(Image Credit: http://www.barnesandnoble.com) The founder of Envirosell Inc, a global research and consulting firm, and bestselling author, Paco Underhill in his new book, How We Eat elucidates how removed we as a collective humanity are from the primary source of our sustenance, food. While the elaborate and intricate process of how we produce, procure, and … Continue reading How We Eat: The Brave New World of Food & Drink – Paco Underhill
Month: April 2023
Ponniyin Selvan 2 – Miscalculated Liberty
In the world of the creative arts, liberty in the form of imaginative license is an indispensable attribute for success. However, when such liberties transgress the boundaries of reasonableness, the outcome is distortion. Thus, creative license can be a double-edged sword. Mani Ratnam’s Ponniyin Selvan 2 (PS 2), the screenplay adaptation of the late Kalki … Continue reading Ponniyin Selvan 2 – Miscalculated Liberty
Method to the Madness
(Photo by Joshua Freake on Unsplash) With the devil perched behind one ear and doubt assailing the other An unrepentant world looking like a hotbed of curve balls One can be forgiven for assuming oneself to be the boy on the burning deck Sinking as an option never looked more viable Swimming is for the foolhardy and the … Continue reading Method to the Madness
Mr. Vedantham – R. Mahadevan
(Image Credit: routemybook.com) The late R. Mahadevan or ‘Devan’ in short, belongs to that select and gifted breed of writers capable of capturing the entire gamut of human vicissitudes in a manner that lends itself to reflection and reasoning. In what arguably is his tour de force, spread across two alluring volumes, Mr. Vedantham is … Continue reading Mr. Vedantham – R. Mahadevan
Logging Off
(Photo by Teslariu Mihai on Unsplash) Dissolution Unlimited, Goodbye dear world of books, time to choose your coffin! Would classy teak do in line with your aesthetic halcyon days? Or should it be hardy oak bearing testimony to your valiant battle to remain relevant? Shiny mahogany would feel slighted for just like the printed word, seduction is its … Continue reading Logging Off
Aindhu Varuda Mounam – S. Ramakrishnan
(Image Credit: Routemybook.com) Aindhu Varuda Mounam (“Silence of five years) is an alluring collection of short stories ranging from the profound to the plebian. Author S. Ramakrishnan in 32 short stories takes his readers on a whirlwind tour of sacrifice, selflessness, avarice and absurdity. Edgar Allan Poe once famously said, “A short story must have … Continue reading Aindhu Varuda Mounam – S. Ramakrishnan
The Practice of Not Thinking – Ryunosuke Koike
(Image Credit: http://www.penguin.co.uk) Writing for the online publication ‘Psyche’, Jonathan Malesic argued that the biggest bane plaguing the contemporaneous world was the element of ‘knowingness’, rather than the perniciousness of misinformation. According to Malesic, a smug and condescending attitude of purporting to know every answer even before a question is raised creates more issues than … Continue reading The Practice of Not Thinking – Ryunosuke Koike
Calm
(Photo by Javardh on Unsplash) Only when the observer merges into the observed, Is there a realisation of the words spoken that are hasty and absurd. Diction, inflection, pronunciation and frustration mean nothing without introspection, When the speaker and the spoken are in sync. The transformation from the agitated to the unperturbed is complete. Happiness pierces through the … Continue reading Calm