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| May 17, 2010 | Hindus welcome Scorsese documentary showing George Harrison's devotion to Hinduism | |
Nevada (US): Hindus have welcomed Martin Scorsese's reported focus on Beatles star George Harrison's dedication to Hinduism in his upcoming documentary Living in the Material
World. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said
that with Oscar winner Scorsese's (Raging Bull) expertise in cinematic art and
his interest in spirituality, they hoped that the documentary would depict authentic
Hinduism. Zed, who is president of Universal Society of Hinduism, however, urged
Scorsese to accurately show Hinduism concepts and beliefs in the documentary.
If Scorsese needed any help on issues relating to Hinduism, he or other Hindu
scholars would be glad to assist, Zed added. Shooting has reportedly been completed
and the documentary is being edited by David Tedeschi (No Direction Home). Aiming
at a release in 2011, it reportedly includes interviews with Ringo Starr, Paul
McCartney, Phil Spector, Tom Petty, Yoko Ono, Eric Idle, Eric Clapton, etc., besides
never before released footage of Harrison 's life. Scorsese reportedly found Harrison
's spiritual journey fascinating. Hinduism, oldest and third largest religion
of the world, has about one billion adherents and moksh (liberation) is its ultimate
goal.
Sources in the Union Home Ministry on Monday feared that the casualties of the IED blast in
Chhattisgarh's Dantewada is likely to go high as the rescue and relief operations have been
hampered due to bad light. Security forces have launched a major rescue operation. On
Monday evening in one of the worst attack on civilians the Maoists blew up a private bus
killing over 30 people. The bus was on its way from Dantewada to Sukma when the incident
took place near Chingawaram, over nine kilometers from Sukma. The bus-CG17 SS 9295
was carrying 20 special police officers (SPO) and over 30 civilians.The SPOs were
on their way to participate in a special recruitment drive. The latest blast incident
has taken place a day after the Maoists called for a 48 hour shutdown in five
states-Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Madhya Pradesh. The sources
said the attack might have been a pre -planned one. Reportedly, the Maoists also
fired on the bus after the blast to ensure that nobody stays alive. |
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