Re: [silk] silklist Digest, Vol 134, Issue 1

Welcome Ameya :) On Mon, Jun 14, 2021 at 9:05 AM Ameya Nagarajan wrote: > Thank you! > > Oh excellent I shall start a pun thread :D > > And Radhika, so happy to find someone else :) > > > Cordially, > Ameya Nagarajan > > > > > > > > On Sun, 13 Jun 2021 at

Re: [silk] Silkmeet on Friday? (21st May, Zoom)

+ 1 On Tue, May 18, 2021 at 7:19 PM Deepa Mohan wrote: > Dear Sri Sri Sri Sri Pai, > > You reminded me of my all-time favourite cheerer-up (I think the author is > on this list) > > > https://krishashok.me/2007/12/10/guide-to-designing-indian-political-posters/ > > Thanks.After a fairly chaotic

Re: [silk] Stephen King

Like Peter said. I'm not a horror genre fan, because I'm not a fan of being scared out of my wits. Read The Shining as a teenager and couldn't sleep on my own for several months :-) In recent times though, I've started picking at the margins of the genre. I really liked King's book, *On Writing*.

Re: [silk] An anniversary

I've been around on this list for about five years. First heard about it on this piece by Shrabonti Bagchi. Something about the way it was described appealed to me, or the Bangalorean-who-was-missing-Bangalore in me.

[silk] Your most memorable concerts?

Thinking on and off about Udhay's 'what do you splurge on' thread, I realised I've spent good money to get to concerts. What have been your memorable ones? 2009 - Paul McCartney "Good Evening London" - by far the best concert ever. Me and the missus borrowed money from her parents to pay for the

Re: [silk] What are the things you splurge on that are worth the money?

Ah yes funny how life works! On Wed, Dec 9, 2020 at 12:56 AM Alaric Snell-Pym wrote: > On 08/12/2020 18:49, Venkatesh H R wrote: > > - Regular breaks from my career. Have had 3 lasting six months or more in > > 20 years. I usually align them with university calendars. >

Re: [silk] What are the things you splurge on that are worth the money?

- Regular breaks from my career. Have had 3 lasting six months or more in 20 years. I usually align them with university calendars. - I also splurge on a physical trainer and therapy (though I suppose it could be argued that these are essential services). On Mon, Dec 7, 2020 at 10:14 AM Udhay

Re: [silk] Recommended Reading for 2020

, 2020 at 8:04 PM WordPsmith wrote: > Thanks Udhay! > > Kunda, I hope you’re enjoying the book! 爛 > > > On Nov 25, 2020, at 14:25, Udhay Shankar N wrote: > > > > On Wed, Nov 25, 2020 at 3:45 PM Venkatesh H R > wrote: > > > > - Re-read Frank H

Re: [silk] Recommended Reading for 2020

Some books read in the past year that left their mark on me. CRIME: Got stuck into a new and fabulous series, the Flavia de Luce series starring an 11-year-old girl detective. Written by Alan Bradley. Very much 'cozy' crime fiction based in England in the 1950s (but written now). I read the

Re: [silk] Recommended Reading for 2020

ction as it should be. On Mon, Nov 23, 2020 at 9:00 PM Thaths wrote: > On Mon, Nov 23, 2020 at 5:02 AM Venkatesh H R > wrote: > > > Looking forward to reading. > > Caste: The Origins of our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson > > > > Currently reading '

Re: [silk] Recommended Reading for 2020

Books I have read over the past few months 1. Churchill's Secret War by Madhusree Mukerjee 2. How India became Democratic by Ornit Shani Ohh!! How is Ornit Shani's book? It's on my list to read. 3. India's War: The Making of Modern South Asia by Srinath Raghavan Looking forward to reading.

