Musings

Be Picky!

A journey of a thousand miles…starts with a single line of code… 17th September 2019. Thats the day I first interacted with Ivanka Tancheva.  “I want to set up a specialised food delivery app” she said. Sounded interesting, but I was skeptical initially. The business model was too niche, I thought.  We had a couple of …

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C U Soon!

C U Soon… Have you seen this Malayalam movie yet? It’s on Amazon Prime with subtitles.   Shot during the lockdown, using phones and mostly on computer screens, C U Soon is a taut thriller, starring Fahadh Faasil, one of India’s most talented actors.  They experimented, used minimal resources, and came up with an excellent product.  …

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PUBG

PUBG has now been banned in India…. But is it justified? If you haven’t heard about PUBG yet, chances are that you are living under a rock.  The game took the world by storm, and that storm has not subsided yet. My view is not on the politics of it…but on the violence associated with …

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Happy Teacher’s Day!

We may remember Teachers Day as the day when we decorated the blackboard (or green board, as was in our case), and wished our teachers and thanked them for teaching us well. We may not have understood the importance of teachers day then, as we do now.  Today, we live in different parts of the …

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India’s Daughter – BBC Documentary – My thoughts…

The issue has now been rekindled. After the protests and subsequent outrage in the aftermath of December 16th, 2012, things had quietened down. The accused had been sentenced, the outrage mostly forgotten. Until the word spread that a documentary on this incident, made by a British filmmaker, would be shown on India’s premier news channel- NDTV. All …

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The Indian Republic Day

Ah, the Indian Republic Day! The tribute at the Amar Jawan Jyoti, the parades, the tableaus, the march past…the show of strength… I remember when we were kids…switching on the television early morning, watching India at its finest, on Doordarshan (the only channel available). The commentary was a damper (very boring, and it hasn’t got …

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