When I was growing up, one of the programs I would watch every Sunday morning (apart from Sunday Morning Cartoons on Doordarshan) was the Bournvita Quiz Contest hosted by Derek O’Brien on Zee TV. For kids interested in quizzing, O’Brien was like a Role Model. My school was seldom invited to participate in BQC soContinue reading “Updating Role Models”
My TV wants to take a Vacation
Don’t you sometimes inflict pain on to yourself just to see how much would it hurt or do you still have it in you? Like touching a hot pan to see what temperature can you handle, or trying to lift 10 KG bag of Aata to see if your backbone is still in solid-state orContinue reading “My TV wants to take a Vacation”
So I recently watched: Pushpavalli
Pushpavalli means a Creeper. The one which can grow and reach places you might not want it to go to. But soon it would make its presence felt and can sweep you off your feet by the extent it has grown. The show created by Comedian Sumukhi Suresh suits its name. It was first availableContinue reading “So I recently watched: Pushpavalli”
Listen to the Nerds!
The TV show which I was most reluctant to watch had always been ‘Friends’. I was unnecessarily living under a rock for many years and thought that since everyone is watching it, I must rather stay away. Unnecessary egoistic struggle. I eventually caved in and watched it a few years ago because the pop-culture referencesContinue reading “Listen to the Nerds!”
The Königsberg Problem
Each Graph Theory class would mention the Königsberg problem once. The problem is simple but the solution isn’t. Basically, there was a city in Prussia (old Germany) called Königsberg (now known as Kaliningrad and it is now in Russia) with 7 bridges over a river. The problem statement was to find a path that couldContinue reading “The Königsberg Problem”
Inspiration
““You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take” – — Wayne Gretzky” — Michael Scott ““Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working.” — Pablo Picasso” — Me
Bye Google, Bye Alexa!
I know we live in a world that is trying to be more and more Gender Neutral. And, I have no qualm in saying that it should be. Many writers and people whose words matter have started to use ‘She’ instead of ‘He’ in their common parlance. In fact, if you have actually understood theContinue reading “Bye Google, Bye Alexa!”