Re: [silk] Anil Kumar

Good to be remembered here I'm sure. I never knew him but he sounded like a wonderful person. Sorry for all your loss. On Mon, Oct 19, 2020 at 10:26 AM Jayadevan P K wrote: > Sad to hear of his passing. Sorry for your loss. Rest in peace. > > On Sun, Oct 18, 2020 at 9:31 PM Radhika, Y. wrote:

Re: [silk] (no subject)

Welcome Nisha :) Good to see you here! On Thu, Sep 10, 2020 at 11:35 PM Thaths wrote: > On Thu, Sep 10, 2020 at 8:38 AM Nisha Susan wrote: > > > I am a writer based in Bangalore. I recently wrote a book of short > stories > > called The Women Who Forgot to Invent Facebook. Looking forward to >

Re: [silk] How do you collect and retrieve information from what you read?

I have found the oldest tech solution to this problem: the humble pen, the physical book, and lots of shelf space. 1. Pen: I mark down my books and write an index of marked pages at the end of the book for easy reference. 2. Books: I prefer buying books to the Kindle (having tried e-books for

Re: [silk] Questions, or answers?

A recent learning of mine is to keep asking questions until I get the right question through which to frame the problem at hand. So questions. On Wed, Feb 19, 2020 at 10:50 AM Amitha Singh wrote: > For me questions more than answers. Answers are organic in nature, they > grow, transform and

Re: [silk] What did you change your mind about in 2019?

at 5:37 PM Kiran K Karthikeyan < kiran.karthike...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, 9 Jan 2020 at 10:52, Venkatesh H R wrote: > > > I realised that ‘good journalism’ is often bad as well because of deep > > structural issues in the industry, and that the news as we know it mi

Re: [silk] What did you change your mind about in 2019?

I realised that ‘good journalism’ is often bad as well because of deep structural issues in the industry, and that the news as we know it might need to die in order for something better to take its place. I also realised that it’s time to stop reading the news as I do. Once a week is probably

Re: [silk] Recommended Reading from 2015

My top reads by genre this year. In a departure for me, there was hardly anything related to identity, rights or history, still a rich harvest! Literary fiction: A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towler (it gave me joy) Crime/Thriller: The Power of the Dog by Don Winslow, the first of his acclaimed

[silk] b’lore meet-up part deux?

Hi Bangalore folks, I know many of you’ve met up just a few days ago but if you’re up for another round, or couldn’t make it, let’s meet! I’d love to get to know you all. I’ll be there from 25 Dec to 4 Jan and can make it almost any time any day. Cheers, Venkatesh -- H R Venkatesh John S. Knight

Re: [silk] New member Intro: Jitendra (Jiten) Vaidya

Welcome Jitendra. And hello from the Bay Area! I live in Menlo Park and have been cooking for myself for the first time. Working my way up from 101 stuff now...excited that the wonderful land of cooking lays ahead. By the by, one of my favourite books is The Pedant in the Kitchen by Julian Barnes

Re: [silk] Hi, I’m Geetanjali

Welcome Geetanjali. Having a great Sunday! On Sat, Feb 23, 2019 at 7:39 PM Huda Masood wrote: > Welcome Anjali! > > So nice to see you here!! > > > > On Sat, 23 Feb 2019, 12:27 Geetanjali Chitnis, > wrote: > > > Hello! > > > > Udhay, thank you for inviting me to the last Silklist meet-up and

Re: [silk] it may not be well-done; is it becoming rare?

I just think the act of writing one's thoughts down, or even sharing photographs for that matter (except on Instagram) has even less space than ever before. Not necessarily because younger generations than mine (I'm 40) don't want to think critically. It's because they're blasted with all kinds of

Re: [silk] A question for bloggers

Interesting question Deepa, I started a blog on blogger in 2004 and moved to Wordpress in 2007 but my newest preference is Medium. Starting in 2015, I’ve got some 100 posts up, and I’m happy with that because it comes with an audience. https://medium.com/@netadata Increasingly though, I also use

[silk] Bay Area meeting + 'India interdisciplinary'?

to my official work as a fellow. But it is borne out of my frustration at seeing very little India-related gatherings that aren't focused on some aspect of culture. Maybe I haven't looked hard enough?! Venkatesh -- H R Venkatesh JSK Journalism Fellow 2018-19, Stanford University Building a Coalition A

Re: [silk] How much time do you spend cooking?

