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Latest blog posts from Rage & Placcidity

Another feather in the cap: News Editor!
Recently, I was invited to join the Editorial board of The Receptor: India's first Career Guidance Mag for young Doctors published by Kalam Books, I was only too happy to join in :) The inaugural issue of The Receptor is out! The Receptor is a unique, interactive monthly magazine specially... Read more...
Published 2 days ago

Ahimsa won't work with Terrorists! Show them the way to Hell!
When terrorists attacked the Indian Parliament with murderous intent, the then government amassed India's military might at the borders of our nation. I don't know (who does) if there was ever an intention to attack or just chest-beating and public posturing, but I felt India shouldn't hesitate... Read more...
Published 4 weeks ago

Halo around the Moon!
Canon Powershot: ISO200, Exposure 2 Seconds Canon Powershot: ISO400, Exposure 4 SecondsShot at 11pm IST today...More effects of pollution? Read more...
Published a month ago

Dasavatharam Movie Review
I know it's like 80 days since the movie released... But I guess it's never too late to write about a great movie. The best avatar of Kamalhaasan is definitely the invisible 11th one of the Story & screenplay writer. An intricately woven plot of ten seemingly unrelated characters and storylines... Read more...
Published 2 months ago

Dasavatharam: Vishnu & Kamalahaasan
How the Mythological 10 avtars of Lord Vishnu inspired Kamalahaasan's movie Dasavatharam!(Macha Avthar - Nambi) - Nambi is thrown into water in an act of trying to save lord from being thrown into sea...(Koorma avatar - George Bush) - The lord is the turtle/tortoise that helps in stirring the... Read more...
Published 3 months ago

Who will police the Police?
The High profile Noida double murder case is heading towards it's logical end now that the real criminals have 'probably' been identified. For almost 2 months, in prime time news, the face of an innocent father was flashed across most channels as the killer of his only daughter prompting the Soap... Read more...
Published 3 months ago

The Ground Beneath Her Feet
What is that scatters my thoughts in a hundred directions...What is that holds me together...What is that makes my Heart beat in Rage...What is that gives me the Placcidity I seek... Read more...
Published 3 months ago

Free Tibet!
A casual train conversation that turned into a full fledged political discussions on Tibet... I promised to blog about it so here goes...Tibetans travel through the passes of Himalayas to reach India via Nepal illegally in search of a better future/education. They have a 'Government-in exile' in... Read more...
Published 3 months ago

Adventures of a Chennaiite in Petrol illadha kaadu
(Jungle without Petrol!) (Read like Thanni illadha Kaadu:)30 June 2008 9 AM: Me and Hari on the phoneMe: I need my camera to upload the pics of yesterday's BHUMI meet, at least 80-90 people must be waiting for itHari: I'll give it to you at Gandhi Mandapam at around 10 when I go to my office...10... Read more...
Published 3 months ago

Gmail Rocks!
If the ever expanding mailbox, Conversations view, Google Chat, Labels, IMAP and the email account that wouldn't get deleted weren't enough. These guys keep making it better and better every day. Gmail Labs allows Gmail users to create add-ons to Gmail and these guys will implement the most... Read more...
Published 4 months ago

Subsidising Regression
Cost of the Chennai's MRTS: Rs.1,000 Crore (over 20 Years) Cost of Delhi Metro: Rs 10,500 Crore (over 10 years) Cost of National fuel subsidy: Rs: 200,000 Crore (in 2007-08 - 1 year) Considering a Bus costs Rs.0.25 Crore approx and the subsidy on petrol is Rs 15/litre (A bus for every 1.6Lakh... Read more...
Published 4 months ago

The One-eyed Blogger
8 hours at the Hospital, travelling, studying, Bhumi work... if all this wasn't enough. I joined 12 hour classes in the weekends :( So I quit my job to concentrate more on my exams, guess what... More time for BHUMI and the IPL! Left with nowhere to steal time from it's my Physical diary,... Read more...
Published 4 months ago