The Middle Ray
Reviews of three Satyajit Ray films from the 1960s: Kanchenjunga (1962), Mahanagar (1963) and Aranyer Din Ratri (1969)
Big Talk
BadeMian reflects on yesterday, today and tomorrow
The end Ray
Reviews of Satyajit Ray’s Ghare Baire (1984) and Agantuk (1991)
Big data, AI and all that
Everyone seems to agree that the big bang will happen when big data marries AI. Big data will provide the knowledge, and AI will convert this knowledge into winning actions.
Things we can do with telecom data
The rich used to hide their money in Swiss banks. It can’t be a coincidence that they are now getting ready to store data in Swiss mountains.
Kalam as I saw him
Someone asked Kalam why India needed intercontinental missiles. “You want to know why? My answer is very simple. Because strength respects strength!”
An EM-aculate life
By joining National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL), Jha’s career acquired the right direction and focus at the most opportune moment – he would go on to become a truly successful, and much decorated, aerospace scientist.
Still a gaon wala?
Bimal Roy’s personal integrity is complete and unimpeachable
The D/L story so far
After a very long technical discussion on the Duckworth-Lewis (D/L) method we conclude that it is time for D/L to retire in T20 cricket. Even Sachin Tendulkar had to retire one day!
