Tennis is one of my favourite sports. I have been following it since my childhood and growing up I had the best fortune of watching Boris Becker, Edberg, Sampras, Agassi etc. in their prime. This was late 80's and early 90's. Sampras and Agassi rivalry was great! Federer and Nadal or Federer and Djokovic rivalry... Continue Reading →
I wrote about How I Spent Year 2020 and mentioned my new found interest in Mallyalam cinema. This year, I continue that journey and watched the first Mallyalam movie of 2021. The Great Indian Kitchen! The movie is just amazing! Slow burn that exposes the patriarchal Indian society and the disgusting entitlements of Indian men... Continue Reading →
Elon Musk became the world's richest man last week surpassing Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. That's a remarkable achievement because his net worth has gone up by more than 8 times in last 12-15 months! I first discovered Elon Musk when I listened to his interview in 2013 with Salman Khan - not the Dabangg one,... Continue Reading →
Here is a very nice song, Memories by band Maroon 5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlPhMPnQ58k Thank you M for sharing it with me!
I recently came across this interesting TED talk by the Oxford Economist Kate Raworth on the sustainable, regenerative and distributive economies. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rhcrbcg8HBw Here is a longer version of her idea "Doughnut Economics" where she beautifully explains constraints or shortcomings of the Economics of the 20th Century. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZnyZuiesMY A few years back I had written a... Continue Reading →
One of the positive sides of COVID pandemic has been the outbreak of OTT platforms and umpteen web series and movies and other contents that people have started consuming at massive scale! I have watched some very interesting web series, movies in 2020 and have discovered a whole world of cinema/entertainment. I'll write about it... Continue Reading →
I came across this amazing discussion as part of Manthan's web talks on topic called "The Commonwealth of Cricket". It's a talk between Naseeruddin Shah and Ramchandra Guha. Ram, a well known historian and Cricket lover has written extensively about Cricket and has also been a regulator (BCCI head) briefly. In this talk he shares... Continue Reading →
Just watched the new song by Vishal (Bhardwaj) and Vishal (Dadlani) called Mask Kho Gaya which is a humorous take on Corona virus and fear of losing the mask. It is so much layered and nuanced and has so many references and slapstick critic on various news/events that happened during the pandemic. Don't miss it...... Continue Reading →
One of the better outcomes of COVID-19 and lockdown is a sudden and sharp rise in online talks, interviews and conferences. Some really good shows have happened since March 2020. Some old talk shows have morphed into the online chat - for example Karan Thapar's chat show, Algebra etc. One such important show is Manthan... Continue Reading →
I came across this extremely sharp and critical interview of Dr. Rathin Roy by Karan Thapar. There are many thoughts, points to ponder. Don't miss this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oE48XvvJlrM&t=3026s
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