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The People Who Valued Bags More Than Their Lives
What seems to have attracted more attention than the fact that all 300 souls on board Emirates flight EK521 TRV-DXB…
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Is Conformism the Key to Happiness?
The most overlooked among all the philosophical premises of The Matrix is the very concept it is based upon, which…
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Missing a Train and the Philosophy of Reason
Human beings are hardwired to always look for patterns and reasons in everything, which is why we keep on wondering…
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India’s Obsession with Engineering Degress
Looking at how things are unfolding, India might be facing a major youth unemployment crisis in the near future. Millions…
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India’s Obsession With Engineering + IT is Turning Dangerous
On Sunday, January 24, 2016, HCL Technologies, an upper-medium size software “IT” services company conducted a “walk-in hiring drive” for…
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The Price You Pay for Perception
Today morning I alighted from the 16316 Kochuveli – Bangalore Express at Bangalore Krishnarajapuram at 0725, bang on time after…
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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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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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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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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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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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An Ode to Orkut
There was a time not so long ago which today would be difficult to even imagine having existed. I am…
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