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How to use UV to add to your intellectual CV?

Published by K Balakumar on May 13, 2015 | Leave a response

A meta guide on metaness Chennai: ‘Reading’ the various meanings apparently embedded in Uttama Villain is the biggest small-scale industry in these parts now. From the truly intelligent and insightful to downright bizarre (I mean the film doesn’t become a tacit tribute to Sivaji Ganesan’s family just because you happened to see the film in Kamala* theatre), the interpretations have… Read more →

Posted in Crank's News | Tagged How to intelectually understand a film, Humour, Uttama Villain, Uttama Villain and its subtext

Mission admission

Published by K Balakumar on May 8, 2015 | Leave a response

In this season of college admission, we answer a bunch of questions from anxious parents who were smart enough to figure out that we will be answering them this week and hence had them sent to us last week itself. How to choose a good engineering college? It is said that faculty and facilities define an engineering college. Good faculty… Read more →

Posted in Crank's Corner | Tagged Engineering admissions FAQs, Humour, Journalism courses in India, Law courses in India, Question and answer on college admissions

Gilt trip

Published by K Balakumar on April 24, 2015 | Leave a response

There are no easy rides in journalism. Its professional practitioners are called, from time to time, to do duty in locations of extreme conflict. Peter Arnett had to brave bullets and bombs during his coverage of Vietnam and Gulf Wars. Closer home, Anita Pratap trekked through the minefield-filled forests of Vavuniya for an interview with the LTTE supremo V Prabhakaran…. Read more →

Posted in Crank's Corner | Tagged Humour, shopping in T Nagar on Akshaya Tritiya Day, T Nagar gold shops

Jayakanthan confirms letter to Vairamuthu genuine

Published by K Balakumar on April 23, 2015 | Leave a response

Poet releases another missive from the dead writer Chennai: Poet Vairamuthu today released to the media another letter from the now demised writer Jayakanthan in which the latter has confirmed that the previous letter, over which there is a raging controversy now, was indeed written by him without any compulsion from anybody. In the new letter, Jayakanthan has asserted that… Read more →

Posted in Crank's News | Tagged Humour, Jayakanthan's letter to Vairamuthu

Tale of tourists

Published by K Balakumar on April 17, 2015 | Leave a response

So you are planning a holiday trip with family? In our experience vacations can turn out to be the pleasant experience they are deemed to be provided you holiday in your own home after dispatching your family members to some distant place. This is a strategy that is increasingly finding favour among experienced holidayers who have seen it all and… Read more →

Posted in Crank's Corner | Tagged Humour, Travel diary
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