I need two replies : 100 words each

Read the New York Times article about the Phonautograph. Speculate about what your life or society in general would be like if we did not have the ability to record and playback sound. Submit your observations on the discussion board.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/27/arts/27soun.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

Two answers at 200 words each please :

Piku is not a film that is inherently religious in nature, but some of the practices and systems we find in play can be traced to both cultural and religious history.  How are aspects of Hinduism revealed to you in this film?  The views of the father?  The “goddess” like attributes of Piku? Khan’s role in the entire plot?  Consider the close-spaces these characters physical hold during the entire movie. What do you think?