Pran (1920-2013) – a hero of a villain: Unofficial Google doodle
The obits call him Bollywood’s most feared villain. Not for me. To me Pran Saheb was the most hero-like of all the villains of Hindi cinema. By hero-like I don’t…Continue Reading →
1977 newspaper clipping: Shakuntala Devi’s (1929-2013) famous 23rd root of a 201-digit number in 50 seconds
During my childhood, there were only two things that could function faster than a computer one Chacha Chaudhary’s brain and…
There was something Rajinikanth about Steve Jobs
An early morning phone call shattered a lovely dream, what was more shattering was the news behind the phone call.…
