Unpolarised

Toxic masculinity or a powerful visual delight? Listen to this episode for my top ten lessons from the film.

You may have heard (as a joke or otherwise) that one must understand physics to watch Oppenheimer. Is that true? How much physics must you know before you watch it? More importantly, is that all you need to know? In this episode, I set the stage for you to get the best out of the film. If you would rather read, head over to my blog to read this episode as a post.

How rampant is the conversion racket shown in The Kerala Story? Is it fact or propaganda? Is the government involved in this conspiracy? What are its implications? One fine evening, I decided to give the film a watch, because what I had heard and what I read about the film were exact opposites, which kindled my curiosity. My cousin, who I think is usually rational, supported this film; that made me more curious. In this episode, I dice through the entire block of available information to help you make a conscious choice about your stand with the film. This is not a film review. This is about objectively looking at the facts we have in front of us, such as: Why should it be difficult to believe that 32,000 people vanished? A case against the official religious conversion numbers A case for the non-Muslim girls that get sent to Syria Conversions and migration The numbers superimposed on the population The passport problem The issue of conversion National security from the educated point of view Should the film be banned? The ₹150 lesson How to handle the conversion issue

Original Post: http://https://blog.ramiyer.me/covid-and-high-orac-foods/.

A new message claiming to be from the CMC Vellor Doctors’ group is doing the rounds on WhatsApp. Is it another sensational message or a sensible one? Is the newer variant of COVID-19 more fatal? Original: https://blog.ramiyer.me/covid-has-become-deadlier/. If you would like to know more about how the virus behaves, read COVID and Credibility.

Ever since Prime Minister Modi made his speech on the 12th of May 2020,  Aatmanirbhar started trending. My Facebook newsfeed showed countless  memes and what not, about boycotting Chinese products. In this episode we try to understand what it would take to be free of Chinese products, if at all.

After watching a rather curious video on Facebook about there being an Intelligent Designer who created us, I got thinking. And this episode is a product of that.

In  the last blog post, I had made a statement about how a living organism  works, specifically, propagation. I had equated that with that of the  behaviour of a virus. Later I realised that it could lead to some  confusion, with some thinking that a virus is a living organism. This episode wishes to clarify.

This episode gives you an idea of the nature of the spread of the virus, and why it is extremely important that we maintain social distance.

A little analysis on the panic-buying situation, thanks to the coronavirus.

Over  the last week, I saw protests everywhere. Most groups (not WhatsApp  groups) that I am part of had a discussion about the Citizenship  (Amendment) Act going. A lot of noise, smoke and mirrors and lack of clarity has led to chaos. This episode accompanies my post, https://l.ramiyer.me/2Z9cj1e.

What if a democracy were portrayed as a ship? What does a passenger on it feel like? This is a common man's take on democracy, and his journey with it.

The opposite of Not-a-mother Nature, as promised. Mother Nature explores thoughts on why Nature is indeed motherly, and attempts to refute the claims made in the former post/episode.

This story is about a vada pav that joins a food corporate. It’s about its life there, about how the vada pav feels about being a corporate employee.

Ever wondered how wrong the term, “Mother Nature” is? Here is an argument in favour of why Nature is not a mother. (Don’t worry, there could be one coming up about why Nature is a mother.)

Ever been faced with credit card salespeople, and wanted them to vanish? Here’s an interesting story about how someone dealt with such a salesperson.

When it comes to purist vs politician, some things seem funny, yet are serious. Nether can stand the other. This is the purist’s take.

I am … a taxpayer who is law-abiding. Well, sometimes, at least. But hey, everyone does it!

The story of how a cyclist in Bangalore found what he was looking for, for years.

A narration from the perspective of a Carbon atom that survived a nuclear explosion.