By Sai Ganga As the dust settles as Thug Life has finally hit us, the reactions summarize how Mani Ratnam’s career has been – like him or hate him, you just can’t ignore him. The fact that his films still elicit a reaction from audiences four decades after Pallavi Anupallavi released is a testament to […]

By Venkatesh Kumar I’m sending across few film agreements. The producer is my grandfather G. Ranganathan who produced a tamil film in 1960! Story writer is AC Tirulogchander, Director being Bheem Singh & Cinematographer Vittal Rao. Just thought of sharing it with you in the readers blog!! The film released in 1961 starting Anandhan & […]

Below is a great animation from RSA in which Ha-Joon Chang (South Korean institutional economist specialising in development economics) explains why every single person should know some basic economics. He pulls back the curtain on the often mystifying language of derivatives and… Continue reading →

By Jeeva P நான் சித்தாந்த ரீதியாக என்னுடன் முற்றிலும் வேறுபடுபவர்களிடம் கொஞ்சமும் அரசியலை பற்றி விவாதிப்பதில்லை என்ற முடிவை சில வருடங்களுக்கு முன்னால் தான் எடுத்தேன். நான் அவர்களுடன் விவாதிப்பதை நிறுத்தியமைக்கு சில உண்மையற்ற காரணங்கள் நான் எதிர்பார்த்தது போலவே கற்பிக்கப் பட்டது – “அவனுக்கு வலதுசாரி ஆதரவாளர்கள் மேல் எக்கச்சக்க வெறுப்பு. இந்தியா உட்பட பல நாடுகளின் வலதுசாரி அரசாங்கங்களின் அக்கிரமங்களைக் கண்டும் அவ்வரசுகளை வலதுசாரி ஆதரவாளர்கள் தொடர்ந்து ஆதரித்தும் கொண்டாடியும் வர

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By Jay S Like Kamal Haasan, in his own words, I am selfish. I need movies to change me, not to entertain. My experience with Thug Life is not meant to negate others’ but I hope to just add a voice to the noise. I have a cloying distaste of gangster and action movies and my question […]

The concept is solid: a man keeps trying to avoid death, and death keeps coming at him in every direction. But despite strong filmmaking, the narrative remains emotionally aloof. The rest of this review may contain spoilers. Mani Ratnam and Kamal Haasan have repeatedly stressed that their reunion after Nayakan has nothing to do with […]

By Jeeva P பதினேழு ஆண்டுகளுக்கு முன்.. காதை பிளக்கும் சத்தம். “இவனுகல கேக்க யூனியன் னு ஒன்னு இல்லாததுனாலதான இப்படி பன்றானுக?” அப்பா எப்பொழுதும் போல பேப்பரை விரித்துக்கொண்டு கோபத்தில் திட்டிக்கொண்டிருந்தார். அப்பா தொழிற்சங்கவாதி. கம்யூனிஸ்ட். அம்மா மிக்ஸியை அணைத்தாள். “என்னங்க?” “அமெரிக்காவில் ஏதோ ரிசேஷன் ஆம். பெரிய நிறுவனங்கள் கூட வேலை பாக்றவங்கள வேலைய விட்டு தூக்குதுங்கலாம்!” அப்பா அம்மாவுக்கு விளக்கினார். “சரி அதுக்கு ஏன் நீங்க கோவப்படறீங்க? அவங்கள தான தூக்கறாங்க?” அம்மா […

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A recent article in the Economic Review magazine discussed the cost-of-living crisis and the airline industry with a focus on Ryanair. As well as supply and demand the article addresses the theory of price elasticity of demand (PED). This measures… Continue reading →

By Madan Mohan Legendary conservationist Valmik Thapar passed away on 31st May. He was 73 and had been suffering from cancer. Some say nobody did more than him for the tiger. Other than trips to Sanjay Gandhi National Park and the boat ride at Thekkady (which takes you into Periyar Tiger Reserve, really and where I […]

The Marina breeze not only carries the scent of fish fries, filter coffee, Cooum, sambar vadai and the sound of an autorickshaw kick-starting. Chennai is a never-ending open concert enlivened by the likes of TM Soundarrajan, MS Viswanathan, Ilaiyaraaja, AR Rahman, Yuvan Shankar Raja, Anirudh Ravichander and Sean Roldan, who rule the radios of bustling […]

With most schools approaching their mid-year exams in both CIE and NCEA here is a mindmap which covers the main points when studying perfect competition. This can be a popular essay in CIE Paper 4 making a comparison with imperfect… Continue reading →

By Sai Prasath There are two kinds of greatness in sport. The first is the statistical kind, easy to spot and simple to quantify. It’s in the columns of centuries & in the averages (especially in the case of test cricket), and in the records broken. The second is the harder one: the kind that […]

Starting a thread for OTT shows / recommendations etc. What have you guys been watching? As for me… While waiting for the new season of You, which I am watching now, I asked around for recommendations. The new season of The Last of Us is something I desperately want to watch, but I want the […]

In the interview, Ilaiyaraaja stated that there has never been — and will never be — a composer like him in cinema. His comment quickly went viral, sparking widespread discussion on social media. Full text here: https://telugucinema.com/news/ilaiyaraaja-declares-theres-no-composer-like-me I have not seen the interview, but fuck yeah… more people need to own their greatness and not […]

By Sudharsanan Sampath I’ve been watching Thug Life‘s promotional interviews, especially the one-on-one interviews with Mani Ratnam and Kamal Haasan. As expected, there are the usual questions about Nayagan, about what it’s like to reunite with this star or act alongside that person. Occupational hazard. My favorite interview of all this was Sudhir Srinivasan’s interview […]

Contrails, or condensation trails, are thin streaks of cloud created by aircraft exhaust fumes that contribute to global warming by trapping heat in the atmosphere. While the exact warming effect of contrails is uncertain, scientists believe it is greater than… Continue reading →

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By Vijaysree V It was a nippy December evening. Festivity was in the air. From our uptown campus, we took the streetcar to go gawk at the twinkling lights and dressed up store fronts in downtown New Orleans. On Canal Street, a tall black man, dressed as Santa Claus tinkled out a steady tune with […]