When Superheroes become humans

I remember seeing the movie Batman and Robin starring George Clooney as Batman back in the late 1990s. It was not impressive. Then came Spider-man movie series starring Tobey Maguire from 2002. For a teenager, the series was good enough. But not great enough to make a fan of Marvel or DC universe. There were…

Haiku

I grew up knowing and reading ‘Haiku’ poems in Tamil right from when I was small. They are short, easy to understand and funny. The topics could be anything from war and policy changes to our mundane life. But how many of you know that the idea of ‘Haiku’ originated from Japan? I’m not sure…

My favourite mangakas

What is the difference between having a favourite manga and a favourite author? Lame question. Of course everyone knows that you like a manga because it is good and you like the author because you love two or more of his/her works. Well I have a lot of manga I love (I would have read…

Fruits and Pasta

Fruits and pasta. Does not sound like a combination that will go well, does it? True enough. When you incorporate fruits in a main dish you need to be careful that they do not overpower the dish. There is a delicate balance you need to maintain. (I will stop with my MasterChefish tone in a…

A lesson in history enroute to Tirunelveli

I love travelling in interior Tamil Nadu. Green fields, weird dialects, rarely any good eateries in sight but amazing hospitality and lot of open space. You could actually feel the time passing by as you walk but the picturesque lakes and mountains. It makes the journey worthwhile everytime and this time for me was no…

Setsubun, where you throw beans so hard that it might hurt

I was reading this comedy manga ‘Baby Kokoro no Mama ni’, a Japanese comic that follows the story of a college student Ryuji, his one-sided love interest and baby Kokoro who seems to be attached to him. In the manga, Ryuji says: “Ah I feel bad for all the fathers in Japan today.” I wondered…