Shatranj Ke Khilari, a movie based on Premchand's story, directed by Satyajit Ray, narrates the story of the last days of the dysfunctional court of Nawab Wajid Ali Shah of Awadh, where two of the nobles at Wajid Ali Shah's court, on the eve of the Sepoy Mutiny get so engrossed with shatranj, th...
Read More...CCAAS depicts an organised business model where cybercriminals, malware developers, and other threat actors sell their cybercrime services to potential customers. Virtually anyone can now embark on a cyberattack or participate in cybercrime because CCAAS makes it easy for them to access an expert cy...
Read More...Berberine is a natural compound found in various plants and herbs, including goldenseal, barberry, Oregon grape, and Chinese club moss. Berberine is often used as a natural dietary supplement to combat many health conditions. Research reveals Berberine to have various properties that may help su...
Read More...According to Kenyan long-distance runner and Olympic marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge, "Self-discipline is not a one-night affair. One develops it step-by-step. You can't step into a gym for a day and build muscle. It takes time to build muscle. Similarly, to train for a marathon, you must follo...
Read More...Plant-based diets are gaining popularity for a good reason. There are numerous Bollywood celebrities who have gone plant-based for several years now. Many celebs namely, Virat Kohli, John Abraham, Aamir Khan, Akshay Kumar, Alia Bhatt, Anushka Sharma, Jacqueline Fernandez, Richa Chadha, Shahid Ka...
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Forests and wooded areas are my soul place. I was always incredibly drawn to them, even as a child, and that feeling has only amplified over the years. Every visit to a dense forest is an emotionally moving experience for me. Something about the trees is so mesmerising and touching. The silence in t...
Read More...We've all seen the movies where a suspect is uncooperative and can't be trusted not to escape, so the interrogators call in an artificially intelligent robot for assistance. In reality, police departments around the world are using virtual and augmented reality as new methods of interrogation. I...
Read More...Consciousness is a peculiar experience. On the one hand, it's a state of heightened awareness when you genuinely and deeply connect to the world around you. On the other hand, it's an insular place where you experience a brief window of self-reflection and introspection. The term for this is "self-a...
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Artificial intelligence is progressing rapidly. It has the potential to improve almost every facet of our lives, and the world of law enforcement is no exception. Because of its potential to provide tremendous value to law enforcement, Artificial intelligence will play an increasingly important role...
Read More...Every few years, we see a significant revolution in telecommunications. In the 1990s, it was all about the Internet. Nowadays, we are moving towards a 5G future, with immense implications for law enforcement. 5G is the next generation of mobile internet technology. Cellular telephone companies began...
Read More...I woke up on a beautiful Sunday morning feeling sore all over my body. I live in an area called Nungambakkam, in downtown Chennai. Downtown Chennai is as picturesque as it gets in the Indian city. With its narrow alleys and lanes, the area has always been a hive of activity. And, with the onset of t...
Read More...Did you know that painting can be a form of meditation and mindfulness? If you’re not already aware of the benefits of painting, this article is here to change your mind. Painting can help you de-stress and focus. It can help you regain your balance and find inner peace. Painting allows you to cle...
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In the world of cryptocurrencies, one of the most popular and lucrative investment opportunities today is to invest in "non-fungible tokens". Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are digital assets with unique characteristics from traditional cryptocurrencies. They are digital representations of unique, real-...
Read More...Last week after my long run in the IIT Madras Campus, I decided to venture into the forest area after leaving my mobile phone behind in my car. I let my body guide me, and I wandered into the woods at a tortoise's pace. I slowly felt nature enter me through my ears, eyes, nose, mouth, hands and ...
Read More...As urbanisation expands and the percentage of the world population living in urban areas continues to increase, the demand for effective and efficient urban transportation solutions is rising. Traffic management solutions in Indian cities have failed to meet the people's expectations as it has been ...
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Do you feel stuck in life? Do you feel like you can't seem to get anywhere in life no matter how hard you try? If so, you're not alone. Many people feel like this when they don't know how to break out of their current rut. But what if there was something you could do to help you get ahead in your li...
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The Bhagavad Gita is a Sanskrit epic poem written about two millenniums ago, and it is a dialogue between the god Krishna and the warrior Arjuna. The topic of the Gita is the nature of the world and human existence. In this blog post, I will compare the Gita and the police profession. It is not an e...
