Category Archives: Opinion
Supernova-k :)
At this point of time I will like to point to you to this (my writing was quite cringe worthy then . I hadn’t yet discovered my blog-voice! ) and bask in my smugness A lot has changed since then – … Continue reading
Confession
I have something to tell you. It has stayed bottled in for too long, and the pressure it puts on me, especially everytime someone talks about it or I hit the skip button on my ipod, is getting beyond what … Continue reading
Filed under Carnatic music, Music, Opinion
Cinemaspeak
Watched Angadi Theru finally on Friday. Having heard so much about it, had been wanting to watch it for a while now. But I was terribly disappointed with the movie. It was a manipulative and badly made movie. It did … Continue reading
Filed under Boxoffice, Music, Opinion, PhD, Tamil cinema
The weekend that was..
When it rains it sure seems to pour in this part of the world! 3 days, 3 concerts, 3 genres..It was a fabulous weekend. Fortunately, it was also my breather weekend between 2 deadlines and so could attend and enjoy … Continue reading
Filed under Carnatic music, Concerts, Music, Opinion, Tamil cinema
Snippets
Thanks to VTV, I can now come out of the closet and gracefully acknowledge my Simbu love Gautham Menon continues to impress with his sensitive and simple perspectives on life, love and relationships. Having know a few Jesses personally, I … Continue reading
Filed under books, Carnatic music, Movies, Opinion, Rants, Tamil cinema
Avial -2
This is what results when laziness takes over and nuggets and ideas don’t turn into whole posts.. First off, one of my very good friends got married and it sucked that I couldn’t make it to the wedding. Congrats Mads…you … Continue reading
The Political Compass test
The Political Compass Economic Left/Right: -7.25 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.97 Wasn’t much of a surprise..Want to see where you stand – http://www.politicalcompass.org/index
Always on the side of the Egg
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1064909.html I have even greater respect for the man now. Not just for his wizardry with words anymore..for being the voice of these words we need to hear.
The R2I conundrum
There are a lot of things I feel passionate about. I will argue, cry, and generally make a fool of myself defending somethings that are close to me. And returning to India is one such thing. Whenever I say I … Continue reading
Book Mela
My reading habit has taken a big blow since I started Grad school. I usually struggle for a couple weeks at least to finish a book. However compelling the book is and how much ever I adore the author. By … Continue reading
