Santhosh Guru is a product leader in Chennai. This is where he practises curiosity in public: writing on books, films, music, product craft, and small self-experiments, since 2004.https://santhoshguru.com/https://santhoshguru.com/infinite-game-with-zepic/https://santhoshguru.com/infinite-game-with-zepic/This has been my epiphany during the pandemic. Thanks to my family, friends and some caring coaches, I was able to sail through the tough times of the pandemic and thrive at the end of it. This is my Tue, 29 Aug 2023 06:30:00 GMThttps://santhoshguru.com/storytelling-as-a-superpower/https://santhoshguru.com/storytelling-as-a-superpower/I wrote on Twitter something like this a few days and some people DMmed on this to continue the conversation.Wed, 24 Feb 2021 06:30:00 GMThttps://santhoshguru.com/one-night-in-miami/https://santhoshguru.com/one-night-in-miami/One Night in Miami was a movie recommended by some critics I follow on YouTube.Thu, 18 Feb 2021 06:30:00 GMThttps://santhoshguru.com/interintellect-salons-2/https://santhoshguru.com/interintellect-salons-2/I have been attending the InterIntellect salons for the past 4 weeks. An InterIntellect Salon is like a dinner conversation. You have a topic and host (or more than one). You have a few guests who areWed, 17 Feb 2021 06:30:00 GMThttps://santhoshguru.com/taping-my-mouth/https://santhoshguru.com/taping-my-mouth/I have been running this experiment of taping my mouth before I sleep. I wanted to avoid mouth breathing while sleeping. I came across this idea after reading the excellent book on breathing by a jourWed, 17 Feb 2021 06:30:00 GMThttps://santhoshguru.com/tiger-parenting-some-thoughts/https://santhoshguru.com/tiger-parenting-some-thoughts/I started watching the HBO documentary - Tiger. I completed the first part of the documentary.Fri, 12 Feb 2021 06:30:00 GMThttps://santhoshguru.com/labour-vs-capital-mindset/https://santhoshguru.com/labour-vs-capital-mindset/There is a significant but less spoken thing in making money. It is the difference between “labour vs. capital”.Thu, 11 Feb 2021 06:30:00 GMThttps://santhoshguru.com/interintellect-salons/https://santhoshguru.com/interintellect-salons/I have been attending the Interintellect salons for the past 4 weeks. An Internintellect Salon is like a dinner conversation. You have a topic and host (or more than one). You have a few guests who arTue, 09 Feb 2021 06:30:00 GMThttps://santhoshguru.com/bonding/https://santhoshguru.com/bonding/I started to watch the Netflix TV series Bonding, and I was very pleasantly surprised by it. My kind of artwork is usually entertainment + illumination. I want to learn something new, small or big, buTue, 09 Feb 2021 06:30:00 GMThttps://santhoshguru.com/streak/https://santhoshguru.com/streak/Thanks to @jasonleow and @therealbrandonwilson for your kind words on my yesterday’s post. I want to ruminate a little more on that topic today.Mon, 08 Feb 2021 06:30:00 GMThttps://santhoshguru.com/the-great-indian-kitchen/https://santhoshguru.com/the-great-indian-kitchen/I love the Netflix series, The Crown. In the recent season, an episode really stuck with me. Margaret Thatcher is known as the iron lady of U.K. She did many things that people didn’t like, but she waTue, 02 Feb 2021 06:30:00 GMThttps://santhoshguru.com/uncanny-valley/https://santhoshguru.com/uncanny-valley/Recently I read the book, Uncanny Valley written by Anna Wiener. I picked it up because of some rave reviews and it was featured in many top-10 non-fiction books of 2020.Sat, 30 Jan 2021 06:30:00 GMThttps://santhoshguru.com/vulnerability-a-super-power/https://santhoshguru.com/vulnerability-a-super-power/As a techie, the word “vulnerability” brings a lot of negative context into it. When I was a developer, the security teams would raise critical issues to address the vulnerability problems. It was a nMon, 25 Jan 2021 06:30:00 