Tony Askew, my super boss at BetzDearborn had an acerbic wit. Although he was British, he lived most of his life in America, and I guess, this was the reason, his humour was not the understated kind one normally sees with British people. He spent few years in India and we were fortunate to learn... Continue Reading →
Spoiler Alert: I support the students agitations in JNU. Rachna, my daughter is in USA on an internship and since past couple of weeks, she is agitated. She keeps asking me, "Is situation in India really bad? Is there no internet in New Delhi? Why the entire country is in turmoil?" I keep telling her... Continue Reading →
Mohan Ram & I are in the midst of finalizing a place for relocating one of our business units and decided we will make the change once the month of Margazhi is over (generally the period between December 15th to January 14th) as Tamils generally don't conduct important affairs in this month (changing the house... Continue Reading →
We remember some titbits of news items or a trivia long after we read it somewhere. One such information I read when I first started reading about wildlife is, the disappearance of Asiatic Cheetah from India. The Asiatic species is a distinct species separated from the African ones thousands of years ago. They were present... Continue Reading →
"Nostalgia is an illness for those who haven't realised that today is tomorrow's nostalgia." Zeena Schreck. If you walk into any place after thirty five years of your last visit, it is inevitable you would see some changes unless it is a temple which is a thousand years old or you are standing at the... Continue Reading →
I am making an exception, for the second time, on my own restrictions in blogging, that is, not to write about Politics and religion. I am not an expert on anything including law and religious studies. The only qualification I have to write on this subject is I write 'Sriramajayam' (victory to Lord Rama) every... Continue Reading →
JK, dear brother, is in Japan with some of his colleagues to receive one of the most prestigious awards given for the industry, the Deming Prize. In the evening, he posted a picture in the group saying this was his vegetarian seven course meal menu. Look at the featured image. Vinay, my nephew asked immediately... Continue Reading →
Couple of months back, I was standing at the gate of a paper mill. I saw a group of college students, perhaps eighteen or nineteen years old, talking amongst themselves. In the group of about eight people, there was only one girl and she was talking with lot of confidence, conviction and composure. Though I could... Continue Reading →
Kalki Krishnamurthy, the famous Tamil Novelist is widely known for his magnum opus 'Ponniyin Selvan.' Actually one of his other novels - Sivakimiyin Sapatham (Sivakami's Vow) relates more to us because the novel is based in Mahabalipuram, the village/town where we grew up. Kalki's narration about any ancient city is so powerful it brings to... Continue Reading →
One of the quotes I like about Communism goes like this; "If you are not a communist at the age of 20, you haven't got a heart. If you are still a communist at the age of 30, you haven't got a brain. For me, the communist thoughts came at younger age, when I was... Continue Reading →
