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Note 1: If you are not a Malayalam movie buff, I recommend you skip this post. Malayalam cinema is undergoing a radical change and Pothan team is its harbinger. What amazes me about Pothan is obsession with making movies revolving around seemingly ordinary, everyday things.Maheshinte Prathikaram starts with a classic "blue chappal"! Something every Malayali… Continue reading Pothan’s Obsession with Everyday Things
I saw this interesting image circulated on the social media. Mostly on LinkedIn, Facebook and WhatApp. Certainly, food for thought! I dont know why this is so complicated 🙂 I created an oversimplified version of the same thing.
Greenlights by Matthew McConaugheyMy rating: 3 of 5 stars They say everything is bigger in Texas. I say even Texas is not big enough for McConaughey and his ideals. This is the story of a Southern boy pouring out 35 years of his view of life into what he calls as an “approach book”.This is… Continue reading Book Review: Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey
Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams by Matthew WalkerMy rating: 4 of 5 starsWhen I was grappling with a new idea, my manager told me “Just, sleep on it’.When I was sick, my mother told me “Get some sleep, you ll be fine tomorrow”.When I had an important presentation the next… Continue reading Book Review: Why We Sleep
The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniMy rating: 5 of 5 starsThis is such a great novel on so many levels. It is fast paced, intimate, engaging and well written. It is deeply moving and will make you stop at many places to sort out your emotions. It talks about a person’s moral dilemma and internal… Continue reading Book Review: The Kite Runner
The Simple Path to Wealth: Your road map to financial independence and a rich, free life by J.L. CollinsMy rating: 4 of 5 starsThe reason why this book so great is because 1) It is simple 2) It is prescriptive 3) and the author shows courage to take a stand on achieving financial independence through… Continue reading Book Review: The Simple Path to Wealth
The Day of the Jackal by Frederick ForsythMy rating: 4 of 5 starsIf you want to assassinate the President of France, who do you employ?The Jackal.Someone who does the job for money and leaves no traces. Mercenary not a missionary. A true professional, detail oriented, polymath, no nonsense guy.This is a classic story of police… Continue reading Book Review: The Day of the Jackal
American Kingpin: The Epic Hunt for the Criminal Mastermind Behind the Silk Road by Nick BiltonMy rating: 4 of 5 starsDrug traffickers go digital! What the 29 year old “Ross the Pirate” built in just 2 years will put Pablo Escobar to shame. That too did it from his bedroom in Austin, beaches in Sydney,… Continue reading Book Review: American Kingpin
The Warner Boys: Our Family’s Story of Autism and Hope by Curt WarnerMy rating: 5 of 5 starsThis is unlike anything I have read before. It made me cry. It is emotional, inspiring and remarkable all at the same time. Ana and Curt Warner are no ordinary couple. After all, Curt was a professional football… Continue reading Book Review: The Warner Boys
The Space Barons: Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and the Quest to Colonize the Cosmos by Christian DavenportMy rating: 3 of 5 starsWhy is everybody so hyped about SpaceX? Will Richard Branson and his Virgin Galactic ever send a tourist to space? What is Jeff Bezos doing in space? Where is NASA these days?These were some… Continue reading Book Review – The Space Barons: Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and the Quest to Colonize the Cosmos
