Mr. Laapataa

We celebrated Onam on September 28, 2024 in our apartment complex. The day was marked with much festivities and joy -- procession, sadya and cultural programmes with performances by professional artist in Mohiniattam and Kathakali. I was asked to do a comic depiction of the Onam story. So, here's what I could do with my limited knowledge, skill and time. It was a phenomenal experience! Not only filled with great joy of storytelling through pictures, but also with much self-realisation and unlocking of hidden potentials. I thank the GV Onam committee for giving me this opportunity and to my team who were there to help with many things. Please excuse me for making an exception to posting on Mr. Laapataa specific work on this blog. Hope you enjoy going through.

  DOUBLE STANDARDS When our papers get rejected, we cry 'racism and discrimination'. But when we review papers, we are not behind anyone in applying the same discrimination. What double-standards!

It's often assumed that all western universities are  by-default  superior and that Indian education system is by default is steeped in corruption. While it's can't be completely devoid of truth, it also is a debilitating bias. It's more rampant than you might think. This assumption leads to selective observations leading to further confirmation bias – a classic example vicious cycle. This leads to many issues: harder reviews of scholarly work and unwillingness of scholars of Indian origin educated in other countries to seek jobs in India.

Often, overreliance on so-called objective measures robs us of our own power of judgement.