By this time, we all know how good a theme “A Wednesday” was. It had amazing screenplay, dialogues and direction. It is said by a few that Unnai Pol Oruvan (UPO) is the exact replica of “A Wednesday”. Comparisons have been made by many about which version is the better. Before I dissect this further, [...]
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Which is a better movie? UPO or “A Wednesday”?
Posted in Uncategorized on October 4, 2009 | 14 Comments »
Customer Service & National Film Awards
Posted in Uncategorized on September 9, 2009 | 5 Comments »
It has been long since I penned my last blog. There are a variety of topics that have drawn my attraction in the previous few months. To start with, I am elucidating my thoughts on a few of these.
1) Customer Service – A serious misnomer
I guess most of you who are reading this post would have [...]
Empathy- “path”etic to see lack of “Em”otion
Posted in Uncategorized on November 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
It has been really painful to witness death of family members of a couple of my dear friends in the recent past. The lamentation and the grief that the families went through were shocking to say the least.
But more than the grief that these families experienced, I was shocked to see the behavior of [...]
Thoughts on Indian Cricket
Posted in Uncategorized on November 25, 2008 | 2 Comments »
In a country where cricket is considered a religion, it is essential for my post to include one on the game, especially considering the recent exploits by the Indian cricket team. The Indian cricket team played admirably to beat the Aussies and continued its good run by thrashing the English team. There have been [...]
World Economy
Posted in Uncategorized on November 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I am sharing some thoughts on various topics, which have been drawing my attention, in recent times. Please feel free to share your comments.
One of the topics that find a mention in every communication media and informal chats everywhere is the recession in the global economy and its impacts in India. Though I am neither [...]
Snapshot of recent happenings
Posted in Uncategorized on May 12, 2008 | 3 Comments »
It has been really long since I penned my last blog, thanks to ICL and IPL. I wanted this blog to be different when compared with my previous posts and hence instead of concentrating on a specific topic, I would like to bring out my thoughts on topics that have influenced me over the past [...]
Billa review without revealing its storyline
Posted in Uncategorized on December 15, 2007 | 7 Comments »
As it happens with all Ajith movies, the film “Billa 2007” has received a great opening. The tickets for the first few days were booked in a few hours. There has been heightened expectation from the movie, this being the remake of Rajni Kanth’s earlier flick. I happened to watch the movie on its second day [...]
T-20: The Rapid progressive Indian?
Posted in Uncategorized on October 23, 2007 | 1 Comment »
A lot has been said about the triumph of the Indian cricket team in the T20 championship. The team played admirably in the most abbreviated version of the game and brought in an entirely new set of viewers to the game. It was not surprising to find that a ten second slot for the India- Pakistan final [...]
Beware of cheap money swindlers
Posted in Uncategorized on August 23, 2007 | 5 Comments »
The most interesting thing about life is “life” itself. It exposes us to a variety of people and events which have an influence on us. When faced with similar situations in the future, any human being who wants to progress would consciously try to apply what one learnt in his/ her earlier encounter. Though I [...]
Is Management education a farce?
Posted in Uncategorized on April 16, 2007 | 3 Comments »
There have been umpteen articles appearing in prominent newspapers and magazines highlighting the excellent placement offers received by management graduates of some of the elite institutions of India. While a sizeable chunk of the Indian population are below the poverty line, living on income of less than a dollar, salary levels of a crore per [...]
