Musings of somebody trying to comprehend a complicated and imperfect world
Madhukar (name changed for privacy reasons) was quite excited. His Accountant had just filed his ITR-1 for FY2023 and had informed him that he is going to get a refund of about ₹ 4.42 Laks. He had also assured Madhukar that this should get his refund soon. He had also told Madhukar that typically, he… Continue reading Is your Accountant scamming you and the government?
Failure is an interesting phenomenon. It seems to always have a negative connotation as it signifies falling short of a pre-determined goal. However, on the same hand, we often hear the cliched "Failure is the stepping stone to success". So, is it good to fail or not? As I keep thinking about, a few interesting… Continue reading A Safe Place to Fail :- An empathy-based solution that all of us need?
When I was in Business School a couple of decades ago, I was lucky to undertake an elective called "Tracking Creative Boundaries". As part of the course, the professor introduced us to several eminent personalities from different walks of life including musicians, folk artists, sculptors, writers etc., As I reflect on these memories, one thing… Continue reading Are we thrusting mediocrity in the name of Liberalism?
As the Corona Virus started its carnage on the human race, one of the legends of Tamil cinema managed to evade the virus's onslaught but nevertheless decided to leave the mortal world. Visu sir passed away on 22-Mar-2020 at the age of 75. An extra-ordinary personality, he carved out his own inimitable style in different… Continue reading RIP Visu Sir – Tribute to a man who made family oriented films interesting
This hilarious scene in the famous movie 3 Idiots possibly best illustrates the gist of this blog post. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MlkASchodc 3 Idiots came more than a decade ago but it kind of illustrated some deep rooted practices that have crept in over the last few decades into our Learning pedagogies. Wikipedia defines Learning as the process… Continue reading Studying is supposed to be one of the approaches to Learning. But has the tail started wagging the dog?
I had recently visited a prosthetic clinic where I encountered an unique experience associated with gratitude. There was a young muslim girl, in her early twenties who was talking to her mother about some prejudice that they were facing somewhere. They were sitting in a sofa with their backs turned towards my back and so… Continue reading Living in an era of increasing instant gratifications and decreasing gratitude…
In the increasingly scary fast paced world of today, every person finds himself or herself having to take numerous decisions every single day. Several of these are very transactional ones where the options chosen don't matter much (where to eat during lunch time, for instance) but there are several which have far more long-lasting impact.… Continue reading Do I do the right thing or take the easy route out? The eternal conflict between simplicity and ease…
A vacation is always a good time to catch up on your reading. And I had the good fortune of spending a few hours today, being completely engrossed in Vijay Rambhatla's "An Orphan's Pilgrimage". In addition to being an IT professional, a meditation practitioner and now, a writer, Vijay happens to be a neighbor as… Continue reading An Orphan’s Pilgrimage by Vijay Rambhatla | A melancholic capture of a complex journey
Cinema is quite a powerful medium and its ability to reflect the changing times is quite profound. My own state is possibly one of the best cases of the influence that cinema has had on its populace for almost 50 years as every Chief Minister of this state since 1967 has been from the film… Continue reading Aruvi | What a Melancholy?`
Samuthirakani is a director/actor with a difference. He brings a certain subtlety to not just the roles that he performs as an actor but also to the ones that he builds as part of the stories that he directs. He is also quite deft at playing the protagonist who struggles between the moral path and… Continue reading Thondan: Well Intentioned But….
Experiential Musings 