Do Nice Guys Always Finish Last?

.......This is like Robin Soderling, helping Roger Federer in his Wimbledon match against Rafael Nadal; along with inputs from Andre Agassi. It is really unfair to compare this to any other sport, but I gave this example in case you are not aware of the chess scenario.. (read more)

Law, Sex and Ass

When I first came to know that there was something called “Interpretation of Statutes” in our Company Law syllabus, I was very curious as to what it could be. And according to our text book, interpretation is required because "…the function of the court is to ascertain what the parties meant by the words which they have used; to declare the meaning of what is written in the instrument...” There started my problem...... (read more)

I am back! (and gone)

Finally, done with the exams and back here, which effectively puts a full stop to all your hopes of me never returning to blogging! Don't despair, there is hope after-all, I have come back to inform that, henceforth, I will not be visiting this space very often!...continue reading

(Virtual) Life after death?

Have you ever thought what happens to your internet presence after your death? Will your emails be gone forever? Who will update the status of your Twitter, Facebook or Orkut accounts ("I'm dead!")? And who will post articles on your blog? And what will happen to your domain, will it be lost forever and many such questions.... continue reading

The death of Chess in Mysore

For those who are not aware of the chess scene of Mysore a decade ago, this might come as a surprise, because for chess to die, now, there is no existence at all. But this wasn't the case around ten years back. Mysore was the best place for state level chess tournaments, where one could get the best accommodation in the form of Youth Hostel. Mysore has now come to a point where.... continue reading

“Why do you want me to think that this is great architecture?”

T.V.Mohandas Pai, Infosys' head of HR and administration, says on the newly inaugurated Infosys Global Development Center here in Mysore: “We have looked at balancing the best infrastructure against the right training vision. GEC-II is the largest building to be built in India in the classical Roman style. The main foyer of the building is modelled on the Parthenon in Athens, only the floor area is bigger.” Reading that, I could not but think of a dialogue from the book, The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand.... continue reading

Wanted- sexy, intelligent girl with no boy friends!

Once in a while, to come out of the boring routine of reading the left leaning articles of my favourite newspaper, I read the “classifieds” section. It satisfies my hunger for little entertainment without fail- courtesy: “brides and bridegrooms wanted” section! I never used to read it until few years back, when a chance reading of the same turned out to be a good exercise for my funny bone. There is nothing which I despise more than this in the category of advertisements, but it serves me by providing fodder to make fun of it. According to a survey......continue reading

Bhimsen by Prem Panicker

One of the strongest memories of my childhood is the story telling session by my paternal grandmother, whose story telling quality is unmatched in our family. Only thing required to start the session was the presence of any two of her several grandchildren. Invariably, the story would revolve either around Mahabharata or Ramayana. Usually, the former. At around the same time,.....continue reading

If there isn't any, start it!

I wanted to know all the facts relating to a certain Kannada book which was at the center of various controversies when it was first published. Since the book was published two years back, all I could rely on was internet. But that proved to be a failure. I was very much wrong when I assumed that there would be wealth of information on the book- in English- as it had generated unbelievable controversy and also the fact that the book had seen several reprints. There was very little information which was available on the net and whatever was available.... continue reading

Done with Bangalore

All set to return to Mysore tomorrow morning. My books, which weighed around 15 kgs, have already reached home. Few years back, I lived in Mylapore, Chennai for a good five months. When I left that place and came back to Mysore, I actually missed it for quite sometime. Perhaps because I thought Mylapore was the.... continue reading

Small Announcement

Today, when I took bath it was around 3pm and did not even eat the lunch. From morning ten, when I had come back from classes, I did nothing but stare at a website till the dreaded hour, 12 noon. The website continuously displayed the same message in spite of me refreshing it every ten seconds. This is the picture it presented. And waiting for the.... continue reading

Hello, can you please give my friend a . .

It was raining very heavily in the night, may be at around nine thirty. I was on my way home and stopped at a nearby medical store to buy some medicines for my grandmother. I gave the prescription to the shop keeper and was waiting to receive my order. At about the same time, a tall man came there and stood on the opposite side. He asked for something, which I could not hear. Not that I was interested, but since there was a heavy downpour, the whole area was deserted and normally, I should have clearly heard what he had said. Even the shop owner wasn’t able to hear him properly. By gesturing, he asked “What?” The tall man said..... More

Kaminey- not a review

Film watching is akin to a journey of few hours into the lives of so many- at once. It could be engaging, entertaining, thrilling, saddening, or even outright boring. Your reaction to the movie depends on how well you associate with the characters and the sequences. Sometimes, you may not associate with all the characters, but if the film maker is able to create enough drama and curiosity around the lives he is projecting, then that itself is sufficient to hold your attention span for three hours or so. Few days back......More

Road to Nowhere

I’m happy riding back into this country. It is a kind of nowhere, famous for nothing at all and has appeal because of just that. Tensions disappear along old roads like this, said Robert M Pirsig in his book, The Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance. To experience that, at least once in life, travel without the destination in mind. I happen to travel a lot and it is not the ..... More

"Are you from a special category ?", asks a businessman!t

A businessman is on the verge of expanding his business. He knows, he alone cannot manage the entire affairs of the concern and wants a competent person to share his job. But how to find such a person is his biggest problem because this guy values nothing but competency; no influence, no quota and no money, all he needs is a capable person who can improve his business.Till now, he has met several people but he is, somehow, not satisfied with any of them. He is told by one of his friends to try for IIM guys, who are supposed to be...... More

Call for reservation in Love

I'm writing this post with immense pain in my heart. Is this world only meant for select few lucky guys? What about ordinary guys like me? Why is that I'm rejected by every girl whom I approach, that too so rudely. Every time I seek a girl, I get nothing but outright rejection. I know I have few defects. In fact, deep inside me, I know that there is nothing which is praise worthy either and it is actually not just "few" defects. But how rude..... More

He might have taught at IIM-A, so what?

When Lalu was the Railway Minister in the previous U.P.A government, he was credited for having brought a turnaround to the Indian Railways. That Indian Railways- wholly controlled by the Indian Government-, which until then was tottering under heavy losses started earning profits during his regime is a legend now. I was not amused. But I was really surprised when IIM-A had.... More

What was my English teacher doing in a hospital?

Today afternoon, I happened to accompany my friend, who is a doctor, to his hospital and there I saw one of my English teachers. It was nothing short of a surprise to me as to what he was doing in a hospital. I asked my friend about that. He didn't answer and just drifted out of the scene. I was puzzled. My teacher was not his usual self..... More

Incha Aanda Yencha?

Deccan herald reports that five languages in Karnataka, including Tulu and Kodava, may vanish due to fast dwindling of number of its users, a Unesco study has warned.

Being a Tulu speaking person, this news is really very saddening. Though the report does say that it might take another 80 to 90 years for the language to ease out from the Indian languages, which is definitely after my lifetime, news of death of a language is painful for its users.

The decline of a language, like its birth, is not so easy and..... more

Did you wish me on my birthday.....

.... is not a question which I will ever ask!

Incident 1- This year, one of my very close friends asked me when was my birthday, just when it was round the corner!? I promptly told him that it got over two days back, when in fact, it was two days later. I told him the real fact only few months later!

Incident 2- Once again, this year,..... more