Madan wrote this about Narayana Murthy telling youngsters to work 70 hours a week: “I have worked 70 hour weeks. In fact, in my first corporate assignment (with a multinational bank), I often worked 15 hours a day 6 days a week – i.e. 90 hour weeks. Happy, Mr Murthy? Well, you wouldn’t be so happy to […]

This stunningly shot film features newcomers, and this eliminates the distance between real and make-believe. Their feelings and yearnings become our own. There is a scene in Naangal where two young boys have rolled up pieces of paper for a “message in a bottle” scenario. The setting is an estate in Ooty. Their father is […]

With the A2 Multiple Choice paper coming up here are some notes on Optimising Consumption Choices – this has been a popular question in Paper 3. The theory assumes that the RATIONAL CONSUMER aims to MAXIMISE SATISFACTION (or utility) by… Continue reading →

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The Airfinance Journal’s ‘The Airline Analyst,’ have selected 50 airlines with the highest recorded Latest Twelve Month (LTM) revenue ending between December 2022 and June 2023. Some points of note from the graph below: This data only refers to revenue… Continue reading →

SPOILERS AHEAD Right from the ultra-dramatic — yet, ultra-muted — opening, I was hooked, hooked, hooked. We see hands, then we see a body, then we see that a ritual is in progress. Martin Scorsese prioritises the Indians in this story right away, and the staging after that is so “classic”, I was practically squirming […]

By Radhakrishnan Mahalikudi Yeraatha Malai song: Listening to Malaysia Vasudevan’s songs collection the other day brought back old memories. My wife and I started discussing his memorable numbers, range, and emotion. Discussion led to topic of movies where his voice elevated the movie and the first movie that came to our mind was Muthal Mariyathai. […]

By Krishnaraj Sambath What worked for me: What was on the fence: What didn’t work for me: Why, I think, Vikram worked as and in LCU:

By VS Shyam An official adaptation of the History of Violence (HoV). That’s what is being circulatedacross. Even the ‘picture yourself’ serial killer story that the protagonist says in the trailer islifted straight up from the introduction of History of Violence comic. On a surface story level,Leo did remain true to its predecessor. A man […]

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In preparation for the CIE A2 multiple-choice paper in a couple of weeks here are some A2 type multiple-choice questions that some students have struggled with. Question 1 In a closed economy, where the full-employment level of income is $90… Continue reading →

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At the start of 2022 the rise of jet fuel increased by approximately 90% and cost roughly 120% more than it did in 2021. This is particularly challenging as around 25% of an airlines operating cost is fuel and this… Continue reading →

The film features a marvellous Vikrant Massey and Medha Shankar. The writing is a miracle of small things that add up to grand payoffs. Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s superb new movie is based on real events, as recorded in Anurag Pathak’s book, 12th Fail. It features Vikrant Massey as Manoj, a young man from the Chambal […]

The sci-fi film stars Tiger Shroff, Kriti Sanon, Amitabh Bachchan. The uninspired writing ensures that nothing works. The movies keep getting bigger, but the focus on writing keeps getting smaller. The latest instance of this theory is Ganapath: A Hero is Born, directed by Vikas Bahl. Every director is allowed a mistake or two, and […]

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One reason for the increasing inequality in society is the stagnant wages for the lower and middle income groups – in the USA the top 0.1% have as much wealth as the bottom 90%. Labour compensation at the very top… Continue reading →

Believe it or not, I received a notification yesterday morning informing me that I created this blog no less than nine years ago! And I thought it had “only” been eight years. Well, time flies. These have been nine prosperous years of blogging with now 492 followers (come on, can we reach 500 soon??), 549 […]

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