Black swan Theory developed by Nassim Nicholas Taleb is a metaphor that is used to classify, unexpected, unpredicted events that have a high impact. Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s Book Black Swan takes you through the concept that unpredictable events that shape… Read More ›
Watched the movie “Adaminte Makan Abu” translated as “Adam’s son Abu” India’s official entry to OSCAR. Though I had an idea about what the movie was, I really wanted to watching it and I should say it was a well… Read More ›
Ra-One the most anticipated super hero flick from the self/media proclaimed King of Khans, Bollywood superstar Sharukh Khan was this year’s Diwali gift to the Indian community. Out of my respect to the hard work put into the movie, I… Read More ›
” We live in a Zoologically impoverished world, from which all of the hugest, fierest and strangest forms have recently disappeared” these were the words of Alfred Russel Wallace who had independently proposed his theory of evolution by Natural selection… Read More ›
“From those who can spare to those who are in need” can be a tagline for anything that is given in the sense altruism. But when money is involved in the supply chain and the demand is ready to pay… Read More ›
Addict Nation by Jane Velez Mitchell and Sandra Mohr is a look at America from the point of addiction, and in my opinion it is not just about america but also about every other developed and developing nation. As individuals… Read More ›
Linda Polman’s “The Crisis Caravan: What’s Wrong With Humanitarian Aid?” takes you through the world of humanitarian aid through the eyes of a journalist as it makes stops at various points of distress on the world map. Stops where we… Read More ›
My recent reads have always been a collection of what I read over a month or so, but I just finished a book that needs a special mention and I am dedicating a post for it. This is not an… Read More ›
I thought it was important that I write a response to a recent post of Adora Svitak’s post whats-with-countries-ending-in Tried posting in her blog, buts seems my comment was much larger than the post. Anyways here it is if it… Read More ›
‘The White Tiger’ by Aravind Adiga, you will love it if you like some dark humor. The Indian english novels are quite interesting and gives a whole different perspective. And here Aravind showcases a man’s quest to break off from his… Read More ›
Vinod Narayan 