Modern-day cinema is a propaganda machine. They sell us to dream, hope and materialistic happiness. A 5-year-old knows about what is costly, and costly means good. The violence, macho and molestation showed on-screen gets applauded. What are we doing to our generation? Opening them up to drugs, nudity, hate, crime, and propaganda? During Hitler’s era, …
Author Archives: Atul
smart
I like a smart conversation, my friend said. It got me thinking for some time. What is a smart conversation? Talking about god and spiritualism to Athiest will be boring. Pious and god-fearing will find the same person smart and enjoy the discourse. So smart conversation is more about the likeness of the other person …
design doc
I understand many would have given advice do not worry about design doc in the early days of the product journey, focus on shipping features. I find this advice bullshit after a few years of product development. My experience suggests without the design doc from the very first day UI becomes a sandwich. Every new …
busy
We are living in an era where we are globally connected. We have gotten into a default busy state. Everyone around seems to have gotten busy in their own life, work and chores. Some of us are so busy that they don’t have time to spend with their loved ones, parents or siblings. Busy means …
traveler
Are we not a traveler? Are we not traveling in our thoughts and actions every moment? The actions and reactions of ours in a particular scenario, are they not accelerating or suspending our journey? Are we all not chasing our true north? Are we all not traveling to find the meaning of our life? The …
don’t die
A common theme with all the conversation is conserving runway for 18-24 months. In a tough time companies’ culture gets built. This is the time when the entire team comes together with a common goal of survival and riding in this tough time. The bottom line is not dying.
The Viral Storm
Liked reading The Viral Storm. The core of pandemic seems to be poverty. The viruses from Gorillas and other wild beast is moving to us and causing havoc. People in Africa, China are blamed for their game and wild hunting. Nobody asks why are they eating wild animals. Given the option of available alternative proteins like the …
Vaccines
The last chapter of The Viral Storm talks about Vaccines, which are essentially viruses grown in lab conditions to fight against deadly viruses. Isn’t it ironic? Excerpt from the viral storm.
Islamophobia
India during lockdown as well going through Islamophobia: bias and prejudice against Muslims. Entire countries media, social media and WhatsApp university are blaming Muslims for the spread of Covid19. Indian media and some stupid politicians have made entertainment bulletin out of the stupidy of a few Ulama. Whatsapp is sharing propaganda messages urging people not …
superheros
Gone are the days when Superheros needed capes. More and more ordinary citizens in our country are contributing to their best in these times. Some are donating money, others are feeding poor via their kitchen. Many others are working in hospitals non-stop ensuring the rest of us are safe. Those scooter riders, grocery delivery folks …