Whether it is from Amazon India or Flipkart or Snapdeal or Aliexpress, I buy from all of them a lot and regularly – bordering on making me an online shopaholic. I try to minimise sharing of my credit card details (I never use my debit card online) and when available I pay for the purchases through a reputed payment gateway (or wallet) like PayPal or PayTM or Amazon Pay and so on. When that’s not…
Don’t be an ass* or we will kick your ass out! I am currently watching the recordings from the Security BSides San Francisco 2019 conference.…
If you want to switch off your logical brain, sit back, relax, and can enjoy Mr Bean style of comedy, then check out Johnny English…
In the past, I have written about two places in Chennai, “Seena Bhai 1977 Dosa Centre” & “Tosai, Ashok Nagar”, where you can get tasty dosa varieties at ordinary prices. I would like to add to that list, this roadside eatery (in a mobile stand) called “Sri Bharathi Evening Tiffin Centre” (ஸ்ரீ பாரதி ஈவினிங் டிபன் சென்டர் ). The stand is in West Mambalam area, at the intersection of Vinayagam Street and Vivekanandapuram First Street, Google…
102 Not Out (2018) had many reasons to intrigue me – story of how a centenarian and his septuagenarian go about with their lives -…
If you have a Netflix subscription, stop reading this blog and watch this Oscar winner, the best documentary short of the year – Period. End…
As readers of this blog know I enjoy travel, not the strenuous type, but the relaxed version called the “Slow Travel”. I believe, when you travel it is important to be comfortable, go out to observe the places, stop and smell the roses on the way, take a few good pictures for memory and to enjoy the local food and culture. I would like to see this as “Lazy Travel” – not hurrying to finish…
Thank you Mr Ar Rm Arun (Chairman, Valingro Group) for inviting me today for your inauguration as Honorary Consul of the Czech Republic in Chennai.…
About a year back, this restaurant “Tosai” opened in Ashok Nagar (Chennai). They make nearly a hundred variety of dosas – most of them variations…
As a student, Chemistry was not my favourite subject – I scored 98% in my 12th Standard exam (school leaving exam) but that was thanks to a great teacher I had, and not due to me. Even then, reading the periodic table I was amazed by its elegance and rhythm. It just felt like a divine truth and I had not thought of the history behind its invention. Last week, The Economist had this wonderful…
