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And the Oscar goes to... !!!

And the Oscar goes to. . . !!! On 25th February Ellen De Generes will host the most awaited film awards: The Oscars 2007. Invitations are already out to everyone who is anyone in the world of film. The glorious Kodak theatre is all set for the most coveted awards in cinema also known as Academy Awards. We bring out to you the most favourite categories with preferences of our choice: Best Film In the category of Best Motion Picture, ‘The Queen’ and ‘Little Miss Sunshine’ as nominees are impressive but they face fierce competition. Clint Eastwood’s ‘Letters from Iwo Jima’ stands a better chance in the Best Director category. It’s a straight fight between ‘Babel’ and ‘The Departed’. Both are epics with solid performances, and ‘The Departed’ is vague. Though ‘Babel’ falls on the similar lines of last year’s forerunner ‘Crash’ it is still a favourite because of its global theme, strong central performances and story lines. United 93 the film talks about 9/11 chaos and unknown hero’s hijacke...

"SHE"

"SHE" A girl strolled near by me, though she was walking towards opposite way But I could see her face clearly .. The known style of walking, the same hairstyle. This is the girl for whom I was waiting for months. As she turned on next corner approaching towards her colleague, and…and Suddenly a drop of tear rolled down from my eye to cheek towards earth expressing my gratitude to her. Yes that was gratitude cause I got chance to meet her after months… and I was happy like anything as my heart inside was screaming.. yes… yes she is here. continued ....

'STRUGGLE UNFINISHED'

The Goa Liberation Movement was Mohan Ranade's cause for astute struggle. Today, he runs an organisation for underprivileged children His humble and practical bearings put you at instant ease. For, years of patriotic struggle and a charitable disposition have made Mohan Ranade a name to reckon. One of the leaders of the Goa Liberation Movement, 77-year-old Ranade, goes down memory line to relive the struggle. Born in Sangli, he was fueled with patriotic fervour right since his childhood. "I was 13 years old when I witnessed the Quit India Movement. That's when I really felt I should do something for India," says Ranade who was guided by political leader like Babarao Savarkar and Vinayak Damodar Savarkar himself. he says. Inspired by Ram Manohar Lohiya's stance to liberate Goa-which was still under the dictatorship of the Portuguese-Ranade went to Goa in January 1948 and started working with Azad Gomantak Dal (AGD), the armed organisation fighting for Goa's ind...