The cover of the first issue of RAVE, which came out in October, last year. RAVE is the newsletter of the University’s Student Activities Committee (SAC). The picture used for the design has been taken by me, on the Nagoa Beach, in Diu, and the designing has been done by Hitesh. The actual photograph can be found here. Both of us are on the three-member editorial board of the newsletter, the third member being Asmita. We’ll be coming out with our second issue soon. Hope it is better than the first. The theme of the first issue was Inception, which should explain the presence of the “One Simple Idea” line on top. Yes, the film did have that big an impact on all of us. The issue can be read online here, and downloaded here.
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The cover of the first issue of RAVE, which came out in October, last year. RAVE is the newsletter of the University’s Student Activities Committee (SAC).

The picture used for the design has been taken by me, on the Nagoa Beach, in Diu, and the designing has been done by Hitesh. The actual photograph can be found here. Both of us are on the three-member editorial board of the newsletter, the third member being Asmita.

We’ll be coming out with our second issue soon. Hope it is better than the first.

The theme of the first issue was Inception, which should explain the presence of the “One Simple Idea” line on top. Yes, the film did have that big an impact on all of us. The issue can be read online here, and downloaded here.

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Inception OST

Just Watched: Inception Two years ago, when I came to Gandhinagar for the first time, a certain cinematic event took control over me. My arrival in Gujarat coincided with the release of Christopher Nolan’s fifth feature film, the classic superhero movie that we know as the The Dark Knight.  I was in awe of the film; so much so that I was quite sure that Nolan could never better it. That was till today, where I was bowled over by the same film twice, in a matter of a few hours. Yes, twice. Never before has a film tried to involve the audience in the details of the story in such a way that they just can’t withdraw themeslves. It is an experience that completely dazzles the viewer. The best thing, however, is the film’s unpredictability. Just when you think you have it all figured out, you keep getting these plot twists, which logically twist the concept of shared dream states, the very bedrock of the film’s story. It isn’t possible to single out any one performance as all the actors have done a brilliant job, as expected. The surprise package, though, is Marion Cotillard, who pitches in a powerful performance as Mal. Cillian Murphy shows a lot of depth too. Leonardo DiCaprio gives what is probably one of his finest performances, and so does Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Ken Watanabe and Ellen Page are adequate in their roles. Tom Hardy’s act as Eames is a whiff of fresh air. The film is technically brilliant in most aspects and the background score and cinematography are simply amazing. Most of the credit, however, should go  to Nolan, who has penned the screenplay entirely by himself and has given us one of the grandest cinematic spectacles in recent times, one with numerous interpretations. Has to be one of the very best I’ve ever seen. This one requires repeat viewings to understand, and it is totally worth it. A classic, in every sense of the word, and also exercise for the mind. “Dreams feel real while we’re in them. It’s only when we wake up that we realize something was actually strange.” Personal Rating: 9.4/10
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Just Watched: Inception

Two years ago, when I came to Gandhinagar for the first time, a certain cinematic event took control over me. My arrival in Gujarat coincided with the release of Christopher Nolan’s fifth feature film, the classic superhero movie that we know as the The Dark Knight.  I was in awe of the film; so much so that I was quite sure that Nolan could never better it. That was till today, where I was bowled over by the same film twice, in a matter of a few hours. Yes, twice.

Never before has a film tried to involve the audience in the details of the story in such a way that they just can’t withdraw themeslves. It is an experience that completely dazzles the viewer. The best thing, however, is the film’s unpredictability. Just when you think you have it all figured out, you keep getting these plot twists, which logically twist the concept of shared dream states, the very bedrock of the film’s story.

It isn’t possible to single out any one performance as all the actors have done a brilliant job, as expected. The surprise package, though, is Marion Cotillard, who pitches in a powerful performance as Mal. Cillian Murphy shows a lot of depth too. Leonardo DiCaprio gives what is probably one of his finest performances, and so does Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Ken Watanabe and Ellen Page are adequate in their roles. Tom Hardy’s act as Eames is a whiff of fresh air.

The film is technically brilliant in most aspects and the background score and cinematography are simply amazing. Most of the credit, however, should go  to Nolan, who has penned the screenplay entirely by himself and has given us one of the grandest cinematic spectacles in recent times, one with numerous interpretations. Has to be one of the very best I’ve ever seen. This one requires repeat viewings to understand, and it is totally worth it. A classic, in every sense of the word, and also exercise for the mind.

“Dreams feel real while we’re in them. It’s only when we wake up that we realize something was actually strange.”

Personal Rating: 9.4/10