Comments on: The White Tiger – A ‘Dig’ at the Darkness within the Light http://anmolsagar.com/2009/02/22/the-white-tiger-%e2%80%93-a-%e2%80%98dig%e2%80%99-at-the-darkness-within-the-light/ Myriad thoughts on a million things Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:10:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Anmol http://anmolsagar.com/2009/02/22/the-white-tiger-%e2%80%93-a-%e2%80%98dig%e2%80%99-at-the-darkness-within-the-light/comment-page-1/#comment-142 Anmol Tue, 24 Feb 2009 04:45:46 +0000 http://anmolsagar.com/?p=134#comment-142 yeah... I guess poverty has global appeal and that’s why the interest. As the producer of Slum Dog said at the Oscars... it's a story of hope and love... and one can tell a moving story by showing hope and love even in poverty. I guess the west is intrigued with the contradictions that India is… shining and yet dark. Maybe that’s why they are so interested to see how we do it. We can grow as the second largest economy and still have the biggest slum... we can make the fanciest of buildings in Gurgaon and have the poor driver sleep in its bug infested basement. yeah… I guess poverty has global appeal and that’s why the interest. As the producer of Slum Dog said at the Oscars… it’s a story of hope and love… and one can tell a moving story by showing hope and love even in poverty.

I guess the west is intrigued with the contradictions that India is… shining and yet dark. Maybe that’s why they are so interested to see how we do it. We can grow as the second largest economy and still have the biggest slum… we can make the fanciest of buildings in Gurgaon and have the poor driver sleep in its bug infested basement.

]]> By: Suneeta http://anmolsagar.com/2009/02/22/the-white-tiger-%e2%80%93-a-%e2%80%98dig%e2%80%99-at-the-darkness-within-the-light/comment-page-1/#comment-141 Suneeta Mon, 23 Feb 2009 15:00:34 +0000 http://anmolsagar.com/?p=134#comment-141 That's exactly what I thought; Poverty is in fashion and it is fashionable to celebrate poverty especially when a firang makes a movie out of it. Slumdog millionaire won the best movie...was it better than lagaan... i don't know... But as Arvinda Agida says the world will finally be ruled only by yellow and brown men... That’s exactly what I thought; Poverty is in fashion and it is fashionable to celebrate poverty especially when a firang makes a movie out of it. Slumdog millionaire won the best movie…was it better than lagaan… i don’t know…
But as Arvinda Agida says the world will finally be ruled only by yellow and brown men…

]]> By: kunzu http://anmolsagar.com/2009/02/22/the-white-tiger-%e2%80%93-a-%e2%80%98dig%e2%80%99-at-the-darkness-within-the-light/comment-page-1/#comment-140 kunzu Mon, 23 Feb 2009 12:12:41 +0000 http://anmolsagar.com/?p=134#comment-140 I read The White Tiger some time back, i liked the flow of the book & it did keep you thniking about 'how the world has become!'... About winning the booker, congrats to Adiga, but don't you feel that somehow only the dark, poor, manupulative side of India is what appeals to the west. Maybe because its a new concept for them or 'Gandhi' is their idea of India. I would like someone to win the booker/ oscar for a movie based on the progressive & forward looking India! I read The White Tiger some time back, i liked the flow of the book & it did keep you thniking about ‘how the world has become!’…

About winning the booker, congrats to Adiga, but don’t you feel that somehow only the dark, poor, manupulative side of India is what appeals to the west.

Maybe because its a new concept for them or ‘Gandhi’ is their idea of India. I would like someone to win the booker/ oscar for a movie based on the progressive & forward looking India!

]]> By: Suneeta http://anmolsagar.com/2009/02/22/the-white-tiger-%e2%80%93-a-%e2%80%98dig%e2%80%99-at-the-darkness-within-the-light/comment-page-1/#comment-138 Suneeta Sun, 22 Feb 2009 23:11:59 +0000 http://anmolsagar.com/?p=134#comment-138 I loved the book and especially "rooster coop" concept. Its quite amazing how some of the first time writers just go for the kill. Awesome book. I loved the book and especially “rooster coop” concept. Its quite amazing how some of the first time writers just go for the kill. Awesome book.

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