I have very little data because I haven't really cooked — ever — due to combination of disinclination, and availability of someone to make food (a cook and in recent years, a mother-in-law who loves to send food). But this year, I'm learning. Bought the Instant Pot a few days ago and started with

Re: [silk] Slow thinking

Agreed 100%. Echoes of Daniel Kahneman’s work here on fast and slow thinking which has incidentally informed a lot of my work in the disinformation space. There’s also Paul Salopek’s Slow Journalism (he’s walking through India presently for Nationals Geographic) and even apparently a Slow Fashion

Re: [silk] Intro

Welcome Alok! You might also mention that you run a weekly newsletter on legal-related news and the funny goings-on at our courts. On Wed, May 23, 2018 at 10:53 AM Alok Prasanna Kumar wrote: > Hi all > > This is Alok Prasanna Kumar. Thanks Udhay for adding me to Silk! > >

[silk] on making decisions

As we all know, some life decisions are really tough to take. Are there any decision-making models/spreadsheets/advice that you've used to make a particularly wrenching decision? As it happens I'm going to have to decide between a secure job that I love, working with people I like, which pays

Re: [silk] Mental Illness, Relationships, and Awareness

Two my closest cousins have lived with being mentally ill for years now, partly because their parents were unwilling to accept it and continued to insist that all was well. As a result they were denied professional care until well into their twenties. A consequence of this is that I tried therapy

Re: [silk] Introducing myself

Welcome Anirudh :) Your work sounds intriguing. I want to understand how you can leverage blockchain in various industries, and look forward to your emails. I'm a journalist who now works with other journalists and media organisations to help them do better journalism. On Mon, Jan 8, 2018 at 6:48

Re: [silk] Silklist Meetup

Not sure I can make it but not ruling out getting tickets to fit it in. Will know better closer to the date. On Sat, Nov 25, 2017 at 5:05 AM Preetha Chari-Srinivas wrote: > I am in, tentative to the proposed dates. > Looking forward to meeting the group members, in reality!

Re: [silk] The end of the teens

I can probably be in Bangalore roundabout the 19th. So if you're getting together, I'm in! Otherwise, happy to host something in Delhi. On Sat, Nov 18, 2017 at 8:27 AM, Udhay Shankar N wrote: > On Fri, Nov 17, 2017 at 8:03 PM, Udhay Shankar N wrote: > > How

Re: [silk] Reintroducing myself

Nadika, I'm one of the newer members at about a year old. Nice to meet you :-) On Thu, Nov 16, 2017 at 5:46 PM, Harnidh Kaur wrote: > Hi N, > > I’ve always known you are that person whose presence warms me up when I see > your name on Twitter. I didn’t know you were on Silk!

Re: [silk] When was the last time you changed your opinion on something?

As a classic liberal myself, I thought the 'anti-liberal' community was entirely wrong. Now, having read through a bunch of stuff around the subject of polarisation (which is also my professional focus), I'm not so sure. There are works on conservatism, writing by Mark Lilla on fellow liberals,

Re: [silk] What are you optimising for?

