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 →
To me, Sujatha still remains the most popular writer in Tamil Language. As I have mentioned before, some of his short stories are really good. He is a master storyteller. He constructs his stories concisely and the conversations are always precise. Even a two line description would provide the background and the characters of the... Continue Reading →
The millennials of toady, at least the English speaking, Indian Middle Class would not know the struggles their partner and grand parents went through to get even the basic necessities of life. This story would help them get a glimpse of of that grim past. When we were kids, milk was not available freely in... Continue Reading →
One of my favourite Asokamitran's story. As I have mentioned in my earlier translations of his stories, Flag Hoisting – Asokamitran, Two Finger Typing – Asokamitran, Asokamitran does not dwell too much on description or commentary. A sentence or two and he would jump to conversation. But that sentence or two would always stay in memory. I... Continue Reading →
Ki Rajanarayanan, popularly known as Ki Ra, an award winning writer best known for his ‘Gopallpuram Village’ novel, has written about the land of black soil and its people for over 40 years. ‘Karisal Kadu‘ or the black soil is the driest place in Tamil Nadu and living is an every day struggle. I have... 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 →
