Yesterday in The Hindu dt. May 9, 2025, I read a very interesting article about how the well known Tamil novelist Asokamitran had in a couple of his popular novels described both the dark and bright sides of the Tamil Cinema world by using the now defunct Gemini Studios S.S.Vasan’s career as his template. TheContinue reading “The cinema world is neither boon nor bane … “it’s about jobs, stupid!””
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A magnificent fake Papal Epistle and “śmaśāna vairāgya”
‘What is Truth?‘ asked jesting Pilate and would not pause for an answer! Perhaps that’s why an epistle purported to have been issued by Pope Francis began surfacing today on the Internet and was forwarded to me this morning by a friend of mine . The Papal Epistle is eloquent , moving and is indeedContinue reading “A magnificent fake Papal Epistle and “śmaśāna vairāgya””
The Pahalgam Tragedy
What holds back India from belligerent retaliation is the irresolvable question of legitimacy of its sovereignty over Kashmir in the eyes of the world. It gets raked up all the time when either a conflagration like Kargil or a tragedy like Pahalgam happens. How to permanently establish such legitimacy? I’m going to suggest here aContinue reading “The Pahalgam Tragedy”
Man’s unintelligent use of Artificial Intelligence
As you can see from the above chart , the most uses to which human intelligence is putting Artificial Intelligence is Chat … and the least of all uses seen way down in the list is for Education and Writing ! What does that tell me? It tells me that it makes no difference atContinue reading “Man’s unintelligent use of Artificial Intelligence”
MY OPEN LETTER TO SRI. JAY SHAH re: My humble Appeal to him to announce “IPL Annadaana”
🏏 🏏 This morning on WhatsApp someone forwarded me this message below ⬇️ which momentarily truly stunned me: Total Matches : 84Balls Per Match :240 (not counting extras) Total Broadcast Rights : ₹ 48,390 Cr Total Balls Bowled : 84 × 240=20160 Each Ball Bowled is worth Rupees2.4 Cr. Think of it !! It’s astounding,Continue reading “MY OPEN LETTER TO SRI. JAY SHAH re: My humble Appeal to him to announce “IPL Annadaana””
“kaarpannya dosham”: Acedia of Arjuna and the cowgirls in “Tiruppaavai” – Part 3 of 3 (concluded)
The reason why the Sanskrit word, “kaarpanya dosham’s” rather overly facile or simplistic translations into English as either “depression“, “despair“, “moral confusion“, “disconnectedness from reality” or “feebleness of mind” … etc. are all very fine but never fully accurate or wholly satisfying — is a very subtle, theological one. St. John of the Cross madeContinue reading ““kaarpannya dosham”: Acedia of Arjuna and the cowgirls in “Tiruppaavai” – Part 3 of 3 (concluded)”
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“Wealthy Unhappiness” would sound like an oxymoron to most Indians , wouldn’t it ?
The Morning February 4, 2025 By David Leonhardt Good morning. We’re covering a new report on the state of America — Like many other Americans, Douglas Harris — an economist at Tulane University — has found himself worrying about the quality of public discourse. It is full of misinformation, cynicism and polarization. Americans seem irrationallyContinue reading ““Wealthy Unhappiness” would sound like an oxymoron to most Indians , wouldn’t it ?”
All my 2023 blogs on pilgrimage to Gaya, Varanasi, Triveni and Ayodhya compiled for easy reference of readers who may be planning the same tour
Dear Sri Giridhar, I wish you and your family a very spiritually fulfilling experience in your upcoming pilgrimage to Gaya , Triveni , Varanasi and Ayodhya . The priests who helped us perform all rituals at the above kshetras were Smartha purohits of Sankara Mutt at Kashi . Their contact details are below and youContinue reading “All my 2023 blogs on pilgrimage to Gaya, Varanasi, Triveni and Ayodhya compiled for easy reference of readers who may be planning the same tour”