GMThttps://santhoshguru.com/personal-finance-2020/https://santhoshguru.com/personal-finance-2020/I learnt a few key lessons in personal finance in 2020. I didn’t actively seek to become better in personal finance. Luck and happenstance pushed me to know more and take some action on this front.Tue, 19 Jan 2021 06:30:00 GMThttps://santhoshguru.com/religion-and-me/https://santhoshguru.com/religion-and-me/I consider myself an atheist. To be precise, I am a non-believer. I love rational explanations. I accept my ignorance and move forward and be curious. But nowadays I think that you can be religious anSun, 17 Jan 2021 06:30:00 GMThttps://santhoshguru.com/lifelog-750-words/https://santhoshguru.com/lifelog-750-words/I want to think aloud on having a public LifeLog and private 750words.com. I see these two platforms serving two different purposes. Morning pages are a nice habit to purge out all the thoughts from oThu, 14 Jan 2021 06:30:00 GMThttps://santhoshguru.com/ted-lasso/https://santhoshguru.com/ted-lasso/I started to watch an Apple TV+ Original series called Ted Lasso and fully completed it in a day. It was a TV series of 10 episodes with 30 mins episode. I really like the TV show for the overall concThu, 07 Jan 2021 06:30:00 GMThttps://santhoshguru.com/abundance-mindset/https://santhoshguru.com/abundance-mindset/This is a framework that I got introduced in the last year after reading the works of Joe Hudson and Brene Brown.Tue, 05 Jan 2021 06:30:00 GMThttps://santhoshguru.com/self-love-vs-self-improvement/https://santhoshguru.com/self-love-vs-self-improvement/I have changed my mind about a few things in the last year. I don’t value productivity that optimises the time in calendars and to-do lists. I value productivity that emphasises connecting with oneselMon, 04 Jan 2021 06:30:00 GMThttps://santhoshguru.com/books-2019/https://santhoshguru.com/books-2019/**Open Borders by Bryan Caplan**: This was fantastic. A graphic-non-fiction on a potentially complex topic. But the author’s magic is presenting it and arguing the case in an easily digestible manner.Sun, 19 Jan 2020 06:30:00 GMThttps://santhoshguru.com/theme-of-2019-review/https://santhoshguru.com/theme-of-2019-review/My theme for 2019 was this: **year of creation over consumption.**Mon, 09 Dec 2019 06:30:00 GMThttps://santhoshguru.com/second-best-innovation-18th-century/https://santhoshguru.com/second-best-innovation-18th-century/The best innovation in the past two centuries was: the steam engine. Can you guess what is the next best innovation?Tue, 26 Nov 2019 06:30:00 GMThttps://santhoshguru.com/magic-moment-of-cinema/https://santhoshguru.com/magic-moment-of-cinema/"Have you ever been awestruck by a scene or a dialogue?"Wed, 30 Oct 2019 06:30:00 GMThttps://santhoshguru.com/on-coaching-and-mentoring-shopify/https://santhoshguru.com/on-coaching-and-mentoring-shopify/It has always puzzled me. How do people like CEOs or other leaders make progress? Yes, they can read books, papers, listen to TED talks or YouTube. This may help them to be aware of a different view aMon, 28 Oct 2019 06:30:00 GMThttps://santhoshguru.com/travelogue-2019/https://santhoshguru.com/travelogue-2019/Sat, 05 Oct 2019 06:30:00 GMThttps://santhoshguru.com/overwhelming-retail-therapy/https://santhoshguru.com/overwhelming-retail-therapy/Recently I travelled to the U.S on an office trip. On a weekend, I visited my brother who is staying in Berkeley, California. He wanted to do some monthly grocery shopping. I was curious about how theTue, 24 Sep 2019 06:30:00 GMThttps://santhoshguru.com/positive-bingewatching/https://santhoshguru.com/positive-bingewatching/The term bingeing or binge-watching is always associated with a guilty pleasure or a mild sin way. It is not a positive thing to do. But sitting and reading a book at a stretch is considered an intellTue, 27 Aug 2019 06:30:00 GMThttps://santhoshguru.com/masala-shakespeare/https://santhoshguru.com/masala-shakespeare/Masala movies