Two statistical research findings caught my eye recently: 1) More books are being printed and sold now than ever 2) Book reading habit has come down drastically. The unavoidable literary conclusion that flows out of the above is: 1) Hahahahahahahaha. Seriously, if more books are being bought, how can the percentage of those reading books come down? It can, if… Read more →
The Lok Pal debate has thrown up three important groups: The politicos, Team Anna Hazare and the pro-reformist liberals who are for maintaining the sanctity of institutions and existing rules. But Cranks Corner belongs to a fourth group, which believes that it is alright to make fun of all the three, because in a true democracy the joke is on… Read more →
Recently I, by accident, happened to be in a group that got discussing painters, musicians and sculptors of classical vintage. Plenty of words that are not generally featured in household dictionaries were bandied about, while I, clueless and helpless, looked on, not unlike Azhagiri during a parliamentary debate. It was then I decided that this predicament should not befall others… Read more →
The downgrading of the credit rating of America by Standard and Poor’s has come as a major shock and surprise to the common people across the globe, chiefly for the reason that this is the first time they are realising that there is something called credit rating for countries. Now apart from understanding what the heck ‘AAA’ is, people have… Read more →
August is the month Chennai which was Madras which was Chennai which was something else was born, which is still doubted by some researchers. This is the beauty of history. It’s verily the subject which authoritatively records dates, places, people and events thereof that need not be true at all. Since facts and truths have never been associated with this… Read more →
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