Solitude

Life without a company of woman is really tough, especially if we miss one. I have just completed a novel on a similar theme. But what I wanted to convey here is that of a book which i am reading now. That book may change my life forward. I believe till now I tried to pick up books from a broad range. Even though I read books in Islam, I had to read contemporary literature in order to understand the nature of life. Various aspects of life is not covered "directly" in any of the books in Islam which I had read - matter of fact I could not get from the translation of Quran which I follow. I had to read Quran, history, philosophy, novels, short stories, current affairs, blogs, mathematics, etc. to quench my thirst which I am doing at my leisure. But this book from Imam Gazhali a 11th century scholar, a Sufi, a traveler has something different to say. I am reading his "Ihya' ulum al-din" translated to Malayalam. This is a 40(or 36) volume book in Malayalam.
I just started with the first one. This is opening up a new thought direction in me. I don't want to label it to any. But this is dealing with the subjects my soul seeking for and it is in-depth. Matter of fact I may even redefine my area of reading after this. Don't know really, but I am bit excited!

If tomorrow comes - Sidney Sheldon

A masala novel from Sidney Sheldon and while I was reading, felt like watching a typical Hindi movie. In my opinion the plot of the story was too narrow, that i didn't feel it much interesting. And I left the book midway. Anyway it was a timepass to read through and may be the sole purpose of this novel.

Othappu and Aalaahayude Penmakkal

This novel in Malayalam is from an eminent writer and activist Sara Joseph. It has got Kendra Sahithya Academy award. The characters illustrated in this work are brilliant and represents a sample of society. Even though the novel is based on the story of a nun - Margaleetha who discontinued from that service in search of truth, the character I liked most is the priest named Kareekan who is also the lover of Margaleetha. He wanted to accomplish lot of things in life, wanted to find the meaning of life through continuous research but he is not confident in whatever steps he takes in life. He is always confused at the crucial stages. When I follow his story, I got the message from the author as if to a young revolutionary. That was a brilliant character. About Margaleetha, just get a copy of the novel and find it there :))

Another novel from the same author is "Alaahayude penmakkal". I had read this novel about couple of years back, may be before my marriage. The plot of the story is an under developed outskirt of Thrissur - a town in Kerala. It tells the story of a poor Christian family living in the time of urbanising their neighbourhood. The main character is a small girl. And she along with her family witnessed the impact of urbanisation. Again this is also an award winning novel from Sara Joseph.

I have thorougly enjoyed both these novel and helped to improve my outlook.

The corporation

Its an award winning documentary depicting the new world order, the latest phenomenon of our age, the new world citizen - The corporation. The team has done a nice job featuring the origin, characteristics, the course of the corporation. One of the interesting part of the documentary, it studied the characteristics of this citizen of 20th century and with the help of lead FBI agent came to conclusion that, he/she is a psychopath, since it has all attributes of one such - no moral value, no guilt, etc.

Visit www.thecorporation.com

From the Readme of the documentary:
Winner, 26 international awards, 10 of them audience awards, including Sundance.

In law, a corporation is a “person”. But what kind of person is it?
THE CORPORATION engages in a lively, critical exploration of the dominant institution of our time — its inner workings, curious history, controversial impacts, and possible futures.

Case studies, anecdotes, and true confessions expose influences in both the corporate and anticorporate worlds. With dark wit, footage from pop culture, advertising, TV news, and corporate propaganda, the film illuminates the corporation’s grip on our lives.

THE CORPORATION asks: What are the consequences—for human beings, democracy, and the ecology—of granting immense power to a structurally amoral institution, whose overriding priority is to create wealth for its shareholders?
As worldwide concern about the growth of corporate power intensifies, THE CORPORATION canvasses insiders, outsiders, radicals, and conservatives, in 40 interviews with CEOs, whistleblowers, brokers, gurus, and a corporate spy.

Why a Download Edition?
Filmmaker Mark Achbar explains: “When I discovered that over 500,000 people had downloaded The Corporation, I had mixed feelings. As a filmmaker and activist, one of my goals is to reach the largest possible audience. So from that perspective, it's an astounding success.”
“But I also organized the financing of the film and have ongoing obligations to the individuals and public funders that invested in it. THE CORPORATION was a huge undertaking. Over two hundred people helped make the film, the DVD, and website, and worked on the outreach campaign, over a period of 8 years.”
“My hope is that people downloading will keep in mind this is not another mega-corp Hollywood product; it's an independently produced film. I believe people appreciate what an enormous effort it takes to make a film like THE CORPORATION and will support it, if there’s a reasonably easy way to. So, I decided to release my own top quality download version, but with a short ad promoting the DVD's extras, and a request from me, asking viewers for a little financial consideration to help offset the costs of production and keep our outreach efforts going. We now have a "contribute" button on our website, www.thecorporation.com. I hope people will decide to use it, and encourage their friends to as well. Every contribution helps and is deeply appreciated
whatever the amount.”
You can also send a cheque or money order to:
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Edition Details
2004 DVD Version. 145 Mins.