I shared a report on Ilayaraja's "Rakkamma Kaiya Thattu" being voted into the BBC Top 10 world music poll. It is a significant moment for Tamil cinema music gaining international recognition through a global audience vote.
I highlighted the launch of BBC Backstage, a new developer platform featuring contributions from Tom Coates and Matt Biddulph. It marks a significant move by the BBC to provide data and APIs for creative reuse.
BBC's study on human faces explores how beauty is measured and identifies facial cues for spotting lies. It features experiments on deceit and analyzes micro-expressions, such as furrowed brows, in Bill Clinton's testimony.
I curated a quiz featuring short clips of Ilayaraja’s background music from his 1980s hits. Can you identify the movies they belong to? Just type the name phonetically to see if you can score a perfect ten.
I curated this 1990s series analyzing Ilayaraja's use of Carnatic ragas in Tamil cinema. I explore his handling of Chakravaagam, Sindhu Bhairavi, and Kaappi in films like Chembaruthi, providing links to listen as you read.
I was named one of the top 10 data scientists in India for 2015 by Analytics India Magazine. This post reflects on the recognition and links to the list celebrating leaders in the local data science community.