I agree with Deepa that one has to schedule some slack into activities. I personally need to schedule space to myself for every day, and when I don't I'm not very productive in other spheres either. Doctorow's thoughts made me realise that everyone goes through these phases, so was very glad to

Re: [silk] Soliciting recommendations

I second The Contumacious Curmudgeon -- Alok's newsletter is short, funny and unfussy. On Wed, Oct 25, 2017 at 8:38 AM Gautam John wrote: > On Tue, Oct 24, 2017 at 1:54 PM, WordPsmith wrote: > > > Do you subscribe to any interesting email newsletters

Re: [silk] Happy Founder's Day

Happy Birthday Udhay! 20 years is staggering. On Mon, Oct 23, 2017 at 1:47 PM, Udhay Shankar N wrote: > On Mon, Oct 23, 2017 at 1:44 PM, Amit Varma wrote: > > Happy Birthday, Udhay! I third the demand for a speech, or at the very > > least a long

Re: [silk] On Lit fests

Intriguing question. I think because narrative non-fiction (which requires both a writer's skill and a journalist's eye) has become tremendously popular in the last 10-20 years? If you're talking just fiction, you won't find too many journalists, but the non-fiction field is dominated by current

Re: [silk] Books on History of Bengaluru

I second Janaki Nair's Promise of the Metropolis. Also - Askew by TJS George has great vignettes on the birth of Bangalore's standing food joints (inspired by Singapore). Also, The Caravan magazine cover story by RAghu Karnad a few years ago, and for those who want something out of the way -

Re: [silk] What's your primary computing device?

MacBook Air and my iPhone SE ('upgraded' from iPhone6 when it fell and broke). Otherwise, I'm really trying to use them only for work or communication with family and friends. That means no games, no Twitter, no Facebook, no Netflix, etc for at least 2 hours a day. On Tue, Sep 12, 2017 at 6:04 PM

Re: [silk] When to quit

Several years ago I came across a new formulation of the old serenity prayer in a book called The Shrink and The Sage (which was a long-running column in the Financial Times). The authors inserted one word: 'should' into the serenity prayer and removed references to god. So the new one reads: “I

Re: [silk] What learning the guitar taught me about life

Advaith, I enjoyed the piece for a number of reasons but mainly because t here's a freshness to it that you won't find in many edited pieces. An editor might have been tempted into retitling your piece as "7 reasons why learning the guitar taught me more about life". My objection here is not the

Re: [silk] Culinary holiday to Thanjavur

-874-9924Twitter: @hrvenkatesh Sent with Mixmax On Sun, Feb 26, 2017 11:37 PM, Rakesh Raghunathan rakes...@gmail.com wrote: Hey Venkatesh, Thanks! Does she have any traditional recipes from the region? I'd love to know.more. On 26 Feb 2017 11:12 am, "Venkatesh H R"

Re: [silk] Culinary holiday to Thanjavur

Nani - welcome to the group. Rakesh - many thanks. My mother's family are Thanjavur Marathis who settled in Bangalore in the early 20th century. Still, I hold out hopes for travelling to Thanjavur some day! On Sun, Feb 26, 2017 9:33 AM, Nani nani2...@gmail.com wrote: Hello Rakesh,

Re: [silk] Joining Silk

Welcome Kavita, looking forward to swapping thoughts on all things silklist...which is all things life! On Thu, Feb 23, 2017 at 10:47 PM Kavita Jhunjhunwala < kav...@avocadotreedigital.com> wrote: > As they say in Singapore, feeling welcome oready lah! > > Thanks Mahesh, Amitha & Anish... : ) > >

Re: [silk] In praise of slowness

It is a terrific experience reading all your thoughts. To me, it appears that most people, when talking about slowing down, are just referring to removing clutter from their lives. It doesn't mean they are actually slowing down. Indeed, in some respects they might be working harder on a few

Re: [silk] Examplars of genre in Indian movies

Are there any teenage coming-of-age movies? I can't remember. But I suppose Lakshya would be a coming-of-age movie. Mythology comedy (is this really a genre?) - Maya Bazar On Sun, Jan 22, 2017 at 8:38 AM Udhay Shankar N wrote: > Gangster: Nayakan >

Re: [silk] Intro

Hi Nagi, Welcome! I'm a Bangalorean in Delhi. Sort of like the Englishman in New York...a legal alien in my own country :) Venkatesh On Fri, Jan 20, 2017 at 6:00 PM Nagi Reddy wrote: > Hello All, > > I've just joined the list - thanks Udhay! > > I am a strategy/finance guy

Re: [silk] Nineteen!

