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Is a generalist, and very lazily believe specialization is for insects. You may follow my updates on twitter.

January 2012

November 2011

Life of a day

By |2011-11-25T04:35:54-05:00November 25th, 2011|Poetry|

But there are so few days as compared to people, not to mention dogs, that it would be surprising if a day were not a hundred times more interesting than most people.

August 2011

Red

By |2011-08-19T00:32:33-05:00August 18th, 2011|Kerala, Poetry|

The shirt was white. like snow. elegant like a city dweller. though - as I spread it over my hands, I noticed the wear and tear of intense torture

July 2011

Delhi Belly – Review

By |2020-05-15T21:49:52-05:00July 11th, 2011|India, Movie Review, talkies|

Delhi Belly has a very clever storyline by Akshat Verma to start with, but the treatment by director Abhinay Deo, and an intuitive musical score by Ram Sampath keeps the movie grounded and prevents it from going over the top. This script could have become very loud on screen, but despite the butt cracks, and incessant meditation on kitsch, Delhi Belly is a smooth ride that takes you along quite well.

June 2011

10 Constitutional changes and a mango lassi

By |2015-05-15T03:55:10-05:00June 9th, 2011|India, Politics|

...need a Prime Minister who can explain this to the nation. This is where I miss the Nehrus, and Vajpayees, and the Vishwanath Prataps of yester years. Manmohan Singh over the past years has alarmingly proved his impotence as a leader, and while we are at it, an honest impotent leader. The new-India seem to care more about the "honest" part than the political impotence part. The new-India does not seem to hate political impotence, they just hate politicians making more money than them.

April 2011

Santosh Sivan’s Urumi – Review

By |2020-05-15T21:49:53-05:00April 17th, 2011|Movie Review, talkies, Video|

Prithviraj disappoints. Then again I am back from watching Mohanlal's Chinatown, so disappointment needs to be understood as occurring when there is hope left. Mohanlal cannot disappoint me anymore. Prithvi loses control at critical junctures in the movie. This is the same actor who gave extrememly controlled performances in Vasthavam and Thalappavu, but he loses it occasionally in "Urumi".

Kerala Elections: V.S vs Rahul Amul Gandhi

By |2011-04-12T08:18:59-05:00April 12th, 2011|Kerala, Politics|

V.S replies to Rahul Gandhi's criticism of his age. He replies to Rahul saying, it isn't the number of grey hairs on the head which determines age, but whether the head is held high or not. Rahul Gandhi's disastrous Kerala tour had this for icing.

Kerala Elections 2011: Kalashakottu

By |2011-04-11T21:43:14-05:00April 11th, 2011|Kerala, Politics, Trivandrum|

The last 15 minutes of campaigning for Assembly elections in Peroorkada Junction, at the nerve center of the Vattiyoorkavu constituency in Trivandrum. K.Muraleedharan of INC takes on CPIM independent Cherian Philip in this VIP constituency encompassing AKG Center, Legislative Assembly, Cliff House, and Indira Bhavan.

March 2011

Are you sure…

By |2011-03-17T20:14:06-05:00March 17th, 2011|Poetry, Trivia, Video|

....the best thing that ever happened to television is LOST. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vn2hlXVDZQ Oh, look around you Look down the bar from you at the  faces that you see Are you sure [...]

Kerala Elections: Do you remember 2006?

By |2011-07-11T08:42:45-05:00March 10th, 2011|Kerala, Politics, Trivandrum|

But if you are looking for a government which hits the right buttons with a 20 year vision for the state, which does not sell out our precious assets and our land, which has clear policies for human development and the ability to execute that on multiple fronts, which does not bow to the pressures of retrograde caste and religious organizations, which has a cabinet of people who know what they are talking about, which makes Kerala rank consistently as the best state in India - You might want to put some effort, drink some coffee, take a deep breath, and try to remember 2006.

February 2011

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