On Man: On the spirit of competition
The first essay in the satirical series, "On Man," by V.H.Belvadi takes a look at the competitive spirit inherent in all men, and how that has shaped mankind to become what it is today -- whatever that...
View ArticleHow the phrase “Ha ha!” originated
The term "Ha ha!" is an overused one in written English, and yet one we cannot live without. While it may seem that the word originates from the sound of human laughter, could there be a more...
View ArticleOn Man: On Education
The second essay in the satirical series, "On Man," by V.H.Belvadi takes a look at formal education, and how it has been working against itself.Read the full article: On Man: On Education
View ArticleOn Man: On Democracy and other forms of mis-governance
The third sharp, satirical essay from the series "On Man" talks with biting wit about democracy and other forms of governance in society, their working and their futility.Read the full article: On Man:...
View ArticleThe Genesis Framework: how much is it really going to affect your website?
A look at where Genesis might be falling short of being the perfect WordPress framework and why Genesis, in its current state, is not for me, or possibly any code-loving, code-digging blogger with a...
View ArticleWhy the D600? A real-world user review of Nikon’s ‘affordable’ full-frame beast
Hailed as one of the best dSLRs available today, does the Nikon D600 live up to expectations? Absolutely. Here's why.Read the full article: Why the D600? A real-world user review of Nikon’s...
View ArticleWho is to judge art?
For something as subjective as art, how would you decide the best judge of its excellence?Read the full article: Who is to judge art?
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A Scandal in Belgravia: my views
I AM ARGUABLY the biggest fan of Sherlock Holmes East of the Equator. As a purist, Guy Ritchie’s adaptation of Doyle’s original Sherlock Holmes hardly appealed to me: as a fun, entertaining film,...
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And my photo book has arrived
Planning to get a photo book? Use this exclusive VHBelvadi.com coupon code to get 20% off on your order at Photojaanic.com all through November 2013! VBPS My European travel photo book, focusing...
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A few thoughts on the Amazon Kindle Paperwhite
I have been with my shiny new Kindle Paperwhite since a few days and I am traveling around now, carrying it with me as I type this. And, of course, I have been reading books on it all the while. (Click...
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“Just write”, or, what is Swiss style all about anyway?
To mark my seventh year in blogging, as of 2014, I decided to go over my approach to writing posts, hitting publish and interacting with my readers. Part of that necessitated stripping down my blog to...
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Let us examine the abyss Indian politics is falling into
As I sat watching the news this morning, following the results of the recent state elections in North India, an interesting discussion began that lasted nearly four hours; one among the panel of...
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On Ghost: a layman’s take on just a blogging platform
When I first got into WordPress, it was a blogging platform. People owned blogs, people blogged, people read, people interacted and the whole system worked beautifully. But then, somewhere down the...
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Transcendence vs Interstellar: will Pfister top Nolan in 2014?
I am fascinated by directors, which is not surprising since I am a hobbyist filmmaker myself. But the second most fascinating people on set, for me, are cinematographers. I simply love the work they...
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Deciding between being an amateur photographer and ‘going pro’
NB This article has a fair lot of images; please be patient as they may take a little more time than usual to load on a few devices. Several days ago, I was asked by somebody if I was thinking of...
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Photography and its unfortunate critiques, part 2
An elaborate, argumentative photo-essay. A little over two months ago, I had written an opinion piece titled Photography and its unfortunate critiques. At that time I had no plan or intention to...
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Did Digg just fire their content editor for not labeling a sponsored link?
This entire piece is conjecture, but it is not exactly wild. It is mostly circumstantial. I subscribe to Digg’s The Daily Digg and read it once a week, mostly because I find few, but not all, the...
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Ideas of March
As much as I want it to be, the title you see above is not my own. It comes from Chris Shiflett, a wholly interesting person, whose blog I have been following ever since he spoke of Svbtle and Obtvse...
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MacBook Air
Today, as we move from an age of utility to portability, we find an increasing need to carry devices around with us that can do everything yet weigh no more than a pebble. My powerhouse laptop is a...
View ArticleWhy I quit Svbtle
There is something of a privilege and a gold class with having exclusive access to things when you are on the blogosphere. Back when I was writing pre-launch reviews of TV shows, having been chosen as...
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