are my favorite stress-busting genre of movies. Hollywood and in general, the movies from West, has a strong genre. At least, in my experience. They are either a thriller or musical or hThu, 22 Aug 2019 06:30:00 GMThttps://santhoshguru.com/one-inch-square/https://santhoshguru.com/one-inch-square/I found this piece of advice on writing by Anne Lamott to be refreshing:Sat, 17 Aug 2019 06:30:00 GMThttps://santhoshguru.com/some-thoughts-on-substack/https://santhoshguru.com/some-thoughts-on-substack/Substack was recently in news because they raised about $15M from a16z.Thu, 08 Aug 2019 06:30:00 GMThttps://santhoshguru.com/practising-scales/https://santhoshguru.com/practising-scales/This question was posed in Marginal Revolution, one of my favourites blogs. This question was inspired by the article from David Perell. The crux could be summed up by this argument:Sun, 28 Jul 2019 06:30:00 GMThttps://santhoshguru.com/what-makes-a-good-book-review/https://santhoshguru.com/what-makes-a-good-book-review/I came across this post by Brian Ball and it really made a light bulb glow in my brain. Brian posed a question on what makes a good book review.Sun, 23 Jun 2019 06:30:00 GMThttps://santhoshguru.com/upside-of-stress/https://santhoshguru.com/upside-of-stress/I recently discovered a funny thing called Parkinson's Law. It says that work expands to fill the time available for its completion. If you give a conservative deadline, we will make sure we have enouFri, 21 Jun 2019 06:30:00 GMThttps://santhoshguru.com/performance-coaching-billions/https://santhoshguru.com/performance-coaching-billions/I have already written about the excellent TV series, Billions. It is a text showcase of how powerful people fight their battles. It is also a practical explanation of the game theory. One of the key Sat, 15 Jun 2019 06:30:00 GMThttps://santhoshguru.com/what-is-the-reason-behind-ilayarajas-genius/https://santhoshguru.com/what-is-the-reason-behind-ilayarajas-genius/I was listening to this podcast on a new book by David Epstein arguing for more generalists. For a few minutes, he talks about research on learning and what works. My antenna got tuned up because it iThu, 30 May 2019 06:30:00 GMThttps://santhoshguru.com/the-best-book-you-really-need-to-read-next/https://santhoshguru.com/the-best-book-you-really-need-to-read-next/I came across an interesting Tweet by Visakan today:Tue, 28 May 2019 06:30:00 GMThttps://santhoshguru.com/why-read-the-classics/https://santhoshguru.com/why-read-the-classics/I was cleaning up my reading list in Instapaper today. I saw an article that I had saved long back. It is highly recommended in my network interested in writing and literature. It is, "Why Read the ClSat, 25 May 2019 06:30:00 GMThttps://santhoshguru.com/my-12-favorite-problems/https://santhoshguru.com/my-12-favorite-problems/This is my first week into the online course, Write of Passage. It was quite fun to see a lot of familiar people know through Twitter and blogs in the class. I had already taken course Building A SecoSun, 05 May 2019 06:30:00 GMThttps://santhoshguru.com/online-writing-inspiration/https://santhoshguru.com/online-writing-inspiration/I enrolled for an online course on writing organized by Tiago Forte and David Perell, which is starting from tomorrow. I will definitely write a detailed post on what I am trying to learn from this coWed, 01 May 2019 06:30:00 GMThttps://santhoshguru.com/wrong-advice-from-basecamp/https://santhoshguru.com/wrong-advice-from-basecamp/Like everyone, I was a fan of Jason Fried and DHH's writings. I still like their style of writing. It is very lucid, jargon-less, nod-worthy style of writing. Their attack on VCs and VC funded businesTue, 26 Mar 2019 06:30:00 GMThttps://santhoshguru.com/on-nature-vs-nurture/https://santhoshguru.com/on-nature-vs-nurture/When it comes to parenting an important concept I learnt some years ago is the "nature vs nurture". Nature