Below is a video from the Wall Street Journal that outlines the decision by Jerome Powell (Chairman of the US Central Bank – Federal Reserve) to reduce the US Federal Funds rate by 50 basis points (0.5%). If you are… Continue reading →

By Sanjay NM Introduction As a barrage of tweets, messages & memes fly around social media space on the alleged presence of beef fat in the revered Tirupathi Laddoo, I couldn’t help but wonder if the public discourse has ever been this worse in our lifetimes. As a millennial approaching middle age, I am at […]

This week I am doing a revision course for AS students and went over Price Elasticity of Demand. Might be useful for those doing AS at the moment. Price Elasticity of Demand (PED)This measures the relative amount by which the… Continue reading →

I agree it is too soon to fix a style, a label, an intent on a filmmaker who has made just two films, but I have a feeling these two films are essentially who Prem Kumar is as a creator. As I mentioned in my review, both 96 and Meiyazhagan follow the same structure: I […]

With the CIE exams just three weeks away here is something on Economic Rent and Transfer Earnings. To most of us “rent” is defined as a periodical payment made for the use of a particular asset – usually a residential… Continue reading →

There are interesting ideas. But the translation from concept to execution leaves a lot to be desired. The film looks grand on the big screen, but that’s about all. The rest of this review may contain spoiler… Devara marks the return of NTR Jr. as a solo hero after Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava, in 2018 […]

The lead actors are both fantastic. The first half is charming, but later, the film feels like it needed to be tighter, more focused. But all said, this is a work worth watching. The rest of this review may contain spoilers… Actually, there may have been no need for that warning, because Meiyazhagan, in a […]

With the November session of the CAIE exams approaching here are some notes/mindmap on growth of firms and mergers. Source: Cambridge International AS and A Level Revision Guide – Susan Grant

By Latha Rajasekar A perfect confluence of design, content and style, this flick keeps the audience engaged, as much as any gully cricket match would. It becomes a crowd favourite as the maker wraps a relationship drama into the cricket premise. Attakathi Dinesh, Harish Kalyan make their presence felt, along with actor ‘Vijayakanth’ who joins […]

By Aman Basha Big timespan to choose from, but let’s make do In the early 1970s, 74 to be precise, an Indian movie star admitted himself to an American hospital for an operation. The star himself was of a moderate age, just turning 50 but the operation was a major one: an open heart surgery. […]

The intrepid blogging duo The Wonderful World of Cinema x The Flapper Dame is back! We’ll be honouring, with you, our favourite actress with The 6th Wonderful Grace Kelly Blogathon! As this exquisite lady would have been 95 in November, we couldn’t skip the occasion to celebrate her life and career by bringing this blogathon […]

Shekhar Gupta in The Print: An honest, truthful biopic on Ambedkar, Shivaji, M. Karunanidhi, Balasaheb Thackeray, Rani of Jhansi, Kanshi Ram, Bhindranwale, just about anybody, is impossible. This runs across the subcontinent, the reason why some of our most important public figures have had defining biographies written by foreigners. Jinnah and Bhutto by University of […]