April 25, 2012

The Coming of Age of Tamil Cinema

I grew up in Mumbai and in my childhood I used to watch Hindi and English movies. My family shifted to Chennai when I was 17 and still Tamil movies were not a big part of my life. I used to watch one movie here and there but was never a big fan of Tamil movies. The last 4-5 years have been a dramatic turnaround and I find myself watching Tamil movies more often than English movies and I seriously feel that the industry itself is delivering some top notch, hard hitting sensible movies that are tugging heart strings. Tamil movies have come of...

April 11, 2012

Light rail on Jersey City (photo) and nostalgia about trains and my childhood

http://instagr.am/p/JTFf9CmKlj/ This is where I take the train home from work everyday. Really something magical about trains... used to love them as a kid. I used to be on  trains running across the country from Mumbai to Chennai and further south every year as a kid during summer holidays. I used to count the carriages (compartments) of trains passing by and used to get terribly disappointed if the train I was traveling was had lesser carriages. Invariably I used to be happy most of the times because our train used to be the Mumbai- Chennai...

April 10, 2012

A spring morning on Exchange Place

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April 1, 2012

Avaz- A fine example of innovation and socially responsible corporation

I recently came across an article in 'The Hindu' newspaper about an organization called Avaz that builds communication tablets for children who are challenged by various conditions that impair their communication. A very awe inspiring organization that is working in close collaboration with other children's organization to build such communication devices for children. The device is built by keeping the India specific challenges like adapting to environments where multiple languages are in play. Avaz has won a couple of prestigious awards and...