Digital Asia
A Bollywood Affair: A Digital Autoethnography
Ellis et al. describe autoethnography as “retrospectively and selectively writ[ing] about epiphanies” (2011, p. 4). As such, ‘A Bollywood Affair’ is a pastiche of digital
Zindagi Gulzar Hai: A Refreshing Romance
Zindagi Gulzar Hai (2012) by director Sultana Siddiqui is a Pakistani drama which delves into the unexpected romance of Kashaf Murtaza (Sanam Saeed) and Zaroon
Buddhism: Spirituality, Mudras, and Fo Guang Shan
Recently, Josh, Allanah and I conducted an autoethnographic study about Buddhism. Honestly, we chose to do so, because there was a Buddhist temple nearby to our place of study, and because all of us had little to no prior experience with Buddhism. Thus, this autoethnographic journey would be one of discovery, and unexpected epiphanies.
Pink: the gripping social-thriller you must see
Trigger warning: this review discusses themes of sexual assault. Pink is an extraordinary film. The courtroom drama by Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury was released in 2016
eBook: Mudras of Buddha
I have embarked on a cultural journey: into the mudras of Buddha. Starting with a shocking discovery: Buddhism is not technically a religion since Buddha himself is not a god, but a man. This made me think: maybe my idea of Buddhism was completely wrong.