Shankar Ananth Asokan

Author: Shankar Ananth Asokan

  • The Ring

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    Months ago when I called my Chinese friend she was very angry for not having informed about my marriage to her. I was very surprised for it was a shocking news even to me. Then I asked her how she came to know that I got married as I myself didn’t knew. Then came the…

  • Marketing Gandhi

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    So here comes a scene in movie “Ayutham Seivom”, Movie actress Maalavika is used for Marketing Gandhi’s Principles. The movie as such is real bagwaas with a poor screenplay and fails to create an impact in the audience. But this particular scene provides some food for thought. I do believe there is nothing wrong in…

  • The Cup of Coffee

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    My friend calls me for a cup of coffee. I refused it for I was deeply involved in my Saturday activity (Alone in Office thinking!) Most of our professional career is almost spent analyzing one thing “Trends” and predicting what would be the future. In our domain its quite pretty easy for the models are…

  • A Beautiful Day

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    It was beautiful day to start with. Two more confirmed medals for India. This year at Olympics is history. Apart from Cash Prizes Olympic Champions are also set to win dates with Bipasha 😉     And my friends sends a message “Breaking News, Vijay has won 4 golds in Olympics. 1. Jeep Lifting in…

  • The Matrix Revisited

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    This is one movie that I’ve watched most though not my favorite movie.. Ever time I watch this movie it feels different. The fist time I watched this movie was during my college days with my friends and fellow hostel mates. The movie was released after 11 PM after the regular new tamil movie in…

  • I-Day

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    Early in the morning I travel back to Bangalore today. The Taxi driver rushes to the Airport for he is already 15 mins late. At the entrance I was blocked by CISF officers for their security checks. CISF has always annoyed me with their procedures in Airports and at process plants. I hate their unfriendly…

  • Anju gets Gold…

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    And here’s a Prank that’s not new, but I got fooled due to the timing… A friend of mine sends a message “Hey Anju Bobby George has got Gold”. He is the one who first informed me of Bindra’s Gold and hence with no doubt I believed him blindly. So my mind went to thinking…

  • Assumptions

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    When managers used to tell me 80% of the problems are Human related and not technical, I used to think they were justifying their job. This year I took it as a target to look problems from the ppl. perspective. Now after 6 months of attitude change I see things differently. I would add another…

  • The Value of T.I.M.E

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    Posted in my old Blog (2007) Time has always fascinated me. The fourth dimension has many properties unique to it. There was a time when I used to question the use of differential equations in real life. My school teacher used to get wild at me. Now I have completed a year of useless research…

  • "Semi Arranged" – The Truth about Indian Marriages

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    So here is an eye opener I read in a book “Going Dutch in Beijing”. It is about Indian marriages, so funny!! The heart fails to accept but the fact is true. “At one time Muslim and Hindu marriages were entirely arranged, and bride and groom were often strangers on their wedding day, catching first…