How I won the World Cup for India
Ramaswami Mudaliar was a kind man but he wasn’t too kind when it came to his Dyanora black-and-white television. In 1983, owning a television was the current day equivalent of driving a BMW with Katrina Kaif as your dinner date. Mudaliar probably hugged and slept on the TV, which was encased in a wooden cabinet; […]
The end of Suren as we know him?
For all you guys that know Suren, here’s some breaking news. The rum-loving, party animal who terrorized unsuspecting victims with his ruthless one-liners has been branded. Yeah, that’s what samarshanam means. They brand you with red-hot Sanku and Chakra emblems. What this entails is that Suren is not supposed to drink, smoke, and eat (even […]
A Married Man’s Angst
Back in 2003, while waiting for an auto to go to the Koyambedu bus station, my brother blurted out all of a sudden, “They think something is wrong with you… you know? You are 30 and still not married?” Of course! My brother was being very polite: once an elderly gentleman, on a train, asked […]
Wanted: imagination when hiring talent
Dear Indian software company, I didn’t want to write this, but you forced me to this. I am stunned at that apathy and lack of imagination in the way you try to hire talent. When you want a guy to come for an interview, the least you could do is, giving him parking space. That’s […]
Even God Needs Science
Saw this mechanized drum at a temple near home. Earlier temples hired drummers to play during daily ceremonies.
Why-kee-pedia?
I caught my eleven year old nephew browsing the web and I asked him, “What are you up to?” He said, “I am researching on Tamil freedom fighters on ‘why-kee-peedia’. For an essay?” I was impressed. When I was his age, I had to rely on the government library in Greamspet, Chittoor, for research. The […]
Honesty Pays. And How!
See for yourself
Here we go again Chennai!
This time is it is the outfit that Mallika Sherawat wore during the release of Dasavatharam’s music. It seems some self-proclaimed guardians of the so called Tamil culture tried lodging a complaint against Mallika. But the cops refused to accept the complaint saying it is impossible to enforce a dress-code. Oh really? Ask the students […]
No entry for educated dogs
There is this song in the Tamil movie Pudupettai, whose lyrics ‘Padicha naaye ulla varaadhey’ translate to ‘No entry for educated dogs’. Thank you Selva Raghavan! And, I have heard our so called elders vent out their ire against a non-conforming person by saying ‘padicha thimiru!’ (arrogant that he/she is educated). Human nature? For most […]
Chennai Cops At It Again
“There won’t be any unnecessary poking into human relationships…normal relationships would not be disturbed,” he told reporters when asked whether any special measures would be in force for the Valentine’s day in the city to prevent any untoward incidents. (Via Sify)That was the Police Commissioner of Chennai Mr. Kumaran being generous. Despite so many pressing, […]