Saturday, June 3, 2023

What will I remember? - Thoughts on "Modern Love Chennai"

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It has been a few days since I watched “Modern Love Chennai.”  There is one image that refuses to leave me. It is that of TJ Bhanu on the ho...
Monday, May 1, 2023

Two Diamonds in a Sea of Gems - My essay on Ponniyin Selvan (Part 2)

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Disclaimer : I have not read Kalki’s Ponniyin Selvan as yet.   This is my review of Mani Ratnam’s film,  Ponniyin Selvan (Part 2) . This i...
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Saturday, April 8, 2023

Cent per cent Genuine: A tribute to my paternal grandmother

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70/100.  That was how much I scored in my quarterly Math exam when I was in 7th grade.  When I was a school student, I would hesitate more t...
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Monday, March 27, 2023

9 points: Lessons from the 1992 Cricket World Cup

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1991-92 was a glorious time to be initiated into cricket.   I was 10 years old and in sixth standard, in school.   Sachin Tendulkar was 18 y...
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Sunday, February 26, 2023

25 years of Swarnamukhi

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Good actors are chameleons.   They can slip into any role effortlessly, internalizing the spirit of the character and projecting a three-dim...
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Saturday, February 4, 2023

Single Take #2 - “If Thatha retires, what do we do?”

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1990 was a memorable year for my mother’s side of the family.     This was the year that my Aunt (my Mom’s only sibling, who passed on in 20...
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Friday, January 27, 2023

Single Take #1 – No questions asked

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Note to readers – I am starting a series titled, “Single Take.”   These sketches will be shorter than my usual blog posts.   I will be alter...
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