A few days back I spoke of OTT, mobile and in general – screen addiction. Today, I speak about food addiction. Specifically, bad food addiction. The problem is that food that is good for us is almost never addictive, and food that is bad for us is always addictive. From the colas, to the chips, …
Who isn’t familiar with the concept of EMI? This craze has driven us to over-consume and under-save, and it is only getting worse with ‘solutions’ such as Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) or sometimes, never at all. We are also familiar with the dark side of credit – those who don’t pay suddenly find the …
அகழ்வாரைத் தாங்கும் நிலம்போலத் தம்மைஇகழ்வார்ப் பொறுத்தல் தலை. Akazhvaaraith Thaangum Nilampolath ThammaiIkazhvaarp Poruththal Thalai (151) To bear with those who revile us, just as the earth bears up those who dig it, is the greatest of virtues. धारणात् खनकस्यापि धरण्या इव नि:समा ।स्वापराधिषु या क्षान्ति: स धर्म: परमो नृणाम् ॥ (१५१) क्षमा क्षमा कर ज्यों धरे, जो …
OTT…how the world changes! When the history of cinema will be written in the future, there will be two distinct parts – before OTT and after OTT. OTT has changed the game in a way that in a few years, theaters will be obsolete. New releases anyway show up online faster than they used to, …
Read Part 1 here and Part 2 here. And if you want to immerse yourself in the song, without a care in the world as to what it may mean, click here. Can God have favorites? I don’t mean favorites as in people, but favorites as in colors, or flowers, or sweets…we often hear of …
Yesterday, I wrote about Sojugada Soon Mallige, a soulful folk song that was beautifully sung by Ananya Bhat. As I reflected on the inner meaning of this song, many thoughts came to my mind. I sought answers, and interestingly enough, I stumbled upon a blog that had quite a lot of them. So here are …
Today, as I was driving, the OST of Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana (Kannada movie) was playing in the car when Sojugada started. A different rendition, but my ears perked up nevertheless. And it brought back memories of the first time when I heard the song at the Mahashivratri celebrations. Ananya Bhat, stole hearts and minds …
The wheels on the bus go round and roundRound and roundRound and roundThe wheels on the bus go round and roundAll through the town If you haven’t heard these lines before, chances are that you don’t have a kid yet. I have, and this has become my daily mantra. If it was the Gayatri mantra, …
Did you know that strozzapreti (a type of pasta) means ‘strangled priests’, or that vermicelli means ‘little worms’? Or that the Scottish word sgiomlaireachd (yes it’s a mouthful) means ‘the habit of dropping in at mealtimes’? Of course, you know that German is full of jaw-crunching words like Wirtschaftstreuhandgesellschaft (business trust company), Bundesbahnangestelltenwitwe (a widow …
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I’m watching an intriguing new series on Apple TV – it’s called Severance. Set in a fictional company called Lumon Industries, the workers of Severance have volunteered to allow their minds to be separated into work life and home life—a process called severance—with neither half having a memory of the other. It’s engaging till now, and …
