I had shared earlier that happiness to me is holding a cup of black coffee, standing in the balcony and listening to Beethoven. That said, I was with one of my colleagues and I asked for black coffee. Next to me was another colleague with grey hair. He also asked for black coffee. My younger... Continue Reading →

Your soul is satiated with the food you have grown up with. This March provided me with the opportunity of having my mother in the kitchen. Now me being me, I dusted that old notebook where I had captured quite a bit of recipes. I was updated with the latest dishes which my mother was... Continue Reading →

If you are reading "The Almanack of Naval Ravikant" one thing is clear, you will stop and reflect after every other line and it was no different for me as well. It made me think about my travels over the last two decades. As they say, we are shaped by our environment, our parents and... Continue Reading →

My daughter was going to school after a small gap. Her take was these days in school there is only revision and she will do more studies sitting at home. We bought that argument with a pinch of salt. So the day came along when she finally made up her mind to make it to... Continue Reading →

In the night she came and hugged me and said, " I had a wonderful day". That was from my elder daughter. She had come to meet us and celebrate her 20th birthday. It was a delight as these are times when as a family we think about new things to do. Otherwise, it would... Continue Reading →

This is a stream of consciousness blog, I've just written down whatever popped into my mind as I meandered through several topics and thoughts on a Monday morning... There were two subjects which I never liked in school. One was biology and the other was history. I admired Sujatha teacher who taught us history. She... Continue Reading →

If there is one thing I do unfailingly every weekend is skimming through the set of newspapers of the week and trying to catalog them for future use. There are categories of Contra Punto (quotes), jest in jest, bell curve, Tweet of the day, speaking tree, the thought of the day, jugular vein, and finally... Continue Reading →

For me too that was a perfect bridge from the old year to the new year. My quick take on 2023 on a lighter note A new colleague who had joined was sitting next to me on the flight. I wasn't sure if it was the same person whom I had met in the office once.... Continue Reading →

Here is what I have planned to do this year. I believe it is important to put it out, to bring accountability to my set of 5 resolutions I have set out to in 2024:- Reading and Learning from Books I am on the right track as I have selected a few books to "read,... Continue Reading →

My last blog was posted on Dec 1st, 2023. So today, on 14th Jan 2024, I decided to write a blog after a gap of 45 days. I must admit that weeks of travel and being under the weather made me skip several attempts to sit down and pour my thoughts. Even though I was... Continue Reading →