(Author: Jay Ramalingam) Gray musings during the Corona crisis Source: Wiki Commons What do you do, when the building is weakening the foundation? when the paint is scarring the canvas? What do you do, when the clothing is burning the skin? when the medicine is corroding the stomach? What do you do, when roughshod ‘progress’ breaks your compass? when thrashing gets you deeper into the sand? What do you do,
இரந்தும் உயிர்வாழ்தல் வேண்டின் பரந்துகெடுக உலகியற்றி யான் – Thirukural – #1062 (Translation: If the Creator of the world has decreed even begging as means of livelihood, may he too go abegging and perish) NOTE 1: Creator in current context can refer to those who govern or in power. NOTE 2: Be warned….following is a rant…wanted to put it in writing and vent it out. This is what happens when you feel
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
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
(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
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
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
(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
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
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