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Analyses
The Descendants of the Kings
During the recent Tipu Sultan birth anniversary controversy, a friend asked a fascinating but very logical question: “Where are Tipu’s…
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James Bond
Dr.No (1962) – The Name’s Bond. James Bond.
Dr. No (Doctor No) was the first James Bond movie. In his first ever outing on the silver screen, James Bond…
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Analyses
Some Thoughts On Change (and India)
One of the biggest challenges one faces living in India is getting change. You go to any ATM, out pop…
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L I F E
Ladies, Support your Man’s Dreams! The Nivin Pauly Story
If you haven’t yet heard, Nivin Pauly is Malayalam cinema’s latest reigning youth sensation, with a slew of new age…
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le Scribbles
Why Kerala Appointed Steffi Graf as Brand Ambassador for Ayurveda
People are dumbfounded at Kerala appointing retired tennis legend Steffi Graf as the state’s brand ambassador for Ayurveda. Aren’t there…
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How to Become a Good Photographer
You do have a phone with a good camera. Take 10000 photos with it. Buy a compact point and shoot.…
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Bangalore
Bengaluru Darshana – Wandering Around Bangalore
It was June 07 2015, Sunday. It was bright and sunny at 30 degrees and the sky was a deep blue…
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Movie Reviews
‘Laila O Laila’ – A Pathetic Parade of Passé Clichés
Laila O Laila was bad. It was horrible. There was absolutely nothing in the movie to watch. It shows an…
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Techonomics
The State of Digital Music in India: From Piracy to Retail
Finnish Symphonic Power Metal band Nightwish released their seventh studio album “Endless Forms Most Beautiful” on March 27 2015, for…
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Pop Culture
An Ode to the Fast & Furious Franchise. Godspeed Paul!
It was fourteen years ago when I first met them in a dingy movie theater in the town of Nagercoil,…
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le Scribbles
Monkeys, Monkeys Everywhere
Once I had an argument with a creationist about, well, the origin of the species. This particular guy would not…
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Careers, Investing
IT is Getting Old, as are the “IT Guys”
Towards the end of the last century, the world suddenly went abuzz with the talk of a new, fantastic, futuristic…
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