Sachin Tendulkar, arguably one of the greatest, if not the greatest batsmen the world of cricket has ever seen, spent the better part of the waking hours of April 22nd and 24th, 1998, methodically murdering a much vaunted Australian bowling attack in the searing heat of the United Arab Emirates, and in the process, single … Continue reading The Commentators: 100 Years of Sports Commentary – Michael Schiavello
Month: August 2021
Nurses and What They Do – Liesbet Slegers
A very very engaging and enthralling book that explains with the help of endearing illustrations the noble and selfless role executed by one indispensable segment of the global population. This is also a very timely book. As the COVID-19 pandemic wreaks havoc across the globe causing untold physical and mental grief, the tireless medical profession … Continue reading Nurses and What They Do – Liesbet Slegers
Heed and Deed
Drawing deep into the innermost recess of the soul Blocking out negative thoughts and going about our deed To marshal all our wisdom, retaining our wit whole Taking it one day at a time and to Science paying heed, (Word Count: 39) Sammi Cox Weekend Prompt#224
Making Numbers Count: The Art and Science of Communicating Numbers – Chip Heath & Karla Starr
I personally have an incorrigible phobia towards Mathematics. This paranoia reached its zenith during my primary and high school days. Prior to the onset of every Mathematics examination, I used to be racked by a blazing bout of fever. The doctor attributed it to an innate psychological dread of numbers. The moment the completion bell … Continue reading Making Numbers Count: The Art and Science of Communicating Numbers – Chip Heath & Karla Starr
Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982– Cho Nam-joo
What’s with these incandescent South Korean authors and their magnificent translators? Following in the marvelous footsteps of the irrepressible Han Kang and her translator, Deborah Smith, the duo of Cho Nam-joo and Jamie Chang dish out a thematic and topical stunner that will make you introspect on an unfortunate socio-cultural attribute to which the world … Continue reading Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982– Cho Nam-joo
Evacuation
The marriage alas was one of pure convenience Dollars were the order of the arrangement, no pretense When the time came to desert, the loved were became pre-loved Mercilessly and heartlessly out of the way they were shoved The barbaric enemy at the gates was no concern anymore Left to their wretched fates, the abandoned' … Continue reading Evacuation
Lords – A Plot Gone Awry
(Image Credit: Times Of India) When Jasprit Bumrah walked out to join Mohammed Shami on the last morning of the second Test Match between India and England at Lords, the visitors were undoubtedly on the mat. Joe Root’s men had one leg firmly planted on the neck of their opponents. It was just a question … Continue reading Lords – A Plot Gone Awry
The Author
When the tip of the pen kisses the surface of a paper so crisp and clean Imagination runs riot chronicling events seen and epics unseen Distractions are cast aside as concentration becomes a steady boat in a calm sea Every word taking shape is cause for absolute and undisguised glee Passion and emotion come together … Continue reading The Author
The Contrarian – Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley’s Pursuit of Power by Max Chafkin
“The Contrarian” is easily the most controversial book I have read thus far, this year. Racy, rambunctious and reverberating, Max Chafkin’s bold and no-holds barred portrayal of the billionaire investor Peter Thiel, is part polemical and part biographical. Whether or not the reader agrees with all that Chafkin has to say, she sure will remember … Continue reading The Contrarian – Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley’s Pursuit of Power by Max Chafkin
Hubris – Seeking and Realising Oneself
The word hubris, in all likelihood is one of the most powerful words in the English language. It is also a word that is intriguing, introspective and influential on many counts and to many degrees. Hubris or ‘cockiness’ is derived from ancient Greek. The Greeks deemed hubris to be a fatal character flaw that was … Continue reading Hubris – Seeking and Realising Oneself