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Just hanging on...

Ugly (Hindi; 2013) Written and Directed by Anurag Kashyap A cursory look at modern relationships may suggest that they are held together loosely by threadbare bonds. Everyone seems to be unhappy and cannot wait to be out. They hang on, just barely, on flimsy excuses, just buying time. Looks like everybody is experiencing existential crises and is looking all over the place for the reason of their existence. They say they are trapped. Some feel smothered, unable to express themselves. For some, it is tradition and social norms that bog them down. Others still find their passion in waiting for Prince Charming to sweep off their feet. Amidst all these uncertainties, pops out an offspring to further complicate the relationship. Each party wants to do right yet wish to do the best for themselves in their personal development. Life just gets more complicated.  Life has a funny sense of humour. Just when everybody thinks that they are high and mighty, life tries to play the game of humili...

Bleak future ahead?

Bleak Future Ahead? The Financial Curse (2018, Nicholas Shaxson) How and Why Global Finance Makes Us All Poorer Being rich is a curse. When an impoverished third world nation gets a potential windfall, its leaders will become greedy and would want to usurp all the richness fo themselves, their family members and cronies. When a prosperous nation (read former Imperial power) has access to wealth, nothing is ever enough. After living in comfort with a particular lifestyle for all these while, the national coffers are forever in the want. In both cases, the average citizen is at the receiving end. He is the one who has to tighten his belt to meet the demands of the rich and those in power. The world is ruled by bankers. Ever since banks started functioning and people developed the insatiable appetite for money and megalomaniac industries, these cherubs with horns have been in action. Through slews of business manoeuvres, the creation of shell companies, accounts in tax ha...