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Queasy Quagmire · 5M ago

Journey to Joka

Summer is the season of powercuts, mangoes and watermelons in Chennai. And winter, as non-existent as it is, is the season of rainfall, festivals and for a large number of final year students and engineering graduates – the CAT. A monster tamed only by a few, it is rather well behaved for a monster
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Queasy Quagmire · 5M ago

2011 – The year I resumed reading

I had been a voracious reader since school, reading about a book a week on average. Sometime into college, my attention went to mostly technical books, and I lost touch with fiction for a few years. I resumed the habit late last year, and read around 30 books this year. These were the picks: Books [
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Queasy Quagmire · 1Y ago

Why the DMK will win – and why they should not

The DMK government might very well come back to power, but I wish that doesn't happen. Read on to know why.
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Queasy Quagmire · 1Y ago

On Ponting – A Quick Word

Ponting is a great batsman, but not as great a sportsman. Maybe most people don’t like him for he once threatened Sachin’s record, but alas he’s a mere mortal compared to the Master (No, I am not another Sachin devotee). Personally I love to see him bat, but his sledging, cry baby attitude and spitt
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Queasy Quagmire · 1Y ago

Government Ads – A Question

I happened to see a few Government ads – the ones that are meant to educate people on various issues like Polio Eradication, Adult Education, etc. I’ve noticed a flurry of these ads on Mega TV, which incidentally is owned by a ruling party figure. This afternoon when my mom was watching an old movie
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Queasy Quagmire · 1Y ago

Book review: Chanakya’s Chant

Chanakya’s Chant is Ashwin  Sanghi’s second novel after The Rozabal Line. It revolves around the life of a Pandit who emerges as a modern day Chanakya. The style is similar to his debut, linking modern events to those that occurred two millennia ago. We have seen this style many times, flipping betw
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Queasy Quagmire · 1Y ago

Cardamom flavoured Green Tea

I am by no means a tea taster or a connoisseur. I just experiment with tea varieties and flavours that are available at my kitchen. Nevertheless I’ve decided to share a brew that I particularly like. This happens to be my favourite among the brews I’ve experimented with so far. I desist from using t
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Queasy Quagmire · 1Y ago

Solution to Crossword No. 2

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Queasy Quagmire · 1Y ago

The Kogul Phenomenon

A few words on #kogul. Dedicated to all people on Twitter who use it.
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Queasy Quagmire · 1Y ago

Crossword No. 2

CLUES: ACROSS DOWN 1 An annoying bug (12) 1  A King’s money noisily spent (11) 3 Changing triangles (8) 2 Do less hard work? (6) 5 The dark one in every two suits (9) 4 Mexican décor has its own faults (12) 8 Varnished oration (7) 6 Grasp your coffee (6) 9 They do stone [...]
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