly.wordpress.com . PS . correction!! *The core committee formulated decisions unilaterally.  *Animal Farm is a short with hardly about 150 pages.

pod#10  A  cyber crime investigative thriller starring an array of phenomenal artists.  director: Tharun Moorthy  Cinematographer: Faiz Siddik Editing: Nishadh Yusuf Music: Jakes Bejoy Duration: 146 min

Pod #9 Anand, is about a happy spirited person who is fighting a terminal illness. Knowing that death is going to knock his door someday soon, he enjoys every moment of his life with all those around him. A beautiful journey, that inspires anyone watching the film to value each moment and live it to the fullest.. Director : Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Music : Salil Chowdhary, Dialogues: Gulzar

Pod #8 He is known to the world as 'The miracle man of medicinal drugs'. Even till date all his discoveries have potential use in the medical community to  treat patients suffering from Cancer and other infectious diseases. He revolutionized the idea of research in the scientific community with multi-faceted interest in more than just one field of basic science. All his scientific journey was for the sake of humanity and its welfare.

A 2-D Animated short film that follow parents who are grieving the loss of their daughter who was killed in a school shooting. Poignant and sensitive approach of this film makes it even more painful to watch; describing the human cost of these mass sprees which are just numbers and breaking news for a couple of days. It serves us on a platter the complexity of the family's plight. Directors : Will McCormack and Michael Govier Art Director/Animator : Youngran Nho Sound and music : Lindsay Marcus Screenplay : Will McCormack and Michael Govier Watch on Netflix!

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This is a movie that traces the journey of self actualization of 40 year old woman, with competitive puzzling as the subplot.

Movie : Puzzle, released in 2018 

Director : Marc Turtletaub

Cinematographer : Chris Norr

Screenwriters : Oren Moverman & Polly Mann

Music : Dustin O'Halloran 

Also watch the Argentinian film Rompecabezas (meaning puzzle), released in 2009 from which Puzzle was adapted.

pod #5  Movie : ROOM released in 2015  Adapted from book ROOM by Emma Donoghue in 2010 Cinematographer : Danny Cohen  Music : Stephen Rennick Watch on Netflix  Creator : Riya & Saarwani Also read our blog on the same : amindpickletweekly.wordpress.com

#pod4 Covid-19, the current pandemic caused by Sars-coV-2 virus is affecting millions of lives across the globe. Our pod contains detailed information on how the disease emerged, the precautions we need to take, the steps we must follow once we are infected and finally the importance of vaccines. Hope you find this useful. Creator : Saarwani Komanduri

pod #2

Creator : Riya Raju

Do follow Raghu Rai @raghurai.official

Stay tuned for more !

Clarification : 

1. Award mentioned in the introduction : Académie des Beaux-Art Photography Award-William Klein in 2019

2. Also the Rencontres d'Arles festival, France 2007 which brought him fame for his panoramas on India.

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Water is the third and final installment of the Elemental Trilogy : Fire , Earth , Water ; with a common thread of voicelessness of women. Set in the monsoons of 1940's on the banks of the river Ganga in the city of Varanasi , this film is painfully delightful to watch.

Director : Deepa Mehta

Cinematographer : Giles Nuttgens

Screenplay : Anurag Kashyap

References: The Forgotten Woman by Dilip Mehta/Shooting Water: A Mother-Daughter Journey and the Making of the Film by Devyani Saltzman

To watch : https://youtu.be/hP35Okfv0m8

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