It’s not very often that I read a book that blows my mind. Helgoland by Carlo Rovelli is one such. Carlo Rovelli is an Italian Theoretical Physicist and he has written several popular science books. Helgoland is my first one and I believe that now there will be several more. The book is in…
The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan is probably one of the earliest “thrillers”. In the introduction to the book in my Collins Classics edition it is mentioned that Buchan himself called this book a “Shocker”. And it is one. Great pace in the narrative, spare language and crackling dialogues. The book is a slim…
Trust me I’m lying – confessions of a media manipulator is a fascinating read. In this book, Ryan Holiday exposes the way the information economy- blogs, news sites, popular social media handles work. I picked up this book to continue the Life in Learning series that I spoke about in my post on Made…
This is the second update on the three strategies we put into play at the start of the year. The market has recovered a bit between the last month and this month. It seems as if Nifty 50 has made an interim bottom near 22,000 for the time being and will consolidate for some…
This post continues the tradition of life in learning that I had started while I had devoted an year to academic pursuit. The life in learning posts are typically longer than my regular posts and summarize my key takeaways from reading a book. This entry in the series is based on Made to Stick…
We are in a bearish market. In a bull market, any positive news is a trigger for further climb. That news might not necessarily be news either. Just the rumour of a positive development will do. However, when we are in a bear market, real positive news also gets absorbed by the market without…
Miracle of Mind by Sadhguru is an app for meditation. The app launches today (Mahashivratri day, 26th February 2025). I had the privilege of an early access to the app and this post is about my thoughts on the app and the initiative. We know that in this era of Attention Economy, getting and…
The Little Black Classics 02 – As Kingfishers catch fire is a collection of poetry by Gerard Manley Hopkins. Gerard Manley Hopkins (July 1844 – June 1889) was an English poet and Jesuit priest. He innovated a new form of poetry – Sprung Rhythm. I like prose better than poetry. To add to that,…
Interestingly she is not one of the central characters. In the tapestry of characters that Raaj Shaandilyaa has woven, she is merely the “Hero ki Behen”. But, what a delight she is. I am talking about Mallika Sherawat as Chanda Rani in Vicky Vidya ka Woh Wala Video. She is back in a Bollywood…
At the end of the last comics, Nagraj ki Kabr, we had questions. The questions were – whether Nagraj can use some of his snake like power to save himself and Romo from the grave of hundred of tons of earth. Nagraj ka Badla (Revenge of Nagraj), the third Nagraj comics, starts from there….