Karthigai Sarees :)
The title says sarees because I have written about two of them that I wore for Karthigai last year and this year… A saree addict will only be happy with “sarees” 🙂
Bindu & Krishnan
The Railway Men & The Bhopal Disaster
Netflix Mini Series The Railway Men shines a light on the Bhopal gas disaster of 1984. While a lot of fluff has been added.. the disaster must never be forgotten.
Noise Pollution
DLF Ridge Valley school, Gurugram has to stop creating noise. It’s almost impossible to hear myself think, leave alone do some work !!
Karthigai 2023
For me Karthigai this year on Nov 27, was special as I had a few special lamps – paavai vilakku and yaanai vilakku. Do read about them.
Osho on Prayer
In this excerpt Osho speaks about prayer … that it should be spontaneous and not some ritual. So beautiful and different from how we think of it.
New Bharat – Silkyara Tunnel Rescue
All 41 workers stranded in the Silkyara Tunnel collapse were rescued on Nov 28th. New Bharat in action – quick, calm and coherent execution.
Web Series Review – Caliphate
The web series Caliphate on Netflix shows the murky world of radicalization. It’s The Kerala Story set in Sweden. Also remembering26/11 :(.
Somanath Ji’s Darshan
Got the opportunity to meet Dr. Somanath, Chairman of ISRO last Saturday. Krishnan and I are rightfully over the moon :):)
And a Billion Hearts Were Broken !
A billion hearts were broken as Australia won the cricket World Cup 2023. Congratulations to them and take heart India, our day will come !
Book Review – The Dressmaker’s Gift
Finished reading The Dressmaker’s Gift by Fiona Valpy a couple of days back. It’s historical fiction and a two timeline story. Worth a read.