is the genetical influence given by the parents to the children. Nurture, many people, used tSat, 23 Mar 2019 06:30:00 GMThttps://santhoshguru.com/why-i-dislike-deep-work/https://santhoshguru.com/why-i-dislike-deep-work/I want to talk about the book written by Cal Newport, Deep Work. It is a big hit and many people I know vouch by this and are planning to adopt this. Well, I was a convert to Deep Work too but realiseThu, 21 Mar 2019 06:30:00 GMThttps://santhoshguru.com/key-lessons-from-rebel-allocator/https://santhoshguru.com/key-lessons-from-rebel-allocator/I want to go in detail in a later post about this nicely written fiction, Rebel Allocator. I am half way through it. This post is about my key lessons regarding business from this fiction.Tue, 19 Mar 2019 06:30:00 GMThttps://santhoshguru.com/skin-in-the-game/https://santhoshguru.com/skin-in-the-game/Skin in the Game is my first proper book of Nassim Taleb. I have seen him being notorious on Twitter for his fights and blocks. I have heard him in a couple of podcasts and have read a short book, BedSat, 16 Mar 2019 06:30:00 GMThttps://santhoshguru.com/on-driving/https://santhoshguru.com/on-driving/I am not a car enthusiast. Even though I am a gadget fanatic, I have never gotten why people get so excited about nice cars. (Well, Tesla is an exception. It is more a gadget than an automobile. 😜)ToWed, 13 Mar 2019 06:30:00 GMThttps://santhoshguru.com/my-experiments-with-sleep/https://santhoshguru.com/my-experiments-with-sleep/I am a fitness enthusiast. I have written about my investments in sleep in some early posts. If you are asking, why fitness and sleep are related, I believe you were living in a cave. Welcome to the rSun, 10 Mar 2019 06:30:00 GMThttps://santhoshguru.com/money-as-a-voting-mechanism/https://santhoshguru.com/money-as-a-voting-mechanism/My thinking toolkit got enriched with a new tool of thought. Thinking money as a way to vote.Tue, 05 Mar 2019 06:30:00 GMThttps://santhoshguru.com/inboxification/https://santhoshguru.com/inboxification/We live in an age of abundance. We are flooded with news from social media, newsletters, RSS readers and instant messaging app. I want to share my technique of managing this. I treat every source of iSat, 02 Mar 2019 06:30:00 GMThttps://santhoshguru.com/perils-of-retirement/https://santhoshguru.com/perils-of-retirement/Venkatesh Rao of Ribbonfarm had said in one of the essays that:Sat, 23 Feb 2019 06:30:00 GMThttps://santhoshguru.com/ipad-parenting/https://santhoshguru.com/ipad-parenting/My 6-yo son is a digital native. He has an old but working iPad with a proper child-proof case. He uses it mainly for watching YouTube Kids and Netflix Kids. He browses for some kids crafts and ideas Tue, 12 Feb 2019 06:30:00 GMThttps://santhoshguru.com/on-religion/https://santhoshguru.com/on-religion/I am an atheist, and I despise the caste structure created in our society. I believe caste is an offshoot of religion and it should be eradicated. Many social reformers and leaders have dedicated theiMon, 28 Jan 2019 06:30:00 GMThttps://santhoshguru.com/on-incentives/https://santhoshguru.com/on-incentives/If I were to be teleported in a time machine, ten years back or forward, the only lesson I will take with me is the Power of Incentives.Sun, 27 Jan 2019 06:30:00 GMThttps://santhoshguru.com/on-labels-and-identities/https://santhoshguru.com/on-labels-and-identities/Once, my entire perception of things in life was based on labels.Mon, 21 Jan 2019 06:30:00 GMThttps://santhoshguru.com/on-memories-about-the-matrix/https://santhoshguru.com/on-memories-about-the-matrix/Let me start with one fact: **Matrix is the best sci-fi movie ever made**. Period.Sun, 20 Jan 2019 06:30:00 GMThttps://santhoshguru.com/my-love-with-computers/https://santhoshguru.com/my-love-with-computers/All this #10YearsChallenge in the social media, made me think about my early days. I am 36 years old, and my love