Does this make me a celebrity?
Light evening drizzle, umbrella on hand, tired after 20 rounds of walking at the corporation park I was returning home hurriedly. A Taxi kept trailing behind me for over 100…
September 2018
DNA of Travel – A talk by Dr P Srinivasan
My friend Pravin Shekar invited me to a talk on wildlife photography by Dr Srinivasan Periathiruvadi. Dr Srini is a renowned physician, an accomplished entrepreneur of healthcare-related companies and co-founder…
Chinatown (1974)
Chinatown (1974) starring Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway and Directed by Roman Polanski is an all-time favourite murder mysteries. The story happens in Los Angeles of the early 20th century when…
The Dhaba, Estd 1986
Today, wife and I wanted to try out a (new) restaurant for dinner, one we hadn’t gone before. Driving down Nungambakkam High Road, I spotted this sign – “The Dhaba…
Seema Raja (2018)
Seema Raja (2018) is a film that fails at every level. With the combination of Sivakarthikeyan and Soori, I was expecting a comedy film but Director Ponram who gave Rajini…
U Turn (2018)
U Turn (2018) is a Tamil remake of a popular Kannada film of the same name. Directed by Pawan Kumar and starring Samantha Akkineni as Rachana, this is a ghost…
Woes of Valet Parking and how I got paid for the damage
Last Sunday, I went to a wedding reception in a hall in Koyambedu, Chennai. Had given my car (nothing fancy, a Maruti SX4) for valet parking. When I returned and…
India Organic Fair 2018 in Chennai
From time to time, the Mother Teresa Women’s complex, next to Valluvar Kottam, Chennai plays host to handicrafts and products made by women self-help group from around the country. Some…