An Analyst

  Ramesh Pandesha, Sukanya Ayyangar, Emram Ramanathan, Laila Ahuja, Samaira Acharya, Santhosh Bakadar, and Roshan Arya (the last two being less frequent) are presented as talent recruitment specialists from Beebee. However, none of them have LinkedIn profiles, which is unusual for professionals in recruitment. I can’t fully explain the logic behind my conclusion, but to me these recruiters appear too artificial, almost as if they were generated rather than real people. The way their names are constructed feels suspicious, and their lack of professional traceability only adds to the doubt. Beebee itself seems questionable, with little transparency or verifiable presence, and the overall setup gives off the impression of a hoax. At any rate, the whole situation is unsettling and even a little frightening, because it suggests that what looks like a legitimate company might actually be a fabricated front. hashtag # ai hashtag # regenerativeai hashtag # freaky hashtag # jobscam hash...

  For over a month, my ears have been hearing two ads relentlessly on YouTube. Election manifesto campaigns of the parties belonging to Tamil Nadu and the AstroTalk (AI-assisted astro consulting services) app. And I intend to discuss the second one today. The Tamil version of the video features Kiki Vijay, a famous media personality and daughter-in-law of ace director Bhagyaraj, eating at a restaurant. The conversation is between her and an unknown person whose face was not featured. Anonymous: “Madam, enakku indha astrology mela ellam oru nambikkai illai.” (I don’t trust things like astrology.) Kiki: “Appidiya??” (She wipes her hands with a towel.) “Oru bet vechikalama?” She opens her phone and clicks on the astro app. The anonymous person chats with an astrologer, which I suspect is an AI, and appears to be shocked because the “astrologer” was able to backcast events which happened in the anonymous person’s life 6 years ago. And the ad ends. NON-SENSE was what I said to myself. A...

Over the past few months, I’ve started using AI extensively in my workflows. The internet is full of discussions, with many leaders predicting that AI will replace jobs and cause layoffs. However, I see things differently — and I believe I’m qualified to make that judgment. Who can AI replace? No one. Yes, you read that right  no one will truly be replaced. However, AI has definitely changed the nature of workflows. If your output was 10 units before, it could now be 15. But achieving that requires using AI efficiently. By “efficiently,” I mainly mean understanding how to use prompts effectively. If AI cannot replace people, why are there layoffs? I don’t want to blame anyone. As mentioned earlier, workflows have changed. If someone doesn’t adapt their skillset or leverage AI in their work, they risk becoming less relevant. That’s not replacement — that’s transformation. Can AI replace coders or software engineers? No  a big no. The code AI generates is based on countles...

It’s not necessarily my story, but long story short:  I liked someone, and someone else liked me. It didn’t ripen into a full-fledged romantic relationship, but the attraction was undeniable. Families were informed. The Penn Kaanum Ceremony  (formal meeting) took place on the eve of Kaanum Pongal , even though we had met before. All the near and dear gathered at the house. Silence filled the room until someone finally broke the ice out of necessity. Older members quipped about their younger days, and then, just like that, everyone left. Later that day, the tension boiled over. "Why was your father so silent? Did he not like me?"  "Well, you aren’t going to marry him , are you?"  "Stop your sick jokes." After that, phone calls went unanswered. Later, a family member living abroad shared the "behind-the-scenes" truth of the ceremony. It turns out the father didn’t like the man his daughter chose. His reasons? The man was a little bulky and too sile...

In the history of Indian science, Anna Mani (1918–2001) stands as the foundational figure who turned the nation’s weather observation from a colonial dependency into a self-reliant powerhouse. Her journey was defined by a practical, no-nonsense approach to the physical world and a relentless drive for precision.  The following account explores the life and legacy of Anna Mani,from her early academic defiance and her work under C.V. Raman to her pivotal role in building India’s meteorological independence and her foundational contributions to the nation’s renewable energy sector. A Childhood of Quiet Rebellion Anna Mani was born in 1918 in Peermade, Kerala, into a prosperous Syrian Christian family. Her father was a civil engineer and an agnostic who taught his children to question everything and value objective thinking. While her sisters were being "primed for marriage," Anna was a voracious, almost obsessive reader. A famous turning point occurred on her eighth birthday in ...