A container for all my views with excerpts from technology, travel, films, books, kannada, friends and other interests. I am Thejesh GN, friends call me Thej.
I was checking the air quality reports of Bangalore for the period of 3 months when we were under strict lock-downs due to COVID-19. Bengaluru’s air has been doing much better under the lock-down. I am sure this is not a unique case. According to the analysis by CREA, for the Health and...
I did some recordings of Panchavadyam (Temple Orchestra) at Sri Sankarankulangara Temple festival (chuttu valakku) in Thrissur. Panchavadyam (Malayalam: പഞ്ചവാദ്യം), literally meaning an orchestra of five instruments, is basically a temple art form that has evolved in Kerala. Of the five instruments, four — timila, maddalam, ilathalam and idakka — belong to the...
ಭಾರತೀಯತೆ ನಿಮ್ಮಪ್ಪನ ಮನೆ ಆಸ್ತಿಯಲ್ಲ ಕಾಗದ ಪತ್ರ ನೋಡಿ ಕೋಡೋಕೆ ಹಕ್ಕು ಅದು, ಭಿಕ್ಷೆಯಲ್ಲ ಕಾಗದ ಪತ್ರ ತೋರಿಸಿ ಪಡೆಯೋಕೆ ನಾವು ಭಾರತೀಯರು ಕಾಗದದಿಂದಲ್ಲ, ಹೃದಯದಿಂದ, ರಕ್ತದಿಂದ ಗುಂಡಿಗೆ ಎದೆಗೆ ಕೊಟ್ಟೇವು ತಲೆಯ ನಾವು ಬಾಗೊಲ್ಲ ಭಾರತೀಯತೆ, ಹಕ್ಕು ಅದು, ಭಿಕ್ಷೆಯಲ್ಲ ಅದೇನೆ ಆಗಲಿ ಹೋಗೋಲೆ ಕಾಗದ ಪತ್ರ ನಾವು ತೋರ್ಸಲ್ಲ Anti CAA/NRC/NPR ಚಳುವಳಿಯ ಸಂದರ್ಭದಲ್ಲಿ ಬರೆದದ್ದು. ಲಕ್ಷಾಂತರ ಚಳುವಳಿಗಾರರ ಹಾಗು ವರುಣ್ ಗ್ರೋವರ್ ಪ್ರಭಾವ ಇದರ ಮೇಲಿದೆ. ತೇಜೇಶ್. ಜಿ ಎನ್...
Yesterday, at town hall it was like a river. Police kept shipping people away but people kept coming. At some point it was too much for police to ship them away. I was happy to see so many peaceful people on the road marching to asset their right. There is some hope. I...
In the last five years I have seen how the technology has gotten used during the Mumbai Rains, Chennai Rains and Kerala Floods1. It’s been great to see that technology played a role in bringing some ease and swiftness to relief work. But it can do more if we are prepared. When I...
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Thejesh GN (ತೇಜೇಶ್ ಜಿ.ಎನ್) "Thej" is an Independent Technologist, Hacker, Maker, Traveler, Blogger, InfoActivist, Open data and Open internet enthusiast from Bangalore, India. He loves experimenting with all things life and hence some times he is called hacker and other times duct tape. You can read more about him here. Email [ i @ thejeshgn dot com]. PGP/GPG Keys are here.
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