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Policing is a profession that is constantly evolving. As the years go by and technology becomes more sophisticated, we will create new methods for keeping communities safe. The future of policing is already in sight. Technology is not just changing the way police officers do their jobs. It is changi...
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There are three sources of calories, namely carbohydrates, fat and protein. Carbohydrates are the primary fuel for most runners, but our bodies can't store adequate amounts of carb fuel. That's the reason why bonking or hitting the wall happens for some during marathons and ultramarathons. There is ...
Read More...When an incredible marriage proposal came from Canada for my friend’s daughter, it blew him away. His joy knew no bounds. The prospective multimillionaire bridegroom was an investment banker who recently had reaped a windfall in the bullish crypto market. He boasted of a fleet of cars, including a...
Read More...A Hanuman @ Anjaneyar idol burgled from Varadharaju Perumal temple, Velur village, Ariyalur district on 9.04.2012 night was registered as a case on 10.4.2012 in Sendurai PS Cr. No 90/2012. ADSP Tr Rajaram, while browsing the website of www.christy.com, came across the stolen idol of the Hanuman in t...
Read More...Initially, running will feel painful and wretched, but running will become addictive as years go by, but it is a healthy addiction. As you get used to the surge of endorphins flooding your brain, you will crave the daily fix of runner's high, forcing you to lace your running shoes frequently. The...
Read More...Many times, when we step outside to run, we begin to hear negative voices urging us to stop running. When we reach such a point, our body would want to give up, but it's the mind that gets one to the end. The mental aspect of running is essential to silence such mental barriers that arise during ...
Read More...Running can be reflective, and with time, a spiritual practice. When running, the physical act of putting one foot in front of the other often transcends into spirituality. Most of us look at running as an exercise or a physical practice that we hesitantly or unwillingly endure for the sake of fitne...
Read More...The field of law enforcement is replete with good deeds and acts of compassion on one side of the spectrum. While brutality, excessive use of force and lack of empathy are rife on the other extreme of the expanse. On the positive side, for instance, in February last year, a woman Sub-Inspector K Sir...
Read More...Metaverse is the virtual world where people can socialise, work and play. It is a portmanteau of meta, meaning transcendent and verse, from the universe. Author Neal Stephenson coined the word "metaverse" in the 1992 science-fiction novel "Snow Crash," to describe the virtual world in which the prot...
Read More...Decluttering tips in Gretchen Rubin’s “Outer order, inner calm,” which I had finished reading the previous night, were still swarming and cluttering my mind when I began packing my bags for a trip to the USA in the second week of November this year. As I dug into my wardrobe, I realised I had ...
Read More...Several police departments worldwide use artificial intelligence (AI) technology to detect, prevent, investigate and predict crimes. AI is proving to be an incredible technology because of its pattern recognition and object categorisation abilities. As developers continue to refine the technology, t...
Read More...The 26th edition of the United Nations Conference of Parties (COP), which commenced at Glasgow on November 1, concludes on November 12. Prime Minister of India Mr Modi, while addressing COP 26, pledged to cut the carbon emissions to net-zero by 2070. Earlier, the US and EU had announced achieving ne...
Read More...At fifty-eight, Rajesh Kumar, an old classmate of mine of undergrad times, had worked his way up to become an agro-entrepreneur whom many admired and envied. Even his competitors, who disliked his drive and ruthless ambition, had to concede that they respected him. When I met him recently, he came a...
Read More...In London, in April of 2018, I picked the gauntlet of attending Tony Robbins' flagship seminar. "Unleash the Power Within". I experienced my Life improve for the better after the four-day workshop. One of the several essential lessons I learned at the seminar was that Life happens for us and not for...
Read More...On a beautiful Sunday morning, at the Madras IIT campus, where I had just arrived, the sun simultaneously tooted its advent by goring its rays through the dense clouds, making the dewdrops on the grass glitter like pearls. Concomitantly, a gust of cool, crisp air caught me unawares. The swirling win...
Read More...Valparai, with its tea estates, is a quaint and beautiful hill station. When I recently arrived at Sinna Dorai, a tea estate bungalow of Parrys perched atop the estate’s highest point, the clouds that hung in there seemed like massive cotton balls glinting under the shimmering sun. In an instant, ...
