Moonballs from Planet Earth

Saturday, 31 December 2011

Is it principled to be principled?

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"Nobody ever did anything very foolish except from some strong principle".  I chanced upon this quote a couple of months ago,...
Friday, 23 December 2011

"Let us take what the terrain gives"

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"Follow your dream" is advice I have frequently received. This is also advice I have given multiple times. However, in most cir...
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Sunday, 18 December 2011

Socrates. On beauty and victory

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“Beauty comes first. Victory is secondary. What matters is joy.”  These are the last words in Football Philosophy, a book by the Brazi...
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Sunday, 11 December 2011

Kolaveri Di and the Eurovision Song Contest

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Kolaveri Di has lived out fourteen out of its fifteen minutes of fame. So, one final thought to occupy that last minute: Kolaveri Di h...
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Thursday, 1 December 2011

Kolaveri Di and the Punjabization of India

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Once upon a time, grown women in Madras wore sarees. No longer. Now, the default outfit is a salwar kameez, especially among younger ...
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Saturday, 19 November 2011

Raj Rajaratnam: Nayagan?

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தென் பாண்டி சீமையிலே தேரோடும் வீதியிலே மான் போல வந்தவனே யார்   அடித்தாரோ யார்   அடித்தாரோ These lyrics are from the theme song o...
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Tuesday, 15 November 2011

Haimish, Gezellig and the Great Pumpkin

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English is the world's most successful language because it is so rich, it has many more words than any comparable language. Yet, frustr...
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