Yes, we all love to be incredible
She wailed, ‘Technology is getting more and more insane. I feel I am being left behind.’ She repeated this sentence again and again but not one busy lunch-time office goer even paused to ask, ‘Is anything the matter? How can I help you?’ But just when this insanity of human apathy was climbing yet another...
Think of rising higher. Review of My Journey written by A P J Abdul Kalam
Ulluvathellam uyarvullal matratu Tallinum tellamai nirttut Abdul Kalam quotes this kural from Tamil literature in his book and goes on to give us its translation in English: ‘Think of rising higher. Let it be your only thought. Even if your object be not attained, the thought itself will have raised you.’ The book is a...
To write, or not to right
‘Does a name on a form over-shadow an appearance in the heart?’ he asked and then went on, ‘Both are shadows but one pulsates forever and the other smudges and fades away in a few years.’ The feminists argued that the name on a piece of paper pulsates with life and demands more than just...
The surge of power. Review of ‘Prisoner Jailor Prime Minister’
The book has surges, urges, and purges splurging through the pages… and if you just sauté these elements with a pinch of the political history of India, a few drops of fantasy, and a liberal garnish of radical thoughts, you’ve actually almost written the recipe of the book. This book by Tabrik C can be...
Floccinauci nihilipilification. Review of ‘English Bites’
No, floccinaucinihilipilification isn’t the longest word in the dictionary… there are words with up to 35 letters that win the contest, though the medical fraternity, Manish Gupta will have us believe, insists on a word from their jargon as the one that wins the race hands down. But the point that I want to make...
This is how we speak. Review of ‘Terms and conditions apply’
I am just wondering what the purists will have to say about this book where the title is in English, the author’s name is written in Hindi… and the 14 short stories inside use English phrases and words almost where any of the urban and rural reader would while communicating in his daily life. This...
Between credibility and chaos
All around today I see moments floating between credibility and chaos… and somewhere between credibility and chaos are the dangerous mutant strands of corruption. So whichever way one moves, the possibility of getting afflicted with corruption is rather high. From politicians to the bureaucrats, from the common man to connected man, and from one end...
Free Facebook is real
Social media is no longer a term that only the privileged boys and girls utter with a lusty smile. It is fast reaching out across all socio-economic barriers to bridge the rural-urban chasms that pretended to be invincible. We are in times when even your friendly auto-driver would have his loyal customers in a special...
The poetry of logical ideas
Life is not an artistic mystery, but a mathematical equation. Specky, my wife says so. She even quotes Albert Einstein: “If A is a success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut.” And whenever she does that, I just...
Secrets of making éclairs @Meridien shared
I was at my desk and trying to woo a couple of new ideas for a blog post and I realised that my hunger pangs weren’t letting me focus. As I was about to get up to go the kitchen to see what I could creatively serve myself, Anusuya called up on my mobile. ‘Hi...
Of wars and a warrior. Review of ‘Arjuna’
Mahabharata fascinates. These stories of wars and warriors have been interpreted in ways to suit the modern manager and also exist as tales that little children love to read and re-read. There are comic-books that tell these stories in their own illustrative way. So is ‘Arjuna’ yet another book that tells us the stories from...
Conversation with a beauty blogger
The only cosmetic products I pamper myself with include shaving foams, soaps, shampoos, face-washes, and moisturisers. Perfumes and deodorants are also things I have bought for myself but not often. Do I experiment with the brands in these categories? Yes, I do. So when met this beauty blogger, I asked, ‘You review all these wonderful...
