A couple of years back I wrote about the New Music that I had discovered. Surprisingly I somehow missed writing about another great song and a group - Padayatra and Agam respectively. Padayatra song, composed by Job Kurian and sung by Job Kurian and Harish Sivaramakrishnan is a wonderful, soothing song with a very distinct... Continue Reading →
Magnus Carlsen Podcast with Lex Fridman
Magnus Carlsen is arguably the best ever chess player in the world. Of course, it is not correct to use these kinds of superlatives - the best ever - but you get my point. He is the most influential chess player as of today. That would not be an overstatement. However he is also reclusive... Continue Reading →
डॉ. विकास दिव्यकीर्ति interview
लल्लनटॉप हा Youtube चॅनेल बराच लोकप्रिय असला तरी मला विशेष आवडत नाही. त्यांचा अँकर सौरभ हा अति आगाऊ आणि उगाचच पोक्त आहे (१९८३ सालाच जन्म आहे). काही काही interview चांगले असतात, जर guest चांगले असतील तर. असाच एक interview मला माझ्या मित्रानी (अनेकदा) recommend केला. तो म्हणजे दृष्टी IAS च्या डॉ. विकास दिव्यकीर्ति यांचा interview. ... Continue Reading →
Magnus Carlsen Takes The 100 Endgames Test
Magnus Carlsen is already among the all-time great chess players; probably he is the greatest of them all! There are multiple videos available to prove his genius (apart from his total dominance on chess board in last 10 years). However the two three that come to my mind are as follows (I have already posted... Continue Reading →
India @ 75: The State of India
Karan Thapar is one of the best interviewers in India. Of course he is biased (in his own views), however he brings out the best in his guests and forces them to take a stand. In short, his interviews are not lollipop, token interviews like the one by Akshay Kumar with Modi. As India completed... Continue Reading →
15th August 1992: 30 Years of Roja and A R Rahman
A R Rahman's first film as a composer, "Roja" released on 15th August 1992...30 years ago on this day! I still remember the sensation created by Roja songs and the beginning of the cult of A R Rahman! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OJBJLSVEho Roja was made in Tamil but it was also dubbed in Hindi. All the songs were... Continue Reading →
Gukesh D – The New Sensation in Indian Chess
The 44th Chess Olympiad in Chennai is going on in full swing! I am enjoying it a lot and am following the live stream and post-game analysis on various Youtube channels. It is a great time for Chess lovers because the online Chess activity has exploded in last 3-4 years! You are no longer constrained... Continue Reading →
A Lecture And Two Documentaries About Ramanujan
Here is an excellent documentary on the math genius Srinivasa Ramanujan https://youtu.be/OARGZ1xXCxs One more short documentary on Ramanujan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixra6x1XdjE Why does Ramanujan matter? - A talk by Prof. Ken Ono https://youtu.be/7ynhiZJUMzA
44th Chess Olympiad and Clever Marketing
44th Chess Olympiad in Chennai, Tamil Nadu (India)
The Knowledge Project – Shane Parrish Talks With Kunal Shah
Shane Parrish is one of the interesting persons in the world of Finance/Blogging/Podcasting. I first discovered him through his website/blog called Farnam Street. It's an excellent resource for a lot of interesting articles/blogs and insights. I have also subscribed to his newsletters. The internet rabbit hole is such that once you like someone you can... Continue Reading →
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