I have long struggled with that. Not that I wish to be the only voice, but because blogging requires commitment. If I am going to invite someone else, then they should commit to us that they will be regular. For we begin to look forward to their entries, and we look forward to discussing them [...]
Steve Jobs : Are entrepreneurs artists ?
Which part of the brain does Steve Jobs use when he makes what we call a 'seat of the pants' decision ? Where the idea or solution lies in the realm of the subconscious - or as some would say in the universal consciousness - that somehow the mind/brain accesses. Not unlike Mozart's discovery of [...]
Is Bandit Queen my best film ?
Certainly more people have seen the two Elizabeth's, Massom and Mr India. However the following were the director's notes attached to the DVD that were written in a tearing hurry. The Independent newspaper, in the UK, however, decided to publish my notes as a full page review of the film ! And so I read [...]
Guest Blog by Raju Narisetti : Coming Home
I don’t really know this 60-year-old very well any more. I wasn’t alive for her first 20 or so years. And I haven’t been around for her last 20 or so years. So, when I am asked—quite frequently—how it feels to be back home, I have to pause and search for words that say what [...]
Being active, not reactive. The power of silence
How many years does one spend being reactive to the constant noise of external stimuli and mistaking that for hard work and activity. And then looking back and wondering why what was achieved was either not enough or not satisfying enough ? The mind becomes a whirlwind of thoughts, ideas, doubts and contrary messages. The [...]
Cricket 20/20 : Going for the kill, not skill. Lets get back bodyline bowling !
Abi said :We watch EPL, we watch Spanish League, we watch FI races, where is it written that people should always uphold their national identities on the sports field? Why do we expect the fans always carry their national flags? Why do we expect them to be just Indian players, when they can be great [...]
Are speculators deliberately bringing the global economy to the brink ?
The last time this happened was during the Asian Currency crisis, when all the then so called 'Tiger Economies' were destroyed by speculation in their currencies. Who were these speculators ? George Sorros was definitely one of them. Who are these people that in the name of return on investment actively go out to destroy [...]
Amitabh Bachchan and Amir Khan Blogs.
It is wonderful to see blogging come of age in India. I have always believed that blogs are the new way that people will express themselves, and bloggers will create communities that will become more powerful and more connected than newspapers and tv channels. Soon we will have blogtv - where the combined reach of [...]
Identity crisis anyone ?
Language does limit comprehension sometimes. And the more we communicate, the more we rely on 'key words' as a means of speedier communication. And so the more we tend to define and therefore confine things into narrower and narrower meanings. So what do we mean by identity crisis ? Have I ever been without one [...]
Should the Dalai Lama go to the Beijing Olympics?
Yesterday the Times of India asked me to comment on the possibility of the Dalai Lama going to the Beijing Olympics and of course, journalism being what it is in India, outrageously misquoted me. I said that the Dalai Lama should go to the Olympic, because if he did, the people of China would embrace [...]