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05
Oct
From afar, the men hoisting black flags on Chennai’s beach appeared to protest angrily. Close up, we saw cameras, white screens and a man shading a photogenic actor with an umbrella. This was a product of Kollywood, Bollywood’s sister in the southern state of Tamil Nadu. The “K” comes from Kodambakkam, the district where the Tamil-language film industry began. Not all is in Tamil, though — in the clip listen for a distinctively English “Action!”
28
Sep
Talent aside, the American India Foundation didn’t send 20 Americans to India to launch 20 Bollywood careers. The fellowship’s aim is to aid NGOs and their communities while grooming young people invested in India and (its) development. We’re now in the third week at our placements, settling into apartments and job descriptions, learning to disguise or exploit our foreignness.
India is vast, and so is the span of our experiences. Check out the fellows’ blogs and read about everything from strep throat in Gujarat to school conditions in Andhra Pradesh:
