Issue 3: Protesting Farmers, Vandalised art, this and that
POLITICS: Indian Farmers are protesting. Here are some links to explainers, video explainers, and explaining farmers’ bills. Do read, spread the word and contribute to Kisan Struggle Fund.
ART: What's worse than art vandalism? In Kozhikode, Kerala, a stunning 'pride graffiti' got vandalized when someone chose to stick posters of the CITU nationwide strike. And in Guwahati, policed detained artists of Anga Art Collective made them clear the graffiti about anti-CAA activist Akhil Gogoi. What happened next at Guwahati? The streets flood with graffiti and slogans, as SMSS chose to protest through art. ;)
LAW: Following widespread criticisms, the Kerala government revoked the 118(A) of the Kerala Police act.
ENTERTAINMENT: Shout Outs - If you are looking for Malayalam Subtitles for movies or series, check MSone. They have 2000+ high-quality Malayalam subtitles. If you are looking for an 'OOT search' engine, try JustWatch. It lets you compare streaming options and even provide recommendations.
PRODUCT DESIGN: I stumbled upon this book, About Face (Thanks to Ant Design Documentation). A well-structured, simple book that provides a clear introduction to Interface designing will be my first recommendation to UI UX Designers, Frontend Developers, and Managers working on product building.
TO-READ: Subscribe to Zerodha's Finshots if you are looking for easy to read finance-related content. They pick fascinating topics, explains them in layman language with a gripping storytelling format that makes you read.
PERSONAL: Happiest news of 2020 for me is that my wife, Swathy Ravindran, started her cafe, Little Black Choux, at Indira Nagar, Bangalore. It’s an idea she had since we met, and she was running it as a dark-kitchen for the last 1 year.
Currently Reading : Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson (Audible) | About Face: The Essentials of Interaction Design (Kindle) | ജാതിവ്യവസ്ഥിതിയും കേരളചരിത്രവും, പി.കെ. ബാലകൃഷ്ണൻ (Kindle)