Fantastic. As someone said [Bill Gates?], one tends to overestimate what can be achieved in a year and underestimate what can be achieved in ten. Here's to the next 19! On Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 2:13 PM joy bhattacharjya < joy.bhattachar...@gmail.com> wrote: > Appropriately enough > >

Re: [silk] Mysore Masala Dosa in Bangalore

My thumb rule is: if a place advertises a Mysore Masala Dosa, then it's not really a good dosa place. Case in point: sagar ratna in Delhi. (Good dosas in Delhi are to be found in Carnatic cafe) Also, this might be controversial -- there are two dosa schools, what I call the Chennai school and the

Re: [silk] What are the books you've gifted?

Bhaskar - that was quite a list. Nice touch - giving him 19 books. Maybe I'll do the same some day. I wonder though, how many of these he has read :) Oxford I know from personal experience is a dizzying experience, and while he surely would have encountered some of the books in his reading for the

Re: [silk] What are the books you've gifted?

For fiction, I've stopped recommending books, but in non-fiction the only book I've gifted multiple times is: Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader by Anne Fadiman It's a book about the obsession of reading, written with a light, wry touch - can be read from the beginning, middle or end, and

Re: [silk] Things that are worth the money

Interesting site! My list would include three things at least: organic food, hardback or trade paperback books, and any food from bangalore (khara chips, dil khush/pasand, dosai, etc.) On Tue, Nov 29, 2016 at 8:26 AM Udhay Shankar N wrote: > I saw a post by Ramit Sethi [1] that

Re: [silk] Delhi meetup?

Good to know. I'm free on all days except 7th evening. Can do lunch/tea as well. On Fri, Oct 28, 2016 at 8:48 PM Udhay Shankar N wrote: > Hello folks: > > I'm in Delhi between 5th - 12th November. my evenings are booked on 10th > -12th, but any other day should work for a

Re: [silk] Safe in Bangalore?

If it is of interest, some thoughts of mine on the Cauvery issue. Welcome feedback and critique. http://scroll.in/article/816439/cauvery-dispute-is-the-bengaluru-violence-really-about-kannada-identity On Mon, Sep 12, 2016 at 8:21 PM Srini RamaKrishnan wrote: > On 12-Sep-2016

[silk] The right kind of activism

Just chanced upon fellow silk lister Thejaswi Udupa's piece on the right sort of activism that's needed in Karnataka. A gentle piece that makes many relevant points.

Re: [silk] ISO: explainer video firms

If you think just working with text and photos will work for your explainer video, you can create one using power point or keynote. Else, there is videorama, videolicious and legend - all apps in your phone that will let you create professional looking stuff. On Fri, Sep 9, 2016 at 3:39 PM

Re: [silk] An organic model of knowledge

26/08/16, 3:32 PM, "silklist on behalf of Venkatesh H R" > <silklist-bounces+suresh=hserus@lists.hserus.net on behalf of > hrvenkat...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Btw, did anyone see Brahman Naman. I saw the first half of > > the movie but was put off by a f

Re: [silk] An organic model of knowledge

Fantastic article. I too was a quizzer during school and college in Bangalore and while I was good enough to represent them, I wasn't good enough to come close to winning. And yet, when I was in Oxford for a year, I went religiously to the weekly pub quiz, which was exactly like Samanth describes

Re: [silk] Indian authors in english for 8-10 year olds

I know it's a little outside your requirements, but how about Nigerian fantasy fiction for kids? Akata Witch features a 12-year-old, and is said to be excellent. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7507944-akata-witch I guess you might need to do due-diligence to see how age-specific it is. Also

