Central Banks have often used the term ‘the neutral rate’ which refers to a rate of interest that neither stimulates the economy nor restrains economic growth. This rate is often defined as the rate which is consistent with full employment,… Continue reading →

By Aman Basha The star whose shine rubs off on good Telugu cinema. Making a top 100 list of Telugu Cinema can be a task that is both daunting and depressing. Very quickly, one realizes how well Telugu filmmakers thrived in the art of repetition. Breakthrough films became replicated formulas, actors were too constricted to […]

By Aadesh Ramaswamy This is not exactly how I thought my Romance series would start, but holy fuck, this was brilliant… So, a bit of a prelude…. I don’t know if this is the place for closely opening up my heart, but the base line is that I’m single, and this series was an attempt […]

For many years after the Second World War most countries operated a system of fixed exchange rates. The external value of a currency was fixed in terms of the US$ and the value of the US$ itself was fixed in… Continue reading →

By Srivatsan S What PS Vinothraj achieves in the final quarter of Kottukkaali is truly remarkable. By making the camera’s gaze as audiences’, Vinothraj forces us to be both the violator and the violated. That, to me, is the signature of an auteur. PS Vinothraj’s excellent second filmbegins with a mid-shot of a figure in […]

One thing we could have used is some more energy in the staging. Still, the film proves that Vivek Athreya is one of the most unique voices out there. The big question about Saripodhaa Sanivaaram was whether director Vivek Athreya, who has so far made films that are soft and romantic in nature, could handle the Big […]

The impressive thing is that a number of messages about assimilation and discrimination are put across without making it seem like a Message Movie. There are hardly any films that talk about people from the Northeast. Nicholas Kharkongor’s 2019 dramedy Axone was one. It centred on a group of migrants from Northeast India in Delhi, […]

By Dr. Venkatesh Kumar G Raja Raja Cholan is considered to be the greatest and efficient of the kings that have ruled India in the past! He is known for his generosity, diplomacy and artistic skills. The best example of his vision is the greatest living architecture and an UNESCO world heritage site The Brahadeeswara […]

Invariably I get the question in class “Does this economic theory actually happen in the real world?” We then proceed to discuss upward sloping demand curves, trickle down theory, the GFC and the fact that few economists saw it coming… Continue reading →

By Aadesh Ramaswamy Kottukkaali made me realise that it is the film that I would like to make…. For long, I have thought about how the reviews for the von Trier and Godard films on the Roger Ebert website are critiqued (not reviewed) about what they do, and not about whether they are good or […]

Informative video from CNBC which looks at the economics of war. A lot of economic concepts used and some of the main points below:

By Bharath Vijayakumar There goes the saying, ‘To bear the fruit of one’s labour’. Well, in a way, Mari Selvaraj’s Vaazhai is built around this saying or proverb. And he isn’t validating this saying. He is rather showcasing the inverse of it. The title could be read in many ways, or it could just simply […]

By G Waugh It has been a while since I stopped expecting anything from Vikram’ s films except may be only one thing for which I hope I may be forgiven. His imposing presence adorned by a very powerful face with distinctive features – half-sunken, yet dynamic eyes nestled comfortably away from the blinding sunshine […]