Posted inFood

Banana – the savior fruit

Today I was traveling in a hurry. Just 5 minutes before getting into the cab, I felt a bit hungry. I didn't know what to grab. Would it be good? Would it be hygienic? Can I get it in a minute? I just reached the fruit shop right behind me and checked the fruits and there was banana. I picked one. Asked the price. The girl in the shop said Rs. 5/-! I just grabbed it, had it in a…
Posted inBusiness

You think Fear of Missing out (FoMo) was invented by Western marketing agencies…

We've experienced FoMo (Fear of Missing out) since our childhood. You went to a shop to buy a toy. Your parents said you could buy it next week. The shopkeeper said, "I can't promise this toy will be available till next week. If someone buys tomorrow, it is gone forever. And we have only one piece of this toy. And this is a limited edition toy." Fear of Missing out has been very well used as a ploy by the…
Posted inGagan Speaks My Ideas Work

Why is it called “business class”?

In flights, the seats that are costlier are called "business class". I never thought much about it. "Business class" tickets are costlier. The ones who can afford such tickets are the people who are into business. Going by this, we should have understood that you get richness by being in business and doing business. On the corollary, doing any amount of hard work in fixed jobs may give you very less returns! You can never make a fortune through fixed…
Posted inExperience Place Religion Spirituality

Food at Bangalore ISKCON

I visited the Bangalore ISKCON temple that is near Mahalakshmi metro station. The main temple looked vibrant, but the people were so mad clicking photos, despite strict instructions. After spending almost an hour in the main temple sitting silently, I moved to the food section. Food section had cakes, pastries, samosa, sweets, savouries etc. I tried their laddu - which was the best. Their Rasmalai was not at all good. I even tried Badam milk and that too was not…
Posted inUncategorized

“Look, the kids on the streets are healthier”

"Look the kids on the street are healthier. They drink any unfiltered water and they don't fall ill. They have better immunity. We take so much care of our kids, but they fall ill all the time." This is one view I've heard from many parents and elders. But is this true? Let's examine. Prima facie, it seems like the kids who grow up on the streets may have better resistance to diseases and illness to an extent. This is…
Posted inKarnataka Politics Religion

Jaggi Vasudev’s smart move traps DK Shivakumar and Congress Party

I noticed that Karnataka Congress President DK Shivakumar visited the Maha Shivarathri programme organised by this Jaggi's Isha Foundation. When asked by the lapdog press as to why he chose to visit this place, DK Shivakumar very honestly mentioned that Jaggi had visited DK Shivakumar personally, waited for a long time and invited him for the programme. Apparently DK Shivakumar's daughter Aishwarya had visited the Ashram sometime back and from her, they connected with  DK Shivakumar's office and invited him.…
Posted inMusic

Recalibrating the “tone” in between a song

I was just listening to the song "tera woh pyaar" by Momina Mustehsaan and Asim Azhar. In the intro lines, at 0:58 to 1:01 (youtube version), you can notice Momina sings "teri tarah hmmm khushboo chalein". Notice the "hmmm". According to me, this is a way to recalibrate and stay within the limits of the song's scale. It is comparable to you taking support to reach another place while climbing. These are usually the well note notes of the scale…
Posted inEducation Teaching

Observing those in teaching profession

I have been at a gathering of teachers and these are my observations Almost all of them look like they are so tired of the never ending work. Most of them look depressed too. And are somehow trying to cope up by joking or forcefully laughing. The ones in their 20s look like they are in their 30s. The ones in their 30s look like they are in their 40s or 50s. Some 80% of them are in a hurry…
Posted inMusic

Madonna Sebastian sings AR Rahman and Michael Jackson’s songs

Two weeks ago, while going through YouTube, the algorithm gave a good recommendation. It was actresss Madonna Sebastian singing a fusion of AR Rahman and Michael Jackson's song! AR Rahman's "maaro maaro" from Boys and Jackson's "they don't really care about us". Both have beats that can sync well. In a way, the video of Boys movie song "maaro maaro" seems to be inspired from Jackson's song that was shot at Rio De Janeiro. The song is really good. Madonna…
Posted inYellow Pages

Aditya – photographer from Bangalore!

Meet Aditya! He's passionate about photography. I first met him probably two years ago while he was covering a college event. I was surprised to see his passion for the art and the way he would cover an event. Last year, he completed his LLB. Even while in college, he used to tell me that he wanted to pursue photography as his profession. Recently I noticed his good work on Instagram and I thought I should post about him. He…