We all know that the answer to the ultimate question is 42. But if you are a Malayali (Mallu for short) this answer will not be enough. Because unlike the ‘general’ ultimate question, the ultimate Mallu question is known and has been haunting Malayalis for years of their waking lives, night and day, while drunk and…
Online retail is going from strength to strength and is slowly squeezing the life out of traditional “brick and mortar” book shops, most of which are now hopelessly corporatized anyway, losing their soul and life. Anyway, what are these bookshop businesses doing to counter the onslaught of online e-Commerce giants like Amazon and Flipkart among…
Really, not many seem to give a damn about the imminent danger they face.. Even if it is an issue that is poised to become one of the biggest man-made catastrophes the world has ever seen. Call it disinterest, ignorance, apathy, ego, lack of money-making opportunities or anything, this almost total “I-don’t-give-a-damn-ness is almost criminal. The…
When it comes to having changed the lives of millions of Indians post liberalization, the automobile sector must come second only after the Telecom sector. Almost all major automobile manufacturers in the world have their presence in the country today with models and variants ranging from 125,000 to 500 million bucks on offer, but heavily skewed…
The “migration to migration” story of four generations of a Nasrani Christian family of Meenachil Taluk, Kottayam, Kerala.
At a bus stop in Bangalore. Among the waiting commuters are a young guy and girl sitting and chatting on the bench. A BMTC Volvo bus arrives and wheezes to a stop. Guy: “Let us go in this bus.” Girl: “But the fare is too high. It will come up to 80 rupees. I usually…
Everyone needs a home. In ancient times, people built houses to live and last a lifetime. Then modernity happened and the house turned from primarily a place to live to an investment vehicle and a speculative instrument, turning home-buying turned into a high-stakes gamble. In big cities, space crunch dictated that homes be concrete boxes…
Dear Suits at Chevrolet India and Generally Motors, How are you guys doing? I know that times are hard and you guys must be struggling hard to fill Gas in your Corvettes and Camaros. That is alright, we all go through these phases. Niceties done, let me get to the point: What the facebook are…
It happened again. Apple dumps its stock of soon-to-be-obsolete iPads in India a full year after its launch in the US market, confirming yet again that for them, India is just a dumping ground for obsolete iProducts, lowest on their radar and they are totally so not interested in the booming Indian telecom and IT market where other global giants are hungrily…
Apart from the valley, Kashmir consists of mostly desolate, sparsely populated, mountainous wasteland. Have you ever wondered what could possibly be there that Pakistan finds so attractive, that it risks everything to go after it? How does Pakistan, a semi-failed state with hardly any industry or revenue keep being able to procure high-tech weaponry and infrastructure to aid…
“Study, study, study!” “Marks, marks, marks!” “Ranks, ranks, ranks!” “Grades, grades, grades!” #YouRemember? For anyone who grew up and underwent their “education process” in India, these words and associated memories (often not too fond) form an inseparable and intrinsic part of their growing-up experiences. In fact, for most, these words are the only memories they…
Facebook is not just a great way to ogle over women in your friends’ friend lists, but is an awesome way to let the world know about stuff by sharing content and links from all over the web (and publicize your blogs, hehe :)) And Facebook has an awesome way of presenting these links on…