Google Gospel

Hello everyone,

I have been exploring Prezi.com for a while and I have made my first presentation, titled, Google Gospel

You can view the presentation from the above link. I would love to hear your thoughts on this presentation.

Thanks

Cheers

Venky

My first crush

I never had the intention to write this. Few experiences in life are ineffable. However, when I saw the BlogAdda.com contest, I thought lemme give it a try.

Long long ago, when the world wasn't flat and connected,I was a studious, bespectacled nerd with a little paunch, happily ensconced in the cocoon built by my orthodox, tamil-brahmin upbringing in a beautiful old town called Mylapore. Although few of these adjectives, my friends would argue, would still suit me, today, I feel happily bereaved of them. Back then, I always sat at the first bench and felt queasy about scoring any rank other than first. My studiousness had more to do with the milieu in which I grew up than any iota of my intellectual genes. My mother, being a brilliant mathematics teacher, was popular in town for her ability to create State Rank Holders in Mathematics every year.

Delivering Happiness: Book Review

I was surprised to see the book uncannily doing the job suggested by its title, the moment it was delivered at my doorstep by UPS. I was thrilled to receive the book, as I , in my wildest dreams, expected my blog to get selected for a free advanced copy of this book. If that weren’t enough, I got not just one, but two copies, with the other copy, as the letter puts it, “ a giveaway to the readers of your blog”. Whoahh!

With delirious excitement, I began to read the book. It was heartening to see the book beginning with Gandhi’s quote, “First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then they win”. (Of late, I’ve been noticing several popular books beginning with Gandhi’s quotes,) I was quite impressed by the author’s sincerity when he rants on how it would have been if Gandhi and Edison were alive during his times.