I continue from my previous post here reflecting on my first hostel experience, characterized by discomfort and a makeshift lifestyle. I discuss spiritual beliefs, shifting from organized religion to personal spirituality, while navigating social and cultural identities. Amidst academic challenges and friendships, I explore food preferences and personal philosophies, ultimately finding connections in shared experiences.
I reflect on my upbringing in a religiously liberal Telugu family, detailing the balance between tradition and modernity in festival celebrations. I describe elaborate rituals, food preparation, and daily prayers, emphasizing the cultural significance of religion. The narrative highlights how these practices influenced my early identity until leaving for college at eighteen.
“Chamkila,” an Imtiaz Ali film, portrays the life and tragic end of Amar Singh Chamkila, a controversial, immensely popular Punjabi singer. Diljit Dosanjh’s powerful portrayal reflects Chamkila’s rise from a factory worker to a beloved performer, whose provocative music drew ire, leading to his murder. Despite toning down the caste issue, the movie crafts a vivid emotional and musical landscape, largely through A.R. Rahman’s score and challenges traditional filmmaking, advocating artistic freedom. Critics acclaim it as a poignant, impactful film that also comments on societal hypocrisy, deserving a broader audience than just Netflix viewers.
An open letter to all the constituents of the Indian cricket. A knee-jerk reaction to losing in the T20 WC is short-sighted. We have deeper questions to answer.
I review a Kannada film ‘Kantara’ written and directed by Rishab Shetty. A rare piece of cinematic brilliance from the Kannada Film Industry.
In this post, I write about the secrets while launching a podcast. These are lessons I have learnt along the way to launching my podcast – Mysorean Talks.
In this article, I write about how my conversations with my dodappa and uncles that I lost during covid made me start a podcast as a tribute to them.
Jerome D’Souza was my friend, philosopher, guide and mentor. He was my first boss in my first stint in the social sector. He passed away on 22nd July 2021. This is an attempt from my side to write a politically incorrect tribute to the most politically incorrect person I have ever known.
I did not expect myself to devote a second blogpost to cricket so early. But this once in a lifetime achievement by our players deserved a record here. Here I try to describe why this “not winning” a cricket match is the ultimate nirvana for these cricketers and for us the cricket fans.
In my previous blog post, I had written about failure. Many people asked me how does one dissociate from failure and also opined how failure and the one who has failed have to be decoupled from each other. While I was thinking about these questions, the Indian cricket team showed all of this in actions. After slumping to their worst innings total in the Adelaide Test to authoritatively winning the Melbourne Test, there were lessons for all us to take away from this incredible turnaround. Here’s my take on it.