The Liverpool v Chelsea Carabao Cup Final was seen as an opportunity for Chelsea’s new owners to get their hands on some silverware. Chelsea must have fancied their chances with the Liverpool side fielding five academy players and missing the…
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By Vikram MN Nagaraj is such a unique character, so is the book. It’s one of a kind for a lot of reasons. Before jumping into the book, I wanted to ask, “Why isn’t R.K. Narayan celebrated?” In fact I wanted to title the very essay like this. But I felt it’d be more optimistic […]
By Hari hi all – A few days back i got an automated call stating that my number is going to be deactivated and press 9 for more information. When i pressed 9, i was told that my aadhar has been misused by someone else in getting a new phone number and using that phone […]
By Lakshman Sethuraman The Dirty Picture (TDP) was released on December 2nd , 2011, on Silk Smitha’s birthday. She would have turned 51 on the day if she’d been around. The writers of The Dirty Picture claimed (according to the movie’s Wikipedia entry) that ‘they found little material in magazines of that period, as women […]
Currently covering market failure with my A2 class and we briefly discussed the building of the three Gorges Dam. The private cost of the dam $25 billion but according to its critics, an environmental disaster on a monumental scale. The…
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Despite the numerous dilemmas it presents, Poacher remains clear about being a clarion call for doing the right thing even if it’s going to make you uncomfortable. If Richie Mehta hadn’t taken up filmmaking, I reckon he would’ve been a journalist. He has all the qualities of a great truth-seeking reporter who treats you to […]
In Jan-e-Man, Chidambaram proved incredibly adept at handling emotions and the fun and nuances of male-male bonding. The same goes for Manjummel Boys. In an early scene in Manjummel Boys, two characters casually discuss faith. One is a believer; the other is not. When the other, Subash (Sreenath Bhasi), asks the believer, Prasad (Khalid Rahman), […]
A colleague brought to my attention the Jevons Paradox. Named after English economist William Jevons who in the mid-19th century noticed that improved steam engine efficiency resulted in higher coal consumption rather than conservation. He argued that as the efficiency…
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