Long Exposure
A personal blog.
New entries when something catches my attention long enough to write it down. Technical stuff still goes on Medium.
Why Mahesh Babu Is the Most Versatile Actor in the Country
A fan letter, twenty-three years after a kabaddi line in Okkadu landed on an eight-year-old in a Rajahmundry theatre. On why he is the most versatile actor in the country, and why Varanasi is the frame he has been waiting for.
Mar 2026You Are Worried About Your Tuesday Meeting
Right now, somewhere 400 kilometres above your head, astronauts are watching sixteen sunrises a day. They sleep strapped to a wall. Meanwhile, you're stressed about a Tuesday meeting. Let's pull the camera back. Way, way back.
Feb 2026That Smudge in the Sky is a Trillion Stars. And It's Heading Here.
There's a faint fuzzy patch in the night sky that's easy to miss. It looks like a wispy cloud. It isn't. It's a galaxy two and a half million light-years away, and it's falling toward us.