In this week’s Mint’s Lounge, Aakar Patel takes head-on Ramachandra Guha on his article on the Prime Minister (Telegraph, December 31 2011) and through him the middle-class’s contempt for the Prime Minister and terms it ‘shallow’. (To be sure, Mr. Guha does not use the word contempt, he only cites disappointment) Now, I should admit, … Continue reading »
23C
For four years during my engineering days, I travelled in Route 23C to commute to college. The commute in the morning was usually spent on reading The Hindu or for the tests/exams. Had some wonderful friends sharing the commute too. Sabine Saravanan was the most regular and we both used to board at the Ayanavaram … Continue reading »
The most asked question :P
A most asked question, in one form or the other, especially nowadays. I have answered this question already twice today, and my day is only starting!. I have found it not so difficult to answer though. And for once, I could not be accused of inconsistency at least. I always give the same answer. I always … Continue reading »
Unbundling Creative Potential – Professor Ramnath Narayanswamy
Found this interesting TEDx talk on ‘Unbundling creative potential’ by Professor Ramnath Narayanswamy. I was fortunate to be taught by Professor Ramanth in my first year at IIM Bangalore. He constantly urged us to think out of the box and question continously, thoughts that are echoed in this presentation.
Wisdom from the past
This is one Tamil poem that most who have learnt Tamil in schools would have come across. Part of the Purananuru (Puram + Nanuru = external + 400), a collection of 400 songs belonging to the Sangam period of Tamil literature (600 BC to 300 AD) that provides wisdom on external aspects of human life. While … Continue reading »
