Śrīkānt Kandāḍai
@shrikanth_krish
Indian Conservative of some kind, not sure which.
New podcast on all things related to Vijayanagara Empire! Great fun talking to @maneesht and @gaurav_lele brownpundits.com/2022/10/22/epi… @raghman36 @omarali50 @razibkhan @TheEmissaryCo
Remember topping macro-economics at B-school and thinking I should perhaps consider an Econ PhD Then the realization dawned that topping econ in B-school is akin to being the best footballer in a cricket team, and that my math isn't good enough to even entertain such foolish…
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Perhaps no food has suffered as steep a decline in popularity and respectability (due to social media) as cornflakes and muesli
Sprouts > processed cereals. ✅ Rich in plant protein & fiber ✅ Improves gut health & digestion ✅ Supports blood sugar ✅ Weight loss Hero ✅ No sugar, no preservatives ✅ Keeps you full for hours ❌ Cornflakes, muesli, granola = high sugar, low nutrition It’s time to switch…
Many urban H think an interest in traditional arts is somehow a form of immunity against influences that might draw youngsters away from the religion It's silly reasoning. It's akin to believing westerners who are into western classical music must be "conservatives" in any sense…
Attending a carnatic concert by young kids. See a number of other kids here. All intent on the music, deeply immersed. I look at them and think that the chances of any of these kids going down the wrong path, is extremely small. It is important to immerse kids in constructive…
Honestly the pitch wasn't all that bad. Both bowling sides are sub-par. So is their fielding Make Aus and SA play on the same surface. You might have had a result early on day 5
If we made a pitch like that in the subcontinent, Nasser Hussain and Michael Atherton would've been on a 3 hour long Sky Cricket Podcast right now blaring it for the demise of interest in test cricket. But because it was in Manchester with goras watching, all is well.
Ashwin in his Hindi podcast asks his Hindi journalist companion to explain to him the meaning of phrase "निश्चित तौर पर" He should be knowing that as a cosmopolitan Indian. It shouldn't be strange even to hinterland tamilians since they use a modification of it day in and out!…
Gangaikonda cholapuram isn’t a vibrant pilgrimage center like say Palani, Tiruvannakoil, Madurai or Srirangam Being old and grand doesn’t make something important from a religious standpoint. Many nondescript and unremarkable temples are v v important Divya desams or Padal Petra…
The harsh reality is that the 1000-yr-old Gangaikonda Cholapuram temple has never been given the spotlight it deserves
Among तैत्तिरीय practitioners, is there an oral tradition of श्वेताश्वतरोपनिषद् ? Afaik, oral tradition typically ends with महानारायण उपनिषद् in the पारायणs one listens to among lay people at least
Overview of major Vedic works by Shakha
The rise of Tamil Nadu and the decline of Karnataka in cricket has been striking over the past 15-20 years 70s-80s-90s : Karnataka was the dominant power in Indian cricket along with Mumbai GR Viswanath, Chandrasekhar, EAS Prasanna, Brijesh Patel, Javagal Srinath, Anil Kumble,…
This is the strongest argument against "Small is Beautiful" thesis of the likes of EF Schumacher many decades ago, as well as anti-trust laws We may crib about uber-large behemoths like Google, Microsoft But they are the ones with so much cash that they can afford to invest in…
Google Just Released an A.I. Tool That Helps Historians Fill in Missing Words in Ancient Roman Inscriptions - smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/goo…
The English even in 2025 are obsessed with that Great Escape music theme! (blaring in Old Trafford right now) As I've said before, Indians are far more conservative in matters of religion, attire, social norms, gender roles etc. But v v open minded with super short memories…
India has obviously missed a trick here by scoring so few runs in this 1st session This will likely be an England win with Eng knocking off a paltry 40-50 runs in the last session
In the pre-modern world, the growth of culture and civilization and state power was a function of geographic destiny esp. access to coastline Contrast the destinies of Italy and Spain. The former the center of the western world since antiquity, the latter a province of that…