Looks like even Indian news channels are also going into cheap tabloid type of news coverage. More than the recent Gurgaon school shootings (a first in India), I was appalled by the way NDTV covered it: the sensationalism, 24×7 hyper coverage, the “story-as-it-unfolds”. Talk about the innocence of a million kids being spoiled (who probably [...]
Late last night just before winding down to sleep, I thought I’d take on the challenge in drawing a Sri Chakra (and god knows why, as I’m totally artistically challenged, not even doodling!), and ended up doing just that. Constructed the outline using Inkscape, then color-filled, and texturized using Gimp. Color combination is not as [...]
Large volumes of Tamil classical literature have little or no English translations compared with those of other classical/heritage languages (such as Sanskrit). Search for a translation of the Bhagavad Gita, or an Upanishad, or a Ramayana and you’ll come across hundreds of translations. Search for a translation of Manimekhalai or Thiruvasagam, and you’ll come across [...]
Tarkovsky asked by interviewer on the topic of “being alone”: What would you like to tell young people? Learn to love solitude, to be more alone with yourselves. The problem with young people is they’re carrying out noisy and aggressive action not to feel lonely. And this is a sad thing. The individual must learn [...]
Introduction There is a considerable bias in the media when it comes to Hindus, particularly in Western countries. The media is very sensitive when in it comes to their coverage of Christians, Muslims, or African-Americans. Perhaps because these groups will not meekly stand by and take any misrepresentation of their culture. They will mobilize in [...]
Have you ever stopped to think about where all those disposal ballpoints end up? Would you even dare to count the number of ballpoints you’ve lost? I’ve seen tens of packs of ballpoints being restocked in the supply cabinet all the time where I work. Where do they all end up? landfills obviously (or in [...]