Author: vinodnarayan

Living and Working in the San Francisco Bay Area. I work in the Tech industry and have a passion for content creation. As practicing Agile Scrum Master and Coach I work with teams and individuals coaching them in the Agile Scrum Framework. As a Poet, Blogger, Podcaster and video maker I try to not leave any stone unturned in the effort to try out every single passion of mine. And I want the same for others. I am also the Founder of PenPositive a concept conceived to approach life and work with the aim to prepare individuals to excel both in their Passion and their Profession.
Articles, Articles & Opinions, Humor, Society

Even Freedom is a ‘F’ word – The Babu Kuzhimattom Controversy

Since last few days a controversy is burning on Facebook among the folks because Babu Kuzhimattom, a writer from my home state Kerala in india and the MD of The Kerala Book Marketing Society put up a Facebook post that many people found offensive and say is very demeaning to women. The post is in the image here, it is in malayalam, so I will try to put the gist … Continue reading Even Freedom is a ‘F’ word – The Babu Kuzhimattom Controversy

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Irrationality Can Irreparably break Everything – Be Rational

A religion will behave in accordance with humanity only if it is in minority. The indifference the world population shows to what happens to the Rohingya muslims has a lot to do with putting the Buddhist religion in a different league from others. The western world, spiritual peace lovers and even some new age atheists’ adoration for it as a philosophy and not a religion does … Continue reading Irrationality Can Irreparably break Everything – Be Rational

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Bombay Velvet succeeds in being quite boring

The problem with Bombay Velvet is simple…. it makes a 2 hour movie look like a 5 hour and still not ending. A Period crime drama that also thanks Martin scorsese so it could use some of the scarface sequence which it made look so silly. Honestly I have no idea what happened in that 2 hours. The director probably tried something interesting, I will … Continue reading Bombay Velvet succeeds in being quite boring

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Piku takes you to that innocent yesteryears

I don’t think the world is anymore this innocent and smooth flowing. And that might be the reason why movies like Piku should be made. When I used to watch Amol Palekhar and sanjeev Kumar starrers back then, when hrishikesh mukherjee used to weave stories around the common me and you; I never thought how unreal. Today when I watched Piku, I don’t know why I … Continue reading Piku takes you to that innocent yesteryears

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Avijit, Washiqur and now Ananta; Bangladesh; Wake up & Voice up

The religious minority world over cry that their religious freedom is curtailed and they are being victimized for their beliefs. And understandably the religious world every time comes together and rebukes these actions. But my question is what about the religion less, the atheists, the skeptics, the rationalists, the humanists, the secularists who are slaughtered one after the other. Bangladesh, you need to answer… Avijit Roy, … Continue reading Avijit, Washiqur and now Ananta; Bangladesh; Wake up & Voice up

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Shobana’s Krishna – A brilliant Capsule of a long and colorful epic saga

Shobana the film actress has always been one of my favorite since my college days, having seen more than once many of her memorable performances. I always knew that acting and films was one side of Shobana and dance is what she has dedicated her life to. But with some people they excel in all the field they embark on. While her acting and national … Continue reading Shobana’s Krishna – A brilliant Capsule of a long and colorful epic saga

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The Royal Baby does not have a Poem and now there is a competition for one – WTF

I just read that the Royal baby Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana does not have a poem. How sad… sorry, How wicked :)….. Carol Ann Duffy the UK poet laureate declined to write a poem commemorating the birth of the new royal baby.. The spectator readers are being called to write one in a competition How primitive does one go to prove a point And I wish to … Continue reading The Royal Baby does not have a Poem and now there is a competition for one – WTF

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Why Everyone should watch “The Imitation Game”

Many of you might have seen the movie, I got to see it yesterday. The movie is a must watch for everyone. Everyone who types on a computer without knowing where to go back in time. Not just that, it tells you that there are some efforts, some secret triumphs, that we all as human beings are indebted to. Some unfairness that has happened in the … Continue reading Why Everyone should watch “The Imitation Game”

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