Minnal Murali – It takes a village to raise a child!
A review of “Minnal Murali”, a Malayalam superhero movie.
What is Social Media’s end game? Making all our interactions performative?
I often wonder if all the hundreds of hours I spent on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram combined over the years, was just wasted time. But that would be incorrect assessment. I stayed in touch with friends, family and re-connected with a school friend who I ended up getting married to, all thanks to social media platforms. …
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What do I want from 2022?
Firstly, a very happy New Year to you and your loved ones! In the last 3 months of 2021, I drove my car to Mumbai from Pune thrice. Once to spend a couple of days with my dad on his birthday, and the other two times to bring him to Pune for a couple of …
Magical Superpowers: practice, opportunity and privilege
Next time you see a colleague or friend who is really good at something, do not think of them as people with superpowers. Try to see their stories through the lens of practice, opportunity and privilege.
Friends. Emigre.
Yesterday, I found that a friend was moving abroad for studies. We went to school together and over the decades became good friends. Good enough to be counted amongst the select few I invited to my wedding 3 years ago. Another friend of mine is also in the process of moving abroad with family. Chances …
Books in 2020
A list of 12 books I read during the year 2020.
The Checklist Manifesto: Surgeons insight into pausing and checking
A short review of the book “The Checklist Manifesto” by Atul Gawande – an oncologist surgeon and now popular writer.
A beautiful podcast on ISRO
Short recommendation and information Mission ISRO podcast on Spotify. Along with recommending 13 Minutes to the Moon by BBC.
Tonight at 9 pm on Mad News: Anchor Unhinged
An article on journalism and the race to the bottom by television news channels – especially in the backdrop of the 2020 pandemic
A writing drought
If writing and publishing something on my blog was pictured as a beautiful fresh stream flowing through grassy hillocks and onto forests, then let us say I am right now picturing a drought! I can hardly write a new post. A flicker of an idea or two come; I write them down and work on …