The bald, witty, democratic “Tughlaq” no more!

His mentee Jayalalitha passed away yesterday and even before people could pour Earth over her coffin and the Earth settled, her mentor too passed away! I knew about Cho always because my dad was a huge fan. The only magazine that he would buy was “Tughlaq”. Dad accepted his political view without debate because Cho … Read more

Shivaratri …. And Muqaddar Ka Sikandar !

Today is Maha Shivaratri – the darkest of nights and the day that means many different things to different people. Most people celebrate it as the day when Lord Shiva married Goddess Parvati. Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev has provided several other meanings and they are all interesting and important. Please read his blog Significance of MahaShivaratri. … Read more

“Maadhu vanduriken” – Will the roles be reversed in heaven ?

I am so glad that I was born in a Tamilian family and speak the language …. Otherwise I could have never known the genius of K Balachander or the music of Illayaraja or the acting of Nagesh or the poetry of Kannadasan or Vaali. I am even more glad that Krishnan is a Tamilian … Read more

Irresponsible … :(

I watched the movie “Dhoom 3” on TV today. Nice slick production and many things to feel happy about, storyline is interesting and well, with the great Aamir Khan as the main protagonist, the acting was superb. Especially the scene towards the end where he morphs into a different character duping Abhishek Bachchan. The one … Read more

Thalaivaa… Happy birthday

Am an unabashed Rajinikanth fan and have been for the longest time. Infact for a long time, in our team meetings, I would check with my Chennai colleagues if he was doing well and news about him, much to Raghavan’s irritation. Anyone who is more than an acquaintance of mine, knows you can’t say anything … Read more