Who are the Indian Millennials?
Indian “Millennials” were the first generation to come to age in a globalised India. They are the golden generation, quite in contrast to their Western counterparts.
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Oppam, Drishyam and how Police are Depicted in our Movies
Oppam was a much-hyped Malayalam movie starring Mohanlal, hyped because it was directed by Priyadarshan. The actor-director duo who are real-life childhood friends had once upon a time produced a string of Malayalam comedy and drama movies, all of which have become cult classics and shaped how Malayalis think and laugh, even three decades since….
How we Fail Soumya and all (Poor) Seekers of Justice
So, India is a wonderful democratic country under the rule of the law and constitution that even an alleged beggar can go up to the Supreme Court and get his death sentence for murder case commuted to just seven years in prison without anyone, not the courts or the police or the government making any effort to…
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 a very comfortable overnight journey from Ernakulam. The real ordeal, however, only lay ahead of me: I had to get home from the hellhole that is KR Puram railway station junction. Usually, I wouldn’t think…
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 only either pink or yellow colored currency notes. You won’t get change for them unless you spend it in a bar, no matter how much Gandhiji smiles. In fact, lack of easy change is the reason for…
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 invention centered around computers that would apparently shape the future of the human civilization. Nobody knows how it started in India, but by 1997 “Information Technology” was for sure only the second biggest trending topic…
Don’t Complain. Better Safe than Sorry.
Life in India is an obstacle course. Every day we face thousands of hurdles which make our life more and more difficult. And most of these impediments are the handiwork of people trying to make money by making our lives uncomfortable. These range from politicians swindling off crores of public money to hawkers occupying public…
“Just Walk Into Our Store” is Not as Easy as it Sounds
“Sir, all you need to do is just walk into our store!” This phrase is used by customer service people in India like it is the magic spell. When you hit a deadwall trying to grapple over bad the bad phone connection with the customer care executive help with your aforesaid bad phone connection, they…
Why e-Governance in India is a Sham
Quick question: What do you mean by e-Governance? Forget Wikipedia, and government-provided definitions, what would your own definition be? Something like “Get government stuff easily and straightforwardly done through the Internet without having to go to government offices, face stony faced officials and labyrinthine processes“? Well, that is my idea too, but only it does…
16 More Things I Have Learned From Life So Far
After chronicling the first 17, here come the remaining 16 of the 33 top lessons life has taught me in the past as many years of my existence. It is not so bad, actually. 1. Always Listen to Your Mother Other than your mother, no one really cares for you. Everyone else, no matter who…
The Great Indian Olympic Debacle
The 30th Olympic Games have drawn to a close in London. India won an unprecedented SIX medals making this the nation’s best-ever Olympic performance in history! Congratulations to those athletes! But still, all those performances were more on individual merit rather than on the country’s merit. Very simply put, what part did the country, the…
Bollywood, Intolerance, Misogyny and the Indian Society
Another molestation news has created headlines. This time it was a minor girl who stepped out of a bar who was stripped and molested for around half an hour in full public view by a mob of around 30 men in Guwahati. A news crew recorded the entire incident which spun off a branch of…
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