The google triumph

Like they say,I guess somethings just happen, sometimes the harder we try to make things happen it just doesnt. Out of sheer boredom this morning,i googled my name and Lo Behold! my blog was up there listed first. I am also listed for a few other keywords.A good start to the morning you would think,but NAH todays been as shitty as the last 2 weeks. I did submit my blog to google when it first went up , but havent made any concisous effort to SEO it. Content sure is king , like most other blogs mine does have a fair bit of content and is updated fairly regularly so i guess that explains my success. For all those interested my website will be up in a few days so watch out for that.

Boobs or Math

Sakunthala Devi was on Vijay TV's 'Kelvigal Aayiram' (Feb 22nd) on a clever PR effort, dressed like an Interview. In the discussion with Rohini she informed us of her humble beginnings and her passions in life. Starting with her life as a 3 year old genius born to parents performing with a travelling cirucs to her globe-trotting ways. While she wasn't selling her upcoming workshops in Madras, she threw a few interesting facts about her life.

First, I was totally surprised that she could speak proper Tamil; then watching her amazing skill at calculating horrendously complex Mathematical questions, I understood why she's being hailed as the Human computer. Then she dropped a stunner. A study on her by a Berkeley professor is supposed to have contributed in part to the characterization of the Dustin Hoffman character in 'Rainman'. She did clarify that unlike the character, she wasn't autistic. The actual anecdote that she used was pretty amusing. She being a fan of Dosai, like most Indians, had to rely on Pancakes (and maple Syrup), while she was in the US and that formed the basis of Hoffman downing too many Pancakes. Other inspirations included her addiction to Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.

On to the title of the post itself; In the middle of a compliment for Rohini about her being a Genius, she proclaimed that she knew a Genius herself and it was Kamal Haasan (for his acting skills, off course). Towards the end of the Interview she explained that she had written a Movie script (Neha) and was on a mission to sell her story in Madras. Kodambakkam being the kind of market it is, had supposedly demanded that she double the age of her 9 year old Heroine. She wouldn't divulge the name of the producer who proposed the idea, but revealed that she asked him to "get lost". Apparently Kamal has promised to look into the script and Sakunthala Devi thinks her script finally has a chance. The smart producer knows that "Boobs sell and not Math" Guess that explains why we have the same trite shit movie scripts all the time

Have to know the story line? It's "about a young girl who is weak in maths finally discovering the magic of numbers". We await Mr Hassan's response.

Courtesy - teakada