Sasank
Some thoughts, meandering reflections on everything from software development to politics, tech, photography, great books, fantastic movies or whatever else flits through my mind.

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Feb
16
Worth Watching: Joyland

Worth Watching: Joyland

A traditional Pakistani home, trapped in its patriarchy, steeped in rich, tender stories, its nooks and crannies swelling with people
2 min read
Feb
09
The Emperor's New Clothes

The Emperor's New Clothes

The madness inflicting US politics have, almost inevitably, taken a farcical turn under the mad reign of wannabe emperor Trump
6 min read
Sep
23
Callous, Casual Racism

Callous, Casual Racism

Violence in the Middle East has spread, with Israel and Hezbollah embroiled in conflict; and as usual, it is the
3 min read
Aug
09

The moral bankruptcy of Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz

Elegant piece by Elizabeth Lopatto of The Verge on the pursuit of wealth at all costs. How tech bros, venture
1 min read
Apr
27
Palestine

Palestine

In the conflict of Israel and Palestine, the lines are drawn firm, and I feel the searing hot distinction between "us" and "them", the frustration of standing at the precipice, screaming our lungs out into a vast empty chasm of silence.
15 min read
Sep
24
Worth Watching - Oppenheimer

Worth Watching - Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer is a visceral movie experience, well worth a trip to an IMAX to experience all its gut-punching glory. Anchored
6 min read
Aug
13

WHAT BOBBY MCILVAINE LEFT BEHIND

Pretty late to this myself. Exquisite, poignant writing by Jennifer Senior in The Atlantic. You know what radical acceptance is?
1 min read
Aug
05
A Study in Tides

A Study in Tides

It can take quite some preparation to make the landscape photographs you have in your mind's eye, a
2 min read
Jun
25
The Beauty of Ordinary

The Beauty of Ordinary

It is rewarding to be challenged by a mentor, to spark an interest or explore ideas you wouldn't
5 min read
May
21
PSA - The Kerala Story saga

PSA - The Kerala Story saga

I miss the innocence of religion from my childhood. I grew up a Hindu, devout though not fervent, immersed in
3 min read