Suriya is the kind of actor whose versatility makes you wonder what he is upto next. After the not-so-successful Perazhagan and Mayaavi, and a will-it-won’t-it Chennayil Oru Mazhaikkaalam, he comes back with Ghajini (Gajini, Ghazini, Ghazni whatever). The soundtrack by Harris Jeyaraj is already topping the charts, and this adds to the expectation. Of course, […]
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Filed under: Movies, Tamil
A few days ago, I had posted my comments on Chennai’s latest newspaper, Tamizh Murasu (Tamil Murasu). In it, I had been critical of the paper, a view which was later shared by many others in blogosphere.
Today, my blog had received some comments - three of them - supporting the paper, and praising its format […]
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Filed under: Blogging, Media, Personal
Dear Greg,There are certain times when I feel really disappointed. I can feel it because there is that sinking sensation in the heart, that empty feeling. Whenever I feel cheated, ignored or slighted, I can sense it. I feel that way now. For you.
What is there for me to say, that others haven’t already? That […]
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Filed under: Cricket, People
Presenting India’s latest blockbuster…
THE LEAKY ESTABLISHMENT
(based on a true story)
Sourav Ganguly Jagmohan Dalmiya Greg Chappell
… now playing on a TV Channel near you
I remember an old Tamil cartoon in which a politician advises students to keep away from politics. Says he, “Dear students, don’t dabble with politics. Have we ever dabbled with education?” […]
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Filed under: Cricket
There is so much talk about the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and how China is running mass English language programmes, so that every man (woman, child…) will be fluent in English. Naysayers in India feel that this should be end of the BPO (aka call centre) road for India, because once the Chinese master English, our […]
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Recently, Yahoo! has launched a new beta Instant Search. The Yahoo! Search blog, while introducing this feature, ponders
“If search engines are so smart, why do they give you millions of results when you type in “boston weather”? Why even ten, for that matter? Why not just one? Or better yet, why not just tell me […]
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Filed under: Tech
When Sun TV and Suriyan FM deluge you with teaser ads, you know they are up to something. Sambhar Mafia had wondered as much and had predicted that it would be a newspaper, to which most of us mortals agreed. It wasn’t Dinakaran, as we expected, however…
Tamil Murasu (or Tamizh Murasu) has been launched in […]
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Filed under: Media
To call him audacious is one of the most charitable acts I’ve done in recent times. He is selfish, stupid and plain shameless. To cap it all, he cannot play cricket! Hardly the qualifications one can possess and still skipper the Indian cricket team. But this is India, haven to conformists! Sourav “all-talk no-cricket” Ganguly […]
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My friend, Selva, has posted a set of laws that govern the staffing of project teams. Here is that Body of Knowledge!Law 1: The good looking babes always join the other projects.
Law 2a: Your project is always…
For those who seek complete enlightenment, the full list of laws is available here.
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He’s done it!!! Finally, actor-turned-captain has turned politician with the launch of his party, the Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (National Progressive Dravida Party).
I am not going to delve into his political stances etc, as I’ve already written about it in a previous post. Whatever ideas and action plans he has developed for the people, there […]
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Filed under: People, Politics
Tonight, I made a big decision. I’m going to take the JEE, and go to one of the IITs. I think I will meet the requirements, like 60% in Class 12, and not more than one previous attempt (I have never given the JEE before). There is only one problem: I carry with me an […]
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This past week should be a journalist’s (blogger’s) delight. So many events including…
The great Andre Agassi reaching the finals of the US Open at 35, shooting down much younger talents like Blake and Ginepri, only to lose to the Fed Express, who is already being likened to Perry, Laver, Emerson, Sampras… and Agassi himself!
Kim Clijsters […]
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I wrote a poem in French this evening!!! Not in some cozy atmosphere, in which I could pay heed to rhyme and metre. It was written in the space of exactly four minutes… during a test. I was supposed to fill out a picture postcard with a few lines, the other side of which (I […]
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Filed under: Miscellaneous, Personal
Have you ever really had a teacher? One who saw as a raw but precious thing, a jewel that, with wisdom, could be polished to a proud shine? If you are lucky enough to find your way to such teachers, you will always find your way back. Sometimes it is only in your head. Sometimes […]
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