Kerala and Negativity – None

Recently, I have been trying to sell a few of my landed properties that I possess in this wonderful state. Naturally, the best thing to do was to list them in the leading real estate portals. I did a quick write up on these properties/ villas, but what really surprised me was when one of...

So Much For Doppelgangers

There is always a doppelganger to take the place of people, whose presence we miss terribly. And, the trouble with families is that like invidious doctors, they know just where it hurts. Sadly, each of my friends have families. So, how do we prioritize? Families or Friends?

Thought For The Day

Much as I hate my politics, it is sometimes so difficult to not be dragged into it, as everyone is talking about the Elections in Karnataka at home, outside, television, WhatsApp, eMails... Bloody hell, give me a break! I try to leave my Politics in The Potty... thereby my view of politics is as good...

What The Hell Is Going On

Yep… you heard it right… the newscaster says that Tippu Sultan and Prithviraj Chauhan are sharing a Bloody Mary at Skyye, a popular local pub at Bangalore. The talk soon moved on to Mahabharat and the Internet. Geez guys! Please focus on what you guys do.

The Dead Files

Dead Poets Society is a beautifully directed movie with an Oscar-winning story. It is an often-overlooked screen gem, and is notable for a baby-faced Ethan Hawke and an exceptional performance from Robin Williams. The plot, the performances, and the message it conveys are so meaningful, sensitive and moving that they stir within you something deep,...

The Universe is Mental

Now Quantum Mechanics Reveals That We Are All Truly Connected... If that can apply for many families living in the West, it should also be true in my case. Obviously, Indians believe in the universal truth that "All is Mind." That explains to the tremendous amount of wordplay in politics and the success of politicos...

Someone Else Is Speaking With My Mouth

Noontime, and I'm still pushing myself along the road... the darkest part Into the narrow lanes... I can't stumble or stay put... Someone else is speaking with my mouth... but I'm listening with my heart... I've made shoes for everyone, even you... while I go barefoot... I and I... In creation where one's nature neither honors nor forgives...

What Is Blind Faith

Faith is merely the extent of belief. In other words, if your belief is so strong that it affects your actions and attitudes, it has become faith. If you have complete confidence in something or someone, you have faith.  Faith is synonymous with the word, trust. However, blind faith is having completely confidence in someone...

Wham Bam Thank You Maam

This actually took place in the recently held #Future Conference, in Kochi, where Nandu Nilenkani's said that Indians may be poor economically but have become data rich with the help of Aadhar and UPI, and can now sell or barter their info to get economic benefits. Wow!

Bottoms Up Sundar Pichai

“A person who is happy is not happy, because everything is right in his life. He is happy because his attitude towards everything in his life is right.” — Sundar Pichai, Google Inc. CEO

Yoga And Erectile Dysfunction

The New Patanjali Substitute For Viagra... Don't use Viagra or Cialis, Instead, concentrate and do it through Yoga...and it shall rise to the occasion! In other words, where there is a Will-ie, there is a Way! The Willie-Whanker-Aasana ! (No offense to Ms. Shetty or Ramdev Guruji) Have a good day!

Is Hell Exothermic Or Endothermic

This dissertation given by an Arizona Physics student, has appeared quite a number of times on the net. Being a Physicist, I felt that this student's dissertation was one of the best ways to describe Thermodynamics to any freshman struggling with Physics. In fact, this is an actual answer turned in by a student, in...

Cut The Baloney, I Just Want It Smooth

Time Magazine did an article on breastfeeding in May 2012, the now-infamous cover-shot of Jamie Lynn Grumlet nursing her three plus-year-old son. The mother and child both standing and gazing solemnly at the camera. Obviously, the first thought that would have come into your mind would have been… "What friggin’ misogynistic hell is this?" The...

Scam Partner Wanted

My wife, who was going through her tweets, suddenly stops and asks me… Hey, do you have an idea for a good Scam? What are you trying to get at Pups?? Given our current work input, and the risk ratio… I think it would be far easier, safer, and more profitable… if we pull off...

A Personal New Year Message To You

I pray that in 2018, may you find the food better, the environment quieter, the cost much cheaper, and the pleasure more fulfilling than anything else…. May your hair, your teeth, your face-lift, your abs, and your stocks not fall; and may your blood pressure, your triglycerides, your cholesterol, your white blood count, and your...

Let Sleeping Dogs Lie

I sometimes wonder whether dreams have a hidden purpose, and whether they are trying to tell us something. The prevailing theories are the Freudian theory that endorses hidden meanings to dream  themes and subject matter, and the Hobsonian theory that relegates them to manifestations of disturbed brain functioning. While the Freudian theory advocates that dreams...

Mallu Giri Explained

Calling a Malayalee a 'Mallu' is analogous to calling a Gujarati a 'Gujju' or a Bengali a 'Bong' or a Tamilian a Madrasi. There is nothing derogatory about it per se. I, surely, do not mind being called one, but having said that Malayalee’s DO NOT like being called a Mallu. One of the reasons...

Kerala and the Gulf Connection

This morning, I decided to order breakfast from my usual take-away restaurant… Had a late night… and I thought, what the hell…why not? He politely asked me the route and I told him...”Just send it with Prashanth”…. He knows the place! The usual reply came from the other end…Sir, he has let for the Gulf...

Welcome to Kerala

Having being born in Kerala (in other words, a Mallu by birth)...it isn't surprising to note the level of political participation that exist in Kerala So, people assume that a mallu is either a commie (communist), congress supporter, or anti-hindu or anti-BJP... In fact, Keralites are nothing like that... I would also like to put...

Migrants Who Depend on Kerala

Nearly 400 migrant workers have fled from Kozhikode amid fears over fake audio clips that surfaced on WhatsApp. These clips said that migrant workers from northern and eastern parts of the country were facing death threats in Kerala. It all happened, when pictures of a West Bengal youth who allegedly committed suicide, appeared in the...