August 20, 2004
Looking back...looking forward...
Guest Blog #31 - Anand C
I've been getting into several conversations about why I blog... in an attempt to try and answer that question, here's a compilation of the things I've been intrigued by, as represented by past blogs:
Co-Blogs with LazyGeek: (World Themes for Indian Cinema)
1. The Man Who Saw Infinity - on Math Genius Srinivasa Ramanujan
2. ‘EYE’ THINK, THEREFORE 'EYE' AM - on Dr.V (Arvind Eye Hospital)
3. The Man in the Mirror - first attempt at verse.
4. Art for Art's Sake - on dance and the arts.
5. LAUGHTER, THE BEST MEDICNE (Nightly Dose) - on NBC's Jay Leno
6. Coming Soon...
7. ???
8. ???
The Lonewolf blogs:
1. Vairamuthu's magAKK! - what kicked it all off!
2. Satrangi...Only You... now Fanah! - on ARR's magic!
3. Social Influence in Media - Art or Science? - Influence is one of my favorite non-fiction books.
4. Funda on Fanah - Ripples thought this was interesting!
5. Footprints... - Bengali poetry in Hey,Ram translated into English.
6. Thillana's Mann Vaasam - blogging about a concert.
7. Happy Birthday, Mr.Feynman! - learned he is Kingsley's idol.
8. Reflections on Mani Ratnam's Aayitha Ezhuthu
9. What makes NEWS? - rant!
10. Mani Ratnam and the "relative grading" syndrome!
11. On Coincidence... - 5 movies that impress upon the theme.
12. Week in Review - Once upon a time... - remembering a old teacher.
13. Mr. India, redux?
14. Goodbye, blue skies? - on space travel
15. The road to Nirvana... - wondering why Kurt Cobain died young!
16. Aayitha Ezhuthu titles - an easter egg? - thanks, Pradeep!
17. Fahrenheit 9/11, Control Room and the rise of a new genre? - Mitochondria didn't think so!
18. An ode to 90 school children... - Kumbakonam fire tragedy.
19. Joy of getting something unexpected... - On hearing Matt Damon, watching Catch-22.
20. Glass-bangles Vinayaka (OR) Beauty is skin deep? - on R Parthiban
21. A tale of two Flip-flops
22. HmmM... Night?
23. David VS Goliath and the spirit of August 15th - on independent shops VS 800 pound corporations.
24. You may say I'm a dreamer! - titled after John Lennon's lyrics from 'Imagine'.
Looking at the topics above, I think I blog for the experiences it brings... for the interesting new people it introduces me to...for the freedom to think about the things I like.
Thoughts?
Comments (4)
I second !
Posted by: sneha | August 22, 2004 10:54 PM
and all the pangas you can get into........
That's waht makes it worth it!
Posted by: Tilo | August 23, 2004 8:02 PM
Tilo - you said it. The AKR VS Ramanujan conversation is still fresh in my mind. But you were respectful even when you pointed out a mistake, so I dont know what the panga is!
Am reading Robert Kanigel's book on Ramanujan, it's a good read.
Febina - thanks for the comment!
Posted by: Anand C | August 24, 2004 3:46 AM
Well Anand here is my grouse about blogs - I wish people would comment online, because comments generate comments, debates and make the whole experience more lively than a one-on-one with the blogger alone.
Not that I don't appreciate the fact that people write in - I definitely do! I am not curious what did Febina tell you?
v.
Posted by: Tilo | August 24, 2004 9:04 PM