கோவிட் கவிதை – சௌம்யா
போன்சாய் Top: Source: The Guardian Source: Aljazeera தன்னுலகைத் தவிர்த்து மறு பாதி உலகின் நடைமுறை அறியா பொருளாதாரத்தின் உச்சத்தில் வாழும் மேல்தட்டு மக்களின் மெத்தகு மாடி வீட்டின் பாங்கான பால்கனியிலிருந்து போன்சாய் வைத்தால்
Lost Girls – Disturbing True Crime Drama with no closure
Official Trailer: Lost Girls follows Mari Gilbert (excellent performance by Amy Ryan), a mother of 3 daughters, who works multiple jobs to take care of two younger daughters who live with her. Her elder daughter, Shannan, goes missing one night. Mari realizes something bad may have happened to Shannan when calls to her go to voicemail. There was a 911 call from Shannan on that night from a gated community
COVID-19, WFH and Tamil Thriller Movies – Part 3
Link to Part 2: COVID-19, WFH, and Virus Attack Movies COVID-19, doesn’t seem to be slowing down yet. India has extended the lockdown for 2 more weeks till May 3, 2020. If you are WFH, make sure you stick to fixed time. With commute time saved, great opportunity to spend time with the family, and do things you have been postponing to later time (assuming they don’t need you to
Momminess and Universal Love
(Author: Jay Ramalingam) I sometimes call my wife ‘Her Momminess’. You don’t really need to be a mother or even a woman to have momminess in patterns of your feelings, emotions, words and behaviors. And, of course, there are degrees of momminess. You have momminess if you can intensely feel for your family as a whole unit as much as you can feel your own personal pains and pleasures. A
Sethum Aayiram Pon – Death is in air with grace
Official Trailer: Sethum Aayiram Pon I hit upon this movie in Netflix two days back, I was little bit wary of watching this considering the title, a reference to death, and COVID-19 crisis we are going through. Synopsys sounded interesting so dived in. I expected a tear jerker. But I was in for a pleasant surprise. Director Anand Ravichandran ventures in to a subject Kollywood avoids. Most of the characters’
COVID-19, WFH and Virus Attack Movies – Part 2
Link to Part 1: COVID-19, WFH, and Virus Attack Movies Novel Corona Virus, COVID-19, doesn’t seem to be slowing down yet. When I blogged Part 1 few weeks back, I was hoping countries will act fast in curbing the spread. Late reaction from many countries and now most of the countries are either in full or partial lockdown. In India we are in a countrywide lockdown from Mar 24 for
When you thought it can’t get dafter than this…?
Source: en.wikipedia.org Take a look at the picture of H.S.Doreswamy above. He is 102 years old. A freedom fighter who fought against British. Has gone to jail for the same. A freedom fighter from that era among our midst. Just the thought of someone from that era who actively participated in freedom movement, has stories to tell us, itself gives a great feel. But not to be so for the
Gray musings during Corona crisis
(Author: Jay Ramalingam with daughter Kavya) Fair? Source: Wiki Commons Grazing gazelles found a patch of grass Among fallen trees they found good grass A tornado roared through earlier Felled large trees, Ripping them off the ground Grass grew on the very same patch Although that bird had to start a new nest And those bees needed a new hive Grazing gazelles found the patch of grass Who’s to say
To Kejriwal with concern
Delhi riots is a shame, the more you read and think about the more frustrated and helpless you feel. Not much to say on the behavior of the central government, it is within their party’s grand design and project. What is more concerning is how other institutions have failed, failed the people. This is the time to heed to one of Ambedkar’s warning on Indian Democracy, “…there are limits to
COVID-19, WFH and Virus Attack Movies
Novel Corona Virus, COVID-19, doesn’t seem to be slowing down yet. With its special characteristics, it seems to be mutating fast. While this is highly concerning, what is more concerning is how it has captured the imagination of the population. Virus spreads faster through WhatsApp, as the joke goes. Thanks to WHO, international travel has been curtailed in most of the companies which has resulted in many big guys twiddling