Read More...When the shopping malls began sprouting across Chennai, I became enthusiastic about exploring them to window shop, watch a flick, dine or shop. Shopping, in particular, was very convenient as I would often uncover shops selling similar items conveniently grouped or clustered together. Over the years...
Read More...Leigh Van Bryan, a 26-year-old Brit, was embarking on his first visit to the USA, feeling excited, wanting to share his joy with his friends. He shot out this tweet` - “Free this week, for quick gossip/prep before I go and destroy America”. In British slang, ‘destroy’ implies partying and ha...
Read More...The Marvel cinematic universe is marvellous. I often binge on the Defenders universe on Netflix, of which "Luke Cage" is the sequel I am most hooked to besides Daredevil and Jessica Jones. In the Cage series, I found the creation of Luke Cage by scientists using a gene-editing tool called CRISPR sim...
Read More...I was once a smoker. I picked up the habit while I was a student in college. When my classmates lit up during recess, I sometimes bummed a couple of drags from my buddies who were puffing away. That's how it began. What I relished most was the instantaneous dopamine rush chaperoning the whacks d...
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Taking care of the soul is crucial, but I kept procrastinating and deferring because it seemed the most irrelevant thing to nurture in this fast-paced, busy world. Hitting the gym occurred to me as the most pragmatic and prudent thing to do than sitting cross-legged on the ground with my eyes closed...
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The ongoing debate over the origins of the COVID-19 has lately been garnering a significant amount of attention and interest. The contest has been relentlessly growing during the last few days with the emergence of new findings. For instance, a recent study by British professor Angus Dalgleish and N...
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The ongoing debate over the origins of the COVID-19 has lately been garnering a significant amount of attention and interest. The contest has been relentlessly growing during the last few days with the emergence of new findings. For instance, a recent study by British professor Angus Dalgleish and N...
Read More...During my childhood, I would attend school, study a bit and play the remainder of the time outdoors till my parents yanked me and heaved me home after it got dark. I wish I could get into a time machine and go back in time to relive those glorious tech-free analog days, which were the best da...
Read More...Our brains are an idea-generating machine. Ideas may pop into your mind when watching a movie or a TV show, having a shower, talking to someone, daydreaming, jogging/working out, making love, and countless other times. Sometimes when I go to a hotel and see something mundane, I get an idea of set...
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Anand Gandhi’s “OK Computer” is a sci-fi comedy series set in 2031 starring Radhika Apte, Jackie Shroff and Vijay Varma. In the film - On a beautiful moonlit night in a tranquil coastal town in North Goa, when a self-driving car bangs into a pedestrian and kills him instantaneously, the police...
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Dogs have been helping police solve crimes since the middle ages. An impression that dogs are indispensable and irreplaceable in many police and military organisations seemed a reality until I recently watched the movie A.X.L. However, A.X.L., a 2018 American sci-fi adventure film, featured a top-se...
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Whenever we think of the film Minority Report, predictive policing might come to our mind. In the film, a clairvoyant group foresees a crime and police arrest individuals based on their information before the crime gets executed. But algorithmic policing is nothing like the Minority Report. Here, a ...
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Filled with action-packed police drama, “Courageous”, made in 2011, is the fourth film produced by Sherwood Pictures. Courageous narrates the saga of four law enforcement officers who bravely confront the worst the streets offer. However, at home, they find they are falling short as Dads, as fat...
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The Scottish Physician and author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was a forensic expert ahead of his time. The credit for unravelling tangled crime cases employing fingerprints, hair analysis and blood tests to decipher crimes belongs to him. If he were alive today, his ever-famous detective Sherlock Holmes ...
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Face recognition technology (FRT) has long been employed in science fiction flicks to depict a futuristic world of advanced technology. In the 1960s, "Star Trek" dazzled audiences demonstrating retina scans and facial recognition scans as a part of their digital security system. "Robocop," a 1987 Ho...
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Way back in the seventies, my cousin heaved me into a video arcade, exposing me to the virtual world for the first time. Once inside, I was blown away by the surreal ecosystem of flashing lights, eerie phantasmagorical sounds flaring off weirdly flickering lights and glinting game cabinets with shim...
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The campus of the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT, M), is home for gazillions of flora and fauna. The biodiversity of which is simply mind-blowing. For me, the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras campus is the most beautiful place to run in Chennai. I made this discovery running the C...
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