Roshan Radhakrishnan's Blog, page 50

The Dummies Guide for Identifying Religious Sinners

I want to thank all the defenders of religion. 
Not just mine but every religion. Your religion - headed by God/ the son of God/ the prophets of God/ 330 crore Gods - would have collapsed entirely if it had not been for you. Sure, some of the easy things like robbery, murder et al come under the social compass of  'a crime' but then what do those law makers really know about the true crimes that God meant? The ones that God feels truly defines wrong-doers is way more specific an...

The Reunion feast

Volunteering to host a reunion of the old gang of post graduate doctors from the department where I studied, I can't help but remember the past. More than half a decade has passed since we left the hospital where we studied and our respective paths have taken us to different corners of the country, ranging from the capital of India to God's own country.
Yes, some have become 'bigshots' (as we used to say) but when it comes to meeting up with each other, the stethoscopes come off and once more,...

The "Letters of Love" initiative #1000Speak

Image source: Letters of Love
For those of you who do follow Humans of New York (HoNY) - you know that Brandon Stanton recently visited the most gut-wrenching aftermaths of the madness that has engulfed Syria - the displaced families forced to flee their country. His pictures and the stories that they brought with them were heartbreaking honestly and just reiterated the one truth that always shines through in every conflict started by political leaders -  that the true victims of war...

The Simpson Story #RaiseYourVoice #BAD15

Imagine a country which is finally opening up to new technologies and discoveries. A land where the laws and even the leaders of the country govern the people and provide judgment based on the rules set down by their religious beliefs. 
Into this world comes a large headed, fat guy and he tells you that your religious books are flawed. That a huge set of people living in the country and suffering for no sin other than the fact that they were born different from the others is not right......

The Curious Case of the Evil Blogger #ChampIsBack

By the time I reached the living room, my revered friend's voice had already reached a crescendo. I had heard it many a time before this during our cases over the years and knew that the villian of the piece would be revealed soon. I did not bother to knock as I opened the door and stepped in, hoping that I was not too late. My friend stood there behind the sofa, staring at the three guests who had come to the party for dinner. The host's dog sat idly by, a quizzical expression upon its...

Recipe - Chicken kuzhi appam / Kerala style chicken meatballs

The common thing you see in remaking a dish is to take a classic dish and add your own regional touch, so as to give it a new flavour. But here's a fun thought: what would happen if you took a traditional dish from one state and modified it based on the cooking from a different part of very same state?
Enter the chicken kuzhi appam. Or as I like to rechristen it - the Kerala style chicken meatballs!
Ask a Keralite what a kuzhi appam is and s/he will describe to you a soft, jaggery based circula...

#FundAhamBhumika - Make a difference

If you could make a difference, would you?Something that always worries me these days is the endless stream of demoralizing images that we are exposed to today via social media - of poverty and violence, victims of persecution and the malnourished.
I always fear that we end up getting numb to the suffering and feel that since sorrow exists all around us, there is no point making an effort because that effort will be a mere ripple in the ocean around us.

I don't blame you for thinking that way -...

#WIN15 - Bigger, Better, Bloggier! #CelebrateBlogging

It is always tough to follow up a winning act. (You think I am bluffing? Just try sitting through the sequels of the Transformers movie!)



So when BlogAdda successfully held WIN14 - the first live blogging awards and conference ceremony in India in 2014 - they must have had their work cut out for them when the topic of doing even better the second time around came up.
To their credit, they had been moving on from strength to strength over the last year, with successful collaborations with brands...

1750 Shades of Home #PaintFinder

You think you know what you want when you enter a place to buy something? You have the image and the design of your desired object fixed in your head. Just go in there, get what you want and leave.
Simple, right?

Well, that was before you became spoiled for choices. That was before you realized that there were not 5 choices but over a 1750! That you did not have just one but all the best choices in the country to choose from, right at your fingertips.

The concept seems simple enough - makeover t...

Divide your earnings into three parts #SachchiAdvice

Writing a personal blog for ten years, you tend to expose more than just your thoughts and emotions to the world. Slowly, in subtle ways and occasional nods, you reveal the life you live as well. Your work atmosphere, people at home, the land you live in and yes, even the food you eat, are all part of what makes up your story. And as I flip through the pages of old, it is nice to see the evolution too - from what the blog once was to what it is now.

One of the (relatively) recent things that p...