The Banyan Trees

Yes, that’s what the new magazine is called. Started by Nivi and friends, The Banyan Trees is a monthly online/on-demand print magazine housing a lot of creative content from fiction, poetry, columns and photography. The first issue was out on November 1st and here it is. Read on, spread the word and come back every [...]

The Perfect AR Rahman Concert – Part II

And this is where we see the Part II of The Perfect AR Rahman Concert. Part I is here.
16. Aathangara Marame (Kizhaku Cheemayile):

The rural tone is done so incredibly well that they made sure they captured the rural milieu well on screen. Even with those faces!
17. Kannaikatti Kollade (Iruvar):
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Madras

It was not supposed to be this way but we’ll take this anyway. For now, we are on a break, going around this wonderful city and meeting lots and lots of people! It’s good to be back after about 22 months.

The Trailer

Black out.
Four guys on Brooklyn Bridge. Discussing Ilaiyaraja, Rahman, the Beatles and Floyd. Start singing Velai Pookal. “Dei, I hope someone throws a few quarters. I am broke”.
Cut to bar.
Everyone high. “Who is the hottest of them all?”, shouts Vikram on top of his voice. “My desi girl, my desi girl”, answers Arjun.
Cut to girls [...]

Yeh Kahan Aa Gaye Hum….

One of my friends asked this n00b(new admit, this fall in my university) why is he not doing a thesis and has settled for a non-thesis. The guy beats around the bush only to finally admit that it is all because he got into a relationship(after arriving here), has to think about the girl’s family, [...]

Uncertainty Principle

Shall I just leave?
Or, in Marvin’s words, should I stand in a corner and rust, or just fall apart where I am standing?
I just want a full tank and you can leave me alone. With my iPod, I’ll just keep on driving as far as I-40 can take me. I believe that is California. I’ll [...]

Its You!

The power of web 2.0 and user generated content amazes me. TIME magazine was criticized for choosing “you” as the person of the year in 2006. They were so darn right. Check this video out. Its beautiful, brilliant, scary and ugly all rolled into one.
I’ve met a lot of new people, thanks to this blog. [...]

The Sound of Music

I’ve been on my toes for the past few weeks thanks to the usual rigor of grad school.Just last night while going to Centennial Campus in Prasanth’s car, I was reminded of some old film songs and a lot of thoughts came to my mind.Most importantly the fact that, I don’t listen to music as [...]

You Are
Tangerine

You are a beautiful person, in a wistful kind of way. If you could, you would spend all your time daydreaming and writing poetry. You are a tragic beauty.
True.But not poetry :O
You are sensitive and caring, and you don’t take insults well. You don’t smile much, but when you do, you [...]

Roof Top Film Festival

Roof Top Film Festival
Are you a movie buff?Do you watch movies language no bar,genre no bar,cast no bar?And you never would have thought you can be part of a film festival.Did you?Here is a chance for all those passionate movie lovers to watch classics,path breakers,contemporaries and potboilers 10 am to 10 pm.Not under one roof [...]