Month: May 2006
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Prann(r)oy
Its only now, amidst the heat of elections that I miss watching NDTV and Prannoy Roy‘s analysis talks. Just after when NDTV was started as a channel, there were all-india elections and one could see how NDTV as a channel changed the face of television media for news and analysis. What was only an election…
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Time 100
Just recently I subscribed to Time, offline. I got my first subscription magazine and it was a special issue.The cover story was about the 100 Most Influencial People in the World. For each of them on the list, a related celebrity had written a passage on their ideas and lives. While the list was very…
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Malarndhum Malaraadha…
malarndhum malaraadha paadhi malar poala malarum vizhivannamae – vandhu vidindhum vidiyaadha kaalaip pozhudhaaga vilaindha kalaiyannamae nadhiyil vilaiyaadi kodiyil thalaiseevi nadandha ilam thenralae – valar podhigai malai thoanri madhurai nagar kandu polindha thamizh manramae malarndhum malaraadha paadhi malar poala malarum vizhivannamae – vandhu vidindhum vidiyaadha kaalaip pozhudhaaga vilaindha kalaiyannamae nadhiyil vilaiyaadi kodiyil thalaiseevi nadandha ilam thenralae…
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Books ?
All the texts say that in order to gain release one should render the mind quiescent; therefore their conclusive teaching is that the mind should be rendered quiescent; once this has been understood there is no need for endless reading. In order to quieten the mind one has only to inquire within oneself what one’s…