Namesake!

I just watched “The Namesake” – the master piece from Mira Nair. It has been long… no let me correct that – really long that I have seen such a brilliant piece of cinema. What an amazing story! How beautifully filmed! Made me cry, laugh and wonder all at the same time. This is what I am here for – perspective; perspective and experiences to make me live my life in much more meaningful way.
The movie, if seen at some other time, probably wouldn’t have had such a profound effect on me. Everything about it, India, parents, different culture, finding a partner… all resonated with me so well because of the place and situation I am in. I still recommend it to people who appreciates good cinema, a story so aesthetically told. There are so many subtle things about the film, so carefully placed and timed, that makes you think. My respect for Mira Nair, as a filmmaker, has grown many folds.
Another ‘life changing experience’ that I recently went through, “Tuesdays with Morrie”. An absolute essential for everyone everywhere in every stage of life- life’s little instruction booklet. It has so much ‘soul’, so many answers to what everyone asks day in day out. Read it and then gift to someone really important in your life. Let me not be cynical – give to everyone who are really important in your life, I promise that you wont regret it. It is written by Mitch Albom who has brilliantly captured his visits to his professor Morrie Schwartz. He visits his mentor every Tuesday, in his mentor’s last days’, to learn about life form the eyes of a person who knows when he is going to die. It is a book that will ‘humble’ you and again provide you with a different perspective (by now you would know that it is my favourite word!). It will sneak up from behind and grab your heart, one of the reviews said. I could not agree more.
For those who didn’t know, I have just returned from a 3 week long visit from ‘home’ country – India. I am still in the process of letting the feeling sink in that I have moved! I think it will be quite sometime before I get to go back again. May be it will sink in then…