Saw a great play in Marathi titled Aamne Saamne. It's a story of two couples, one old and one young. The young ones pretend to be married to live as tenants with the older couple. Their stories intermingle, and both learn from each other. A lot of hilarious and serious sequences later. Directed and acted in by Mangesh Kadam, the older husband in the play. Very good dialogue, acting and comic timing..
Went to a Hindi play that was a part of the week-long festival. Amol Palekar was in the audience. The play, Naam me Kya Rakhwo Hai? or What's in a Name? was a satire on several things including gender equality, Kings and Ministers, and touristy artefacts or performances presented as "culture" to foreigners visiting India. Brilliant set design, acting and direction. Music too.
Went to a concert where only vocals rule.. the band does not use any musical instruments. A fusion experiment from the University of Pennsylvania, USA, the play a mix of Hindi and English songs.. or sing them. Interesting experiment, and moderately good singing. There are ten men in the band, I think. No women. That reduces the diversity of what they can sing, but the energy levels are high. I was not familiar with the English songs, but a few Hindi ones were pretty decent. 6.5 on 10.
Innovation is misunderstood. It is not only breakthrough technology or products, it's many small things too. We see them around us every now and then. On the road, in a friend's home, or in a restaurant.
You may have heard of the Comparison of Economies using a Burger's Price in various countries.
I have a new model to compare the economies of Cities. It's called the number of Coaches on Suburban Trains. Economy Size is directly proportional to the number of coaches on your Suburban trains (metro or otherwise).
Mumbai has suburban trains (local) with 12 coaches. So does the Delhi Metro, on most lines.
Pune has 3-coach metro trains. Maybe more on suburban lines to Lonavala..
Hyderabad, likewise.
Kolkata has very few coaches on its metro trains.. maybe more on Suburban local trains to Belur and so on.
If you can do the Math, you will get an idea of the local economy. You can factor in the number of passengers using these as an additional factor in the calculation.
This is how new theories are born.. like an apple falling on your head!
Whenever we see a cockroach, the first instinct is to squat it, or run.. mostly the first. Because it can't attack you back.. at most it can fly.
But now we have a whole political party named after it. The most potent force in politics? We will have to wait and see. But the idea has caught on, apparently triggered by a remark made in a court by India's Chief Justice. He probably used a metaphor in the heat of the moment, but unwittingly gave birth to a lot of memes, cartoons and now, a whole Political Party too.
So it's probably going to lead to a re-look at Lizards, Flies, and my favourite- the Mosquito? I must go tell my friend Anopheles! We have been conversing about various things human for many years, but this- a Mosquito Political Party- is a brand new possibility!
Too much work, if I have to put it succintly. Matlab, there are no defined work hours. The buck stops with you, so everyone looks up to you for advice, guidance and operational decisions. How do I know? I have worked with promoters in the education sector.
Also, chasing payments is one part of their role- or any role- that I dislike. Of course, many of those I worked with had the reverse problem-they wouldn't pay vendors on time, until they were chased for months.
I would rather be at peace knowing that I can leave it all if I feel like it, and let the CEOs or promoters carry the burden the rest of the time.
Work-life balance is a thing, yaar.
Saw a great play in Marathi titled Aamne Saamne. It's a story of two couples, one old and one young. The young ones pretend to be marri...
