Manoj

Author: Manoj

  • Social media overdose

    Of late, I was contemplating upon how I seem to have no time for the things I want to do. While I’m guilty of whiling away time playing games or watching TV, these are things that eat up my time consciously. But, even these activities do not seem to add up to all the time…

  • Body-Parking!

    During my school days, I was fortunate to have heard many experts speak. The school management would arrange for eminent personalities to speak to the students about once in a month or so. I’m not sure if the practice still exists, but I opine it should. We however, were more interested in playing than attending…

  • Take2: Buzzed into the new office!

    It did happen at last. Almost all the employees scheduled to move to the new office at Divyashree Technopolis have occupied their new seats. Some are thrilled, while others are disappointed as they have to travel the extra ~10km everyday. However, one would expect that the excitement of a new place would sideline all the…

  • The state of India

    In the days when society is losing its moral roots, it is becoming ever so hard for the tree of civilization to survive, let alone flourish. We have become the gears in turning the society into a mechanism of greed and of crime – both however seem to have their roots in each other. Crime…

  • How the “Bechdel Test” is going to spoil every movie for me

      Have you heard of the Bechdel Test? Read no further if you wish to enjoy your movies or books (stories) anymore. Why? Well, because of this peculiar rule, I’ll now have a mental checklist every time I watch a movie! The Bechdel Test is described as follows: The Bechdel Test, credited to Liz Wallace, was…