I believe it was in ’99 or 2000 when I met this maestro of Violin. I dont recall how I found his coordinates or for that matter, how he let me spend an hour of his time at his place in Balaji Nagar, Royapettah, Chennai.
In August of 200&, I first blogged announcing the new series of blog-posts called “Humming Now” which would strive to appreciate the beauty of carnatic music, one raga at a time. I never really kept with it. I would like to revive it, so here you go:
This post was written by Divya.
I was watching an episode of Law and Order today where the ADA spoke of a ‘Bumblebee ringtone’ that only teenagers could hear — a ultra high frequency ringtone!
For the last fortnight or so, the debt issue has been sweeping the attention of every curious guy in the nation, and perhaps in the world. The actual issue is complex, but not difficult to understand. Before you get to the actual explanation of the issue, it is important that you understand…
One of the things I have come to appreciate about US presidents is their sense of humor and their ability to make satire of their own country, administration and themselves. I chanced upon a dinner speech by Obama during WHCA dinner and have since tried to locate these…
The Post-American World would be the first book I read of Fareed Zakaria, who seems to be very knowledgeable in the world scene.
The book, instead of talking about what the post-American world would look like, talks about what America can…
Raagam: Vasanta
Fav#1 — Sitamma Mayamma / Ganesh-Kumaresh
I remember liking MS’ rendition as well.
Lite#1 — Andhi Mazhai (Raja Paarvai / Ilayaraja)
Alright, I am writing on a topic that is way out of my league, but is a topic I have grown a lot curious about.
Here’s the theory I am posing: I believe food habits in cultures are shaped by economics*. Religion and beliefs — contrary to what we may think — comes last when…
Prologue: In India, there is a practice to round financial transactions to the nearest 1 — so when you give to or take money from someone, it is common to see 11, 51, 101, 201, 251, 501, 1001, 10001, 50001 and so on. In this article, I explore why.
With IANA telling everybody that it has allocated the last blocks of public IP addresses, media has started its own interpretations of this, which have exaggerated and (incorrectly) extrapolated this to mean many bizarre things — ranging from “we wont go to work anymore” to “the…
