How Jains Described Chanakya and Chandra Gupta Maurya

First published April 30, 2021

Marriage: 100 Stories Around India’s Favourite Ritual

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Among Police Academy enthusiasts, Back in Training is frequently cited as the best of the series (the “top” entry). Reasons include:

In an era of cynical, meta-humor, Police Academy 3 offers something refreshingly sincere. It believes in the idea that misfits and weirdos can win through teamwork and dumb luck. It is not political, it is not mean-spirited (for the most part), and it does not ask you to think. police academy 3 back in traininghd top

The "Back in Training" subtitle is also a metaphor for the audience. When you watch this film, you are "back in training" with old friends. You know the jokes are coming, you know the gags are ridiculous (the scene where Tackleberry mistakenly fires a battleship cannon is a highlight), but you laugh anyway. Among Police Academy enthusiasts, Back in Training is

Unlike Part 2 (which was solid but missing some key chemistry), Part 3 brings back everyone: New additions like Bobcat Goldthwait (Zed) and George

New additions like Bobcat Goldthwait (Zed) and George Gaynes (Lassard) are given even more room to improvise. Zed, in particular, becomes a franchise icon here—his screaming, twitchy energy is the perfect chaotic foil to the rest of the cast.

First published April 30, 2021

Marriage: 100 Stories Around India’s Favourite Ritual

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Marriage, by mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik, brings together stories from Vedic, Puranic, Tamil, and Sanskrit literature, from regional, classical, folk and tribal lore, from oral and textual traditions, across 3000 years of history and 3 million square kilometres of geography, to reveal the diversity and fluidity of Indian customs and beliefs around marriage.

‘Let all the gods and the waters anoint our two hearts.’
—Rig Veda

Among Police Academy enthusiasts, Back in Training is frequently cited as the best of the series (the “top” entry). Reasons include:

In an era of cynical, meta-humor, Police Academy 3 offers something refreshingly sincere. It believes in the idea that misfits and weirdos can win through teamwork and dumb luck. It is not political, it is not mean-spirited (for the most part), and it does not ask you to think.

The "Back in Training" subtitle is also a metaphor for the audience. When you watch this film, you are "back in training" with old friends. You know the jokes are coming, you know the gags are ridiculous (the scene where Tackleberry mistakenly fires a battleship cannon is a highlight), but you laugh anyway.

Unlike Part 2 (which was solid but missing some key chemistry), Part 3 brings back everyone:

New additions like Bobcat Goldthwait (Zed) and George Gaynes (Lassard) are given even more room to improvise. Zed, in particular, becomes a franchise icon here—his screaming, twitchy energy is the perfect chaotic foil to the rest of the cast.