affair with computers started in 1995. So this more of a #25YearsChallenge 🤣.Fri, 18 Jan 2019 06:30:00 GMThttps://santhoshguru.com/on-marie-kondo/https://santhoshguru.com/on-marie-kondo/As it is a trend to write about Marie Kondo in 200WaD, I want to ruminate on her works and what it means to me.Wed, 16 Jan 2019 06:30:00 GMThttps://santhoshguru.com/on-retirement/https://santhoshguru.com/on-retirement/When we are young, typical advice on career / financial planning goes like this:Tue, 15 Jan 2019 06:30:00 GMThttps://santhoshguru.com/memento-mori/https://santhoshguru.com/memento-mori/Stoicism talks about the concept of memento-mori. An object or a thing that can remind us of our mortality and death. By looking at it once in day, we reinvigorate ourselves and appreciate our life inMon, 07 Jan 2019 06:30:00 GMThttps://santhoshguru.com/what-do-you-want-to-be-known-for/https://santhoshguru.com/what-do-you-want-to-be-known-for/I had recently subscribed to a newsletter, in which Nikhil Krishnan, runs an interesting experiment. He asks a question every week and asks his subscriber to respond. In the next week, he publishes thThu, 03 Jan 2019 06:30:00 GMThttps://santhoshguru.com/its-all-about-taste/https://santhoshguru.com/its-all-about-taste/Yesterday, when some neighbours were chatting with my wife, one person made a comment:Wed, 02 Jan 2019 06:30:00 GMThttps://santhoshguru.com/thoughts-on-reading/https://santhoshguru.com/thoughts-on-reading/Jorge Luis Borges says:Tue, 01 Jan 2019 06:30:00 GMThttps://santhoshguru.com/killing-our-heroes/https://santhoshguru.com/killing-our-heroes/In a comment to my post on "Role Models", Basile Samel wrote (emphasis is mine):Sun, 30 Dec 2018 06:30:00 GMThttps://santhoshguru.com/oura-ring-best-gadget-of-2018/https://santhoshguru.com/oura-ring-best-gadget-of-2018/2018 was a huge revelation in terms of something very simple. Sleep. Yes, it is the superpower and luxury that many of us take for granted. It is quite well researched that if you have to improve fitnSat, 22 Dec 2018 06:30:00 GMThttps://santhoshguru.com/on-psychedelics/https://santhoshguru.com/on-psychedelics/Drugs, substance abuse, meth, Pink Floyd and Breaking Bad. These were the words that came to my mind when hearing of the word, psychedelics. But this took a completely different turn after I read the Tue, 18 Dec 2018 06:30:00 GMThttps://santhoshguru.com/getting-inked/https://santhoshguru.com/getting-inked/I volunteered to be a polling agent for Aam Aadmi Party at the Mahadevapura constituency near the Chinnapanahalli Railway Gate (Thanks to Vinodh and Sanjeeth for the inspiration). I was called for an Mon, 21 Apr 2014 06:30:00 GMThttps://santhoshguru.com/%E0%AE%8E%E0%AE%B8%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%87%E0%AE%B3%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%9C%E0%AE%BE-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%9F-%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%86%E0%AE%A3%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B3%E0%AF%8D/https://santhoshguru.com/%E0%AE%8E%E0%AE%B8%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%87%E0%AE%B3%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%9C%E0%AE%BE-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%9F-%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%86%E0%AE%A3%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B3%E0%AF%8D/எனக்கு இயக்குநர் பாலுமகேந்திரா பிடித்து போன பல காரணங்களில் ஒன்று: அவருடைய முக்கியமான நாயகிகள் பலர் மாநிறம் அல்லது வெளுப்பு/சிவப்பு இல்லா நிறம் கொண்டவர்கள் (ஸ்ரீதேவி தவிர்த்து அர்ச்சனா, ரோகினி, ப்ரியா Wed, 11 Mar 2009 06:30:00 GMThttps://santhoshguru.com/%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A9%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B5%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D/https://santhoshguru.com/%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A9%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B5%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D/முன்பு