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Wiki Donor!

Published by K Balakumar on April 12, 2013 | Leave a response

The last three days, I have been waking up in 1975. ‘American mole in Indira Gandhi’s household,’ screamed one headline from the newspaper.  Three assassination attempts on Sanjay Gandhi,’ shouted another. ‘Henry Kissinger is …’ well, I don’t know what it read because by then I was already checking the calendar not so much for the date but the century… Read more →

Posted in Crank's Corner | Tagged Humour, Julius Assange, Rajiv gandhi, Swedish arms deals, Swiss Knives, the full Bofors scandal, Wikileaks on India

Blow to Modi

Published by K Balakumar on April 5, 2013 | Leave a response

It is amazing that the IPL, which was perhaps just an imagination in the mind of that maverick Lalit Modi around 2007, has today reached the stage where it is phenomenally successful and, well, still an imagination for Lalit Modi. Modi stands completely banned from the event that he conceived and conceptualized. Yet, you should not be surprised if it… Read more →

Posted in Crank's Corner | Tagged Bigg Boss and Karishma Kotak, Humour, IPL 6, IPL advertisements, Lalit Modi and Narendra Modi, Modi and Wharton, Rochella and karishma Kotak, Tendulkar and Ponting

Eyes boys

Published by K Balakumar on March 29, 2013 | Leave a response

If I have to give you a medical advice with regard to your eyes, this is the one: Regularly visit an ophthalmologist who regularly visits a dentist. No, seriously. Vision screening involves a procedure wherein the oculist has to peer into your eye in a position, which, outside of a mouth-to-mouth resuscitation situation, can be deemed a bit kinky. Basically… Read more →

Posted in Crank's Corner | Tagged dentists, eye tests, Humour, ophthalmologist, opticians

A DIY maestro fan guide

Published by K Balakumar on March 28, 2013 | Leave a response

How to become an Ilayaraja follower of 3 decades experience in 15 minutes flat Chennai: Ilayaraja has to be the best musician ever as can be figured out from his fans, who in general know more about his music than he possibly does. This is not the case with any other music director. Take for instance Ilayaraja’s projected archrival in… Read more →

Posted in Crank's News | Tagged Best of Ilayaraja, Humour, Ilayaraja vs Rahman, Ilayaraja's symphony, Ragas in Ilayaraja's music

CBI says it’s independent of itself

Published by K Balakumar on March 21, 2013 | Leave a response

DMK suspects Lanka might have ordered the raids Chennai/New Delhi: Amidst growing shouts of disapproval of its raid at DMK leader M K Stalin’s residence, the CBI today clarified that the searches were part of the default protocol extended to parties walking out of the ruling coalition, and were never intended to unearth anything incriminating. The CBI also distanced itself… Read more →

Posted in Crank's News | Tagged 2G scandal, BJP and CBI investigation, CBI raids at Stalin's residence, Foreign cars and Stalin, Humour, Kanna Laddu Thinna Aasaiya, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the CBI
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