Mani Ratnam and the art of allowing the magic to happenThere is comfort in the known. Like the grandmother’s tale she might repeat any number of times to a child. The same twists, the same turns…Oct 1, 2022Oct 1, 2022
Sundal, pepsi cola and cricket nirvana: memories of a cricket fan at ChepaukInconspicuous: that’s not a term you would associate with large cricket stadiums or any sports arena in the world.Feb 6, 2021Feb 6, 2021
My experiments with JournalismThis is a story that is nearly 13 years in the making.Oct 22, 20171Oct 22, 20171
Goodbye Journalism?I am going to be 41 soon. And I cannot write this note on a better day. Today is Deepavali — the festival of lights. Celebrated on the…Oct 18, 2017Oct 18, 2017
An encounter with a masterBalu Mahendra is one of Tamil cinema’s few true auteurs — the French word for a film maker who influences various aspects of his films that…Oct 6, 2017Oct 6, 2017
Published inStartups & Venture CapitalHuman relationships as commoditiesWe seldom talk about this. Because of what is to follow — probing personal questions on where a person has arrived at this, what personal…Sep 19, 2017Sep 19, 2017
Why I err on the side of optimism not win on the side of cynicismI happen to know a few of the students who participated in the Marina protest peacefully and left yesterday morning after I requested them…Jan 24, 2017Jan 24, 2017
Published inPrajakathaCitizens of DecemberLast year on December 1, Chennai received 374 mm of rains. This came at the back of one of its heaviest rainfall months ever: November 2015…Dec 16, 2016Dec 16, 2016