புத்தகம் இப்போது சினிமா. பிடித்த விதயத்தில் விளையாடுவது, கரும்பு தின்ன கூலி போல தான். விளையாட்டை துவக்கிய பிரகாஷுக்கும், என்னையும் ஆட அழைத்த பரத்துக்கும் நன்றி!Wed, 15 Oct 2008 06:30:00 GMThttps://santhoshguru.com/%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%87%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D/https://santhoshguru.com/%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%87%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D/ரிச்சர்ட் லிங்க்லேட்டர் என்ற பெயர் "ஸ்கூல் ஆஃப் ராக்" படம் பார்த்த போது தான் எனக்கு அறிமுகம். ஜாக் ப்ளாக்கும் சில வாண்டுகளும் சேர்ந்து ராக் இசைக்குழு ஆரம்பிக்கும் கதையினை ஜாலியாக எடுத்திருந்தார். ஒரிரWed, 14 May 2008 06:30:00 GMThttps://santhoshguru.com/march-of-the-penguins/https://santhoshguru.com/march-of-the-penguins/சமீபகாலமாக விவரணை படங்கள் மீது எனக்கு காதல். அதைப்பற்றி எழுதலாம் என்று எண்ணம். எனக்கு மிகவும் பிடித்த, மனதை தைத்து நின்ற "March of the Penguins"ல் துவங்குகிறேன். அண்டார்ட்டிக்காவில் பென்குவின்களோடு பெMon, 05 May 2008 06:30:00 GMThttps://santhoshguru.com/%E0%AE%9C%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%A8%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4-%E0%AE%92%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%81-%E0%AE%87%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D/https://santhoshguru.com/%E0%AE%9C%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%A8%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4-%E0%AE%92%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%81-%E0%AE%87%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D/ஜுரம் வந்தால் ஒரு சில வசதிகளும் உண்டு. என்னைப் போல் சோம்பேறியான மற்ற சில ஜீவன்களை வேலை வாங்கும் சந்தோஷம் என்றுமே கிட்டாது. வித்தியாசமான, சம்பந்தமே இல்லாத கனவுகளும் எண்ணங்களும் மனதுக்குள் ஓடிக்கொண்டே இWed, 30 Apr 2008 06:30:00 GMThttps://santhoshguru.com/notes-on-barcampbangalore6-2008/https://santhoshguru.com/notes-on-barcampbangalore6-2008/- It was a long ride from Whitefield to IIMB which was not painful, but finding the NSRCEL inside IIM was :-) . Although the person at the security desk directed me "Barcampaah ? Rightu.. Deadendu", ISat, 19 Apr 2008 06:30:00 GMThttps://santhoshguru.com/wiki-paint/https://santhoshguru.com/wiki-paint/My brother is doing a project in his college as part of his curriculum. He likes to call it as Collaborative Paint, but I like the term Wiki Paint. You know anything based or remotely connected to WikSun, 30 Mar 2008 06:30:00 GMThttps://santhoshguru.com/periyar-mathimaran/https://santhoshguru.com/periyar-mathimaran/நன்றி: ‘இனி’ மாத இதழ், 1993 அக்டோபர்Fri, 12 Oct 2007 06:30:00 GMThttps://santhoshguru.com/todoist/https://santhoshguru.com/todoist/Of late, I have been stuck by the Control Freak bee. I heard about this GTD way of organising stuffs and 43 folders things. Sounded like a simple and uncluttered way of doing things. I also bumped acrTue, 28 Aug 2007 06:30:00 GMThttps://santhoshguru.com/%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A9-%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D/https://santhoshguru.com/%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A9-%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D/என்னோட விசித்திரமான குணங்களில் சிலவற்றை பட்டியலிடும் இந்த ஆட்டத்துக்கு அழைத்தார் மதி. எல்லாமே விசித்திரமான குணமாக இருக்கும் நிலையில் சிலவற்றை பட்டியலிட்டுருக்கிறேன் (ரொம்பவும் க்ளிஷேடான இன்ட்ரோ தான், Fri, 06 Apr 2007 06:30:00 GMThttps://santhoshguru.com/%E0%AE%85%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B8%E0%AF%8D/https://santhoshguru.com/%E0%AE%85%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B8%E0%AF%8D/வொல்ஃப்கேங் அமதியுஸ் மோட்ஸார்ட் என்ற இசைமாமேதை பற்றி மிலோஸ் ·போர்மேன் இயக்கி 1984இல் வெளிவந்த திரைப்படம். இது பீட்டர் ஷாஃபர் எழுதிய நாடகத்தினை அடிப்படையாகக் கொண்டது. இன்றும் ஐரோப்பாவின் 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