It was a pretty ecstatic experience shooting the Manora Fort - gifted to the British by the Maratha king Sarfoji the second in 1813 A.D., for the Monument Universe app. Situated around 70 kilometres away from Tanjavur, the fort stands tall among the coconut trees, literally dwarfing them. A bird's eye view from atop the... Continue Reading →

Nayak Durbar Hall, Tanjavur Palace The Tanjavur Palace, put together by the Nayak and Maratha kings between 1549 and 1855 A.D., was a delight to shoot. Madamaligai, Tanjavur Palace Armory Tower, Tanjavur Palace With two days of shoot ending today for Monument Universe, we're now all set for voiceover recording and post production of this... Continue Reading →

Seeing the well-researched content capture the appropriate visuals is a magical experience. Narayan shooting the monument for the content! Gopu Rangaratnam, the content expert, one with the monument during the shoot! And so is syncing the visuals with the voice in the post production. All ended well with one of the historically significant monuments -... Continue Reading →

Saint Maverick! A sobriquet I identify with so much! Maverick, 'cause, I love to break away from anything established... for, in breaking away lies the 'true freedom of the mind'. Saint, because I'm not one... and so, the name sticks more on an aspirational note, 'cause, I realize that the entire life is (and should... Continue Reading →

I was invited to judge an inter-departmental short-story-contest the Women’s Christian College, Chennai, conducted for its students on 23rd September 2022. The meticulously conducted event made me feel completely at home among the 25-something participants. After introducing myself, I gave them the short story thread. It goes like this… YOU'RE WALKING DOWN A NARROW FOREST... Continue Reading →

See any photogenic sites. The photographer in me pops out. With the Redmi Note 10 Pro coming in so handy, all it needed is... compose and click.. Which is what I did. Saint Maverick

An ardent fan of J Krishnamurti, I felt an immense delight when I got an invitation from Pathashaala (PCFL-KFI) on the 24th October 2022, to engage with a student's queries regarding local history. The idea was to harness the professional experience I've been gaining as Writer-Director on the Monument Universe project... an app designed to... Continue Reading →

The experience of shooting for Monument Universe acts as a double whammy. It gives me an opportunity to cater to the photographer in me, while the project related shots keep rolling on the other hand. Here's a series of captures that showed me the heterogeneous angles of Chennai. Saint Maverick

Meditation is a simple yet complex process of observing myself. Neutrally. Observing my thoughts... my intentions... my actions. It isn't easy. Watching myself in action from a third person perspective can be an ethereal experience. It's possible only if I master detachment. It's like watching life the way it happens. It rolls on, on its... Continue Reading →

There’s a philosophical take to our life. We are here for a purpose. Each of us is designed for a particular vocation. It is for us to find out what we are made for and find our way through myriad life situations to get there. Not an easy thing, considering the fact that we’ve lots... Continue Reading →