Re: [silk] Hello From Advaith

Welcome Advaith. I know a few people in the metal circuit of B'lore, who knows we might have some friends in common. On Tue, Aug 9, 2016 at 4:52 PM, Advaith Mohan wrote: > @Deepa - That particular clip is from a time when I thought that music gets > better with

Re: [silk] The Deadpool List

I agree Simmi. His point is - hang in there for 2 years to take off, but it might be 5 years for one to break even. I think this is strictly for media businesses because of the warped ad-dependent biz model. One is testing a subscription/events based model, but it promises to be a hard slog. On

Re: [silk] The Deadpool List

Raghav Bahl (ex-promoter of Network18 and TV18 who was turfed out by Reliance) is very forthright about his bitter learnings. He told me a) not to surrender equity 'cheaply' and b) to hang in there for at least 2 years, even if work and revenues are hard to come by. He's also got a very thoughtful

Re: [silk] Podcast recommendations?

I guess you've already heard these - but I've been listening to Malcolm Gladwell's Revisionist History, BetaWorks' The Intern and Gimlet media's Startup. On Tue, Aug 9, 2016 at 3:16 PM Srijith Nair wrote: > > > On Tue, Aug 9, 2016, at 11:05 AM, Badri Natarajan wrote: > > > > >

[silk] The Deadpool List

Apparently there is a 'Deadpool List' of failed startups that are being circulated in B'lore and other cities. http://factordaily.com/startup-deadpool-list-india/?utm_content=bufferc2c6b_medium=social_source=facebook.com_campaign=buffer While one understands the reason d'etre for the list, I

Re: [silk] Eating Millet

Lovely to read Simmi, thanks. I used to eat Ragi Mudde as a child, but have lost the habit, maybe I should restart! Of course, we're now eating rotis made of a mix of different grains now. For those in Delhi - Carnatic Cafe offers Ragi Roti or Ragi Rottu. On Mon, Aug 8, 2016 at 12:49 PM, Simmi

Re: [silk] What replaces Landmark in Chennai?

IMHO There are 3 types of bookstores: 1. Big chain stories, like Crossword, landmark etc. Where you have best-seller lists, best fiction, best non-fiction so on. They're predictable places. I once visited Landmark in Chennai and bought some great stuff there. I remember finding a Matt Rees book

Re: [silk] What replaces Landmark in Chennai?

Scroll.in has a very good newsletter called 'Books and Ideas' - edited by Arunava Sinha who frequently has a lot of stuff on Indian authors. http://scroll.in/newsletter/ Unfortunately, one of Delhi's only 2 good bookstores Fact & Fiction shut last year. The other one being a The Bookshop. Let's

Re: [silk] Hello (intro)

Thank you Thaths for figuring this out. I will find it very useful to tell others. Phew. On Thu, Aug 4, 2016 at 1:01 PM Thaths <tha...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, Aug 4, 2016 at 11:20 AM Thaths <tha...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Wed, Aug 3, 2016 at 9:53 PM Venkatesh H

Re: [silk] Hello (intro)

Amit - many thanks, will definitely mail/DM you when I'm in Bombay, which is likely in October. Maybe we can have that Silk-meet, and yes, someday I hope to write a book on journalism. Narendra - I enjoyed reading through your blog, especially the piece about your father completing 50 years as a

Re: [silk] Hello (intro)

- your blog was responsible for sparking my interest in economics, Lee Child and James Elroy, and much more. Still occasionally pop in to read it. On Wed, Aug 3, 2016 at 10:30 PM Amit Varma <amitbl...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Wed, Aug 3, 2016 at 9:53 PM, Venkatesh H R <hrvenkat...@gmail.

Re: [silk] Hello (intro)

quite new here myself. > > On Wed, 3 Aug 2016 at 14:48 Madhu Menon <m...@madhumenon.com> wrote: > > > On 3 August 2016 at 13:49, Venkatesh H R <hrvenkat...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > smattering of Tamil and Hindi. Was anchor at CNN-IBN for 9 years. > Numbed > >