What do you do after you get yourself a Gym membership? You go to the mall and buy all new workout wears – new dry-fit Tees (T-Shirts), Trackpants, Gloves and more. Are these really needed? Do these help in your exercises, no, but it makes you feel good and increase your self-confidence! MacBook – was expensive, so a non-starter! The equivalent of the above, when you start learning a new programming platform (nowadays) is to…
In the future, when humans are able to travel at ‘warp’ speeds (faster than light) to distant galaxies, before their first journey, as a preparation,…
Learning anything new is NOT easy. And doing it yourself is tough after for years you had a team who can do it faster and…
Out of a simple incident, Malayalam cinema is famous for making an enjoyable comedy, and they succeed where others fail by resisting the temptation to spice things up. Janamaithri (2019) is one such film with an unbelievably plain story. As part of a citizen reach out exercise, Kerala Police decides they will offer a cup of hot black tea (kaṭṭan cāya aka കട്ടൻ ചായ) to all vehicle drivers during the night on all highways. In…
Till some years ago, it was an accepted fact, that the purpose of a company should be to maximize shareholder value – an idea popularised…
Sivappu Manjal Pachai (meaning Red, Orange & Green indicating Traffic Signals) is a film that will easily be forgotten. Actor Siddharth has delivered a wonderful…
Jackpot (2019) is a comedy film starring Jyothika and Revathi, who come as con artists, cheating people of their money. While at the prison following an arrest, they learn of a magic pot, that is buried in the house of Anandaraj – how they get it from there is rest of the film. In their various attempts, they are helped by ‘Motta’ Rajendran and Yogi Babu. The screenplay is completely nonsensical. Director Kalyaan’s earlier film…
In 1932, a Belgian baker named Jan Boone Sr., creates a caramelised biscuit with nothing but natural ingredients. He names it Lotus, after the flower…
Leaving the politics and the implementation gaps aside, Prime Minister Modi’s initiatives of Demonetization and Goods & Services Tax were done to bring the informal…
நாளை பிள்ளையார் சதுர்த்தி பூஜைக்கு எல்லாம் வாங்கியாச்சு! நீங்க? மொத்தம் (சுமாராக) ரூபாய் 200! மண் பிள்ளையார் – ரூ 80, குடை ரூ 20, வெற்றிலை ரூ 20, மீதம் ~ ரூ 70 சென்னை மேற்கு மாம்பலத்தில் வசதி, இங்கே (இந்த விசயத்தில்) கிடைக்காதது எதுவுமில்லை. நாளை பூஜைகள் முடிந்தப் பிறகு, நாளை மறுநாள், மண் பிள்ளையார் விக்கரகம் வீட்டின் கிணற்றில் போடப்படும் – காணொளியை இங்கே காணவும்! இந்தப் படத்தில் (வாங்கியப் பட்டியலில்), ஏன் பூ எதுவும் இல்லை என்றால் – பண்டிகை நாட்களில் சென்னையில் பூ வாங்கும் அளவிற்கு நான் இன்னும் வளரவில்லை. அதற்கு தான், வீட்டுகாரம்மா இருக்காங்களே! என்ன…
