A passionate teacher turned Digital Marketer.
Angavai was ecstatic. She ran across the room and hugged the hostel warden who had just shared the happiest news she’d heard in years. Her appa was coming to visit! After two long years. She could barely contain her excitement. Darting to the gate, she climbed up two rungs and craned her neck, eyes scanning the road. There he was! He seemed to be lost in thought...
“The padhigam I am going to teach you today is Angamum Vedhamum…” said my Guruji, Mrs. Shyamala Krishnadas. Later that evening, while researching that Thevaram, I came across two temple towns—Thirumarugal and Thiruchengattankudi. What brilliance the child saint Thirugnanasambandar had, composing verses that beautifully wove together two places so close to each other...
Malathi Ma’am was narrating the Ramayana. The bell was about to ring, but she concluded with a curious detail: “Did you know that whenever people talk about the Ramayana, Hanuman is always standing outside the door, listening?” 6A sat in rapt attention. Knock! Knock! Every head turned towards the door. “Ma’am, it must be Hanuman!” exclaimed...
What are the odds of meeting someone at a random temple event who knows the goodness of appa? At the Muthalamman Mariamman Temple in Kalkulam, a Chennai family had gathered for their annual abhishekam to their kuladeivam. About fifty of them—silk-clad women with gold necklaces and big jimmikis stirring ven pongal and chakkara pongal; men arranging chairs; children...
Going out with childhood friends for a day trip is exciting and a temple trip after months and perhaps years of planning fructified recently and the destination was the Yoga Narasimha temple, a 108 Divya Desam at Sholingar, a few hours drive from Chennai. The three of us decided to start early and grab breakfast on the way. A little tip — it’s best to eat before...
Having started our Digital Marketing journey way back in 2004, when anything digital was still in its nascent stage, it has been a truly exciting ride — filled with immense learning, a fair share of highs and lows, and unforgettable moments of inspiration and ingenuity. Over the years, we’ve encountered all kinds of challenges and clients — big and small, detailed...
Fortunate to have learnt the first as well as the last thevaram of Thirugnanasambandar. (One of the Naalvar Saints) The first Thodudauya seviyan was sung on the banks of the Brahmapureeswarar temple at Sirkali when the saint was barely 4 years. The last Kaadhalaagi Kasindhu was sung at a place now called Achalpuram , known as Naloor Perumanam in the times of the...
It was well past midnight at LBN Tech. Though we’re not a round-the-clock team, that night was different. One of our longtime clients from Oregon, Joseph Baer, reached out in distress—his website which was hosted with a local company, had gone down, and it looked like it had been hacked. Venkat from our team was already on the case, trying to raise a ticket with the...
Many years ago, my maternal great-grandparents opened their home to a Brahmin couple who arrived at their doorstep, asking for a place to stay. Moved by the quiet grace they carried, they offered the couple shelter, giving them a room in the house and supporting them with provisions and milk. During the couple’s stay, the family began to experience a series of...
Seeing so many reviews about Zee5’s Mrs., I decided to spend my Saturday afternoon watching it—to see for myself whether the reviews truly reflected the film. It has been several hours since I watched it, yet it lingers in my mind, much like The Great Indian Kitchen, the film it is adapted from. For someone married in the eighties, several scenes in Mrs. feel as...