The “degree” in Kumbakonam’s Degree Kaapi refers to the purity of milk.

Registering a small value product online for the purpose of warranty feels like a big win.

The noise is of a different kind this year. #Visarjan2025

One hour of using ChatGPT - 2 to 50 Wh A 10W LED bulb for an hour → 10 Wh Fully charging a smartphone once → ~10–15 Wh

Memories

You may not understand the journey yet, but everything you need is already in motion. Trust the unfolding.

Late at midnight or even beyond I was woken up by insanely loud drumming. It was discordant. The rhythm and vibrations were bad and extremely disconcerting. It is sad that young people mistake loudness for music. This is our mediocrity.

The immersion of #LalbaugchaRaja2025 is an engineering feat. You can watch it live now on TV9. #Lalbaugcharajavisarjan

The Ambani idiot makes a special appearance.

Ganesha is not removing obstacles for his smooth return. #Lalbaugcharajavisarjan

Sunday and I am remembering my grandmother and Brooke Bond.

#LalbaugchaRaja waits for the high tide to end. Religion vs Nature. #Lalbaugcharajavisarjan

Information about tides is common knowledge and is available weeks in advance. #Lalbaugcharajavisarjan

The Lalbaug idol is 15-20 ft tall. The Khairatabad idol of Hyderabad is 60-70 ft tall. #Lalbaugcharajavisarjan

This week’s Quiz. Thanks for the overwhelming response. gospring.ai/r/m-pJ1NGWI

All these years, #LalbaugchaRaja has been immersed manually using boats operated by the local fishermen community (Kohli’s). This year the organisers bought a hi-tech boat built in Gujarat. And the idol is stranded at the beach since last 8 hours. Man Proposes, God Disposes.

Kolis, sorry!

Big Blood Moon tonight. Mumbaikars won’t see it because of thick cloud cover. #TotalLunarEclipse