What is your the most "nostalgia evoking" possession which shaped your childhood/teen? Let me know. I have a whole bunch of stuff in store room. I own hundreds of Audio Cassettes with that magical device which can RECORD. I have a PC with 20GB HD and 56 MB RAM running in WIN95. But, one thing … Continue reading MISHA – Nostalgia and conditioning
Bollywood, the casting couch and narratives
Question: According to you, what is the most corrupt entity in Independent India? Please ignore all the 100 bucks you slipped under the table for a file to be moved to next table. I am talking about the big stuff. The Corruption at a level of the complete collapse of the moral values and the … Continue reading Bollywood, the casting couch and narratives
Jack (Propaganda) Ryan
Question: Why do Hollywood names most of the protagonists protecting western interests as "JB". There's James Bond, Jason Bourne and even Jack Bauer and maybe, just maybe - Jack Black :-) Let's add Jack Ryan to that list. Technically he is not a JB, but we can always change it to Jack Blatant (lies), or … Continue reading Jack (Propaganda) Ryan
Blue-light eyeglasses scam
Snake Oil (e.g. Homeopathy) the central theme of scams dominated our previous few centuries. However, during the last couple of decades, a new theme has emerged, and the trend is 'Filtering scams'! The basic premise of this scam is to filter good stuff and make it better. For some unfortunate reasons, 'we the gullible' can … Continue reading Blue-light eyeglasses scam
On our History Books
Every lie we tell incurs a debt to the truth. Sooner or later that debt is paid - Valary Legasov History was one of the most disliked topics during my school days, and it was a prevalent opinion. It was one of the most pointless subjects with its only aim to test my memorization skills. The … Continue reading On our History Books
