Lessons from the Movie - The Bridge on the River Kwai It was only accidentally that I got to watch the movie. In a friend's house once I came across dozens of movie CDs gathering dust. I asked him whether I could borrow those and see if those contain anything worth watching. On a listless … Continue reading watchings of idle hours #2: leadership lessons from a pow movie
watchings of idle hours #1 : A few Good Movies
A few good men Finally, last week, I could catch up with a few good movies that had been on my watch list for a very long time. One of them is –‘A few Good Men’. People with some military background would appreciate certain nuances of ‘military ego’ better. The movie is superbly acted and … Continue reading watchings of idle hours #1 : A few Good Movies
Karntaka Heritage Sites – Photo Essay
For the Christmas vacation of 2015, the initial plan was to go somewhere far away, outside Karnataka. But plan A did not work out somehow. So here was the plan B – why not visit some nearby tourist places of Karnataka that we have been postponing visiting for years. A day before the visit, we decided, … Continue reading Karntaka Heritage Sites – Photo Essay
Happy New Year – When Writers / Directors Run out of Ideas
When singers/music directors run out of creativity they bring out remix albums. When writers /directors run out of original ideas, the product is 'Happy New Year'. The movie has just the right remix to entertain the Indian audience, particularly those who are not great fans of Holllywood movies, or so the director thinks. And the … Continue reading Happy New Year – When Writers / Directors Run out of Ideas
Colours of a subzi bazaar – a photo essay
It is a Sunday morning. In spite of the plethora of companies offering online purchase and home delivery and the mushrooming of air conditioned super stores, one of the oldest vegetable markets of Bengaluru is abuzz with activities. Tol mol ke bol waiting for that first deal of the day May be the last lot … Continue reading Colours of a subzi bazaar – a photo essay
After Rain
After rain A clear sky All the doom and gloom are gone One, Two, Three!
The lunatic, the lover and the poet, are of imagination all compact
“The lunatic, the lover and the poet, are of imagination all compact.” The statement appears in Shakespear’s play ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ Somebody who does not confirm to our logical mind, we call him/her mad. Love is beyond logic. So is poetry. Love is so much beyond logic, some say love is blind. So one … Continue reading The lunatic, the lover and the poet, are of imagination all compact
First blog post
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