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 →
Eye Witness – Movie with Mohan Ram.
A Tamil proverb says, "திருட்டு மாங்காவுக்கு ருசி அதிகம்" means, "stolen mango is tastier." The same applies to movies as well. The movie you bunked class to watch seemed more thrilling. While most of the students bunked class to watch a movie during college days, my friend Mohan Ram and I started it during school days. First... Continue Reading →
WHAM! And a Walkman – A Tribute to George Michael.
Our knowledge of Pop Music can be written on the backside of a bus ticket. But George Michael or more precisely ‘WHAM! Make It Big’ album would fill a significant portion of it. My brother JK and I got introduced to Wham and the Walkman at the same time. First, our knowledge about Pop Music.... Continue Reading →