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Guru- the one who imparts knowledge Shishya - the one who acquires knowledge Parampara-lineage I recently observed a student talking about his teacher in metro. He admired the teachers dressing sense but not the way he taught. Some remarks were not of tolerable nature. This made me go back to what teaching means. This tradition of Guru-Shishya is deep rooted in Sikhism, Hinduism,Buddhism and Jainism. There is a school of thought which says that everyone needs a Guru, there is another school of thought which says that this Guru can be one-self , when one achieves 'self-realization'. It is based on this, the good old education system was set up- Gurukula (Guru-Teacher, Kula-extended Family). Students , irrespective of their social status were to stay with the teacher, as a part of family. It was up to the teacher on how he wanted to teach his students. Through tasks or stories or even household chores. Parents knew that they were not supposed to interfere by any means,...

I love reading books and watching movies. But when it comes to writing reviews, I would prefer writing for a book rather than for a movie. My first movie review was for Tamasha. I just loved it. And why? Coz I could relate to it and not just that, but the movie was made 'intelligently' for the 'intelligents'. ( I know I'm sounding rude) Similarly, in case of Uttama Villian, I found the movie quite different. Different is the word! Kamal Hassan plays the central character. For those who do not know, Kamal Hassan makes and acts in difficult movies having a deeper meaning. Anbe Saivam, Dashavataram are few. Coming back to Uttama Villian. What's so good? 1. Story telling: story is told in good old manner. Balachandar Sir is one of the best story teller and he is a part of this movie. It's a sheer pleasure to watch Indian classic come alive. 2. Ambu Paatu and Thaiyyam: Ambu( Bow) Paatu(Song) is a folk way of telling story in Tamil Nadu and Thaiyya...