Nataraja
August 15, 2005Many moons ago, my great grandmother – Bala Chitti as she was popularly known – had composed an incredible song in the praise of Nataraja. The lyrics went: Ananda Tirunatanam, Aranudanai Parvatiyum Arputhamay Aadi Nindral, Anay varam Kondada Shobhaa ne.. (And it…
An enforced Break
August 14, 2005My parents and the doctors have conspired together to ensure that i take a break. The next 7-8 days is going to be virtually house arrest time. There is some funny stuff happening with my lungs that needs to be figured out….
Legal Sanction for Rape?
August 12, 2005In the last one week there have been two cases where the rapist has been let off with a fine because he has dependants. In both cases the victim has been a minor. The first girl was a 14 year old, and…
The Cost of Supremacy
August 12, 2005via Zest Alternative, a story from the New Scientist on the atomic bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki . Based on new research by two historians – Peter Kuznick & Mark Selden – the article is a chilling read. New studies of the…
Moral Quandry
August 11, 2005This morning I was in a quandry. It comes after weeks of banging my head against the wall on various business related issues. And realising that people aren’t as honest as you think that they are – or that concepts of integrity…
Rani Up Close and Personal
August 9, 2005picture by Jayadev Eyes that can melt the hardest of hearts.
The Ideal Wife
August 8, 2005Zaroorat Hai, Zaroorat Hai, Zaroorat Hai Ek Srimati Ki, Kalavati Ki Seva Kare Jo Pati… Ki Zaroorat Hai, Zaroorat hai Zaroorat Hai sang Kishore Kumar eons ago in the film Manmauji. Not a very great film. But a catchy tune and very…
Blogexplosion
August 7, 2005Full many a blog born to blush unseen and waste its sweetness on the desert air (actually cyberspace:)) with aplologies to Thomas Gray and his Elgy in a Country Church Yard. Btw this is the same poem that has the famous line…
The Other Side of the Product Life Cycle …
August 6, 2005…. is great fun. In very many ways I am an early adopter of technologies. Except for one vital way which can help marketeers. I very rarely buy them until their costs reduce. In that sense, I am the archytypal price sensitive…