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Listening to Chef Damu
Listening in person to Chef Damu (Chef Dr K Damodaran) about his life journey was fascinating. Apart from the arduous work and his aspiration, I learned from his autobiography it was his ability to continuously upgrade his skills, reinvent himself that has been the reason for his success. It was a great inspiration. He had started his career as a…
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Chennai Nandanam’s skyline
This is the skyline view of the Nandanam area in Chennai, as seen from the ninth floor of Hotel Raintree, Anna Salai. In the foreground are rows of low-income houses built by the Tamil Nadu Government Housing Board and in the background are the high-rise apartments and offices.
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Navarasa (TV Series)
Does having the big names of Kollywood like Mani Ratnam, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Vijay Sethupathi, Arvind Swami, Siddharth & Suriya ensure an entertainer. Nava Rasa (2021) proves it is not, having stars only increases the expectations. The obvious ingredient for a good movie or series is good stories, everything else even in abundance doesn’t make up for its absence. It…
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Brave New World (TV series)
Brave New World (2020) is an SCI-FI that was released on peacock in the USA and on Netflix for countries including India. It is based on Aldous Huxley‘s classic book of the same name, which came in 1932. Even with a story that was intriguing, visuals that were stunning, a convincing performance from the lead pair, the show doesn’t get…
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Apple M1Pro and M1Max are a bigger deal than M1
With M1Pro and M1max Apple has made it clear they are the top dogs when it comes to professional computer chips too. I find these chips to be more impressive than M1 which came out last year, that I called to be momentous, an assessment that still stands. Apple has shown they have a plan to keep up the pace,…
