Hirayama’s life is akin to a long meditation—you develop patience as you observe and interpret his actions. Solitude here means that Hirayama doesn’t align his actions with anyone else’s expectations. He takes responsibility for his actions. He is never portrayed as lonely—he isn’t isolated but always in his own company.
In the film “The Banshees of Inisherin” where two friends standing at two different spots but equidistant from a specific center are re-evaluating the essence of ‘friendship’ via the lens of their individualities that are shaped by external factors. In the lovely cinematic universe of Inisherin (a remote island off the coast of Ireland), Padraic, played by Collin Ferrel and Colm played Brendan Gleeson, are friends on this secluded island against the backdrop of the Irish civil war. We know that war changes life and traps people in the vicious circle of mortality; however, being many miles away from the center of war, the island is not particularly affected, at least not with the visuals of torn human bodies and sabotaged property. But one fine day, Colm decides to take charge of his life and wants to leave a legacy for generations to remember him. Padraic on the other hand lives his life from one moment to the other and believes in the power of kindness.
by Anushree Ghosh “Zindaagi Kii Raahon Mei Ek Bheed Chalti Hain Sochiye To Lagta Hain Bheed Mei Hein Sab Tanha” …
Lalon was born a Hindu and was married off at an early age. During his pilgrimage to the temple of Jagannath, he caught smallpox. His companions left him in that state, to be discovered in a semi-conscious state later by a Muslim woman Fakirani Motijaan Maa near the river Kaliganga in Kushtia. She belonged to a Muslim community in the village chheunriya. After recovering from the disease, Lalon headed back to his place, only to find that his family disowned him for taking help from a Muslim family. Lalon intentionally never revealed the details of his real family or anything that would have led anyone to his parents.
by Avijit Dutt The most telling image is of this towering intellectual holding up a poster of him being an Urban Naxal too! Protesting the arrests of the innocent Social workers and intellectuals. At the meeting pushing for an enquiry after Gauri Lankesh’s murder he looked more saddened by the circumstances than his own state…