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 →

I asked my wife what is the meaning of hand-me-down. She explained it to me and I got it. But I experienced it a different way... Over the last 10 years in my community, I had made very few friends and I must admit that I did not make any attempt to improve that circle.... Continue Reading →

Looks like it took me exactly a week to get over it. If 2011 was for Tendulkar I wish this time it was for Rohit and Rahul. It was not to be. I understood the meaning of "there is a slip between the cup and the lip "! My sister called me with full family... Continue Reading →

We came out of the moonshot euphoria a month back. The latest one is the cricket carnival happening in the sub-continent. My wife couldn't stand the buffering that was happening because one of our internet connections was down. She decided to "play on" by reinstating Tata Play. I walked in that evening and was wondering... Continue Reading →

Once in a while, there comes a time in your life when you have to express yourself completely... That happened to me when my family was out for 10 days. As it turned out, it was a festive time and I had fewer business travels. So here I am inside the 4 walls of the... Continue Reading →

I had done 15 mins of meditation and some good deep breaths. Since I had decided to venture out today I knew my morning mindfulness would pay off. I was in two minds. Should I take the metro or Uber? I went for the former. Now that metro station near to my home can take... Continue Reading →

Ever since I started this weekly digest of things from my life, I have noticed that I am paying a lot of attention to what I am thinking and doing in my life. Last week I blogged on the current fever that has gripped the nation. In the past, my wife and I never turned... Continue Reading →