Idols

People that Krishnan and I look upto !!!

Heroes

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He spent 27 years behind bars …. Came out and ended the apartheid regime and lead the bloodless transfer of power in South Africa and he turned 94 on July 18. Nelson Mandela – a true transcendent leader !! What tenacity and power over his thoughts he must have .. If for just one day … Read more

Thank you AB

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We are so quick to dismiss any good gesture from a celebrity as a publicity stunt !!! The latest is this news about Amitabh paying off the debts of 100+ farmers in the Wardha district. Am a fan of Amitabh, I grew up watching his films. I know he is probably not the right role … Read more

To Sir With Love

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I have spent countless hours in his house, reading books, poetry, sharing my poems, forming my ideals and values in the most important years of my life. He was my English teacher for the last three years of school … And a role model for many years after that. I stayed in touch right through … Read more

Paper mâché Hero Vs real Hero

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My hands refuse to type the two names together and the only reason their names will appear together is because it will show what ails us today…. Bhagat Singh was the freedom fighter who was hanged by the British regime when he was 23 for having killed a police officer John Saunders, who was responsible … Read more

ShikshaDaan

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Maths has always been a special subject for me – whatever I added was a little more than what was right and whatever I subtracted sometimes was less and so on … And then I fell in love with a person who calculated most things in his head and really quick and always got the … Read more

Jamling Norgay

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This year so far has been about celebrities and I met a true blue achiever yesterday. Tenzing Norgay’s son Jamling came and spoke at the Nasscom GIC conclave. I met him just before the session started and what amazing humility !! I have always wondered what it means to have a famous father and that … Read more

Sivaji Ganesan

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Sivaji Ganesan

This is the Wikipedia page of Sivaji Ganesan, one of greatest actors ever ! He is also Krishnan’s all time favourite and Krishnan has stood outside his gate several times when he was a little boy hoping to be adopted by him :):)