The confessions of a clueless mind

Everyone I know, and their uncles, have either recently published a book or in the process of writing one. Clearly, authoring a book is the " in " thing this season. He has done it, she is doing it. And if everyone is doing it, I too must jump on the bandwagon. The only thing I need now is the genre, theme and topic to start penning my future best seller. I have thought of a few genres to begin with. I could try my luck with fiction since I do have a mean imagination. However, I don't quite have the ability to sensationalize the  mundane, which is a must-have for fiction. Also, I believe in using the least number of words to put forward a point, which clearly does not agree with the fiction genre. Further, fiction requires the author to ramble on for pages describing the scene to create a vivid imagery . I, on the other hand, do not delve on imagery and would rather jump straight into the plot. Clearly, fiction is not for me. Which leads me to consider writing non-fic...

This past Saturday, we caught the evening show of “ Housefull ”. After nearly 3 hours of continuous entertainment, we walked out with a smile on our faces. “Housefull” will remain memorable for years to come. With an impressive ensemble star cast of Akshay Kumar, Deepika Padukone, Riteish Deshmukh, Lara Dutta and Arjun Rampal, director Sajid Khan has managed to pull off mind-boggling action with mind-numbing comedy, in what is a thoroughly entertaining journey into madness and absurdity. The movie does not even attempt to pretend to be an intelligent movie, and clearly calls for the audience to “ leave your brains at home ” to be entertained. The story, in short, is about a man (Akshay) looking to find true love to turn his bad luck into good. In this pursuit, he marries Jiah Khan, only to find out she loves someone else. True love then makes an entry in the form of the leggy Deepika Padukone, and the rest of the movie is all about how Akshay, with the help of Riteish and Lara, manag...

There is a common misconception, that being smart is the same as being intelligent. While there are many situations when the two might converge, there is still a clear difference between the two traits. I have often come across “ Smart Consultants ” who have a fantastic way with words, and can paint a picture out of the most mundane things. They can handle customer situations very deftly, and can "smartly" contain many situations from getting out of hand. However, most of the times, they don't deliver, in the most objective sense of the word. A smart consultant will find a way to evade blame or accountability without really addressing the core problem. They can, with their mumbo-jumbo, confuse the client to a point where the customer starts doubting his or her own understanding of the situation. In the “ convince or confuse ” debate, the smart consultant, more often than not, chooses the latter. If consultants are paid purely for the time they spend in engaging the cus...