Rewind
<i >Outlook</i> in retrospect.
Manu Joseph, on the scam that is film awards: Come June 24 and London will witness something called the IIFA. Pegged as the mother of all awards, promoters Wizcraft are spending crores in flying stars to London. But they haven’t been able to impress cynics who’re convinced that Shylock, not Solomon sits in judgement at these awards. The aim of Indian film awards, they aver, is not to reward talent or performance; it is to make money from TV rights and sponsors. http://bit.ly/1BjOYLS
Sugata Srinivasaraju, on a script for Konkani: A controversy is raging in the Konkan region, about choosing an appropriate script for the Konkani language. A rough estimate puts Konkani speakers at 37 lakh in Karnataka. Konkani has been the mother-tongue of some very famous Indians, like filmmaker Guru Dutt, writer Girish Karnad, badminton ace Prakash Padukone and Nandan Nilekani of Infosys. http://bit.ly/1Skb853
Anjali Puri, on the sexual harassment case against David Davidar: Khushwant Singh knows exactly where he stands on the sexual harassment suit filed in distant Canada against David Davidar. At 95, the grand old man of the Indian literary world trusts, above all, his own instincts. And his instincts tell him that Davidar—whom he sees as brilliant, principled, attractive to women and “every inch a gentleman”—is a victim of “either revenge or blackmail”. http://bit.ly/1Gba1Mp
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