My heart fills with uneasiness each time I hear the news of a rape or molestation. Naturally, for lesser mortals like me, fears are centred around myself rather than others. Thus, what frightens me is a growing distrust, fear and disgust towards men – the view that every man is a potential rapist. I understand […]
Author: divakaran
Is Tamil older than Malayalam?
Which is the oldest South Indian language? Is Tamil older than Malayalam? These are some questions that often come up during discussion of Dravidian languages and their history. It is a matter of pride among many Tamilians that their language is the oldest, and Tamil was also the first Indian language to be declared a […]
When the approximation becomes the actual…
When I ask people who are not so well versed with mathematics, what is pi? I often get the answer 22/7. It is even more surprising that many of them know that pi is irrational whereas 22/7 is not. Let me recollect what pi is for the sake of those who do not remember it well enough. […]
Lesson from Movies : Role Reversal
Movies may not be a portrait of reality but, I hope and believe that it is at-least a silhouette. I watch a lot of movies and try to learn and infer about life from them. After seeing lot of portrayals of love in movies, a thought came to my mind. In many movies (I mean […]