Roshan Radhakrishnan's Blog, page 49

Bringing the children back to school #SupportMySchool

It is 2015 and we as a nation are on the cusp of far greater things than we have ever witnessed before. In every field, the world eagerly turns to us today, weighing and valuing our opinion.

We matter to the world.
So how is it that we are still not able to matter to ourselves? How is it that in 2015, we are still struggling to not just provide basic education for every child in India but also convince families of the benefits of going to school?


The National Survey on Estimation of Out of Schoo...

Recipe: Chilled Semiya Payasam / Vermicelli Kheer

When it comes to an Onam Sadya (the traditional Keralite banquet served during the festival of Onam and consisting of roughly 24 - 28 dishes served on a banana leaf), even though you have had your tummy's fill from yoghurts (the usual serving includes varieties based around beetroot, pineapple and ginger separately) and vegetable permutations galore (from avial and olan to thoran and kootu curries), there is still - I repeat, STILL - always room for dessert.

And as you reach for your last hand...

Year 11 - With a Little Help From My Friends

I feel old. No, seriously.
Godyears turns 11 on the 30th of November, 2015. And believe me, it is an insane feeling to realize I have been writing on this blog for over 3650 days. 
The overall blog stats continue to shock me more than anyone else.
Year 06 - 2 blogs, 322 posts, 0072702 page views.
Year 07 - 2 blogs, 361 posts, 100908 page views and 06 published stories.
Year 08 - 3 blogs, 432 posts, 143942 page views and 10 published stories.
Year 09 - 3 blogs, 499 posts, 291886 page views and...

Baby SkinCare 101 - 5 Key Factors to Focus On #SoftestForBabySkin

Parenthood is a tricky phase. Along with a precious new life inside the house, you now have two young parents who are about to find themselves overwhelmed in a world of love, memories and yes, even fatigue as the first year goes by. Everyone they meet will have words of advice on what is best for the new addition to the family and how to keep the child safe and healthy, avoiding health issues like chest infections and skin ailments.

So how do you separate the correct information from the rest...

The Inconsequential One Man

"One man alone cannot make a difference. " his friends warned him.
He smiled, determined to prove them wrong. This one man was an NRI - a non-resident Indian - who found himself disillusioned with the ruling government of his home country. Angry with the way they were treating his fellow Indians, he chose to return back to India and take on the system. He wanted to ensure that every Indian was treated equally and given their rights, something that he felt was not happening.
One man could make a...

Review: Jessica Jones - Why you need to be watching Marvel's darkest show yet

Do all heroes win in their battles against villains? What happens when you are defeated and then destroyed by your nemesis? How do you carry on? And what happens when the demons of your past return to terrorize you?
I always believe that one of the biggest misconceptions that people have about superhero comics from the DC and Marvel family is that it is meant essentially for children. Nothing could be farther from the truth, if you were to actually go through them. The story lines ca...

10 awesome things you never imagined your phone could be a decade ago #Technocrats

It is hard to imagine that there was an era not so long ago when mobile phones did not exist. This ubiquitous device has become an essential part and parcel of our lives today. Considering that the first Android OS was only launched in 2007, it is mind-boggling how far technology has raced ahead in less than a decade. 




1. Data storage: Present day mobiles allow you to store up to 128 GB of data. At the start of the century, a really good desktop used to have a 4 GB hard drive, in com...

Look at Me

"Look at me."
He ignores my command, sitting still by the sill, from where he used to watch her every evening as she cooked.
He feared her presence as much as I had, not without reason. To the public, she was an angel - oh yes, indeed - but once the doors shut, her malevolence arose. Her disappearance had raised a few questions but I had sold the tale convincingly. She had left us and gone.
The public believed it. And in saying it over and over again, the two of us too had begun to believe the l...

The Interview: Why Doctors in India need to stand United

If you know me personally, you know that I tend to be quite laid-back by nature. There are a few things however that do get me riled up (fanaticism & blind beliefs among others) and one of them remains the increase in violence against doctors in India.

The doctor based social media site, DocPlexus approached me last fortnight for an interview in view of the article I had written earlier in May that had ended up in the news. DocPlexus was in fact one of the first websites to share that post...

Recipe: Ennai kathrikkai / Masala Stuffed Brinjal

Do you want to see something cool? Read the names below out loud.
Al badinjan. Badinjan. Vatingana. Baingan. Melitzan. Melongene. Melanjan. Melanzana. Bazhlakhan. Berenjana. Albergina. Aubergine. 
Note the similarity in the phonetic sounds of the words above? 
In order, that is: Arabic, Persian, Sanskrit, Hindi, Greek, Latin, French, Italian, Russian, Spanish, Catalan and finally British. 
If in the penultimate step, you convert Catalan's 'albergina' into t...