Venkat

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Date registered: October 2, 2011

Biography

maniacal penchant for books, more books, still more books and lot more books - When I am not watching cricket that is! Love my Scotch and scribble for fun!

Latest posts

  1. Agony and Ecstasy at the Kinrara – An Asia Cup Finals in Malaysia — June 11, 2018
  2. KAALA –Voice of the Proletariat — June 8, 2018
  3. Eleven Gods and a Million Indians – Boria Majumdar — June 3, 2018
  4. You’re More Powerful Than You Think – Eric Liu — June 2, 2018
  5. My Friend Joanne — May 23, 2018

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  4. A Baby in a Bore-well – India’s claim to shame — 8 comments
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Jun 11

Agony and Ecstasy at the Kinrara – An Asia Cup Finals in Malaysia

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The beat of the drums reached a frenzied crescendo as the Indian Captain Harmanpreet Kaur trotted in to bowl the last ball of the 2018 Asia Cup Women’s Cricket Finals. Jahanara Alam, who an hour and a half earlier had distinguished herself with the ball for Bangladesh waited, watching the trajectory of the ball. For …

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Jun 08

KAALA –Voice of the Proletariat

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The Silver Screen

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Kaala

Revenge of the Proletariat, rage of the bourgeoisie, a polysemous reference to the legitimacy of Jean Jacques Rousseau ‘s social contract all layer over one another and fold backwards before forming an interesting pastiche of a common man’s revolution in Ranjith’s latest Rajini flick, “Kaala”. I personally am not aware of Ranjith’s political inclinations, but …

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Jun 03

Eleven Gods and a Million Indians – Boria Majumdar

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Arm Chair Critic - The Joy of reviewing a book

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11 Gods

For the typical Indian, cricket is the metaphor that signifies the machinations of everyday life; a metaphysical avenue for compensating personal and professional inadequacies and more than anything else a magnet whose inescapable lure may, at the most be resisted but never overcome. Cricket is escapism; cricket is assurance; cricket is the all-encompassing panacea that …

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Jun 02

You’re More Powerful Than You Think – Eric Liu

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Eric Liu

The recent imposition of trade tariffs by an obstinate Trump administration and the reciprocating adverse measures announced by his Mexican and Canadian counterparts (with the EU sure to soon follow suit) has not only triggered a global concern about an impending trade war but has also set off a panic whose potential backlash could be …

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May 23

My Friend Joanne

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“A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.”   Elbert Hubbard Elbert Hubbard neither knew Joanne Chan Ming Choo nor me but it seems as if the quote which emanated from him was directed at the two of us. For in spite of all my eccentricities, quirks and unpredictable oscillations in …

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May 11

Captain Marvel in Malaysia – A foreigner’s perception of GE14

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GE14

Any foreigner touring or residing in Malaysia in the month of May 2018, could be forgiven for unwittingly suspecting that Captain Marvel of the Avengers fame had manifested in Kuala Lumpur – taking the capital city by storm – in person and way ahead of the much touted release year of 2019-20. Only, this particular …

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Apr 30

Brother Odd – Dean Koontz

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Brother Odd

Dean Koontz starts off like a sleek and racy Shanghai Maglev, loses momentum in between but still maintaining the look and feel of a Shinkansen, before finally losing steam and sputtering to a huffing and puffing halt like a lumbering freight train. Odd Thomas seeking solace and serenity from a troubled mind, find himself in …

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Apr 30

Girl On The Train – Paula Hawkins

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 If you intend your work to sell 40 million copies, get translated into multiple languages and even after years of its publication, continue to be the talk of many a town, it better be good. Paula Hawkins’ book is just that – and more! “Girl On The Train” (“the book”) is not just good, it’s …

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Apr 25

INFINITY WAR – VULNERABILITY REDEFINED

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Infinity War

  Marvel in their latest, biggest and in all probability the most philosophical rendition of the Avengers series, capitalizes on what is arguably the most poignant, abhorrent, and inescapable emotion permeating the mental make-up of humans, super humans and supernatural forces alike – vulnerability. When a pantheon of Gods, super heroes, mystiques and intellectual geniuses …

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Apr 22

Imperfect – Sanjay Manjrekar

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Imperfect

Overwhelmed and bogged down by a relentless barrage of opinions, reports, suggestions and claims flooding my social media time line – involving two unscrupulous and insensible Australian cricketers one of whom was plainly caught trying to produce some shocks out of his jocks – I decided to divert my attention to less tumultuous stuff and …

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