Karthik Blogs

  The prospect of a ice cold chocolate ice-cream on a hot summer day, and a melting cheese vegetable burger for a hungry palette both evoke similar reactions, the expectation of something tasty, a hunger that needs to munch on something, and then the first taste as the tongue rolls in appreciation of having torn into a delightful mouthful. The cardinal sin has been committed but the taste buds have been satisfied. The tongue does not stop at that, Yeh Dil Maange More. An India Pakistan encounter in a sporting arena has a similar effect, it creates an unending desire and when one encounter is done with, the heart desires for more. So the title of this Blog is India-Pakistan, Ice cream- Burger Sports has a magical effect of bringing people together of unifying geographies beyond boundaries and borders In essence Sports can do that which perhaps Politics and Backroom diplomacy cannot do. Cricket is such a huge influence in the subcontinent. People across India, Pakistan,Sri Lanka, Ban...

I dont quite understand Politics, neither do I understand War. All that I understand about War is that it has far reaching consequences that takes years to rebuild. A War destroys a countries morale, leaving hundreds and more dead. It cripples a nations economy and renders it helpless. In these days of social media where news spreads thick and fast, the war is broadcast right into our living rooms, nothing really gets hidden below the carpets. Its there for everyone to make their own inferences. A Few Facts about Ukraine even before we get into those mindless whatsapp forwards that are doing the rounds on social media about how rich Ukraine is with abundant raw materials and how Putin is seemingly made to look like a monster: Ukraine's poverty rate currently at  51%. In 2020, the unemployment rate of the Ukraine amounted to approximately  9.48 percent  of the total labor force. What does Ukraine produce the mostly?  Ukraine produces 16% of the world's  corn ...

  A Highly popular series when India travelled down under, a series that not many believed India would not be able to last the distance, But the belied expectations and bought the Gavaskar Border Trophy back home. At the same time, Ashwin was creating sounds of a different kind via his youtube channel. I have come to realize that Ashwin besides being the worlds best off spinner is a story teller par excellence. His Kutti series was highly popular and much sought after when he toured Australia. As soon as I heard that Kutti Series was making a comeback this time from England, my ears were all cocked up. I knew that all of us would be in for a visual treat. Historical win at Lords done and dusted, the next big thing that I would have wanted to know what actually transpired behind the scenes those five interesting days. I did not have to wait for long as the Kutti Story series was back again. Lots of emotions had been exchanged on the field, Lots of mind games and obviously a lot of s...

Mirabai Chanu  No path to Tread, No Roads to follow, just dirt and gravel all the way No means, No Pence, struggle on the face, pain in the heart, smiles all the way Water Buckets for weight, legs so sore, arms that pain, distant glory I hope and pray. No power day and night, sweat is all that matters, breeze gives calm Paining limbs cry out loud, Menstrual Blood flows, no medical aid, no balm A Mothers tear, a Fathers Toil, A Towns delight and a Brothers Calm Village to Town, Town to City, City to skies and yonder land A Goal so Distant, a Hope Light years away, No kith, No kin, Just Hope and Prayers A Million Hearts, a Weight becomes plain, a silver to Gain, Mirabai Chanu, a Road to your land in Mizoram Lovlina Borgohain Loves in the name, Land of the great Bhramaputra, daughter of the soil Tiny village in Assam, Bruises and cuts, a maidens face Take punches galore, swell with pain but pride intact Walk Miles and Miles A bus sometimes, A Food skipped but a Punch added A Male bas...

  Dear Laxman Utekar, Thanks for giving us that whiff of Fresh Air called Mimi . I watched it yesterday night on Netflix. I loved it to the bits and found the entire movie to be quite entertaining. In this age where the showbiz business is clearly dominated by the macho heroes, you chose to be daring enough by placing your punt on a Heroine dominated story. Kudos for that. India is still relatively taboo to topics like surrogacy and you have presented it in the most light hearted manner. Just when I thought that it is going to take a serious turn you introduced elements of humor in the right mixes thereby ensuring that the movie carries on. The songs were a good break, short and sweet, and pleasant on the ears. Has to be with the legend ARR involved. The ambience of a small Rajasthan town adds to the aura of the movie.  Dear Kriti Sanon , Where were you all these years. I must admit that I am simply awed by the screen presence that you have shown in this movie. With due resp...

I write for the love of words and not for anything else. Writing is my passion and gives me immense joy. Its all about finding the time and the right frame of mind to pen a few words. Yes Technology has evolved and people have moved on to Video content but still there are takers for blogs. There used to be a time when I would just devour books for breakfast, lunch and dinner but over time I felt and urge to write, to put into practice all that had been stored in gray matter as words.  yes you heard it right, practice in any field will make you closer to perfect, if not perfection itself. Practice writing a few sentences, make a few mistakes, learn from them and you will become better each time you write. Writing is like any other specialization or art form, the more you indulge in it, you will become better. There is a story that each one has to tell, its just about giving a form to that story, replete with emotion, drama, and above all passion I am a huge fan of Mr Sashi Tharoor's...

Toofan premiered today on Amazon and I watched it being a fan of Farhan Akhtar . My expectations of him have arisen especially after watching him emote brilliantly in movies like Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara and Bhaag Milkha Bhaag. And I am not at all disappointed by Farhans acting skills. From the movie it is very clear that Farhan has had to put in a lot of effort besides his own histrionic skills. Putting on weight, then loosing all of that must have been quite a daunting task. For his diehard fans all the impressive abs, six packs were on show. The boxing ring scenes were choreographed very well and looked natural. Looks like Farhan had to take quite a few punches in his stride. This is what I love about Farhan. He gets into the skin of the character and lives the role. Here it was Aziz Ali a street fighter turned a professional boxer. But then the transition from an ordinary slum dweller to a professional Boxer, it was super quick, this is a movie and there are obviously few things t...